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See If I Care
See If I Care
Studio album by Gary Allan
Released	September 30, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Country
Length	41:11
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Mark Wright; Gary Allan
Gary Allan chronology
Singles from See If I Care
	"Tough Little Boys"; Released: June 23, 2003; "Songs About Rain"; Released: November 17, 2003; "Nothing On but the Radio"; Released: June 21, 2004;

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See If I Care is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released in September 2003 via MCA Nashville. The album spawned three singles with "Tough Little Boys", "Songs About Rain", and "Nothing On but the Radio", all of which charted in the Top 15 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "Tough Little Boys" and "Nothing On but the Radio" both reached number one while "Songs About Rain" peaked at number 12. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.

The album's title track was previously recorded by Mike Walker on his self-titled debut album. The song "A Showman's Life" was originally recorded by the songwriter, Jesse Winchester, on his 1978 album A Touch on the Rainy Side and was subsequently recorded by George Strait on his 2011 album Here for a Good Time. This is the last album for Gary Allan to have and feature him with a cowboy hat on.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Drinkin' Dark Whiskey"	Chris Stapleton, Mike Henderson	3:01
2.	"Can't Do It Today"	John Rich, Vicky McGehee, Rodney Clawson	3:26
3.	"Tough Little Boys"	Harley Allen, Don Sampson	3:57
4.	"See If I Care"	Jamie O'Hara	3:39
5.	"Songs About Rain"	Pat McLaughlin, Liz Rose	4:25
6.	"I Can Love You"	Shawn Camp, Philip White	2:51
7.	"Don't Look Away"	Sean Locke, Hardy McGee	4:32
8.	"Guys Like Me"	Kostas, Trent Summar	2:58
9.	"Nothing On but the Radio"	Odie Blackmon, Byron Hill, Brice Long	3:32
10.	"You Don't Know a Thing About Me"	O'Hara, Blackmon, Gary Allan	4:18
11.	"A Showman's Life" (duet with Willie Nelson)	Jesse Winchester	4:32
Total length:			41:11

Personnel[edit]

Musicians

Richard Bennett - electric guitar (track 6)
Chad Cromwell - drums
Eric Darken - percussion
Dan Dugmore - steel guitar (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Stuart Duncan - fiddle (track 3)
Mike Henderson - electric guitar (track 1)
Jim Hoke - accordion (tracks 5, 8), harmonica (track 11)
Jake Kelly - acoustic guitar
Steve Nathan - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano
Willie Nelson - acoustic guitar (track 11)
Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
Brent Rowan - electric guitar
Hank Singer - fiddle, mandolin (track 5)
Robby Turner - steel guitar (tracks 2–4, 6, 9)
John Willis - acoustic guitar

Backing vocalists

Lisa Cochran - track 6
Marabeth Jordan - track 6
Jim Lauderdale - track 8
Jamie O'Hara - track 10
John Wesley Ryles - tracks 1–5, 7, 9
Chris Stapleton - track 1
Harry Stinson - track 2–7, 9, 10
Bergen White - track 6

Technical

Gary Allan - production
Greg Droman - recording, mixing
Todd Gunnerson - engineering
Ronnie Thomas - editing
Hank Williams - mastering
Mark Wright - production

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	17
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	2

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2003)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	52
Chart (2004)	Position
US Billboard 200^[5]	186
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	27
Chart (2005)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	59

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Platinum

References[edit]

^ Jeffries, David. "See If I Care review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
^ "Gary Allan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
^ "Gary Allan Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Gary Allan – See If I Care". Recording Industry Association of America.

[allmusic-1] Jeffries, David. "See If I Care review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 15, 2011.

[ac_Billboard200_Gary_Allan-2] "Gary Allan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Gary_Allan-3] "Gary Allan Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

[4] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

[5] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

[6] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

[7] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

[United_StatesGary_AllanSee_If_I_CarealbumCertRef-8] "American album certifications – Gary Allan – See If I Care". Recording Industry Association of America.

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+'''''See If I Care''''' is the fifth studio album by American [[country music]] artist [[Gary Allan]]. It was released in September 2003 via [[Universal Music Group Nashville|MCA Nashville]]. The album spawned three singles with "[[Tough Little Boys]]", "[[Songs About Rain]]", and "[[Nothing On but the Radio]]", all of which charted in the Top 15 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart. "Tough Little Boys" and "Nothing On but the Radio" both reached number one while "Songs About  Rain" peaked at number 12. The album was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].
+The album's title track was previously recorded by [[Mike Walker (singer)|Mike Walker]] on his self-titled debut album. The song "A Showman's Life" was originally recorded by the songwriter, [[Jesse Winchester]], on his 1978 album ''A Touch on the Rainy Side'' and was subsequently recorded by [[George Strait]] on his 2011 album ''[[Here for a Good Time]]''. This is the last album for Gary Allan to have and feature him with a cowboy hat on.
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 *[[Chad Cromwell]] - drums
-*Eric Darken - percussion
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-*Stuart Duncan - fiddle
+*[[Stuart Duncan]] - fiddle (track 3)
-*Mike Henderson - electric guitar (track 1)
+*[[Mike Henderson]] - electric guitar (track 1)
-*Jim Hoke - accordion, harmonica
+*Jim Hoke - accordion (tracks 5, 8), harmonica (track 11)
 *Jake Kelly - acoustic guitar
-*Steve Nathan - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano
+*[[Steve Nathan]] - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano
-*Willie Nelson - acoustic guitar (track 11)
+*[[Willie Nelson]] - acoustic guitar (track 11)
-*Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
+*[[Michael Rhodes (musician)|Michael Rhodes]] - bass guitar
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-*Hank Singer - fiddle, mandolin
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-*Robby Turner - steel guitar (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 9)
+*[[Robby Turner]] - steel guitar (tracks 2–4, 6, 9)
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-| align="center"| 71
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+| 27
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 [[Category:2003 albums]]

v t e Gary Allan
Studio albums	Used Heart for Sale It Would Be You Smoke Rings in the Dark Alright Guy See If I Care Tough All Over Living Hard Get Off on the Pain Set You Free Ruthless
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Icon
Notable singles	"Her Man" "It Would Be You" "Smoke Rings in the Dark" "Lovin' You Against My Will" "Right Where I Need to Be" "Man of Me" "The One" "Man to Man" "Tough Little Boys" "Songs About Rain" "Nothing On but the Radio" "Best I Ever Had" "Life Ain't Always Beautiful" "A Feelin' Like That" "Watching Airplanes" "Learning How to Bend" "She's So California" "Today" "Get Off on the Pain" "Kiss Me When I'm Down" "Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)" "Pieces" "It Ain't the Whiskey" "Hangover Tonight"
Related articles	Discography