Lessons Learned (album)

For the Matt and Kim song, see Lessons Learned (Matt and Kim song).

Lessons Learned
Studio album by Tracy Lawrence
Released	February 1, 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Country
Length	36:40
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Flip Anderson Tracy Lawrence Butch Carr
Tracy Lawrence chronology
The Best of Tracy Lawrence (1998) Lessons Learned (2000) Tracy Lawrence (2001)
Singles from Lessons Learned
"Lessons Learned" Released: November 1, 1999 "Lonely" Released: May 27, 2000 "Unforgiven" Released: March 24, 2001

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Lessons Learned is the sixth studio album released by country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was also his last album for Atlantic Records before the closure of Atlantic's Nashville division in 2000. This album produced three singles for Lawrence between 2000 and 2001: the title track, "Lonely", and "Unforgiven", which peaked at #3, #18, and #35, respectively, on the Billboard country singles charts. "Lessons Learned" was also Lawrence's first Top Ten country hit since "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" in 1997.

Track listing

1. "The Holes That He Dug" (Tracy Lawrence, Flip Anderson, Kenny Beard) – 3:03
2. "Long Wet Kiss" (Lawrence, Anderson, Rick Huckaby) – 2:47
3. "From the Inside Out" (Lee Thomas Miller, Huckaby) – 3:18
4. "Lessons Learned" (Paul Nelson, Larry Boone, Lawrence) – 2:57
5. "The Man I Was" (Mark Nesler, Tony Martin) – 3:20
6. "Lonely" (Robin Lee Bruce, Roxie Dean) – 3:08
7. "Just You and Me" (Anderson, Huckaby) – 3:40
8. "Steps" (Monty Criswell, Michael White, Huckaby) – 3:29
9. "From Here to Kingdom Come" (J. D. Souther) – 3:43
10. "Up All Night" (Nesler, Martin) – 3:28
11. "Unforgiven" (Nelson, Boone, Bobby Pinson) – 3:47

Personnel

As listed in liner notes

• Sonny Garrish - steel guitar, lap steel guitar
• Jack Gavin - drums, percussion
• Rob Hajacos - fiddle
• Tony Harrell - keyboards
• Rick Huckaby - acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Tracy Lawrence - lead vocals
• B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
• Gary Lunn - bass guitar
• Liana Manis - background vocals
• Brent Rowan - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Joe Spivey - fiddle, mandolin
• John Willis - acoustic guitar, mandolin

Strings on "Just You and Me", "From Here to Kingdom Come" and "Unforgiven" arranged by Kristin Wilkinson and performed by her, David Davidson, David Angell and John Catchings

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	9
U.S. Billboard 200	69
Canadian RPM Country Albums	37