The Underdog (Aaron Watson album)

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The Underdog
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2015 (2015-02-17)
GenreTexas country
Length53:26
LabelBig Label
ProducerKeith Stegall
Aaron Watson chronology
Real Good Time
(2012)
The Underdog
(2015)
Vaquero
(2017)
Singles from The Underdog
  1. "That Look"
    Released: October 14, 2014
  2. "Freight Train"
    Released: April 2015
  3. "Getaway Truck"
    Released: September 28, 2015
  4. "Bluebonnets (Julia's Song)"
    Released: April 18, 2016

The Underdog is a 2015 studio album by Texas country music artist Aaron Watson. It was released on February 17, 2015 via Big Label Records.[1] It debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, selling 26,340 copies in its first week of release.[2] The album has sold 82,900 copies in the US as of March 2017.[3]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Aaron Watson except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Prayer" 3:07
2."Wildfire"John Mayer3:21
3."Freight Train"Watson, Tim Nichols, Troy Olsen2:55
4."That Look" 4:29
5."Getaway Truck" 3:39
6."Bluebonnets (Julia's Song)" 4:16
7."That's Why God Loves Cowboys"Watson, Olsen, Sarah Buxton3:53
8."That's Gonna Leave a Mark" 3:12
9."The Underdog" 4:31
10."Blame It on Those Baby Blues"Watson, Hunter Hutchinson3:24
11."One of Your Nights" 4:03
12."Family Tree"Watson, Keith Stegall3:53
13."Rodeo Queen"Watson, John Caldwell, Jim Beavers3:22
14."Fence Post" 5:21
Total length:53:26

Personnel[edit]

Chart performance[edit]

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country
[8]
US Country Airplay
[9]
2014 "That Look" 41 47
2015 "Getaway Truck"
2016 "Bluebonnets (Julia's Song)" 60
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dukes, Billy (February 17, 2015). "The Underdog: Aaron Watson on the Good and Bad of Being an Independent Artist". Taste of Country. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Leahey, Andrew (February 25, 2015). "Aaron Watson Goes From Indie 'Underdog' to Country Chart's Top Dog". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 5, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: March 6, 2017". Roughstock.
  4. ^ "Aaron Watson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Aaron Watson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Aaron Watson Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "Aaron Watson Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "Aaron Watson Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 24, 2016.