State I'm In (album)

For similarly titled albums, see State I Am In (disambiguation).

State I'm In
Studio album by Aaron Lewis
Released	April 12, 2019
Genre	Country rock alternative country
Length	40:25
Label	Valory
Producer	Buddy Cannon
Aaron Lewis chronology
Sinner (2016) State I'm In (2019) Frayed at Both Ends (2022)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

State I'm In is the third studio album by American rock musician Aaron Lewis of Staind. It was released by the Valory Music division of Big Machine Records on April 12, 2019, a day before Lewis’ 47th birthday. Buddy Cannon is the album's producer.[2]

Commercial performance

State I'm In debuted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart at No. 2, with 22,000 copies sold (23,000 in equivalent album units) in the first week. The album has sold 41,600 copies as of February 2020.[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Party's Over"	Aaron Lewis	3:34
2.	"Can't Take Back"	Lewis, Dan Tyminski, Ira Dean	3:39
3.	"Reconsider"	Keith Gattis, Charles Brocco	3:52
4.	"It Keeps On Workin'"	Lewis, Dean, Chris Wallin	4:18
5.	"State I'm In"	Lewis	3:01
6.	"God and Guns"	Lewis, Bobby Pinson	3:46
7.	"Love Me"	Lewis	5:47
8.	"If I Were the Devil"	Trent Tomlinson, Houston Phillips	3:59
9.	"Burnt the Sawmill Down"	Keith Whitley, Jim Elliot	3:31
10.	"The Bottom"	Waylon Payne	4:58
Total length:			40:25

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[4]

• Wyatt Beard – background vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6)
• Ron Block – acoustic guitar (track 2)
• Jim "Moose" Brown – electric piano (track 4), organ (tracks 2, 8), piano (track 7)
• Pat Buchanan – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8)
• Buddy Cannon – background vocals (track 6)
• Melonie Cannon – background vocals (track 1)
• Tony Creasman – drums (all tracks)
• Sidney Cox – background vocals (track 10)
• Suzanne Cox – background vocals (track 10)
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar (all tracks)
• Vince Gill – electric guitar (track 7)
• Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar (all tracks)
• Ben Haggard – electric guitar (track 8)
• Ben Isaacs – background vocals (track 3)
• Sonya Isaacs – background vocals (track 3)
• Jamey Johnson – background vocals (track 5)
• Ben Kitterman – dobro (all tracks except 10)
• Alison Krauss – background vocals (track 5)
• Aaron Lewis – lead vocals (all tracks)
• Brent Mason – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8)
• Danny Parks – acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 5, 6, 9, 10)
• Mickey Raphael – harmonica (tracks 2, 9)
• Mike Rojas – accordion (track 5), piano (tracks 5, 6, 9), organ (tracks 3, 10)
• Bobby Terry – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 10), electric guitar (tracks 3, 5, 6, 9)
• Dan Tyminski – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 9), mandolin (track 2), background vocals (tracks 2, 8, 9)

Charts

Chart performance for State I'm In

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	18
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6]	2

References

1. "State I'm In - Aaron Lewis - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
2. Freeman, Jon (29 January 2019). "Aaron Lewis Details New Solo Album 'State I'm In'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
3. Bjorke, Matt (February 25, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart in Pure Sales: February 24, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
4. State I'm In (CD booklet). Aaron Lewis. The Valory Music Co. 2019. VMCAL0200A.
5. "Aaron Lewis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
6. "Aaron Lewis Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.