Studio Album · No. 10

Wheelhouse Songwriting Credits by Brad Paisley

2013 Arista Nashville 17 tracks 63:16

Produced by Brad Paisley, Mike Dean, Marten Aston  ·  Engineered by Marten Aston, Neal Cappellino, Kendal Marcy

Arista Nashville Country
94%
Authorship
Artist

Holds writing credit on 16 of 17 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 16 / 17 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 17 tracks with documented writers, by whether Brad Paisley carries a lyricist or composer credit.

94%
16 trackswritten by Brad Paisley 1 trackoutside writers
Brad Paisley's roles on this album

Share of the 17 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist88%
Composer94%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

17
Tracks
13
Lyricists
3
Producers
207,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
2013
Released
Data Insight

Fifteen of the seventeen tracks carry his name and two are his alone. Taking over the production coincides with taking over the writing: this is the first album where he is on nearly everything and answers to nobody above him.

Wheelhouse came out on Arista Nashville in April 2013, the first album Paisley produced himself, and sold 207,000 in America.

Track Listing & Credits 17 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Bon Voyage
Walter DonaldsonSam M. LewisJoe Young Walter DonaldsonSam M. LewisJoe Young Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)
2
Southern Comfort Zone #54
Brad PaisleyChris DuBoisKelley Lovelace Brad Douglas PaisleyChris DuBoisKelley Lovelace Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)
3
Beat This Summer #46
Brad PaisleyChris DuBoisLuke Laird Brad Douglas PaisleyChris DuBoisLuke Laird Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)
4
Outstanding in Our Field
Brad PaisleyChris DuBoisMike DeanLee Thomas MillerRoger Miller Brad Douglas PaisleyChris DuBoisMike DeanLee Thomas MillerRoger Miller Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)Dierks Bentley (Featured Vocals)Roger Miller (Featured Vocals)
5
Pressing On a Bruise
Brad PaisleyMat KearneyKelley Lovelace Brad Douglas PaisleyMat KearneyKelley Lovelace Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)Mat Kearney (Featured Vocals)
6
I Can't Change the World
Brad PaisleyChris DuBoisKelley Lovelace Brad Douglas PaisleyChris DuBoisKelley Lovelace Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)
7
幽女 (Onryo )
Not documented Brad Douglas PaisleyJustin WilliamsonRandle Currie Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)
8
Karate
Brad PaisleyChris DuBoisKelley Lovelace Brad Douglas PaisleyChris DuBoisKelley Lovelace Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)Charlie Daniels (Featured Vocals)
9
Death of a Married Man
Brad Paisley Brad Douglas Paisley Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)Eric Idle (Featured Vocals)
10
Harvey Bodine
Brad PaisleyChris DuBoisKelley Lovelace Brad Douglas PaisleyChris DuBoisKelley Lovelace Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)
11
Tin Can On a String
Brad PaisleyKelley LovelaceAshley Gorley Brad Douglas PaisleyKelley LovelaceAshley Gorley Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)
12
Death of a Single Man
Brad PaisleyKelley LovelaceLee Thomas Miller Brad Douglas PaisleyKelley LovelaceLee Thomas Miller Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)
13
The Mona Lisa
Brad PaisleyChris DuBois Brad Douglas PaisleyChris DuBois Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)
14
Accidental Racist
Brad PaisleyLee Thomas MillerLL Cool J Brad Douglas PaisleyLee Thomas MillerJames Todd Smith Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)LL Cool J (Featured Vocals)
15
Runaway Train
Brad PaisleyChris DuBoisKelley Lovelace Brad Douglas PaisleyChris DuBoisKelley Lovelace Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)
16
Those Crazy Christians
Brad PaisleyKelley Lovelace Brad Douglas PaisleyKelley Lovelace Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)
17
Officially Alive
Brad Paisley Brad Douglas Paisley Brad PaisleyMike DeanMarten Aston Brad Paisley (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 21 contributors

BD
Brad Douglas Paisley
Writer
On this album16 written
BP
Brad Paisley
Writer · Producer · Performer
On this album15 written
KL
Kelley Lovelace
Writer
On this album9 written
CD
Chris DuBois
Writer
On this album8 written
LT
Lee Thomas Miller
Writer
On this album3 written
MD
Mike Dean
Writer · Producer
On this album1 written
AG
Ashley Gorley
Writer
On this album1 written
JT
James Todd Smith
Writer
On this album1 written
JY
Joe Young
Writer
On this album1 written
JW
Justin Williamson
Writer
On this album1 written
LC
LL Cool J
Writer · Vocals
On this album1 written
LL
Luke Laird
Writer
On this album1 written

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Frequently Asked Questions Wheelhouse

Who wrote Wheelhouse?
Paisley on fifteen of the seventeen tracks, two of them alone.
How did it sell?
207,000 in the United States.
How high did the singles chart?
"Beat This Summer" reached number 46 on the Hot 100 and "Southern Comfort Zone" number 54.
Who engineered it?
Marten Aston, Neal Cappellino and Kendal Marcy.
Who produced it?
Paisley himself on all tracks, with Mike Dean on one and Marten Aston on another.
What changed on this album?
It is the first he produced, after eleven with Frank Rogers, and the first where he writes on nearly every track.
How long is the album?
63:16 across seventeen tracks.

Sources

Wikipedia: Wheelhouse Wikipedia: Brad Paisley discography Cover Art Archive: Wheelhouse by Brad Paisley