9 (Jason Aldean album)

9 is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Jason Aldean. It was released on November 22, 2019 via Broken Bow Records. It debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. It also debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart.

Content
As with all of Aldean's previous albums, 9 was released on Broken Bow Records, with Michael Knox serving as producer. The lead single is "We Back", a song that was co-written by Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line. A press release described the 16 tracks as "interwoven [...] in an era that's hyper-focused on singles". The album was noted to have stayed true to Aldean’s “foundation” with his “signature blend of country and rock”.

Commercial performance
The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 based on 83,000 equivalent album units, 68,000 of which are in traditional album sales. It also debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, which made it his seventh No. 1 on the chart. It sold a further 11,000 copies the second week. As of March 2020, the album has sold 143,300 copies in the United States, with 269,000 units consumed in total.

Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic


 * Jason Aldean - lead vocals, background vocals
 * Kurt Allison - electric guitar, programming
 * Blake Bollinger - programming
 * Perry Coleman - background vocals
 * Matt Dragstrem - programming
 * Tony Harrell - Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, synthesizer
 * Evan Hutchings - programming
 * Mike Johnson - steel guitar, lap steel guitar
 * Tully Kennedy - bass guitar, programming
 * Michael Knox - programming
 * Russ Pahl - steel guitar
 * Alexander Palmer - programming
 * Danny Rader - 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar
 * Rich Redmond - drums, percussion
 * Adam Shoenfeld - electric guitar
 * Ben Stennis - programming
 * Neil Thrasher - background vocals
 * Michael Tyler - background vocals