Gary Allan’s ninth studio album, Set You Free, is tops at both the country and pop album charts. Selling more than 106,000 albums in its debut week, Set You Free currently sits at number-one overall. This marks Gary’s first No.1 Billboard Top 200 debut and third No. 1 debut on the Billboard Country Albums Chart.
Furthermore, Allan’s first single off Set You Free, the RIAA Gold certified “Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain),” reached the top position on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart, Mediabase/Country Aircheck and Music Row charts this week. The California native is no stranger to having a hit at radio. With “Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)” reaching the top position, this marks the fifth time Allan has had a No. 1 song, additionally he has had a cool dozen Top 10 hits.
It has been a long while, but it feels really good,” says Allan. “I would especially like to thank all of my fans and everyone at radio. I would also like to thank everyone on my team who has helped to get me to this point. This is a great feeling!”
On the Billboard Hot 100 chart (which combines airplay, sales and streaming data), “Every Storm” jumped to No. 29 last week — marking Allan’s second-biggest Hot 100 hit ever. Only “Man to Man” went higher — No. 25 — in 2003. It’s expected that “Every Storm” will move up on the Hot 100 when it compiled later today (Jan. 30).
UMG Nashville’s Chairman and CEO, Mike Dungan humbly adds “What a gratifying moment for Gary and everyone on his team, including his family here at MCA and the Universal Music Group! This album is a spectacular piece of work, from one of music’s most unique and talented artists. We are so proud to represent Gary and his music.”
The excitement for Allan’s Set You Free continues. USA Today gave it FOUR OUT OF FOUR STARS and said “Allan is the outlaw whom country’s new wave dreams of being.” NPR admitted “A great mainstream country vocalist knows how to balance ardor with grit. Gary Allan is a master at that Blend” and the Nashville Scene boldly stated “when it comes to album-making as a serious art form, Neil Young has nothing on Gary Allan.”
AUDIO: Gary Allan says the title of his latest album, Set You Free, is indicative of where he is at in his life.
Gary Allan (Set You Free title-feel) OC: …no-brainer. :25
“To me that’s like encompassing of kind of where I’m at right now. The feel of the album, if you look at the titles, it’s actually a break up from beginning to end. It kicks off with ‘Tough Goodbye’ and it ends with ‘Good as New,’ kind of all the phases that you go through to heal…So [with] Set You Free, I just felt like that was the essence of everything that I was doing. Even when we did the pictures, it kind of seemed to have that feel and it seemed like a no-brainer.”
