| Get Off on the Pain | ||||
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| Studio album by Gary Allan | ||||
| Released | March 9, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Gary Allan Greg Droman Mark Wright |
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Get Off on the Pain is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released on March 9, 2010.[1] The album's first single, "Today", was released in June 2009. The album's second single, "Get Off on the Pain", was released on March 15, 2010. [2]
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On August 24, 2009, Allan announced, via his website, his tour, 'Get Off on the Pain tour', in promotion of his new album of the same title. The 25 city tour started on October 14 in Chicago, IL and concluded on December 31 in Las Vegas, NV. Special Guests on the Tour included Justin Moore, Eli Young Band, Jack Ingram, and Stoney LaRue.[3]
AAvailable on Deluxe Edition only.
Live tracks were recorded at House of Blues Chicago in 2009.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Music News Nashville | (favorable) [5] |
| The Washington Post | (favorable) [6] |
| Country Weekly | [7] |
| USA Today | (favorable) [8] |
| The 9513 | [9] |
| Slant Magazine | [10] |
Get Off on the Pain was met with universal acclaim, with many reviews calling it Allan's best album to date. Giving it four stars out of five, Country Weekly reviewer Jessica Phillips said that the album "reveal[s] an even more authentic, intense layer" of Allan's personality. She wrote that the title track "sets the stage" for the rest of the album, but thought that "Kiss Me When I'm Down" had weak lyrics.[11] Allmusic critic Todd Sterling also gave a four-star rating, saying that it "will likely go down as one of the best albums of his career." and "Get Off on the Pain is a well-crafted, ten-song collection that, to steal a well-worn phrase, is all killer and no filler."[12]
Janet Goodman with Music News Nashville stated that "This record is both the yin and the yang of Allan’s soul – his fears and hurt, as well as his triumphs over them."[13] Bill Friskics-Warren with The Washington Post commented "Allan's by turns gruff and tender vocals nevertheless are undeniably country, as is the stolid resilience with which he confronts heartache."[14] Slant Magazine critic Jonathan Keefe also praised Allan's vocal performance on the album, calling Allan "a singer of real grit and depth." He also remarked that the album is "the most consistent set of songs Allan has yet recorded," and rated the album with four stars out of five. [15]
The first single from Get Off On The Pain "Today", was released to Country radio on June 12, 2009[16], and was made available for Digital Download on July 7, 2009.[17]
During the Week of October 19, Allan talked about the single on Jeff Foxworthys 'The Foxworthy Countdown. “It’s one of those songs that you missed it with that girl, that’s the girl you always thought you should have (been) with and you let her slip through your fingers and now she is happy as hell and doesn’t think about you ever,” he joked with Jeff, to which the radio host responded, “And we’ve all got one of those girls in our past!”[18]
The Music Video for the single was filmed live during a performance from his Get Off on the Pain tour.[19]
Get Off on the Pain debuted at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums and #5 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 65,000 copies in its first week of release.[20]
| Charts (2010) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[21] | 5 |
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