This I Gotta See is the third studio album by American country music singer Andy Griggs. Released in 2004 as his final album for RCA Nashville, the album produced three singles: "She Thinks She Needs Me", "If Heaven" and the title track. These first two singles each reached No. 5 on the Hot Country Songs charts, while the title track reached No. 58.
Four of this album's tracks have been recorded by other country music acts. "Careful Where You Kiss Me" by Lonestar on their 2006 album Mountains, and "No Mississippi" by Gary Nichols on his self-titled debut album, which was not released. Additionally, "My Kind of Beautiful" was recorded in 2008 by the group One Flew South on their debut album Last of the Good Guys, from which it was released as a single. Jason Aldean covered the title track on his 2009 album Wide Open.
Track listing
Personnel Compiled from liner notes.
Musicians Bekka Bramlett - background vocals on "No Mississippi" Dan Dugmore - steel guitar, Dobro, 12-string electric guitar Glen Duncan - fiddle, mandolin Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin Andy Griggs - lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1,5) Wes Hightower - background vocals (track 6) Donny Kees - hand claps Delbert McClinton - background vocals on "No Mississippi" Wendell Mobley - background vocals (tracks 1,2,4,5,7,8,9), hand claps Greg Morrow - drums, percussion Nashville String Machine - strings Steve Nathan - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer, Wurlitzer electric piano Michael Omartian - piano, Hammond B-3 organ Michael Rhodes - bass guitar Brent Rowan - electric guitar, slide guitar Randy Scruggs - acoustic guitar, National guitar, slide guitar, banjo Russell Terrell - background vocals (all tracks except 10), hand claps Neil Thrasher - background vocals (all tracks except 3 and 10), hand claps Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
Technical Richard Barrow - recording Steve Marcantonio - mixing Ron "Snake" Reynolds - recording Randy Scruggs - production Hank Williams - mastering
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 72
Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions US Country US 2004 "She Thinks She Needs Me" 5 43 "If Heaven" 5 65 2005 "This I Gotta See" 58 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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