Punching Bag is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Josh Turner. It was released on June 12, 2012, by MCA Nashville. Turner co-wrote eight of the album's eleven tracks. The album includes the singles "Time Is Love" and "Find Me a Baby."
The album debuted at No. 4 on Billboard 200, and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 45,000 copies in its first week. It has sold 209,000 copies in the United States as of March 2015.
Track listing
Personnel Josh Turner – lead vocals Gordon Mote – Wurlitzer electric piano (1–9, 11, 12), Hammond B3 organ (1–9, 11, 12) Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitars, banjo J.T. Corenflos – electric guitars (1–9, 11, 12), baritone guitar (9) Steve Hinson – steel guitar (1–9, 11, 12) Frank Rogers – baritone guitar (5, 7, 11) Marty Stuart – mandolin (9) Ricky Skaggs – mandolin (10), cello (10), harmony vocals (10) Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar, upright bass, tic-tac bass Shannon Forrest – drums Eric Darken – percussion Aubrey Haynie – fiddle Michael Buffer – introduction (1) Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1–8, 10–12) Russell Terrell – backing vocals (1–8, 10–12) Colby Turner – backing vocals (7) Hampton Turner – backing vocals (7) Jennifer Turner –backing vocals (7) Marion Turner – backing vocals (7) Iris DeMent – harmony vocals (9)
Production Brian Wright – A&R Frank Rogers – producer Richard Barrow – recording, overdub recording Neal Cappellino – overdub recording Ben Terry – recording assistant Mike Wilson – additional recording Justin Niebank – mixing at Blackbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) Drew Bollman – mix assistant Seth Morton – mix assistant Brady Barnett – digital editing Jon Craig – digital editing Tyler Moles – digital editing Brian David Willis – digital editing Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) Phillip Stein – production assistant Craig Allen – art direction, design Renee Behrman – art direction Josh Turner – art direction George Holz – photography Trish Townsend – wardrobe stylist Paula Turner – hair, make-up Ted Greene – management
Chart performance Album Chart (2012) Peakposition US Billboard 200 4 US Billboard Top Country Albums 1
Album year-end charts Chart (2012) Position US Billboard 200 191 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 36
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