Permanently

Permanently
Studio album by Mark Wills
Released	January 11, 2000
Genre	Country
Length	47:35
Label	Mercury Nashville
Producer	Carson Chamberlain
Mark Wills chronology
Wish You Were Here (1998) Permanently (2000) Loving Every Minute (2001)

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Permanently is the third studio album by American country music singer Mark Wills. Released in 2000 on Mercury Nashville Records, the album produced three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Country Songs) charts: "Back at One", "Almost Doesn't Count", and "I Want to Know (Everything There Is to Know About You", which peaked at #2, #19, and #33, respectively. Two of these singles were covers of R&B songs: "Back at One" was previously cut by Brian McKnight, and "Almost Doesn't Count" by Brandy.

The album itself peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #23 on The Billboard 200, making for Wills's highest peaks on these two charts. In addition, Permanently received RIAA gold certification for U.S. shipments of 500,000 copies.

Track listing

1. "This Can't Be Love" (Mark Nesler, Tony Martin) – 3:40
2. "Rich Man" (D. Vincent Williams, Rory Lee Feek) – 3:22
3. "The Perfect Conversation" (Billy Kirsch) – 3:55
4. "Still Waiting" (Harley Allen) – 3:31
5. "Because I Love You" (Skip Ewing, Chuck Cannon) – 3:57
6. "Right Here" (Billy Simon, Carson Chamberlain, Randy Boudreaux) – 3:36
7. "Time Machine" (Tim Mensy, Monty Criswell, T. Martin) – 3:49
8. "Permanently" (Steve Bogard, Josh Kear) – 3:11
9. "Almost Doesn't Count" (Shelly Peiken, Guy Roche) – 3:40
10. "Forget About Love" (Gary Harrison, Jeff Silver, Chip Martin) – 3:23
11. "In My Arms" (Mark Wills, Michael White, Criswell) – 4:09
12. "I Want to Know (Everything There Is to Know About You)" (Lewis Anderson, Bob Regan) – 3:16
13. "Back at One" (Brian McKnight) – 4:06

Personnel

• Eddie Bayers – drums on all tracks
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar on all tracks except "This Can't Be Love", slide guitar on "This Can't Be Love"
• Aubrey Haynie – fiddle on all tracks except "This Can't Be Love", "Almost Doesn't Count", and "Forget About Love", mandolin on "This Can't Be Love", "Almost Doesn't Count", "Forget About Love"
• Liana Manis – background vocals on "Because I Love You" and "Right Here"
• Brent Mason – electric guitar on all tracks
• Gary Prim – keyboards on all tracks
• John Wesley Ryles – background vocals on all tracks
• Mark Wills – lead vocals on all tracks
• John D. Willis – acoustic guitar on all tracks
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar on all tracks

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	3
U.S. Billboard 200	23
Canadian RPM Country Albums	8

References

• Allmusic (see infobox)