Smoke Rings in the Dark — Gary Allan

A heavy, whiskey-soaked loneliness that feels both cinematic and deeply personal.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

Smoke Rings in the Dark

4:19

Right Where I Need to Be

3:02

Don’t Tell Mama

3:57

Lovin’ You Against My Will

3:59

Sorry

3:07

Cryin’ for Nothin’

4:18

Bourbon Borderline

2:48

Runaway

2:45

Learning to Live With Me

2:36

Cowboy Blues

2:58

I’m the One

3:18

Greenfields

3:12

Moments Worth Listening For

The haunting, surf-inspired tremolo guitar riff that opens the title track, setting a cinematic and dark tone.

The vulnerable vocal crack during the bridge of Bourbon Borderline as the narrator admits his lack of resolve.

The shift from the somber darkness of the opening tracks to the upbeat, driving energy of Right Where I Need to Be.

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