Punching Bag (album)

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

Album year-end charts

References