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.^[3] Turner co-wrote eight of the album's eleven tracks.^[4] The album includes the singles "Time Is Love" and "Find Me a Baby."

Punching Bag
Studio album by Josh Turner
Released	June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
Studio	Ocean Way Nashville, The Pool House and Quad Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) Ardent Studios (Memphis, Tennessee)
Genre	Country neotraditional country
Length	40:54
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Frank Rogers
Josh Turner chronology
Icon (2011) Punching Bag (2012) Deep South (2017)
Singles from Punching Bag
"Time Is Love" Released: January 9, 2012 "Find Me a Baby" Released: October 15, 2012

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Taste of Country	[2]

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.^[5] It has sold 209,000 copies in the United States as of March 2015.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Introduction" (by Michael Buffer)		0:36
2.	"Punching Bag"	Josh Turner Pat McLaughlin	3:39
3.	"Time Is Love"	Tony Martin Mark Nesler Tom Shapiro	3:21
4.	"Deeper Than My Love"	Lee Thomas Miller Chris Stapleton	3:17
5.	"Good Problem"	Turner Mark Narmore	3:08
6.	"Cold Shoulder"	Turner Narmore	3:59
7.	"Find Me a Baby"	Turner Frank Rogers	3:38
8.	"Whatcha Reckon"	Turner Ben Hayslip	3:24
9.	"Pallbearer" (featuring Iris DeMent & Marty Stuart)	Turner	4:34
10.	"For the Love of God" (featuring Ricky Skaggs)	Turner	4:07
11.	"I Was There"	Monty Criswell Tim Mensy	3:54
12.	"Left Hand Man"	Turner Hayslip	3:17
Total length:			40:54

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)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[7]	4
US Billboard Top Country Albums[7]	1

Album year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Billboard 200[8]	191
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9]	36