Ruthless

Ruthless is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Gary Allan. It was released on MCA Nashville on June 25, 2021. It is Allan's first album of new material in over eight years. Allan co-produced the album with Tony Brown, Mark Wright, Greg Droman, and Jay Joyce. He recorded over thirty songs in multiple sessions and selected thirteen songs from these sessions to make up the album. Many of the musicians who played on Allan's 1999 album Smoke Rings in the Dark also contributed. The album's lead single, "Waste of a Whiskey Drink", was released in December 2020.