Mark Wright produced or coproduced 2007 albums from Gary Allan, Gretchen Wilson, Van Zant, Joe Nichols, and Cole Deggs and the Lonesome. None of them are nominated for AOTY.
The other producers nominated were Mark Bright (Carrie Underwood), Tony Brown (Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire), Byron Gallimore (Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Lori McKenna, Halfway To Hazard), and Frank Rogers (Brad Paisley, Josh Turner, Trace Adkins).