Achin' and Shakin'

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Achin' and Shakin'
LBB album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 13, 2010 (2010-04-13)
Genre Country
Length44:23
Label Mercury Nashville
Producer
Laura Bell Bundy chronology
Longing for a Place Already Gone
(2007)
Achin' and Shakin'
(2010)
Another Piece of Me
(2015)
Singles from Achin' and Shakin'
  1. "Giddy On Up"
    Released: February 16, 2010
  2. "Drop On By"
    Released: August 9, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The New York Times favorable [2]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Achin' and Shakin' is the second studio album released by Broadway actress and Mercury Nashville American Country Music recording artist Laura Bell Bundy. The album which was released on April 13, 2010, is Bundy's first mainstream album; her first album, Longing for a Place Already Gone, was self-released in 2007. Achin' and Shakin' features the singles "Giddy On Up" and "Drop On By".

Contents

Promotion

Bundy appeared on CMT's Top Twenty Countdown to talk about the new album and debut a fan-made version of her "Giddy On Up" video on April 9, 2010. [4] She also performed "Giddy On Up" on the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards on April 18, 2010. She appeared on Good Morning America on April 21, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 29 and appeared on Chelsea Lately on May 11, 2010. [5] [6]

Content

The album is divided into two themes: "Achin'", which comprises tracks 1-6, and "Shakin'", which comprises tracks 7-12. [3] Nathan Chapman produced the "Achin'" tracks; Mike Shimshack produced "Giddy On Up", "I'm No Good for Ya Baby", and "Everybody", while Kyle Kelso produced "Rebound", "Boyfriend?", and "If You Want My Love". [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Drop On By" Brice Long, Ronnie Rogers 3:09
2."Curse the Bed"Bundy, Nathan Chapman, Andrew Dorff3:24
3."Cigarette"Bundy, Chapman3:51
4."Please"Bundy, Long, Tommy Lee James 3:40
5."Homecoming Queen"Bundy4:31
6."When It All Goes South"Bundy, Chapman4:29
7."Giddy On Up"Bundy, Jeff Cohen, Mike Shimshack3:28
8."I'm No Good (For Ya Baby)"Bundy, Cohen, Shimshack4:02
9."Rebound"Bundy, Jerry Flowers3:08
10."Boyfriend?"Bundy, Barry Dean, Luke Laird 3:54
11."If You Want My Love"Bundy3:24
12."Everybody"Bundy, Laird, Shimshack3:13

Personnel

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #28 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling nearly 15,000 copies in its first week, becoming the highest debut album sales by a female country artist since Julianne Hough in 2008. [8] As of June 26, 2010, the album has sold 72,181 copies. [9]

Chart (2010)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums5
U.S. Billboard 20028
Norwegian Albums Chart [10] 34

End of year charts

Chart (2010)Year-end
2010
US Billboard Top Country Albums 58 [11]

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