Ain't Nobody Worryin'

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Ain't Nobody Worryin'
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 13, 2005 (2005-12-13)
Recorded2004–2005
Studio
Genre
Length53:41
Label
Producer
Anthony Hamilton chronology
Soulife
(2005)
Ain't Nobody Worryin'
(2005)
Southern Comfort
(2007)
Singles from Ain't Nobody Worryin'
  1. "Can't Let Go"
    Released: October 17, 2005
  2. "Sista Big Bones"
    Released: August 7, 2006
  3. "Pass Me Over (airplay only)"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The New York Times Favorable [5]
Newsday B+ [6]
PopMatters 9/10 [7]
Stylus Magazine B+ [8]
Vibe Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Village Voice Favorable [10]

Ain't Nobody Worryin' is the third studio album by the American singer Anthony Hamilton. It was released on December 13, 2005, by So So Def Recordings and Zomba. It debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200 and at number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 112,000 copies in its first week. [11] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on April 4, 2006, [12] and, by March 2006, it had sold 350,000 copies in the United States. [13]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Where Did It Go Wrong?"Batson3:28
2."Southern Stuff"
  • Hamilton
  • Batson
Batson3:59
3."Can't Let Go"
  • Hamilton
  • Batson
Batson3:52
4."Ain't Nobody Worryin'"3:41
5."The Truth"
  • Harris
  • Davis
4:35
6."Preacher's Daughter" (featuring Tarsha' McMillian)
  • Hamilton
  • Chris Pottinger
  • David Balfour
  • Christopher "Wurldwyde" Pottinger
  • Hamilton [a]
5:24
7."Pass Me Over"
  • Hamilton
  • Kelvin Wooten
Wooten6:40
8."Everybody"
Poyser4:11
9."Sista Big Bones"
  • Hamilton
  • Batson
Batson4:00
10."Change Your World"
4:40
11."Never Love Again"
  • Hamilton
  • Wooten
Wooten4:39
12."I Know What Love's All About"
  • Hamilton
  • Wooten
  • Wooten
  • Hamilton [a]
4:32
Japanese edition bonus track [14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Beautiful Wonderful"
  • Hamilton
  • Will Solomon
 

Notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005–06)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 190
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [16] 14
US Billboard 200 [17] 19
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [18] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)Position
US Billboard 200 [19] 131
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [20] 16

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelRef.
CanadaDecember 13, 2005 Sony [21]
United States [1]
United KingdomDecember 19, 2005 Arista [22]
JapanJanuary 25, 2006 BMG [14]
AustraliaFebruary 3, 2006 Sony BMG [23]
Germany [24]

Notes

  1. Tracks 1–3, 6, 10 and 11
  2. Track 9; additional recording on tracks 1 and 2
  3. Track 4
  4. Track 5
  5. Tracks 7 and 12
  6. Track 8
  7. Track 9

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