Did I Shave My Back for This? | ||||
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Released | March 24, 1998 | |||
Genre | Country, parody | |||
Label | Razor & Tie | |||
Producer | Cledus T. Judd, Chris Clark | |||
Cledus T. Judd chronology | ||||
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Entertainment Weekly | B link |
Did I Shave My Back for This? is the third album from country music parodist Cledus T. Judd. The title of the album itself is a take-off on Deana Carter's 1996 debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This? , whose title track is parodied here. As with his previous two albums for Razor & Tie, this album produced no chart singles for him.
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Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 16 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 181 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 11 |
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