Doin' Somethin' Right

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Doin' Somethin' Right
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)
Recorded2005
Genre Country
Length40:14
Label Mercury Nashville
Producer Carson Chamberlain
Billy Currington chronology
Billy Currington
(2003)
Doin' Somethin' Right
(2005)
Little Bit of Everything
(2008)
Singles from Doin' Somethin' Right
  1. "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"
    Released: May 30, 2005
  2. "Why, Why, Why"
    Released: February 27, 2006
  3. "Good Directions"
    Released: September 25, 2006
Professional ratings
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Stylus Magazine B− [2]

Doin' Somethin' Right is the second studio album by American country music singer Billy Currington. It was released in October 2005 via Mercury Records Nashville. The album produced three singles with the songs "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right", "Why, Why, Why", and "Good Directions", which peaked at numbers 1, 13, and 1, respectively, on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The album has also been certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Also included on this album is a cover of Kenny Rogers' hit single "Lucille".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wanna Be a Hillbilly" Brett Jones 3:06
2."Good Directions"Rachel Thibodeau, Luke Bryan 3:35
3."Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" Marty Dodson, Patrick Jason Matthews4:29
4."Why, Why, Why" Mark Nesler, Billy Currington, Tony Martin 2:45
5."That Changes Everything"David Lee, Tony Lane3:49
6."Little Bit Lonely" Brett James, Blair Daly3:46
7."She's Got a Way with Me" Michael McDonald, Currington4:46
8."Lucille" Hal Bynum, Roger Bowling 4:08
9."Whole Lot More" Carson Chamberlain, Currington2:31
10."Here I Am"Chamberlain, Currington3:41
11."She Knows What to Do with a Saturday Night" Gary Nicholson, Trent Summar3:38

Personnel

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US US
Pop
CAN
2005"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"13963
2006"Why, Why, Why"1399
"Good Directions"1426667
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Certifications for Doin' Something Right
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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