Doin' My Thing

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Doin' My Thing
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 2009 (2009-10-06)
Recorded2009
Genre Country
Length40:37
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer Jeff Stevens
Luke Bryan chronology
I'll Stay Me
(2007)
Doin' My Thing
(2009)
Tailgates & Tanlines
(2011)
Singles from Doin' My Thing
  1. "Do I"
    Released: May 4, 2009
  2. "Rain Is a Good Thing"
    Released: January 25, 2010
  3. "Someone Else Calling You Baby"
    Released: August 2, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Country Weekly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Doin' My Thing is the second studio album by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on October 6, 2009, by Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Do I," which peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Rain Is a Good Thing", Bryan's first number one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and "Someone Else Calling You Baby." Also included is a cover version of OneRepublic's "Apologize." The album has sold over a million copies in the United States by February 2016. [3] This was Luke's first album to have a crossover-friendly country-pop sound, which was a departure from the neotraditional country sound of his first album.

Contents

Content

"Do I" is the first single from the album. [4] Bryan co-wrote this song with Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of the group Lady Antebellum, whose lead singer Hillary Scott (along with Kelley and Haywood) also sings background vocals on it (but is not officially credited as a featured artist). [5] Also included is a cover version of OneRepublic's "Apologize." [5] Regarding the album's sound, Bryan told CMT, "We wanted to make a bigger-sounding record, something that moved a little down the road from the first record. We wanted to show my growth vocally and lyrically." [4]

Critical reception

Country Weekly critic Chris Neal gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that it showed a country music influence in the lyrics. Neal also said that "Do I" showed "a knack for convincingly delivering hymns to thwarted love," and said that while the "Apologize" cover was "well-sung," it was not "meant to be country." [2] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic also gave it three-and-a-half stars, saying that it was more relaxed than I'll Stay Me. [1] Matt Bjorke described the album favorably in his review for Roughstock, where he wrote that "Bryan doesn't have to worry about a sophomore slump as he seems to have gotten better both musically and vocally on album number two." [6] Michael Sudhalter of Country Standard Time gave a generally positive review, saying that Bryan's songwriting seemed stronger than on the first album. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rain Is a Good Thing"2:56
2."Doin' My Thing"3:09
3."Do I"3:59
4."What Country Is"
3:14
5."Someone Else Calling You Baby"3:49
6."Welcome to the Farm"
  • Bryan
  • Stevens
4:27
7."Apologize" Ryan Tedder 2:51
8."Every Time I See You"4:05
9."Chuggin' Along"2:59
10."I Did It Again"
4:49
11."Drinkin' Beer and Wastin' Bullets"
  • Bryan
  • Patrick Jason Matthews
4:19
iTunes/10th Anniversary Vinyl Bonus Tracks [8] [9] [10]
No.TitleLength
12."Y'all Can Have This Town"3:31
13."Favorite Flowers"4:40

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [14] 51
Chart (2010)Position
US Billboard 200 [15] 91
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [16] 14
Chart (2011)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [17] 68

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country
[18]
US
[19]
CAN
[20]
2009"Do I"23466
2010"Rain Is a Good Thing"13757
"Someone Else Calling You Baby"15684

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