Double Wide (album)

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Double Wide
Double Wide Uncle Kracker.jpg
Studio album by
Uncle Kracker
ReleasedMay 30, 2000
Genre
Length44:15
Label
Producer
Uncle Kracker chronology
Double Wide
(2000)		 No Stranger to Shame
(2002)
Singles from Double Wide
  1. "Follow Me"
    Released: November 6, 2000 [1]
  2. "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly A [3]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-neither.png [4]

Double Wide is the debut studio album by American recording artist Uncle Kracker. It was released on May 30, 2000, via Lava/Atlantic Records. Recording sessions took place on the back of a tour bus parked in various motels and arena parking lots across the country. Production was mostly handled by Kid Rock with Michael Bradford. The music of the album is noted for its eclectic style, categorized by AllMusic as country, rock rap and rockabilly. [2] Additionally, the album also incorporates elements of hip hop, [2] rock and roll, [2] blues rock [3] and pop. [3]

Contents

The album reached top 10 in Germany, Austria and the United States. It was certified platinum by Music Canada on August 13, 2001, and 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 28, 2001. Regarding the album's success, Kracker stated in 2001 "It gives you that kind of 'I told you so' feeling, because I always knew the record was good." [5]

Track listing

All songs co-written by Robert J. Ritchie and Matthew Shafer, unless noted.

  1. "Intro" – 1:19
  2. "Better Days" (Kenny Olson, James Trombly, Robert J. Ritchie, Matthew Shafer) – 4:50
  3. "What 'Chu Lookin' At?" – 5:12
  4. "Follow Me" (Michael Bradford, Shafer) – 3:35
  5. "Heaven" (featuring Paradime and Kid Rock) (Freddie Beauregard, William Maddox, David Moore, Ritchie, Shafer) – 4:19
  6. "Steaks 'n Shrimp" – 4:13
  7. "Who's Your Uncle?" (Beauregard, Ritchie, Shafer) – 3:56
  8. "Whiskey and Water" (Bradford, Ritchie, Shafer) – 4:43
  9. "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" (Ritchie, Shafer, Trombly) – 4:59
  10. "Aces & 8's" (Martin Gross, Bradford, Shafer) – 3:53
  11. "You Can't Take Me" (Bradford, Shafer, Trombly) – 3:16

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2001)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 15
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] 21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [10] 26
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [11] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 13
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 40
US Billboard 200 [14] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [15] 97
US Billboard 200 [16] 53
Worldwide Albums (IFPI) [17] 50

Certifications

Certifications for Double Wide
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [18] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [19] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [20] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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