Waking Up Laughing

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Waking Up Laughing
Waking up laughing.jpg
Studio album by
Martina McBride
ReleasedApril 3, 2007
Recorded2006
StudioBlackbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California).
Genre Country
Length41:03
Label RCA Nashville
Producer Martina McBride
Martina McBride chronology
Timeless
(2005)		Waking Up Laughing
(2007)		 Live in Concert
(2008)
Singles from Waking Up Laughing
  1. "Anyway"
    Released: November 6, 2006
  2. "How I Feel"
    Released: May 2007
  3. "For These Times"
    Released: October 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
BBC Music (favorable) [3]
Country Weekly (positive) [4]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [5]
The New York Times (positive) [6]
People Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg
Plugged In (publication) (favorable) [7]

Waking Up Laughing is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released on April 3, 2007, through RCA Nashville. This album is the first in McBride's career in which she has both co-written songs and been involved in the production single-handedly. This album produced three chart singles for McBride on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with "Anyway" at #5, "How I Feel" at #15, and "For These Times" at #35. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Contents

Content

Waking Up Laughing is the first album of McBride's career in which she co-wrote any of the material. McBride wrote the lead-off single "Anyway" with Brad and Brett Warren of The Warren Brothers. This song reached #5 on the Hot Country Songs charts in early 2007, becoming McBride's first Top 10 country hit in three years. The Warren Brothers and McBride also co-wrote "How I Feel", the second single, with Chris Lindsey and Aimee Mayo.

"For These Times" was inspired by former Republican senator Rick Santorum, who was defeated in 2006, and his daughter. When his daughter began to cry at his loss, the cameras focused on her, inspiring Leslie Satcher to write the song. It was also inspired by her Pastor, who stated "For these times in which we live, you are going to need this book." referring to the Bible. [8] The song received a 2009 Grammy nomination.

"Cry Cry ('Til the Sun Shines)" was covered by former Trick Pony lead vocalist Heidi Newfield on her debut solo album, What Am I Waiting For , from which it was released as a single in November 2008.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If I Had Your Name"
3:43
2."Cry Cry ('Til the Sun Shines)"
3:06
3."Tryin' to Find a Reason"
3:26
4."For These Times" Leslie Satcher 4:16
5."Anyway"
4:40
6."How I Feel"
  • McBride
  • C. Lindsey
  • Mayo
  • Brad Warren, Brett Warren
3:48
7."I'll Still Be Me"
  • Rachel Thibodeau
  • Tammy Hyler
3:49
8."Beautiful Again"
  • McBride
  • Brad Warren
  • Brett Warren
2:56
9."Everybody Does"
3:27
10."House of a Thousand Dreams"
3:53
11."Love Land"
3:56
12."Blue Bayou" (iTunes pre-order bonus track)
4:05
Total length:41:03
Limited edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."The Making of "Anyway" Music Video" 
2."Choosing Songs" 
3."Producing" 
4."Naming the Album" 
5."The Tour" 
6."Icing on the Cake" 

Personnel

The Nashville String Machine on "Anyway" and "How I Feel"

Choir on "For These Times"

Production

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications
US
Country
[13] 		US
[14] 		US Pop US
AC
[15] 		CAN
Country
[16] [17]
2006"Anyway"53237149* RIAA: Gold [18]
2007"How I Feel"15108——28
"For These Times"35————

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA) [19] Gold

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