Achin' and Shakin' explained

Achin' and Shakin'
Type:studio
Artist:Laura Bell Bundy
Cover:LBB album.jpg
Genre:Country
Length:44:23
Label:Mercury Nashville
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Achin' and Shakin' is the second studio album released by Broadway actress and Mercury Nashville American Country Music recording artist Laura Bell Bundy. The album which was released on April 13, 2010, is Bundy's first mainstream album; her first album, Longing for a Place Already Gone, was self-released in 2007. Achin' and Shakin features the singles "Giddy On Up" and "Drop On By".

Promotion

Bundy appeared on CMT's Top Twenty Countdown to talk about the new album and debut a fan-made version of her "Giddy On Up" video on April 9, 2010.[1] She also performed "Giddy On Up" on the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards on April 18, 2010. She appeared on Good Morning America on April 21, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 29 and appeared on Chelsea Lately on May 11, 2010.[2] [3]

Content

The album is divided into two themes: "Achin'", which comprises tracks 1-6, and "Shakin'", which comprises tracks 7-12. Nathan Chapman produced the "Achin'" tracks; Mike Shimshack produced "Giddy On Up", "I'm No Good for Ya Baby", and "Everybody", while Kyle Kelso produced "Rebound", "Boyfriend?", and "If You Want My Love".[4]

Personnel

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #28 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling nearly 15,000 copies in its first week, becoming the highest debut album sales by a female country artist since Julianne Hough in 2008.[5] As of June 26, 2010, the album has sold 72,181 copies.[6]

Chart (2010)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums5
U.S. Billboard 20028
Norwegian Albums Chart[7] 34

End of year charts

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CMT.com : Shows : CMT Top 20 Countdown : April 9, 2010. Country Music Television. 2010-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20100412151543/http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/top_twenty_countdown/166959/episode.jhtml. 12 April 2010 . dead.
  2. Web site: Laura Bell Bundy to appear on Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Chelsea Lately . Laurabellbundy.com . 2010-01-20 . 2011-10-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005003712/http://www.laurabellbundy.com/news_d.aspx?nid=5788 . 2011-10-05 .
  3. http://www.ourcountryroad.com/video-laura-bell-bundy-on-good-morning-america/ Laura Bell Bundy on Good Morning America
  4. Achin' and Shakin' . Laura Bell Bundy . 2010 . CD inserts . Mercury Records . B0013968-02.
  5. Web site: Chart news: Kenny Chesney Jumps Into Top 15 | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video . Roughstock.com . 2011-10-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001062754/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/chart-news-kenny-chesney-jumps-into-top-15 . 2011-10-01 .
  6. Web site: Dierks Leads Four New Albums into Country Top 10 | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video . Roughstock.com . 2010-06-17 . 2011-10-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120922040149/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/dierks-leads-four-new-albums-into-top-10 . 2012-09-22 .
  7. Web site: Laura Bell Bundy - Achin' And Shakin' - Music Charts . Acharts.us . 2011-10-19.
  8. Best of 2010 - Top Country Albums . . . 2010-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20101230234115/http://www.billboard.com/. 30 December 2010 . live.