Shaken Not Stirred (Phil Vassar album) explained
Shaken Not Stirred is the third studio album by American country music singer Phil Vassar. Released in 2004 on Arista Nashville, the album produced Vassar's second and final Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in the track "In a Real Love". The second single, "I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song)", reached number 17 on the country charts, while the third single ("Good Ole Days") peaked at number 22.
Vassar produced the entire album, working with Frank Rogers on tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, and 10, and Nick Brophy on the rest.
Personnel
- Phil Vassar – vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizers, vocal ad-libs (1)
- Jim "Moose" Brown – keyboards, acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet, Hammond B3 organ
- Steve Nathan – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Tim Akers – acoustic piano (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12), keyboards (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12), organ (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
- Clayton Ryder – acoustic piano (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12), keyboards (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12), organ (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
- Jeff King – electric guitars
- Russ Pahl – electric guitars (1, 2, 4, 7, 11), slide guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 11), steel guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 11), mandolin (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Nick Brophy – acoustic guitar (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12), electric guitars (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
- Robert Byrne – acoustic guitar (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
- Glenn Worf – bass (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Darren Theriault – bass (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
- Shannon Forrest – drums (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Angelo Collura – drums (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
- Eric Darken – percussion (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Larry Franklin – fiddle (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Matt Thomas – fiddle (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12), mandolin (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
- Russell Terrell – backing vocals
- Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Craig Wiseman – vocal ad-libs (1)
- Jeff Smith – backing vocals (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
- Julie Wood Vassar – backing vocals (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
Production
- Phil Vassar – producer
- Frank Rogers – producer (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Nick Brophy – producer (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12), recording (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
- Richard Barrow – recording (1, 2, 4, 7, 11), digital editing (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Neal Cappellino – additional recording (1, 2, 4, 7, 11), digital editing (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Jason Lehning – additional recording (1, 2, 4, 7, 11), digital editing (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Steve Short – additional recording (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Mark Greenwood – additional recording (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
- Steve Crowder – recording assistant (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Mark Petaccia – recording assistant (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Brady Barnett – digital editing (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Adam Hatley – digital editing (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Brian David Willis – digital editing (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- Justin Niebank – mixing
- Allen Ditto – mix assistant (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
- Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Phillip Stein – production assistant (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
- S. Wade Hunt – art direction, cover design
- Katherine Stratton – design
- Erick Anderson – photography
- Greg Hill Management – management
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005. Billboard. November 10, 2020.
