Doin' Somethin' Right
Doin' Somethin' Right is the second studio album by American country music singer Billy Currington. It was released in October 2005 via Mercury Records Nashville. The album produced three singles with the songs "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right", "Why, Why, Why", and "Good Directions", which peaked at numbers 1, 13, and 1, respectively, on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The album has also been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Also included on this album is a cover of Kenny Rogers' hit single "Lucille".
| Doin' Somethin' Right | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 18, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 40:16 | |||
| Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
| Producer | Carson Chamberlain | |||
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| Singles from Doin' Somethin' Right | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Stylus Magazine | B–[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Wanna Be a Hillbilly" | Brett Jones | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Good Directions" | Rachel Thibodeau, Luke Bryan | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" | Marty Dodson, Patrick Jason Matthews | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Why, Why, Why" | Mark Nesler, Billy Currington, Tony Martin | 2:45 |
| 5. | "That Changes Everything" | David Lee, Tony Lane | 3:49 |
| 6. | "Little Bit Lonely" | Brett James, Blair Daly | 3:46 |
| 7. | "She's Got a Way with Me" | Michael McDonald, Currington | 4:46 |
| 8. | "Lucille" | Hal Bynum, Roger Bowling | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Whole Lot More" | Carson Chamberlain, Currington | 2:31 |
| 10. | "Here I Am" | Chamberlain, Currington | 3:41 |
| 11. | "She Knows What to Do with a Saturday Night" | Gary Nicholson, Trent Summar | 3:38 |
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers - drums (all tracks)
- Billy Currington - lead vocals (all tracks)
- Smith Curry - dobro (track 2), lap steel guitar (tracks 1,9)
- Chip Davis - background vocals (tracks 3,7,10)
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle (all tracks except 3,6,7), mandolin (tracks 3,6,7)
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar (tracks 3,5,6,7,8,10), lap steel guitar (track 11)
- Wes Hightower - background vocals (tracks 1,2,4,5,8,9,11)
- Brett James - background vocals (track 6)
- Brent Mason - electric guitar (tracks 3,4,5,6,7,8,11)
- Michael McDonald - piano (track 7), background vocals (track 7)
- Glen Mitchell - electric guitar (track 1,2,9,10)
- Gary Prim - keyboards (all tracks except 3 & 7), organ (track 7), piano (track 3), strings (track 3)
- Scotty Sanders - dobro (track 4)
- W. David Smith - bass guitar (tracks 3,4,5,6,7,8,11)
- John Willis - acoustic guitar (all tracks), banjo (tracks 4,6)
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar (tracks 1,2,9,10)
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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| 2005 | "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" | 1 | 39 | 63 | — |
| 2006 | "Why, Why, Why" | 13 | 99 | — | — |
| "Good Directions" | 1 | 42 | 66 | 67 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Doin' Somethin' Right - Billy Currington". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- Inskeep, Thomas (January 26, 2006). "Billy Currington - Doin' Somethin' Right - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- "Billy Currington Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Billy Currington Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "American album certifications – Billy Currington – Doin' Somethin' Right". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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