Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
| Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing | ||||
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| Studio album by Keith Urban | ||||
| Released | 7 November 2006 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 62:21 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Producer | Keith Urban, Dann Huff | |||
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| Singles from Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing | ||||
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Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing is the fifth studio album by Australian country singer Keith Urban. It is his fourth album release in the United States, and his fifth for Capitol Nashville. The album was issued on 7 November 2006. It includes four singles with "Once in a Lifetime", "Stupid Boy", "I Told You So" and "Everybody", all of which were Top 10 hits on the Billboard country charts. The album has been certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA and Platinum by the CRIA and ARIA. Urban produced the album with Dann Huff except for "Tu Compañía" and "Got It Right This Time", which Urban produced by himself.
Content
On the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated 2 September 2006, this album's lead-off single "Once in a Lifetime" debuted at number 17, making it the highest-debuting country single in the 62-year history of the Billboard country music charts at the time. This record was later broken in 2007 by Kenny Chesney's "Don't Blink" (which debuted at number 16 on the same chart), and then again by Garth Brooks' "More Than a Memory" (which debuted at number 1). "Once in a Lifetime" went on to peak at number 6 on the country charts. The other singles released from this album ("Stupid Boy", "I Told You So", and "Everybody ") went to number 3, 2, and 5 respectively, making this the first American album of Urban's career not to produce a Number One hit. "Raise the Barn", a duet with Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn, was written in response to Hurricane Katrina.[2]
The song "I Can't Stop Loving You" is a cover of a Leo Sayer song. "Stupid Boy", was originally recorded by its writer, Sarah Buxton.
Track listing
| North American Track Listing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Once in a Lifetime" | John Shanks, Keith Urban | 5:54 |
| 2. | "Shine" | Monty Powell, Urban | 5:17 |
| 3. | "I Told You So" | Urban | 4:27 |
| 4. | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Billy Nicholls | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Won't Let You Down" | Urban | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Faster Car" | Urban | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Stupid Boy" | Sarah Buxton, Deanna Bryant, Dave Berg | 6:21 |
| 8. | "Used to the Pain" | Darrell Brown, Urban | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Raise the Barn" (featuring Ronnie Dunn) | Powell, Urban | 5:12 |
| 10. | "God Made Woman" (choir: Metro Voices; boy sopranos: The Choristers of Reigate St. Mary) | Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson, Steve McEwan | 4:51 |
| 11. | "Tu Compañía" (backing vocals: Vanessa Millon and Sarah Buxton) | Powell, Urban | 4:11 |
| 12. | "Everybody" | Richard Marx, Urban | 5:33 |
| 13. | "Got It Right This Time" | Urban | 3:36 |
| iTunes bonus track | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 14. | "Slow Turning" | 5:28 |
Notes
- All songs produced by Keith Urban and Dann Huff, except tracks 11 and 13, produced solely by Urban.
- The Japanese edition omits "Raise the Barn" but adds "Gotta Let It Go" as track 13. The international version omits "Raise the Barn".
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[2]
- Keith Urban – lead vocals, background vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, ganjo, EBow, slide guitar, piano, mandolin, bouzouki, percussion, papoose, keyboards, drum machine, bass guitar
- Beth Beeson – french horn
- Tom Bukovac – rhythm guitar
- Larry Corbett – cello
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Mark Douthit – tenor saxophone
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
- Jerry Flowers – background vocals
- Barry Green – trombone
- Mike Haynes – trumpet
- Erin Horner – french horn
- Dann Huff – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion
- Chris McHugh – drums, percussion
- Rami Jaffee – Hammond organ
- Tim Lauer – synthesizer, accordion, harmonium, pump organ, piano
- Doug Moffatt – baritone saxophone
- Monty Powell – bass guitar
- Eric Rigler – tin whistle, Uilleann pipes
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- David Stone – upright bass
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
- Joy Worland – french horn
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle
- David Campbell - string arranager, conductor
All strings performed by the Nashville String Machine.
=Chart positions
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 5 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 23 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 32 |
| Japanese Albums Chart (Oricon)[7] | 174 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 52 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 73 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 3 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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| US Country | US | US AC | AUS | CAN | GER | UK | ||
| 2006 | "Once in a Lifetime" | 6 | 31 | 26 | 18 | — | 66 | 194 |
| 2007 | "Stupid Boy" | 3 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "I Told You So" | 2 | 48 | — | — | 56 | — | — | |
| "Everybody" | 5 | 64 | — | — | 71 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[12] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[13] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[14] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing review". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- 1 2 Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing (CD). Keith Urban. Capitol Records. 2006. 77087.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Keith Urban – Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Keith Urban – Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Keith Urban.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Keith Urban – Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing". GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ↑ "キース・アーバンのCDアルバムランキング、キース・アーバンのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Keith Urban – Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Keith Urban | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
- ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Keith Urban.
- ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Keith Urban.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Keith Urban – Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing". Music Canada.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Keith Urban – Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
| Preceded by Small Town Girl by Kellie Pickler |
Top Country Albums number-one album 25 November – 15 December 2006 |
Succeeded by Some Hearts by Carrie Underwood |