''All Jacked Up'' is the second studio album by American

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artist

Gretchen Wilson Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26, 1973, in Pocahontas, Illinois) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She made her debut in March 2004 with the Grammy Awards, Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman", a number-one hit on th ...

, released on September 27, 2005 through Epic Nashville Records. After the massive success of her debut album ''

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'' (2004), Wilson went back into the studio to record its follow-up. Wilson worked with mostly the same team as her debut, with the album being produced by

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, Wilson, and Mark Wright. When it was released, ''All Jacked Up'' received positive reviews from music critics but many felt that Wilson was trying "way too hard" to replicate the success of ''Here for the Party''. The album went on to debut atop the ''Billboard'' 200 and

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charts with 264,000 copies sold first week, Wilson's highest first week sales. Sales for the album started declining due to the poor success of its singles. " All Jacked Up" served as the lead single from the record on August 1, 2005. It broke the record for the then-highest debut on the US

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chart by a female artist when it debuted at number 21; despite that, the song only peaked at number eight (becoming her last top ten hit to date) and received a mostly-negative reception among

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. The second single " I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today" became Wilson's first single to miss the top-twenty, peaking at number 22 at country radio. The other singles "

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", which was a duet with

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, and "

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" were both moderately received, peaking at numbers 23 and 25; the latter single was released through Columbia Nashville after

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closed its country division. Compared to her debut, ''All Jacked Up'' was less successful, only being certified

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by the

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for shipments of one million copies in the United States. Also featured on this album are "He Ain't Even Cold Yet" (which was originally recorded by Ken Mellons on his 1995 album '' Where Forever Begins'') and a remake of

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's pop standard "Good Morning Heartache".

Track listing

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes. *

– vocals *

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– pianos,

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– electric guitar * J. T. Corenflos – acoustic guitar, electric guitar *

Kenny Greenberg Kenneth S. Greenberg is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and session musician. He is known for bringing a rock-and-roll sensibility to Nashville recording sessions. Biography Greenberg was born in Cleveland, Ohio but attended junio ...

– electric guitar * Dean Hall – electric guitar * Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar * John Willis – acoustic guitar * Blue Miller – guitars (13) * Adam Shoenfeld – guitars (13) * Paul Franklin –

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* Mike Johnson – steel guitar, lap steel guitar * Russ Pahl – steel guitar, lap steel guitar * Michael Rhodes – bass guitar *

Glenn Worf Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler. Early life and education Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Madis ...

– bass guitar * Matt Pierson – bass guitar (13) *

Chad Cromwell Chad Cromwell (born June 14, 1957) is an American rock drummer whose music career has spanned more than 30 years. He is the founding member of a band called Fortunate Sons, which released a self-titled album in 2004. Cromwell has worked with mu ...

– drums, percussion *

Shannon Forrest Shannon Forrest (born August 22, 1973, in Easley, South Carolina) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. As a session drummer, he has contributed to the work of many well-known artists, and he is also a p ...

– drums, percussion *

Eric Darken Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer. Biography Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ...

– drums, percussion *

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– drums (13) *

Jonathan Yudkin Jonathan Yudkin is an American multi-instrumentalist who is a proficient player of banjo, violin, mandolin, and other stringed instruments. He is a session musician in Nashville as well as a record producer, arranger, and band leader. Biograph ...

–

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* Wes Hightower – backing vocals * Liana Manis – backing vocals * Jon Nicholson – backing vocals *

– vocals (7) *

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– rap (13)

Production

* Clay Bradley – A&R direction * John Rich – producer * Gretchen Wilson – producer (1-12) * Mark Wright – producer (1-12) * Steve Marcantonio – recording (1-6, 8-13) * Bart Pursley – recording (1-6, 8-13), overdub recording (1-6, 8-13), mixing * John Guess – engineer (7) * Freddie Sipowicz – engineer (7) * Kid Rock – rap recording (13) * Mike Clark – rap recording (13) * Brian Graban – recording assistant (1-6, 8-13) * Jimmy Bowen – additional overdub recording (7) * Mike Post – additional overdub recording (7) * Paul Hart – Pro Tools engineer, mix assistant * Lowell Reynolds – mix assistant * Andrew Mendelson – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) * John Baldwin – mastering assistant * Tonya Deery – A&R coordinator * Joe Simpson – A&R coordinator * Kay Smith – A&R coordinator * Carie Higdon – project coordinator * Tracy Baskette-Fleaner – art direction, design * Deb Haus – art direction, artist development * Kristin Barlowe – photography * Candy Burton – hair, make-up * Christiév Alphin – stylist * Morris Management Group – management

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

External links

''All Jacked Up'' review
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