''Pure BS'' is the fourth studio album by American

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artist

Blake Shelton Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music, country singer, songwriter and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin (Blake Shelton song), Austin" from his Blake Shelton (album), self ...

, released in 2007 on

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Nashville. It produced the singles "Don't Make Me" and "The More I Drink". The album was re-released in 2008 with three bonus tracks, one of which — a cover of

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's "Home" — was released as a single, becoming Shelton's fourth Number One country hit. Of the eleven tracks, Shelton co-wrote three. The album has been

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Content

Unlike Shelton's first three albums, which were all produced by

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, ''Pure BS'' features three different producers: Braddock, as well as Brent Rowan and

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. The album's first single was "Don't Make Me", which peaked at number 12 on the ''

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'' country charts in 2007. Following this was the

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co-write "The More I Drink" which peaked at number 19. ''Pure BS'' was re-released in May 2008 as ''Pure BS Deluxe Edition''. This re-issue included his cover of

's hit single "

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" and two additional tracks which Shelton wrote. The cover featured backing vocals from

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, whom Shelton would later marry. It was issued as a single in early 2008, and in July it became Shelton's fourth Number One single on the country charts. "She Don't Love Me" was previously recorded by

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on his self-titled debut album, and before that by

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as "She Don't Love Me (She Don't Hate Me)" on his 2003 album ''

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''. It Ain't Easy Being Me" was originally recorded by the co-writer, Chris Knight on his 1998 self-titled debut album, and also covered by

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on his 2001 album, '' Nobody's Got It All''. "I Don't Care" was later reissued on Shelton's 2008 album, ''

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''.

Recording

''Pure BS'' was recorded while Shelton was going through a divorce from his first wife. Shelton has said that this experience colored the tone of the album, explaining, "I was dealing with a broken heart and having my world turned upside-down and drinking way too much, and I just put all that on the record and gave it to the fans to see what they thought about that period of my life."

Track listing

Producers

*Paul Worley – tracks 1, 6, 8 *Brent Rowan - tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 14 *Bobby Braddock - tracks 4, 9-13

Personnel

– lead vocals, acoustic guitar (3, 5, 7) * Mike Rojas – keyboards (1, 6, 8) * Jim "Moose" Brown – acoustic piano (2, 3, 5, 7),

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(2, 3, 5, 7) *

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– keyboards (2-5, 7, 9, 10, 11), acoustic guitar (2-5, 7, 9, 10, 11), electric guitar (2-5, 7, 9, 10, 11), 12-string acoustic guitar (2-5, 7, 9, 10, 11),

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(2-5, 7, 9, 10, 11), bass (2-5, 7, 9, 10, 11), drum programming (2-5, 7, 9, 10, 11) *

– synthesizers (4, 9, 10, 11), string arrangements (4) * Tim Lauer – Hammond B3 organ (4, 9, 10, 11), string arrangements (4) *

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– acoustic piano (4, 9, 10) * Timothy De Armitt – acoustic guitar (1, 8) *

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– electric guitar (1, 6, 8) *

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– electric guitar (1, 3, 6, 7, 8),

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(1, 3, 6, 7, 8),

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(1, 3, 6, 7, 8) *

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– acoustic guitar (1, 6, 8) *

– electric guitar (1, 6, 8) *

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– acoustic guitar (4, 9, 10) *

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– mandolin (2, 3, 5) *

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– mandolin (4, 9, 11),

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(4, 9, 11) * Paul Franklin – steel guitar (2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11) * Craig Young – bass (1, 6, 8) * Mark Hill – bass (2, 3, 5, 7) *

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– bass (4, 9, 10) *

Greg Morrow Greg Morrow is an American drummer, percussionist, session musician, mixing engineer, and vocalist. Biography Morrow was born in Ripley, Tennessee and raised in Memphis. At age 11, Morrow and his band performed on a local TV show, and he par ...

– drums (1, 6, 8) *

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– drums (2, 3, 5, 7) *

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 (2, 4, 9, 10, 11) *

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– percussion (2-5, 7),

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(2-5, 7) * Rob Hajacos – fiddle (10) * Anthony LaMarchina – cello (4) * Monisa Angell – viola (4) * Kristin Wilkinson – viola (4) * David Angell – violin (4) * David Davidson – violin (4) * Wes Hightower – harmony vocals (1, 4, 9, 10, 11) * Karyn Rochelle – harmony vocals (1, 8) * Chip Davis – backing vocals (2, 4, 9, 11 * Perry Coleman - backing vocals (3, 5, 7) *

Melodie Crittenden Melodie Crittenden (born September 13, 1968) is an American country and Christian music singer-songwriter. Career Her first album, ''Melodie Sings'', was recorded at the age of nine in Norman, Oklahoma. She traveled around Oklahoma with her ...

- backing vocals (4, 9, 10, 11) *

Rachel Proctor Rachel Christine Proctor (born August 11, 1974) is an American country music artist. Before signing to a record deal, she co-wrote Martina McBride's 2002 single " Where Would You Be". By 2003, Proctor had signed to BNA Records, releasing her de ...

– harmony vocals (9) * Blue Miller – backing vocals (10, * Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (11) *

– lead vocals (11) *

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Content

Recording

Track listing

Producers

Personnel

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References