Did I Shave My Legs for This?

Did I Shave My Legs for This?
Studio album by Deana Carter
Released March 1, 1995 (UK)[1]
September 3, 1996 (US)
Recorded 1995, Emerald Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length 41:19
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer Chris Farren, Jimmy Bowen, John Guess
Deana Carter chronology
Did I Shave My Legs for This?
(1996)
Everything's Gonna Be Alright
(1998)
Alternative cover
UK cover
Singles from Did I Shave My Legs for This?
  1. "Angel Without a Prayer"
    Released: January 25, 1995
  2. "Are You Coming Home Today?"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Strawberry Wine"
    Released: August 5, 1996
  4. "We Danced Anyway"
    Released: December 9, 1996
  5. "Count Me In"
    Released: March 1997
  6. "How Do I Get There"
    Released: August 4, 1997
  7. "Did I Shave My Legs for This?"
    Released: October 27, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Did I Shave My Legs for This? is the debut album of American country artist Deana Carter, released in 1996. It features her breakthrough debut single "Strawberry Wine", a Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts at the end of that year. "We Danced Anyway", "Count Me In", "How Do I Get There", and the title track were also released as a singles. Of these, "We Danced Anyway" and "How Do I Get There" were also Number One hits.

An alternate album was released via Patriot Records in the UK in 1995.[1] However, shortly after the album's release, the record label folded and the album was shelved. The UK version had a different set of tracks; three tracks were later used on the North America release, and three other tracks were later used on The Deana Carter Collection. "Angel Without a Prayer" was released as a promotional single on January 27, 1995,[3] along with a music video. Capitol Records later had Carter record new material for the North American release of the album.[4]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "I've Loved Enough to Know"  Deana Carter, Chuck Jones 3:22
2. "We Danced Anyway"  Matraca Berg, Randy Scruggs 3:23
3. "Count Me In"  Carter, Jones 3:24
4. "If This Is Love"  Al Anderson, Craig Wiseman 2:53
5. "Love Ain't Worth Making"  Carter, Scott Poston 3:44
6. "Before We Ever Heard Goodbye"  Carter, Jones 3:45
7. "How Do I Get There"  Carter, Chris Farren 4:09
8. "Strawberry Wine"  Berg, Gary Harrison 4:51
9. "That's How You Know It's Love"  Stephony Smith 4:27
10. "Did I Shave My Legs for This?"  Carter, Rhonda Hart 3:11
11. "To the Other Side"  Kim Carnes, Greg Barnhill 4:10

Chart performance

Album

Did I Shave My Legs for This? is Carter's highest-charting album to date and her only album to chart in the top ten on the U.S. Billboard 200.

Chart (1996) Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 2
U.S. Billboard 200 10
Canada RPM Country Albums 1
Canada RPM Top Albums 25

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country
[5]
US
[5]
CAN Country
[6]
UK
[7]
1995 "Angel Without a Prayer" 116
"Are You Coming Home Today?" 121
1996 "Strawberry Wine" 1 65 1
"We Danced Anyway" 1 72 1
1997 "Count Me In" 5 7
"How Do I Get There" 1 2
"Did I Shave My Legs for This?" 25 85 36

Personnel

Strings performed by the Nashville String Machine, conducted by Carl Gorodetzky and arranged by David Campbell.

References

  1. 1 2 "Did I Shave My Legs for This". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. "Angel Without a Prayer". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  4. 1 2 "Deana Carter > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  5. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Singles". RPM (magazine). Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  6. "Chart Log UK: Chris C. - CZR". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 210-07-26. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
Preceded by
Calm Before the Storm by Paul Brandt
Blue by LeAnn Rimes
Blue by LeAnn Rimes
Unchained Melody: The Early Years by LeAnn Rimes
Unchained Melody: The Early Years by LeAnn Rimes
RPM Country Albums number-one album
February 3–9, 1997
February 24–March 2, 1997
March 10–16, 1997
March 31–April 13, 1997
April 21–May 11, 1997
Succeeded by
Blue by LeAnn Rimes
Blue by LeAnn Rimes
Unchained Melody: The Early Years by LeAnn Rimes
Unchained Melody: The Early Years by LeAnn Rimes
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Preceded by
The Woman in Me by Shania Twain
RPM Country Albums number-one album of the year
1997
Succeeded by
Come On Over by Shania Twain
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