Sounds So Good is the debut studio album by American country music artist Ashton Shepherd. The album was released on March 4, 2008, via MCA Nashville Records. The album has produced two singles: "Takin' Off This Pain", which reached number 20 on Billboard Hot Country Songs, and the title track, which reached number 21. Shepherd wrote or co-wrote all but one of the tracks.
| Sounds So Good | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 4, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 40:43 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Buddy Cannon[1] | |||
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| Singles from Sounds So Good | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Engine 145 | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Ashton Shepherd, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Takin' Off This Pain" | 3:09 |
| 2. | "I Ain't Dead Yet" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Sounds So Good" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Not Right Now" | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Lost in You" | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Old Memory" (Shepherd, Adam Cunningham) | 4:20 |
| 7. | "The Pickin' Shed" | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Regular Joe" | 4:01 |
| 9. | "How Big Are Angel Wings" (Shepherd, Cunningham) | 4:05 |
| 10. | "The Bigger the Heart" (Shepherd, Cunningham) | 2:34 |
| 11. | "Whiskey Won the Battle" (Cunningham) | 4:20 |
Chart performance edit
Album edit
The album debuted and peaked at number 16 on the Top Country Albums chart, and number 90 on the Billboard 200 selling less than 10,000 copies in the United States.[5]
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 90 |
Singles edit
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US [6] | ||
| 2007 | "Takin' Off This Pain" | 20 | 116 |
| 2008 | "Sounds So Good" | 21 | 116 |
Personnel edit
- Wyatt Beard – background vocals
- Buddy Cannon – acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Chad Cromwell – drums
- Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
- John Jorgenson – electric guitar
- Shelby Kennedy – background vocals
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar
- Randy McCormick – piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, synthesizer
- Larry Paxton – bass guitar
- Gary Prim – piano
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Scotty Sanders - steel guitar
- Ashton Shepherd - lead vocals
- Joe Spivey - fiddle, mandolin
- Scott Vestal - banjo
- Chip Young – acoustic guitar
References edit
- ^ "Ashton Shepherd To Release 'Sounds So Good' March 4". PR Newswire. 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sounds So Good review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ C, Matt. "Album Review: Ashton Shepherd – Sounds So Good". Engine 145. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ Willman, Chris (March 7, 2008). "Sounds So Good review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Alan Jackson Bests Janet To Top Billboard 200", Billboard.com, March 12, 2008.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.