Shaken Not Stirred (Phil Vassar album)

Shaken Not Stirred
Shaken Not Stirred
Studio album by Phil Vassar
Released	September 28, 2004
Studio	Quad Studios, Cartee Day Studios, Thelma's East, East Iris Studios and Emerald Entertainment (Nashville, Tennessee) The Castle, The Laundry Room and Sound Kitchen (Franklin, Tennessee);
Genre	Country
Length	46:54
Label	Arista Nashville
Producer	Nick Brophy; Frank Rogers; Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar chronology
Singles from Shaken Not Stirred
	"In a Real Love"; Released: May 4, 2004; "I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song)"; Released: November 1, 2004; "Good Ole Days"; Released: June 25, 2005;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[2]
AllMusic	^[1]
Melodic	^[3]

Shaken Not Stirred is the third studio album by American country music singer Phil Vassar. Released in 2004 on Arista Nashville, the album produced Vassar's second and final Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in the track "In a Real Love". The second single, "I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song)", reached number 17 on the country charts, while the third single ("Good Ole Days") peaked at number 22.

Vassar produced the entire album, working with Frank Rogers on tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, and 10, and Nick Brophy on the rest.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Good Ole Days"	Craig Wiseman, Phil Vassar	3:04
2.	"In a Real Love"	Wiseman, Vassar	3:34
3.	"What Happens in Vegas"	Patrick Jason Matthews, Kerry Kurt Phillips, Chris DuBois	3:41
4.	"I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song)"	Jon McElroy, Vince Melamed	3:29
5.	"Erase"	Vassar, Julie Wood	4:27
6.	"Here to Forget"	Billy Alcorn, Vassar, Jeff Smith	3:48
7.	"I Miss the Innocence"	Vassar, Julie Wood, Jeff Wood	5:04
8.	"Amazing Grace"	Wiseman, Vassar	3:55
9.	"Nobody Knows Me Like You"	Vassar, Julie Wood, Smith	3:38
10.	"Dancin' with Dreams"	Vassar, Charlie Black, Bobby Fischer	3:49
11.	"Gone by Dawn"	Vassar, Julie Wood, Robert Byrne	4:08
12.	"Black and Whites"	Wiseman, Vassar	4:10
Total length:			46:54

Personnel[edit]

Phil Vassar – vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizers, vocal ad-libs (1)
Jim "Moose" Brown – keyboards, acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet, Hammond B3 organ
Steve Nathan – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Tim Akers – acoustic piano (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12), keyboards (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12), organ (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
Clayton Ryder – acoustic piano (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12), keyboards (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12), organ (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
Jeff King – electric guitars
Russ Pahl – electric guitars (1, 2, 4, 7, 11), slide guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 11), steel guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 11), mandolin (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Nick Brophy – acoustic guitar (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12), electric guitars (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
Robert Byrne – acoustic guitar (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
Glenn Worf – bass (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Darren Theriault – bass (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
Shannon Forrest – drums (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Angelo Collura – drums (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
Eric Darken – percussion (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Larry Franklin – fiddle (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Matt Thomas – fiddle (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12), mandolin (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
Russell Terrell – backing vocals
Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Craig Wiseman – vocal ad-libs (1)
Jeff Smith – backing vocals (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
Julie Wood Vassar – backing vocals (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)

Production[edit]

Phil Vassar – producer
Frank Rogers – producer (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Nick Brophy – producer (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12), recording (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
Richard Barrow – recording (1, 2, 4, 7, 11), digital editing (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Neal Cappellino – additional recording (1, 2, 4, 7, 11), digital editing (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Jason Lehning – additional recording (1, 2, 4, 7, 11), digital editing (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Steve Short – additional recording (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Mark Greenwood – additional recording (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
Steve Crowder – recording assistant (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Mark Petaccia – recording assistant (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Brady Barnett – digital editing (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Adam Hatley – digital editing (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Brian David Willis – digital editing (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Justin Niebank – mixing
Allen Ditto – mix assistant (3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12)
Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
Phillip Stein – production assistant (1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
S. Wade Hunt – art direction, cover design
Katherine Stratton – design
Erick Anderson – photography
Greg Hill Management – management

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	69
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	10

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2005)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	68

References[edit]

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Shaken Not Stirred at AllMusic
^ Bjorke, Matt. "Phil Vassar - Shaken Not Stirred". About.com. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
^ Winberg, Pär (2004). "Phil Vassar - Shaken Not Stirred". Melodic. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
^ "Phil Vassar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^ "Phil Vassar Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Shaken Not Stirred at AllMusic

[2] Bjorke, Matt. "Phil Vassar - Shaken Not Stirred". About.com. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[3] Winberg, Pär (2004). "Phil Vassar - Shaken Not Stirred". Melodic. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[ac_Billboard200_Phil_Vassar-4] "Phil Vassar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Phil_Vassar-5] "Phil Vassar Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

[6] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

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v t e Phil Vassar
Albums	Phil Vassar American Child Shaken Not Stirred Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Prayer of a Common Man Traveling Circus Noel
Notable singles	"Carlene" "Just Another Day in Paradise" "Rose Bouquet" "Six-Pack Summer" "That's When I Love You" "American Child" "This Is God" "In a Real Love" "I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song)" "Good Ole Days" "Last Day of My Life" "The Woman in My Life" "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" "I Would" "Everywhere I Go" "Don't Miss Your Life"
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