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Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing (2006)

Where the lyrics of Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing take you, and where it was really made.

The lead single debuted at No. 17 on Billboard's country chart, the highest debut at the time, yet none of the album's four singles reached No. 1.

Key places

Recorded at Blackbird Studio, Nashville (2006)

Recording site Nashville — Blackbird Studio in Nashville is listed as a recording location for this album. The marker sits at city centre, not on the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood (2006)

Recording site Capitol Studios — Capitol Studios in Hollywood is listed as a recording location for this album. The marker sits on the studio building itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Hound's Ear, Franklin (2006)

Recording site Sound Kitchen — Hound's Ear in Franklin, Tennessee is listed as a recording location for this album. The marker sits at city centre, not on a studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Metropolis Group, London (2006)

Recording site Wild Bunch Studios (London) — Metropolis Group in London is listed as a recording location for this album. The marker sits at city centre, not on a studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing: fifth studio album by Australian country singer Keith Urban
• Fourth album release in the United States and fifth for Capitol Nashville
• Issued on 7 November 2006
• Four singles: "Once in a Lifetime", "Stupid Boy", "I Told You So" and "Everybody"
• All four singles were top-10 hits on the Billboard country charts
• Produced by Urban with Dann Huff, except "Tu Compañía" and "Got It Right This Time", which Urban produced alone

Background

• Keith Urban is an Australian country music singer
• Released through Capitol Nashville
• The Japanese edition omits "Raise the Barn" and adds "Gotta Let It Go" as track 13
• The international version omits "Raise the Barn"

Recording

• Recording locations credited on the album: Blackbird Studio (Nashville), Capitol Studios (Hollywood), Hound's Ear (Franklin) and Metropolis Group (London)
• Dann Huff credited for recording, alongside producing the album
• Justin Niebank credited for recording and mixing

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Keith Lionel Urban, born 26 October 1967 in Whangārei, New Zealand, moved to Caboolture, Queensland, Australia at age two.
• Took up the guitar at age six; influenced by country music from his parents and by guitarists Mark Knopfler and Lindsey Buckingham.
• Won the Star Maker talent quest at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in 1990, leading to a contract with EMI Music Australia.

Career

• Self-titled debut album released in Australia in 1991; moved to Nashville in 1992.
• Formed the band The Ranch in 1995; their self-titled album was released on Capitol Nashville in 1997.
• US solo debut in 1999 with a second self-titled album; "But for the Grace of God" became his first US country number one.
• Golden Road (2002) and Be Here (2004) followed; Be Here became his best-selling album, certified 4× Platinum.
• Won Grammy Awards for "You'll Think of Me" and "Stupid Boy".
• Has charted 37 singles on the US Hot Country Songs chart, 18 of them number one.
• Served as a judge on American Idol and a coach on The Voice Australia.
• Appointed Officer of the Order of Australia in 2020.

Members

• Solo artist; founded The Ranch as a backing band with drummer Peter Clarke and bassist Jerry Flowers.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Lead single "Once in a Lifetime" debuted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated 2 September 2006
• At the time, that was the highest debut for a country single in the 62-year history of the Billboard country charts
• The record was later broken in 2007 by Kenny Chesney's "Don't Blink", which debuted at number 16, and then by Garth Brooks' "More Than a Memory", which debuted at number 1
• "Once in a Lifetime" went on to peak at number 6 on the country charts
• "Stupid Boy", "I Told You So" and "Everybody" peaked at numbers 3, 2 and 5
• This was Urban's first American album without a country chart number one single

Records

• Certified Platinum by the RIAA, CRIA and ARIA
• In the United States, certified Platinum twice over by the RIAA
• Won Best Country Album at the 2007 ARIA Music Awards

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "Raise the Barn", a duet with Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn, was written in response to Hurricane Katrina.
• "Stupid Boy" was originally recorded by Sarah Buxton, who also co-wrote the song.
• "I Can't Stop Loving You" is a cover of a Leo Sayer song, later covered by Phil Collins in 2002.
• The Japanese edition omits "Raise the Barn" but adds "Gotta Let It Go" as track 13.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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