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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Double Wide
| name = Double Wide
| type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Uncle Kracker]]
| artist = [[Uncle Kracker]]
| cover = Double Wide Uncle Kracker.jpg
| cover = Double Wide Uncle Kracker.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = June 30, 2000
| released = June 30, 2000
| recorded = 1999-2000
| recorded = 1999-2000
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
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| genre = {{flatlist|
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Country rock]]<ref name=Allmusic/>
*[[Country rock]]<ref name=Allmusic/>
*[[Rap rock]]<ref name=Allmusic/>
*[[rap rock]]<ref name=Allmusic/>
*[[country music|country]]
*[[hard rock]]
*[[rap metal]]
*[[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
}}
}}
| length =
| length =
| label = {{Flatlist|*[[Lava Records|Lava]]
| label = {{Flatlist|*[[Lava Records|Lava]]
*Top Dog}}
*Top Dog}}
| producer = [[Kid Rock]], [[Michael Bradford]]
| producer = [[Kid Rock]], [[Michael Bradford]]
| prev_title =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[No Stranger to Shame]]
| next_title = [[No Stranger to Shame]]
| next_year = 2002
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Double Wide
| name = Double Wide
| type = studio
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'''''Double Wide''''' is the debut album by [[Uncle Kracker]]. It was released on [[Lava Records]]. The [[Canadian Recording Industry Association|CRIA]] certified it platinum in August 2001.<ref>Playing in the background. [http://www.cria.ca/gold/0801_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - August 2001<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122124252/http://cria.ca/gold/0801_g.php |date=2010-11-22 }}</ref> Regarding the album's success, Kracker stated in 2001 "It gives you that kind of 'I told you so' feeling, because I always knew the record was good."<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/1443169/uncle-kracker-cracks-top-10-with-double-wide/</ref>
'''''Double Wide''''' is the debut studio album by [[Uncle Kracker]]. It was released on [[Lava Records]]. The [[Canadian Recording Industry Association|CRIA]] certified it platinum in August 2001.<ref>Playing in the background. [http://www.cria.ca/gold/0801_g.php Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - August 2001<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122124252/http://cria.ca/gold/0801_g.php |date=2010-11-22 }}</ref> Regarding the album's success, Kracker stated in 2001 "It gives you that kind of 'I told you so' feeling, because I always knew the record was good."<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/1443169/uncle-kracker-cracks-top-10-with-double-wide/</ref>


==Music==
==Music==

Revision as of 19:15, 30 May 2019

Double Wide
Studio album by
Uncle Kracker
ReleasedJune 30, 2000
Recorded1999-2000
Genre
Label
ProducerKid Rock, Michael Bradford
Uncle Kracker chronology
Double Wide
(2000) 		No Stranger to Shame
(2002)
Singles from Double Wide
  1. "Follow Me"
    Released: February 20, 2001
  2. "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA[2]
Robert Christgau(neither)[3]

Double Wide is the debut studio album by Uncle Kracker. It was released on Lava Records. The CRIA certified it platinum in August 2001.[4] Regarding the album's success, Kracker stated in 2001 "It gives you that kind of 'I told you so' feeling, because I always knew the record was good."[5]

Music

The music of Double Wide is noted for its eclectic style, categorized by Allmusic as country, rock rap and rockabilly.[1] Additionally, the album also incorporates elements of hip hop,[1] rock and roll,[1] blues rock[2] and pop.[2]

Track listing

All songs co-written by Kid Rock and Uncle Kracker (credited as Robert Ritchie and Matthew Shafer, respectively), unless noted.

  1. "Intro" – 1:19
  2. "Better Days" (Kenny Olson, James Trombly, Ritchie, Shafer) – 4:50
  3. "What 'Chu Lookin' At?" – 5:12
  4. "Follow Me" (Michael Bradford, Shafer) – 3:35
  5. "Heaven (featuring Paradime and Kid Rock)" (Freddie Beauregard, William Maddox, David Moore, Ritchie, Shafer) – 4:19
  6. "Steaks 'n Shrimp" – 4:13
  7. "Who's Your Uncle?" (Beauregard, Ritchie, Shafer) – 3:56
  8. "Whiskey and Water" (Bradford, Ritchie, Shafer) – 4:43
  9. "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" (Ritchie, Shafer, Trombly) – 4:59
  10. "Aces & 8's" (Martin Gross, Bradford, Shafer) – 3:53
  11. "You Can't Take Me" (Bradford, Shafer, Trombly) – 3:16

Personnel

Billboard chart positions

  • Follow Me - Adult Contemporary, #7
  • Follow Me - Adult Top 40, #1
  • Follow Me - The Billboard Hot 100, #5
  • Follow Me - Top 40 Adult Recurrents, #1
  • Follow Me - Top 40 Mainstream, #3
  • Follow Me - Top 40 Tracks, #3

Appearances in other media

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Musich, Brian. Double Wide at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b c Browne, David (2000-06-30). "Double Wide Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-05-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Uncle Kracker". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  4. ^ Playing in the background. Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - August 2001 Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/1443169/uncle-kracker-cracks-top-10-with-double-wide/
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