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No Stranger to Shame
Studio album by
Uncle Kracker
ReleasedAugust 27, 2002
Genre
Length45:31
LabelLava
Producer
Uncle Kracker chronology
Double Wide
(2000) 		No Stranger to Shame
(2002) 		Seventy Two and Sunny
(2004)
Singles from No Stranger to Shame
  1. "In a Little While"
    Released: August 12, 2002
  2. "Drift Away"
    Released: January 27, 2003
  3. "Memphis Soul Song"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]

No Stranger to Shame is the second studio album by American recording artist Uncle Kracker. It was released on August 27, 2002 via Lava Records. The album peaked at number 43 on the Billboard 200, spawning two charted singles "In a Little While" and "Drift Away" (featuring original singer Dobie Gray), the latter reaching #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 29, 2003.

Music

The music of No Stranger to Shame, like its predecessor, features an eclectic sound broadly categorized as rock by AllMusic,[1] and as southern rock by Entertainment Weekly.[2] The album also incorporates elements of hip hop[1][2] and country.[3] It is his last album to receive a parental advisory label and his last to feature rapping, on the songs "Keep It Comin'" and "No Stranger to Shame".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keep It Comin'"
3:22
2."Thunderhead Hawkins"
  • Shafer
  • Bradford
3:48
3."In a Little While"
  • Shafer
  • Bradford
4:09
4."I Wish I Had a Dollar"
  • Shafer
  • Bradford
4:04
5."Drift Away"Mentor Williams4:15
6."Baby Don't Cry"
  • Shafer
  • Bradford
4:26
7."I Do"
  • Shafer
  • Bradford
3:11
8."Memphis Soul Song"
  • Shafer
  • Bradford
  • Martin "Tino" Gross
3:58
9."I Don't Know"
  • Shafer
  • Bradford
3:57
10."To Think I Used to Love You"
  • Shafer
  • Bradford
3:29
11."Letter to My Daughters"
3:08
12."No Stranger to Shame"
  • Shafer
  • Bradford
3:40
Total length:45:31

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 70
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 92
US Billboard 200[6] 43

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] 186

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Fuoco, Christina. "No Stranger to Shame - Uncle Kracker | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Sinclair, Tom (2002-09-27). "No Stranger to Shame Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  3. ^ a b Lecaro, Lina (2002-10-13). "Quick Spins (Uncle Kracker: No Stranger to Shame)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Uncle Kracker – Double Wide" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Uncle Kracker – Double Wide" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Uncle Kracker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 2, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – UNCLE KRACKER – NO STRANGER TO SHAME". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
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