Doin' Somethin' Right
{{Infobox album
| name = Doin' Somethin' Right
| type = studio
| artist = Billy Currington
| cover = Doinsomethin.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2005|10|18}}
| recorded = 2005
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 40:14
| label = Mercury Nashville
| producer = Carson Chamberlain
| prev_title = Billy Currington
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Little Bit of Everything
| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Doin' Somethin' Right
| type = studio
| single1 = Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right
| single1date = May 30, 2005
| single2 = Why, Why, Why
| single2date = February 27, 2006
| single3 = Good Directions
| single3date = September 25, 2006
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r793903|pure_url=yes}}|title=Doin' Somethin' Right - Billy Currington|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=July 4, 2011}}
| rev2 = Stylus Magazine
| rev2Score = B−{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/billy-currington/doin-somethin-right.htm |title=Billy Currington - Doin' Somethin' Right - Review |last=Inskeep |first=Thomas |publisher=Stylus Magazine |date=January 26, 2006 |accessdate=August 29, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814003612/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/billy-currington/doin-somethin-right.htm |archivedate=August 14, 2007 |url-status=dead }}
| noprose = yes
}}
Doin' Somethin' Right is the second studio album by American country music singer Billy Currington. It was released in October 2005 via Mercury Records Nashville. The album produced three singles with the songs "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right", "Why, Why, Why", and "Good Directions", which peaked at numbers 1, 13, and 1, respectively, on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The album has also been certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Also included on this album is a cover of Kenny Rogers' hit single "Lucille".
Track listing
{{tracklist
| title1 = I Wanna Be a Hillbilly
| writer1 = Brett Jones
| length1 = 3:06
| title2 = Good Directions
| writer2 = Rachel Thibodeau, Luke Bryan
| length2 = 3:35
| title3 = Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right
| writer3 = Marty Dodson, Patrick Jason Matthews
| length3 = 4:29
| title4 = Why, Why, Why
| writer4 = Mark Nesler, Billy Currington, Tony Martin
| length4 = 2:45
| title5 = That Changes Everything
| writer5 = David Lee, Tony Lane
| length5 = 3:49
| title6 = Little Bit Lonely
| writer6 = Brett James, Blair Daly
| length6 = 3:46
| title7 = She's Got a Way with Me
| writer7 = Michael McDonald, Currington
| length7 = 4:46
| title8 = Lucille
| writer8 = Hal Bynum, Roger Bowling
| length8 = 4:08
| title9 = Whole Lot More
| writer9 = Carson Chamberlain, Currington
| length9 = 2:31
| title10 = Here I Am
| writer10 = Chamberlain, Currington
| length10 = 3:41
| title11 = She Knows What to Do with a Saturday Night
| writer11 = Gary Nicholson, Trent Summar
| length11 = 3:38
}}
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers - drums (all tracks)
- Billy Currington - lead vocals (all tracks)
- Smith Curry - dobro (track 2), lap steel guitar (tracks 1,9)
- Chip Davis - background vocals (tracks 3,7,10)
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle (all tracks except 3,6,7), mandolin (tracks 3,6,7)
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar (tracks 3,5,6,7,8,10), lap steel guitar (track 11)
- Wes Hightower - background vocals (tracks 1,2,4,5,8,9,11)
- Brett James - background vocals (track 6)
- Brent Mason - electric guitar (tracks 3,4,5,6,7,8,11)
- Michael McDonald - piano (track 7), background vocals (track 7)
- Glen Mitchell - electric guitar (track 1,2,9,10)
- Gary Prim - keyboards (all tracks except 3 & 7), organ (track 7), piano (track 3), strings (track 3)
- Scotty Sanders - dobro (track 4)
- W. David Smith - bass guitar (tracks 3,4,5,6,7,8,11)
- John Willis - acoustic guitar (all tracks), banjo (track 4)
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar (tracks 1,2,9,10)
Chart performance
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=Weekly charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{album chart|Billboard200|11|artist=Billy Currington|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 10, 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|2|artist=Billy Currington|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 10, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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=Singles=
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rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions |
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! width="45"| US Country ! width="45"| US ! width="45"| US ! width="45"| CAN |
2005
| align="left"| "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" | 1 | 39 | 63 | — |
rowspan="2"| 2006
| align="left"| "Why, Why, Why" | 13 | 99 | — | — |
align="left"| "Good Directions"
| 1 | 42 | 66 | 67 |
colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Doin' Something Right}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Doin' Something Right|artist=Billy Currington|type=album|award=Platinum|access-date=May 20, 2024|number=2|relyear=2005|certyear=2024}}
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References
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{{Billy Currington}}
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Category:Mercury Nashville albums
Category:Billy Currington albums
Category:Albums produced by Carson Chamberlain
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