Shiver (Jamie O'Neal album)

Shiver
Studio album by Jamie O'Neal
Released October 31, 2000
Genre Country
Label Mercury Nashville
Producer Keith Stegall
"I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You" produced by Keith Stegall and Carson Chamberlain
Jamie O'Neal chronology
Shiver
(2000)		 Brave
(2005)
Singles from Shiver
  1. "There Is No Arizona"
    Released: August 7, 2000
  2. "When I Think About Angels"
    Released: March 19, 2001
  3. "Shiver"
    Released: 2001
  4. "I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You"
    Released: 2002
  5. "Frantic"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Shiver is the debut country album from country music artist Jamie O'Neal. Released on October 31, 2000, the album reached its peak of number 14 on the U.S. Top Country Albums chart and number 125 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000. The was released through Mercury Nashville Records. A total of five singles were released. Of those five, the first two ("There Is No Arizona" and "When I Think About Angels") managed to reach number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

The album also featured a duet with country singer Mark Wills, who also recorded for Mercury at the time. The track, "I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You", was released as a single for Wills, and reached number 31 on the country charts. The song is also available on Wills' studio album, Loving Every Minute.

After the release of this album, O'Neal recorded a second album for Mercury, entitled On My Way to You. Although its lead-off single peaked at number 34 in 2003, the album was not released and O'Neal exited Mercury. She then signed to Capitol Records Nashville to release her next album, 2005's Brave.

Contents

Critical reception

Rick Cohoon of Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five, praising O'Neal's voice and the first two singles, but said that the rest of the album "lacks the polish of the pros."[1]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "When I Think About Angels"   Jamie O'Neal, Roxie Dean, Sonny Tillis 3:03
2. "There Is No Arizona"   O'Neal, Lisa Drew, Shaye Smith 3:57
3. "Where We Belong"   O'Neal, Annie Roboff, Tim Nichols 3:44
4. "No More Protecting My Heart"   Nichols, Roboff 3:49
5. "She Hasn't Heard It Yet"   O'Neal, Christi Dannemiller 3:46
6. "You Rescued Me"   O'Neal, Dean, Tillis 4:34
7. "Shiver"   Drew, O'Neal, Smith 4:08
8. "The Only Thing Wrong"   Gary Harrison, Richard Marx 4:11
9. "I'm Still Waiting"   Drew, O'Neal, Smith 3:40
10. "I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You" (featuring Mark Wills) Rich Alves, Randy VanWarmer 4:27
11. "Sanctuary"   O'Neal, Darryl Burgess 3:47
12. "Frantic"   O'Neal, Drew, Smith 2:59
13. "To Be with You"   Keith Stegall, Ed Hill 4:20
14. "All By Myself"   Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninov 4:47

Personnel

Strings arranged by Matthew McCauley.

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2000) Peak
position[2]
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 14
U.S. Billboard 200 125
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 2

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions[3]
US Country US
2000 "There Is No Arizona" 1 40
2001 "When I Think About Angels" 1 35
"Shiver" 21 —
2002 "I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You" (with Mark Wills) 31 —
"Frantic" 41 —

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold

References

  1. ^ a b Cohoon, Rick. "Shiver review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r501994. Retrieved 30 May 2010. 
  2. ^ Album chart history at Billboard.com
  3. ^ Singles chart history at Billboard.com
  4. ^ "American album certifications – Jamie O'Neal – Shiver". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Shiver%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH