Sounds So Good

Sounds So Good
Studio album by Ashton Shepherd
Released March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04)
Genre Country
Length 40:43
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Buddy Cannon[1]
Ashton Shepherd chronology
Sounds So Good
(2008)		 Where Country Grows
(2011)
Singles from Sounds So Good
  1. "Takin' Off This Pain"
    Released: September 2007
  2. "Sounds So Good"
    Released: May 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
The 9513 [3]
Entertainment Weekly B+[4]
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Sounds So Good is the debut album of American country music artist Ashton Shepherd. The album was released on March 4, 2008, via MCA Nashville Records. The album has produced two singles: "Taking Off This Pain", which reached number 20 on Billboard Hot Country Songs, and the title track, which reached number 21. Shepherd wrote or co-wrote all but one of the tracks.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ashton Shepherd except where noted. 

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Takin' Off This Pain"     3:09
2. "Sounds So Good"     3:29
3. "Lost in You"     4:13
4. "I Ain't Dead Yet"     3:13
5. "Not Right Now"     3:37
6. "Old Memory"   Shepherd, Adam Cunningham 4:20
7. "The Pickin' Shed"     3:42
8. "Regular Joe"     4:01
9. "How Big Are Angel Wings"   Shepherd, Cunningham 4:05
10. "The Bigger the Heart"   Shepherd, Cunningham 2:34
11. "Whiskey Won the Battle"   Cunningham 4:20

Chart performance

Album

The album debuted and peaked at number 16 on the Top Country Albums chart, and number 90 on the Billboard 200 selling less than 10,000 copies in the United States.[5]

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 16
U.S. Billboard 200 90

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country US
[6]
2007 "Takin' Off This Pain" 20 116
2008 "Sounds So Good" 21 116

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Ashton Shepherd To Release 'Sounds So Good' March 4". PR Newswire. 2008-02-24. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/02-20-2008/0004758909&EDATE=. Retrieved 2008-02-27. 
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sounds So Good review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1317108. Retrieved July 7, 2011. 
  3. ^ C, Matt. "Album Review: Ashton Shepherd – Sounds So Good". The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/album-review-ashton-shepherd-sounds-so-good/. Retrieved July 7, 2011. 
  4. ^ Willman, Chris. "Sounds So Good review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20182582,00.html. Retrieved July 7, 2011. 
  5. ^ Katie Hasty, "Alan Jackson Bests Janet To Top Billboard 200", Billboard.com, March 12, 2008.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.