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, and as southern rock by Entertainment Weekly. The album also incorporates elements of hip hop and country. 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 All tracks written by Matthew Shafer and Michael Bradford, except where noted.
Personnel
Matthew Shafer – lead vocals, co-producer Jimmie "Bones" Trombly – background vocals (tracks 2, 10), organ & piano (tracks: 1, 8), drums (track 9) Michael Bradford – background vocals (tracks: 4, 10), additional vocals (tracks: 5, 12), keyboards (tracks: 1–9, 11–12), guitar (tracks: 1–11, 12), bass guitar (tracks: 1–9, 12), drums (tracks: 2–4, 8), mixing, producer Dobie Gray – vocals (track 5) Beth Hart – background vocals (track 7) Mark McGrath – additional vocals (track 12) Richard Baker – piano (track 5) Dean Parks – guitar (tracks: 5, 10) Philip Sayce – guitar (track 6) Wanda Vick – dobro, fiddle and mandolin (track 10) Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar (track 10) Larry Paxton – upright bass (track 11) Russ Kunkel – drums (tracks: 5, 10) Scott Krauss – drums (track 6) Jeffrey Fowlkes – drums (tracks: 7, 8) Dan Higgins – saxophone (track 7) Bill Reichenbach Jr. – saxophone (track 7) Jerry Hey – trumpet (track 7) Robert James Ritchie – executive producer Andy VanDette – mastering F. Scott Shafer – photography
Charts Chart (2002) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2002)PositionCanadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)186
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