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".

Doin' Somethin' Right
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)
Recorded2005
GenreCountry
Length40:14
LabelMercury Nashville
ProducerCarson Chamberlain
Billy Currington chronology
Billy Currington
(2003)
Doin' Somethin' Right
(2005)
Little Bit of Everything
(2008)
Singles from Doin' Somethin' Right
  1. "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"
    Released: May 30, 2005
  2. "Why, Why, Why"
    Released: February 27, 2006
  3. "Good Directions"
    Released: September 25, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Stylus MagazineB−[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wanna Be a Hillbilly"Brett Jones3:06
2."Good Directions"Rachel Thibodeau, Luke Bryan3:35
3."Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"Marty Dodson, Patrick Jason Matthews4:29
4."Why, Why, Why"Mark Nesler, Billy Currington, Tony Martin2:45
5."That Changes Everything"David Lee, Tony Lane3:49
6."Little Bit Lonely"Brett James, Blair Daly3:46
7."She's Got a Way with Me"Michael McDonald, Currington4:46
8."Lucille"Hal Bynum, Roger Bowling4:08
9."Whole Lot More"Carson Chamberlain, Currington2:31
10."Here I Am"Chamberlain, Currington3:41
11."She Knows What to Do with a Saturday Night"Gary Nicholson, Trent Summar3:38

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US US
Pop
CAN
2005 "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" 1 39 63
2006 "Why, Why, Why" 13 99
"Good Directions" 1 42 66 67
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

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Certifications for Doin' Something Right
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Doin' Somethin' Right - Billy Currington". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. ^ Inskeep, Thomas (January 26, 2006). "Billy Currington - Doin' Somethin' Right - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Billy Currington – Doin' Something Right". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 20, 2024.