Shaken 'n' Stirred

Shaken 'n' Stirred
Shaken 'n' Stirred
Studio album by Robert Plant
Released	20 May 1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Post-punk; new wave;
Length	41:59
Label	Es Paranza
Producer	Robert Plant; Benji Lefevre; Tim Palmer;
Robert Plant chronology
Singles from Shaken 'n' Stirred
	"Pink and Black"; Released: 10 May 1985 (UK); "Little by Little"; Released: May 1985 (US); "Too Loud"; Released: July 1985 (US);

Shaken 'n' Stirred is the third solo studio album by English singer Robert Plant, released on 20 May 1985 by Es Paranza, his own label. Plant, Benji Le Fevre, and Tim Palmer produced the album. Shaken 'n' Stirred peaked at No. 19 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 20 on the US Billboard 200.

The album featured his second Mainstream Rock Tracks top hit, "Little by Little", which was No. 1 on the chart for two weeks and #36 on the Hot 100. "Sixes and Sevens" also charted on Mainstream chart, peaking at No. 18.

Rhino Entertainment released a remastered edition of the album, with one bonus track, on 20 March 2007.

On his podcast, Digging Deep, Plant remembers "Too Loud" as one song that was misunderstood. "I got some of Bette Midler’s girls to help me with some choruses and stuff," he says. "I basically was seriously affected by David Byrne [of Talking Heads]. It’s very funny, it’s a funny song, it’s supposed to be funny."^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Rolling Stone	(favourable) link

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hip to Hoo"	Robert Plant Robbie Blunt Paul Martinez Jezz Woodroffe Richie Hayward	4:51
2.	"Kallalou Kallalou"	Plant Woodroffe	4:17
3.	"Too Loud"	Plant Blunt Martinez Woodroffe Hayward	4:07
4.	"Trouble Your Money"	Plant Blunt Martinez	4:14
5.	"Pink and Black"	Plant Blunt Martinez Woodroffe Hayward	3:45

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Little by Little"	Plant Woodroffe	4:43
7.	"Doo Doo a Do Do"	Plant Blunt Martinez	5:09
8.	"Easily Lead"	Plant Blunt Woodroffe	4:35
9.	"Sixes and Sevens"	Plant Blunt Martinez Woodroffe Hayward	6:04

2007 Remaster bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Little by Little" (Remixed Long Version)	Plant Woodroffe	5:12

Personnel

Musicians

Robert Plant – vocals
Jezz Woodroffe – keyboards
Robbie Blunt – guitars, guitar synthesizer
Paul Martinez – guitars, bass
Richie Hayward – drums
Toni Halliday – additional vocals

Production

Robert Plant – producer, sleeve concept
Benji Lefevre – producer, engineer
Tim Palmer – producer, engineer
Icon (Andrew Ellis) – design, photography
Tim Elcoch – silk screen prints

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	28
UK Albums Chart	19
US Billboard 200	20

References

^ "Music Week" (PDF).
^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 477. ISBN 9780862415419.
^ Irwin, Corey (10 June 2019). "'Get That S--- Off': Robert Plant Recalls His 'Too Loud' Misfire". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links

Shaken 'n' Stirred at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Music Week" (PDF).

[2] Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 477. ISBN 9780862415419.

[3] Irwin, Corey (10 June 2019). "'Get That S--- Off': Robert Plant Recalls His 'Too Loud' Misfire". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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