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Waking Up Laughing

Waking Up Laughing is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released on April 3, 2007, through RCA Nashville. This album is the first in McBride's career in which she has both co-written songs and been involved in the production single-handedly. This album produced three chart singles for McBride on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with "Anyway" at #5, "How I Feel" at #15, and "For These Times" at #35. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Waking Up Laughing

April 3, 2007

2006

Blackbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California).

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Martina McBride

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Waking Up Laughing is the first album of McBride's career in which she co-wrote any of the material. McBride wrote the lead-off single "Anyway" with Brad and Brett Warren of The Warren Brothers. This song reached #5 on the Hot Country Songs charts in early 2007, becoming McBride's first Top 10 country hit in three years. The Warren Brothers and McBride also co-wrote "How I Feel", the second single, with Chris Lindsey and Aimee Mayo.


"For These Times" was inspired by former Republican senator Rick Santorum, who was defeated in 2006, and his daughter. When his daughter began to cry at his loss, the cameras focused on her, inspiring Leslie Satcher to write the song. It was also inspired by her Pastor, who stated "For these times in which we live, you are going to need this book." referring to the Bible.[8] The song received a 2009 Grammy nomination.


"Cry Cry ('Til the Sun Shines)" was covered by former Trick Pony lead vocalist Heidi Newfield on her debut solo album, What Am I Waiting For, from which it was released as a single in November 2008.

Martina McBride – lead vocals, harmony vocals(2, 8, 9)

– acoustic piano (1, 4, 7, 10, 11), Hammond B3 organ (1, 4, 6, 8, 9), synthesizers (10, 11)

Steve Nathan

– Hammond B3 organ (2, 3)

Reese Wynans

Tim Lauer – synthesizers (3), (8, 10), pump organ (10)

accordion

– acoustic piano (5)

Gordon Mote

B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar

mandolin (1, 4, 8), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11)

Bryan Sutton

– acoustic guitar (6, 9, 10)

Biff Watson

– electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 9), steel guitar (3, 7, 8, 10, 11), dobro (5)

Dan Dugmore

– electric guitar (1-5, 7, 9, 11), acoustic guitar (8)

Brent Mason

– electric guitar (2, 5, 6, 10), acoustic guitar (5)

Paul Worley

– guitar solo (3), harmony vocals (3)

Keith Urban

– electric guitar (5)

J.T. Corenflos

Steve Gibson – electric guitar (5)

– electric guitar (5, 6, 9, 10, 11)

Dann Huff

– mandolin (3), fiddle (3)

Stuart Duncan

– mandolin (10), strings (10) string arrangements (10)

Jonathan Yudkin

– steel guitar (1)

Paul Franklin

– bass

Glenn Worf

– drums

Matt Chamberlain

– percussion (2-10)

David Huff

– fiddle (1, 8)

Larry Franklin

Anthony LaMarchina – cello (6, 7)

Kristin Wilkinson – viola (6, 7), additional string arrangements (6), string arrangements (7)

David Davidson – violin (6, 7)

Karen Winklemann – violin (6, 7)

Wes Hightower – harmony vocals (1, 9)

Troy Johnson – harmony vocals (1, 9)

Brett Warren – harmony vocals (2, 6)

Bob Bailey – harmony vocals (4)

Kim Fleming – harmony vocals (4)

Vicki Hampton – harmony vocals (4)

– harmony vocals (8)

Carolyn Dawn Johnson

Jenifer Wrinkle – harmony vocals (10)

The Nashville String Machine on "Anyway" and "How I Feel"


Choir on "For These Times"

Martina McBride – producer

John McBride – recording, mixing

Allen Ditto – recording assistant, mix assistant

– additional engineer (3)

Al Schmitt

Aaron Walk – assistant engineer (3)

Richard Dodd – mastering at RichardDodd.com (Nashville, Tennessee)

Paige Connors – production coordinator

Carole Ann Mobley – A&R direction

Judy Forde-Blair – creative production, liner notes

S. Wade Hunt – art direction, design

Andrew Southam – photography

Mary Beth Felts – make-up

Claudia Fowler – wardrobe stylist

Earl Cox – hair stylist

Bruce Allen – management