''The Whole SHeBANG'' is the debut studio album by the American
country music
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group
SHeDAISY
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. It was released on May 11, 1999 on
Lyric Street Records
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, and has been certified
platinum
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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. Singles from this album were "Little Good-Byes," "This Woman Needs," "I Will… But," "Lucky 4 You (Tonight I'm Just Me)" and "Still Holding Out for You."
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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of
Allmusic
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said that he did not consider the album country in sound, but still thought that the songs were well-executed, praising Kristyn Osborn's songwriting skills and the trio's vocal harmonies. He gave the album four stars out of five.
Track listing
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.
SHeDAISY
*Kassidy Osborn - lead vocals
*Kelsi Osborn - background vocals
*Kristyn Osborn - background vocals
Studio musicians
*Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
*Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
*
Eric Darken
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Biography
Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ...
– percussion
*
Dan Dugmore
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Born in 1949, Dugmore was raised in Pasadena, California. Influenced by the Flying Burrito Brothers, he learned to play steel guitar after Flying B ...
–
steel guitar
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*
Paul Franklin – steel guitar
*
Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar
*
Aubrey Haynie
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–
fiddle
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*John Hobbs – keyboards
*
Dann Huff
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– electric guitar
*Tim Lauer – keyboards, electric piano,
accordion
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,
Hammond B-3 organ
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*
Paul Leim
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– drums
*B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
*
Terry McMillan
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Early life
McMillan was born in Port Huron, Michigan. She received a B.A. in journalism in 1977 from ...
– percussion, harmonica
*
Steve Nathan
Steven Jay Nathan is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios.
Biography
Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. After touring wit ...
– keyboards
*
Glenn Worf
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Early life and education
Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Madis ...
– bass guitar
*
Biff Watson
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Biography Early years
Raised in Chatham, Virginia, Watson learned how to play guitar at a ...
– acoustic guitar
*
Jonathan Yudkin
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Biography
Growin ...
–
mandolin
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
''The Whole SHeBANG: All Mixed Up''
A remixed version of the album, ''The Whole SHeBANG: All Mixed Up'', was released on September 25, 2001. It received a two-star rating from Maria Konicki Dinoia of AllMusic, who said, "unless you're a hardcore SheDAISY fan, there really isn't anything excitingly new here or that you haven't heard already."
Track listing (All Mixed Up)
#"Little Good-Byes" - 3:51
#"I Will... But" - 4:28
#"This Woman Needs" - 3:18
#"Before Me and You" - 3:37
#"Lucky 4 You (Tonight I'm Just Me)" - 5:36
#"
Still Holding Out for You" - 4:21
#"Punishment" - 4:27
#"'Cause I Like It That Way" - 5:01
#"Without Your Love" - 5:30
#"A Night to Remember" - 5:06
#"Dancing with Angels" - 6:21
Chart performance (All Mixed Up)
References
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1999 debut albums
SHeDAISY albums
Lyric Street Records albums
Albums produced by Dann Huff
2001 remix albums