''Shaken 'n' Stirred'' is the third solo
studio album
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by English singer
Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the English rock band Led Zeppelin for all of its existence from 1968 until 1980, when the band broke up following th ...
, released on 20 May 1985 by Es Paranza, his own label. Plant, Benji Le Fevre, and
Tim Palmer
Timothy J. Palmer (born 4 October 1962, in North Shields) is an English record producer, audio engineer, guitarist and songwriter of rock and alternative music. He mixed Pearl Jam's debut album ''Ten'' (1991) and tracks on U2's album ''All Tha ...
produced the album. ''Shaken 'n' Stirred'' peaked at No. 19 on the
UK Albums Chart
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and at No. 20 on the US
''Billboard'' 200.
The album featured his second
Mainstream Rock Tracks
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top hit, "
Little by Little", which was No. 1 on the chart for two weeks. "Sixes and Sevens" also charted on that 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
David Byrne (; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of ...
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