''Shaken 'n' Stirred'' is the third solo
studio album
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by the English singer
Robert Plant
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, released on 20 May 1985 by Es Paranza Records, his own label distributed by whomever Plant was under contract to at the time of original release. Plant, Benji Le Fevre, and
Tim Palmer 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 and #36 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Sixes and Sevens" also charted on Mainstream chart, peaking at No. 18.
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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
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'', Plant said: "By ''Shaken 'n' Stirred'', I was so determined to become the opening act for Talking Heads. So I started writing more and more oblique pieces of music — embracing what had become new studio techniques and stuff. I probably lost my way, but then there are so many LPs in my being, so you have to live with it and live by it."
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* Robbie Blunt – guitars; guitar synthesizer
* Paul Martinez – guitars; bass guitar
* Richie Hayward – drums
* Toni Halliday – additional vocals
Production
* Robert Plant – producer; sleeve concept
* Benji Lefevre – producer; engineer
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– producer; engineer
* Icon (Andrew Ellis) – design; photography
* Tim Elcoch – silk screen prints