Polyrically Uncorrect
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Polyrically Uncorrect is the tenth studio album, and fourteenth album release overall, by American country music
parodist Cledus T. Judd
. It was released on June 30, 2009 via E1 Music. It includes the singles "Waitin' on Obama", "Garth Must Be Busy" and "(If I Had) Kellie Pickler's Boobs". The album includes guest vocals from Ashton Shepherd
, Ronnie Dunn
, Jamie Johnson, Terry Eldredge (of The Grascals
), Colt Ford
and Daryle Singletary
. Chris Neal of Country Weekly
gave the album three stars out of five, citing the Ronnie Dunn collaboration as a standout track.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
parodist Cledus T. Judd
Cledus T. Judd
Barry Poole is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country music songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and his albums are usually an equal mix of original comedy songs and parodies...
. It was released on June 30, 2009 via E1 Music. It includes the singles "Waitin' on Obama", "Garth Must Be Busy" and "(If I Had) Kellie Pickler's Boobs". The album includes guest vocals from Ashton Shepherd
Ashton Shepherd
Ashton Delilah Shepherd is an American country music singer-songwriter. She was first signed to Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA Nashville division in April 2007. Her 2008 debut album Sounds So Good produced two top 40 hits on the Hot Country Songs charts: "Takin' Off This Pain" and the title...
, Ronnie Dunn
Ronnie Dunn
Ronnie Gene Dunn is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn. In 2011, Dunn began working as a solo artist following the breakup of Brooks & Dunn...
, Jamie Johnson, Terry Eldredge (of The Grascals
The Grascals
The Grascals is a six-piece bluegrass band hailing from Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2004, the band has since gained a level of notability by playing on the Grand Ole Opry and in bluegrass festivals around the country....
), Colt Ford
Colt Ford
Jason Farris Brown known professionally as Colt Ford, is an American country music artist and former professional golfer. He has released three albums via his own Average Joe's label, and has charted four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts...
and Daryle Singletary
Daryle Singletary
Daryle Bruce Singletary is an American country music singer. Between 1995 and 1998, he recorded for Giant Records, for which he released three studio albums: Daryle Singletary in 1995, All Because of You in 1996 and Ain't It the Truth in 1998...
. Chris Neal of Country Weekly
Country Weekly
Country Weekly is an American tabloid style weekly magazine established in 1994. The magazine focuses on country music stars and events, and regularly features exclusive interviews with recording artists and country music news...
gave the album three stars out of five, citing the Ronnie Dunn collaboration as a standout track.
Track listing
- "Polyrically Uncorrect" – 3:23
- duet with Ashton ShepherdAshton ShepherdAshton Delilah Shepherd is an American country music singer-songwriter. She was first signed to Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA Nashville division in April 2007. Her 2008 debut album Sounds So Good produced two top 40 hits on the Hot Country Songs charts: "Takin' Off This Pain" and the title...
- parody of "Politically Uncorrect" by Gretchen WilsonGretchen WilsonGretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party...
and Merle HaggardMerle HaggardMerle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
- duet with Ashton Shepherd
- "Garth Must Be Busy" – 4:00
- duet with Ronnie DunnRonnie DunnRonnie Gene Dunn is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn. In 2011, Dunn began working as a solo artist following the breakup of Brooks & Dunn...
- parody of "God Must Be BusyGod Must Be Busy"God Must Be Busy" is the title of a song written by Clint Daniels and Michael P. Heeney. It was recorded by country music duo Brooks & Dunn on their 2007 album Cowboy Town...
" by Brooks & Dunn
- duet with Ronnie Dunn
- "(If I Had) Kellie Pickler's Boobs" – 2:51
- featuring Terry Eldredge (of The GrascalsThe GrascalsThe Grascals is a six-piece bluegrass band hailing from Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2004, the band has since gained a level of notability by playing on the Grand Ole Opry and in bluegrass festivals around the country....
) and Jamey JohnsonJamey JohnsonJamey Johnson is an American Grammy Award nominated country music artist. Signed to BNA Records in 2005, Johnson made his debut with his single "The Dollar," the title track to his 2006 album The Dollar...
- featuring Terry Eldredge (of The Grascals
- "Waitin' on Obama" – 3:44
- parody of "Waitin' on a WomanWaitin' on a Woman"Waitin' on a Woman" is the title of a song written by Don Sampson and Wynn Varble, and recorded three times by American country music artist Brad Paisley. His first recording of the song was included on his 2005 album Time Well Wasted. Three years later, Paisley re-recorded the song for inclusion...
" by Brad PaisleyBrad PaisleyBrad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references....
- parody of "Waitin' on a Woman
- "Cooter" – 3:13
- "Washing Airplanes" – 3:56
- parody of "Watching AirplanesWatching Airplanes"Watching Airplanes" is a single by American country music singer Gary Allan and written by Jonathan Singleton and Jim Beavers. It is the first single released from his 2007 album Living Hard. His twentieth chart single overall, the song reached a peak of #2 on the Billboard country charts in early...
" by Gary AllanGary AllanGary Allan Herzberg is an American country music artist, known professionally as Gary Allan.Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his debut on the United States country music scene with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale,...
- parody of "Watching Airplanes
- "Tailgatin'" – 3:09
- duet with Colt FordColt FordJason Farris Brown known professionally as Colt Ford, is an American country music artist and former professional golfer. He has released three albums via his own Average Joe's label, and has charted four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts...
- duet with Colt Ford
- "Hard Time" – 3:15
- parody of "Good TimeGood Time (Alan Jackson song)"Good Time" is the name of a song recorded and written by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It is the title track and second single from his 2008 studio album Good Time, having been released on April 21, 2008. Overall, it is his forty-eighth Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs...
" by Alan JacksonAlan JacksonAlan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
- parody of "Good Time
- "Merger on Music Row" – 4:24
- duet with Daryle SingletaryDaryle SingletaryDaryle Bruce Singletary is an American country music singer. Between 1995 and 1998, he recorded for Giant Records, for which he released three studio albums: Daryle Singletary in 1995, All Because of You in 1996 and Ain't It the Truth in 1998...
- parody of "Murder on Music RowMurder on Music Row"Murder on Music Row" is a song made popular as a 2000 duet between country music artists George Strait and Alan Jackson. Although not released officially as a single, it gained attention for its criticism of mainstream country music trends at the time, and received enough unsolicited airplay to...
" by George StraitGeorge StraitGeorge Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...
and Alan Jackson
- duet with Daryle Singletary
- "Dang It, I'm Vixen" – 3:13
- "Christmas in Rehab" – 3:04
Personnel
- Steve Brewster – drums
- Ricky Cobble – engineer, mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Paul Grosso – design, creative director
- Rob Hajacos – fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
- Wes Hightower – background vocals
- Jeff King – electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Matt Legge – assistant engineer
- Randy LeRoy – mastering
- Steve Marcantonio – mixing
- Gary Prim – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Chuck Rhodes – executive producerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
- John B. Sparks – assistant engineer
- Bryan SuttonBryan SuttonBryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicked acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays many other instruments including mandolin, banjo, and electric guitar....
– acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
Album
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Comedy Albums | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 56 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2009 | "Waitin' On Obama" | — |
| "Garth Must Be Busy" (with Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists... ) |
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| "(If I Had) Kellie Pickler's Boobs" | — | |
| "Christmas in Rehab" | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
External links
- [ Polyrically Uncorrect] at Allmusic