Doin' Somethin' Right

2005 studio album by Billy Currington

Studio album by

Billy Currington

Released

October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)

Recorded

2005

Genre

Country

Length

40:14

Label

Mercury Nashville

Producer

Carson Chamberlain

Billy Currington chronology

Billy Currington
(2003)

Doin' Somethin' Right
(2005)

Little Bit of Everything
(2008)

Singles from Doin' Somethin' Right

"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"
Released: May 30, 2005
"Why, Why, Why"
Released: February 27, 2006
"Good Directions"
Released: September 25, 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Stylus Magazine	B−^[2]

Doin' Somethin' Right is the second studio album by American country music singer Billy Currington. It was released in October 2005 via Mercury Records Nashville. The album produced three singles with the songs "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right", "Why, Why, Why", and "Good Directions", which peaked at numbers 1, 13, and 1, respectively, on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The album has also been certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Also included on this album is a cover of Kenny Rogers' hit single "Lucille".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Wanna Be a Hillbilly"	Brett Jones	3:06
2.	"Good Directions"	Rachel Thibodeau, Luke Bryan	3:35
3.	"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"	Marty Dodson, Patrick Jason Matthews	4:29
4.	"Why, Why, Why"	Mark Nesler, Billy Currington, Tony Martin	2:45
5.	"That Changes Everything"	David Lee, Tony Lane	3:49
6.	"Little Bit Lonely"	Brett James, Blair Daly	3:46
7.	"She's Got a Way with Me"	Michael McDonald, Currington	4:46
8.	"Lucille"	Hal Bynum, Roger Bowling	4:08
9.	"Whole Lot More"	Carson Chamberlain, Currington	2:31
10.	"Here I Am"	Chamberlain, Currington	3:41
11.	"She Knows What to Do with a Saturday Night"	Gary Nicholson, Trent Summar	3:38

Personnel

Eddie Bayers - drums (all tracks)
Billy Currington - lead vocals (all tracks)
Smith Curry - dobro (track 2), lap steel guitar (tracks 1,9)
Chip Davis - background vocals (tracks 3,7,10)
Stuart Duncan - fiddle (all tracks except 3,6,7), mandolin (tracks 3,6,7)
Paul Franklin - steel guitar (tracks 3,5,6,7,8,10), lap steel guitar (track 11)
Wes Hightower - background vocals (tracks 1,2,4,5,8,9,11)
Brett James - background vocals (track 6)
Brent Mason - electric guitar (tracks 3,4,5,6,7,8,11)
Michael McDonald - piano (track 7), background vocals (track 7)
Glen Mitchell - electric guitar (track 1,2,9,10)
Gary Prim - keyboards (all tracks except 3 & 7), organ (track 7), piano (track 3), strings (track 3)
Scotty Sanders - dobro (track 4)
W. David Smith - bass guitar (tracks 3,4,5,6,7,8,11)
John Willis - acoustic guitar (all tracks), banjo (track 4)
Glenn Worf - bass guitar (tracks 1,2,9,10)

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	11
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	66
Chart (2006)	Position
US Billboard 200^[6]	111
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	24
Chart (2007)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	46

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US	US Pop	CAN
2005	"Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"	1	39	63	—
2006	"Why, Why, Why"	13	99	—	—
2006	"Good Directions"	1	42	66	67
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Certifications for *Doin' Something Right*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[9]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Doin' Somethin' Right - Billy Currington". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
^ Inskeep, Thomas (January 26, 2006). "Billy Currington - Doin' Somethin' Right - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^ "Billy Currington Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Billy Currington – Doin' Something Right". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 20, 2024.