Waking Up Laughing

Waking Up Laughing
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 3, 2007
Recorded2006
StudioBlackbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee); Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California).
GenreCountry
Length41:03
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerMartina McBride
Martina McBride chronology
Timeless
(2005)
Waking Up Laughing
(2007)
Live in Concert
(2008)
Singles from Waking Up Laughing
  1. "Anyway"
    Released: November 6, 2006
  2. "How I Feel"
    Released: May 2007
  3. "For These Times"
    Released: October 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
BBC Music(favorable)[3]
Country Weekly(positive)[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
The New York Times(positive)[6]
People
Plugged In (publication)(favorable)[7]

Waking Up Laughing is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released on April 3, 2007, through RCA Nashville. This album is the first in McBride's career in which she has both co-written songs and been involved in the production single-handedly. This album produced three chart singles for McBride on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with "Anyway" at #5, "How I Feel" at #15, and "For These Times" at #35. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.

  1. ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "BBC Music review". Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Country Weekly review". Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  5. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 26, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  6. ^ "The New York Times review". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 10, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  7. ^ Plugged In review