Did I Shave My Legs for This?

Did I Shave My Legs for This?
US cover
Studio album by
Deana Carter
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1995 (UK)[1]
September 3, 1996 (US)[2]
Recorded1995
StudioEmerald Sound (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length41:19
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerChris Farren, Jimmy Bowen, John Guess
Deana Carter chronology
Did I Shave My Legs for This?
(1995) 		Everything's Gonna Be Alright
(1998)
Alternative cover
UK cover
Singles from Did I Shave My Legs for This?
  1. "Angel Without a Prayer"
    Released: January 30, 1995[3]
  2. "Are You Coming Home Today?"
    Released: April 17, 1995[4]
  3. "Strawberry Wine"
    Released: August 5, 1996
  4. "We Danced Anyway"
    Released: December 9, 1996
  5. "Count Me In"
    Released: March 1997
  6. "How Do I Get There"
    Released: July 1997
  7. "Did I Shave My Legs for This?"
    Released: October 27, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[8]
The Province4/5[9]

Did I Shave My Legs for This? is the debut studio album by American country music artist Deana Carter, released via Patriot Records in the United Kingdom on February 27, 1995.[1] Two singles were released from the album in the UK, "Angel Without a Prayer" and "Are You Coming Home Today?", which charted at numbers 100 and 93 respectively on the UK Singles Chart.[10]

In 1996, Capitol Records had Carter record new material for the North American release of the album, which retained only three songs from the original release.[11] This version features her breakthrough debut single "Strawberry Wine", a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart at the end of that year. "We Danced Anyway", "Count Me In", and the title track were also released as a singles. Of these, "We Danced Anyway" and the promotional single "How Do I Get There" also reached number one.

In honor of the 25th anniversary of the album, a remastered edition was released on November 5, 2021. The re-issue includes re-recordings of the title-track and "Strawberry Wine", featuring guest appearances from Lauren Alaina, Ashley McBryde, Vince Gill, Terri Clark, Sara Evans and Martina McBride.[12]

  1. ^ a b "New Releases – Albums" (PDF). Music Week. February 25, 1995. p. 42. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
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  3. ^ "New Releases – Singles" (PDF). Music Week. January 28, 1995. p. 27. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "New Releases – Singles" (PDF). Music Week. April 15, 1995. p. 31. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Did I Shave My Legs for This? - Deana Carter". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "Did I Shave My Legs for This?". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  7. ^ Scherman, Tony (September 6, 1996). "Did I Shave My Legs for This?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "Country". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 24, 1996.
  9. ^ McLaughlin, John P. (November 14, 1996). "Shakur's last words chilling". The Province.
  10. ^ "Deana Carter – Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  11. ^ Gilbert, Calvin (February 3, 2003). "Deana Carter Moves Forward". CMT. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Deana Carter Marks 25 Years of 'Did I Shave My Legs for This?' with Vince Gill, Lauren Alaina, More".