Did I Shave My Legs for This? (CD - 1996)

Personnel: Deana Carter (vocals); Cary Park (acoustic & electric guitars); Dan Dugmore (acoustic & steel guitars); Chris Farren (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Biff Watson, Chuck Jones (acoustic guitar); Dan Huff, Brent Rowan (electric guitar); Larry Franklin (mandolin, fiddle); Nashville String Machine (strings); Pete Wasner (piano); John Hobbs (keyboards, piano); Steve Nathan (Hammond B-3 organ); Joe Chaney, Glenn Worf (bass); Lonnie Wilson (drums); Greg Morrow (drums & percussion); Chris DiCroce (background vocals).

Recorded at Emerald Studio, Nashville, Tennessee.

All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.

"Strawberry Wine" was nominated for 1997 Grammy Awards for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song. "Did I Shave My Legs For This?" was nominated for 1998 Grammy Awards for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song.

Personnel: Deana Carter (vocals, background vocals); Dan Dugmore, Cary Park (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar); Chris Farren (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Chuck Jones , Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Dann Huff, Brent Rowan (electric guitar); Larry Franklin (mandolin, fiddle); Nashville String Machine (strings); John Hobbs (piano, keyboards); Pete Wasner (piano); Joe Chaney, Glenn Worf (bass guitar); Greg Morrow (drums, percussion); Lonnie Wilson (drums); Chris Driscoe (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: Steve Marcantonio.

Recording information: Emerald Sound Studios, Nashville, TN.

Photographers: Tony Baker; Mark Tucker .

Unknown Contributor Role: Nashville String Machine.

Deana Carter comes with an impressive country pedigree. Her father, Fred Carter, Jr., was a top-notch session guitarist who penned Ray Price's hit "I Want To Hear It From You" and played with Canadian barnstormer Ronnie Hawkins. His daughter's multi-platinum debut album finds her keeping the family tradition going on 11 tracks (several of which she cowrote) of country heartbreak and redemption. Carter is a technically skilled vocalist, but her voice retains an endearing, girl-next-door quality that draws the listener in.

While several of the songs are about jumping wholeheartedly into romantic relationships, there are a couple of caustic plaints that detail the darker side of love. The standout is the title cut, on which Carter describes a lover whose flame has flickered out. DID I SHAVE MY LEGS FOR THIS? marks Deana Carter as a pop/country artist destined to stand alongside the likes of Shania Twain and Lorrie Morgan as a major figure in modern-day Nashville. minimize