Startin' Fires

Startin' Fires is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Blake Shelton. The album was released on November 18, 2008 via Warner Bros. Nashville. Its lead-off single, "She Wouldn't Be Gone", became Shelton's fifth number one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of February 7, 2009. "I'll Just Hold On" was released as the album's second single. For Starting Fires, Shelton co-wrote two tracks.

Startin' Fires
Studio album by
Blake Shelton
ReleasedNovember 18, 2008 (2008-11-18)
GenreCountry
Length43:44
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerScott Hendricks
Brent Rowan
Bobby Braddock
Blake Shelton chronology
Pure BS
(2007)		 Startin' Fires
(2008)		 Hillbilly Bone
(2010)
Singles from Startin' Fires
  1. "She Wouldn't Be Gone"
    Released: August 18, 2008
  2. "I'll Just Hold On"
    Released: February 23, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB-[2]
Roughstock(positive)[3]
About.com[4]

Content

The first single, "She Wouldn't Be Gone", debuted at number 52 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 23, 2008. It reached a peak of Number One on the chart week of February 7, 2009. "I'll Just Hold On" was released in February 2009 as the second single, which debuted at number 60 and peaked at number 8.

Scott Hendricks produced all but two tracks on the album. "This Is Gonna Take All Night" was produced by Brent Rowan, and "I Don't Care" (which carried over from his previous album, 2007's Pure BS) was produced by Bobby Braddock.[5] Shelton co-wrote the track "Bare Skin Rug" with his future wife, Miranda Lambert, who also sings duet vocals on it.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Green"George Teren, Craig Wiseman3:00
2."Good at Startin' Fires"Sherrié Austin, Will Rambeaux, John Stephan3:02
3."She Wouldn't Be Gone"Jennifer Adan, Cory Batten3:36
4."I'll Just Hold On"Ben Hayslip, Troy Olsen, Bryan Simpson4:00
5."100 Miles"Chris Stapleton, Wiseman3:29
6."Never Lovin' You"Kendell Marvel, Stapleton4:39
7."Country Strong"Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Hayslip3:14
8."Home Sweet Home"Akins, Davidson, Hayslip3:55
9."This Is Gonna Take All Night"Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley3:17
10."Here I Am"Blake Shelton, Dean Dillon3:52
11."I Don't Care"Casey Beathard, Dillon3:53
12."Bare Skin Rug" (duet with Miranda Lambert)Shelton, Lambert3:47
Total length:43:44

Personnel

Chart performance

Album
Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Top Country Albums 7
U.S. Billboard 200 34

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN
2008 "She Wouldn't Be Gone" 1 43 70
2009 "I'll Just Hold On" 8 76 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Release history
Region Date
United States November 18, 2008
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References
  1. Leggett, Steve. "Startin' Fires review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  2. Wood, Mikael (November 12, 2008). "Startin' Fires review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  3. Bjorke, Matt. "Blake Shelton - Startin' Fires". Roughstock. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  4. Bauman, Sue. "Blake Shelton - 'Startin' Fires'". About.com. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  5. "Blake Shelton readies fifth CD". Country Standard Time. 2008-10-03. Archived from the original on 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
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