# Pure BS > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pure_BS > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pure_BS.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_BS > Source revision: 1325945727 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) ***Pure BS*** is the fourth studio album by American [country music](/source/Country_music) artist [Blake Shelton](/source/Blake_Shelton), released in 2007 on [Warner Bros. Records](/source/Warner_Bros._Records) Nashville. It produced the singles "Don't Make Me" and "The More I Drink". The album was re-released in 2008 with three bonus tracks, one of which — a cover of [Michael Bublé](/source/Michael_Bubl%C3%A9)'s "Home" — was released as a single, becoming Shelton's fourth Number One country hit. Of the eleven tracks, Shelton co-wrote three. The album has been [certified Gold](/source/Gold_certification) by [RIAA](/source/RIAA). ## Content Unlike Shelton's first three albums, which were all produced by [Bobby Braddock](/source/Bobby_Braddock), *Pure BS* features three different producers: Braddock, as well as Brent Rowan and [Paul Worley](/source/Paul_Worley). The album's first single was "Don't Make Me", which peaked at number 12 on the *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* country charts in 2007. Following this was the [David Lee Murphy](/source/David_Lee_Murphy) co-write "The More I Drink" which peaked at number 19. *Pure BS* was re-released in May 2008 as *Pure BS Deluxe Edition*. This re-issue included his cover of [Michael Bublé](/source/Michael_Bubl%C3%A9)'s hit single "[Home](/source/Home_(Michael_Bubl%C3%A9_song))" and two additional tracks which Shelton wrote.[1] The cover featured backing vocals from [Miranda Lambert](/source/Miranda_Lambert), whom Shelton would later marry. It was issued as a single in early 2008, and in July it became Shelton's fourth Number One single on the country charts. "She Don't Love Me" was previously recorded by [Trent Willmon](/source/Trent_Willmon) on his [self-titled debut album](/source/Trent_Willmon_(album)), and before that by [Billy Ray Cyrus](/source/Billy_Ray_Cyrus) as "She Don't Love Me (She Don't Hate Me)" on his 2003 album *[Time Flies](/source/Time_Flies_(Billy_Ray_Cyrus_album))*. It Ain't Easy Being Me" was originally recorded by the co-writer, [Chris Knight](/source/Chris_Knight_(musician)) on his 1998 [self-titled debut album](/source/Chris_Knight_(album)), and also covered by [John Anderson](/source/John_Anderson_(singer)) on his 2001 album, *[Nobody's Got It All](/source/Nobody's_Got_It_All)*. "I Don't Care" was later reissued on Shelton's 2008 album, *[Startin' Fires](/source/Startin'_Fires)*. ## Recording *Pure BS* was recorded while Shelton was going through a divorce from his first wife. Shelton has said that this experience colored the tone of the album, explaining, "I was dealing with a broken heart and having my world turned upside-down and drinking way too much, and I just put all that on the record and gave it to the fans to see what they thought about that period of my life."[2] ## Producers - Paul Worley – tracks 1, 6, 8 - Brent Rowan - tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 14 - Bobby Braddock - tracks 4, 9–13 ## Personnel - [Blake Shelton](/source/Blake_Shelton) – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (3, 5, 7) - Mike Rojas – keyboards (1, 6, 8) - Jim "Moose" Brown – acoustic piano (2, 3, 5, 7), [Hammond B3 organ](/source/Hammond_B3_organ) (2, 3, 5, 7) - [Brent Rowan](/source/Brent_Rowan) – keyboards (2–5, 7, 9, 10, 11), acoustic guitar (2–5, 7, 9, 10, 11), electric guitar (2–5, 7, 9, 10, 11), 12-string acoustic guitar (2–5, 7, 9, 10, 11), [mandolin](/source/Mandolin) (2–5, 7, 9, 10, 11), bass (2–5, 7, 9, 10, 11), drum programming (2–5, 7, 9, 10, 11) - [Bobby Braddock](/source/Bobby_Braddock) – synthesizers (4, 9, 10, 11), string arrangements (4) - Tim Lauer – Hammond B3 organ (4, 9, 10, 11), string arrangements (4) - [Gordon Mote](/source/Gordon_Mote) – acoustic piano (4, 9, 10) - Timothy De Armitt – acoustic guitar (1, 8) - [J.T. Corenflos](/source/J.T._Corenflos) – electric guitar (1, 6, 8) - [Dan Dugmore](/source/Dan_Dugmore) – electric guitar (1, 3, 6, 7, 8), [steel guitar](/source/Steel_guitar) (1, 3, 6, 7, 8), [lap steel guitar](/source/Lap_steel_guitar) (1, 3, 6, 7, 8) - [Biff Watson](/source/Biff_Watson) – acoustic guitar (1, 6, 8) - [Paul Worley](/source/Paul_Worley) – electric guitar (1, 6, 8) - [Bryan Sutton](/source/Bryan_Sutton) – acoustic guitar (4, 9, 10) - [Aubrey Haynie](/source/Aubrey_Haynie) – mandolin (2, 3, 5) - [Jonathan Yudkin](/source/Jonathan_Yudkin) – mandolin (4, 9, 11), [fiddle](/source/Fiddle) (4, 9, 11) - [Paul Franklin](/source/Paul_Franklin_(musician)) – steel guitar (2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11) - Craig Young – bass (1, 6, 8) - Mark Hill – bass (2, 3, 5, 7) - [Glenn Worf](/source/Glenn_Worf) – bass (4, 9, 10) - [Greg Morrow](/source/Greg_Morrow) – drums (1, 6, 8) - [Chad Cromwell](/source/Chad_Cromwell) – drums (2, 3, 5, 7) - [Shannon Forrest](/source/Shannon_Forrest) – drums (2, 4, 9, 10, 11) - [Eric Darken](/source/Eric_Darken) – percussion (2–5, 7), [shaker](/source/Shaker_(musical_instrument)) (2–5, 7) - Rob Hajacos – fiddle (10) - Anthony LaMarchina – cello (4) - Monisa Angell – viola (4) - Kristin Wilkinson – viola (4) - David Angell – violin (4) - David Davidson – violin (4) - Wes Hightower – harmony vocals (1, 4, 9, 10, 11) - Karyn Rochelle – harmony vocals (1, 8) - Chip Davis – backing vocals (2, 4, 9, 11 - Perry Coleman - backing vocals (3, 5, 7) - [Melodie Crittenden](/source/Melodie_Crittenden) - backing vocals (4, 9, 10, 11) - [Rachel Proctor](/source/Rachel_Proctor) – harmony vocals (9) - Blue Miller – backing vocals (10, - Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (11) - [John Anderson](/source/John_Anderson_(musician)) – lead vocals (11) - [George Jones](/source/George_Jones) – lead vocals (11) - [Miranda Lambert](/source/Miranda_Lambert) – backing vocals (14 ## Chart performance ### Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position ### Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 52 Chart (2008) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 36 ### Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Country US 2006 "Don't Make Me" 12 79 2007 "The More I Drink" 19 102 2008 "Home" 1 41 ## References 1. ["Blake Shelton calls "Home""](http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1344&t=Blake_Shelton_calls_Home). *Country Standard Time*. January 30, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2008. 1. ["Television experience opens Shelton's eyes"](https://shefani-archive.info/blake-shelton-interviews/2018/10/27/the-palm-beach-post-jan-28th-2008). *[The Palm Beach Post](/source/The_Palm_Beach_Post)*. January 25, 2008. 1. ["Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-country-albums). *Billboard*. Retrieved November 25, 2020. 1. ["Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-country-albums). *Billboard*. Retrieved November 25, 2020. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pure BS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_BS) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_BS?action=history)). 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