Cledus T Judd Did I Shave My Back For This? CD

Personnel includes: Cledus T. Judd, Buck Owens (vocals); J.T. Corenflos (electric guitar); Jerry Kimbrough (acoustic guitar); Bruce Bouton (pedal steel); Glen Duncan (fiddle); Walt Cunningham (keyboards); Scott Merry (bass, jaw harp); Paul Scholten (drums, percussion); Kim Poole, Patze Fischer, Chris Clark (background vocals).
Engineers: T.W. Cargile, Brian Casper, Roddy Fischer.
Recorded at County Q, Nashville, Tennessee.
Lyricists: Cledus T. Judd; Adam Dread; Christopher Clark ; Richard Fagan; Jim Beavers.
Personnel: Cledus T. Judd (background vocals); Buck Owens (vocals); Jerry Kimbrough (acoustic guitar); J.T. Corenflos (electric guitar); Scott Q. Merry (harp); Glen Duncan (fiddle); Walt Cunningham (keyboards); Kim Poole, Patze Fischer, Christopher Clark , Paul Scholten (background vocals).
Recording information: County Q, Nashville, TN.
Photographer: Ron Keith.
The title of Did I Shave My Back for This? -- a clever send-up of Deana Carter's Did I Shave My Legs for This? -- indicates that the album will be another funny collection of song parodies and humorous originals. Cledus T. Judd, it must be said, does not disappoint. Like a redneck Weird Al Yankovic, Judd is an engaging, charismatic performer who possesses a wry wit and a way with words -- witness how he twists Brooks & Dunn's "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing'" into "Cledus Don't Stop Eatin' for Nothin'." Judd's ear picks up on rhythms and meters inherent in each song, resulting in unexpected, delightful parodies. And country humor rarely comes any smarter than "First Redneck on the Internet" or "Hankenstein." But don't let Judd's brains or goofiness stand in the way of your enjoyment of Did I Shave My Back for This? -- if you've ever laughed at Ray Stevens, Grandpa Jones, or Weird Al Yankovic, this will surely tickle your funny bone. And if you're wondering if this is just too much frivolity for you, consider that the great Buck Owens lends his musical support, which means that there's substance to the album as well. ~ Chuck Donkers
Cledus T. Judd stakes his claim as Country Music's prime court jester with "Did I Shave My Back For This?," an album which mixes the Country parodies that made him famous with a few original tunes. Cledus's rollicking, self-deprecating humor is at its highest (or perhaps lowest) on the title track, which finds him enumerating the finer points of a beauty routine which is as funny as it is sickening. "Cledus Don't Stop Eatin' For Nothin'" details Mr. Judd's prodigious consumption to the tune of Brooks & Dunn's "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothin'."
Judd takes a swipe at Mindy McCready on "Wives Do It All The Time," but not to worry, Ol' Cledus pours out his heart to the songstress on "Mindy McReady," a hilarious reworking of Alan Jackson's smash hit "Little Bitty." Cledus also proves that he doesn't need someone else's tunes to make you laugh. Buck Owens lends his inimitable vocal style to "First Redneck On The Internet," in which Cledus joins the computer age to wreak havoc on the woman who did him wrong. "Psychic To The Stars" finds Cledus supplementing his income by making predictions for Country music's heavy hitters.Entertainment Weekly (4/3/98, p.97) - "...this trailer-park version of Weird Al Yankovic deftly skewers the country hit parade and myths of redneck culture. Nashville's never had such a refreshing reality check." - Rating: B