 Uncle Kracker, born Matthew
Shafer on June 6, 1974 in Michigan, gained
notoriety as a DJ and rapper with Kid Rock's entourage.

Uncle Kracker released his debut
LP Double
Wide.

 Uncle Kracker hit the Top 40
with "Follow Me."
# 90
Singles Artist of the Year

Uncle Kracker hit the Top 10 with "Follow Me."

 Double
Wide was certified gold.

Double
Wide was certified platinum.

Uncle Kracker hit the road for 5
weeks with Sugar Ray.

 Double
Wide was certified 2x platinum.
# 73
Singles Artist of the Year

Uncle Kracker
hit the Top 40 with "In A Little While."
Uncle Kracker
released No
Stranger To Shame.

 Uncle Kracker hit the road with Counting
Crows.
# 67
Singles Artist of the Year

Uncle Kracker hit the Top 40
with help from Dobie Gray on
the remake of Gray's hit "Drift Away."

 Uncle Kracker topped the
Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for 28
weeks with "Drift Away."
Uncle Kracker hit the Top 10 with "Drift Away."

No
Stranger To Shame was certified gold.


 Uncle Kracker topped the Hot
Country Singles & Tracks chart for 5
weeks helping Kenny Chesney out on his hit
"When The Sun Goes Down."

Uncle Kracker released 72
And Sunny.
# 428 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.


 Uncle Kracker released Happy
Hour (Entertainment
Weekly:
C+).

Uncle Kracker hit the Top 40
with "Smile."
# 75
Singles Artist of the Year


 Uncle Kracker released Midnight
Special.
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Double Wide
Released: June, 2000
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 7
Tracks: "Intro"
- "Better Days" -
"What'chu Lookin' At" -
"Follow Me" -
"Heaven" (with Kid Rock) -
"Steaks & Shrimp" -
"Who's Your Uncle" -
"Whiskey & Water" -
"Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" - "Aces
& Eights" - "You Can't Take
Me" |
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No Stranger To Shame
Released: September, 2002
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 43
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Keep It
Comin'" - "Thunderhead
Hawkins" - "In A Little While" - "I
Wish I Had A Dollar" - "Drift Away" (with Dobie
Gray) - "Baby Don't Cry" -
"I Do" - "Memphis Soul
Song" - "I Don't Know" -
"To Think I Used To Love You" -
"Letter To My Daughters" -
"No Stranger To Shame" |
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72 And Sunny
Released: June, 2004
Billboard
peak:
# 39
Tracks: "This
Time" - "Rescue" -
"Don't Know How (Not to Love
You)" - "What Do We Want?"
- "Writing It Down" -
"Place at My Table" -
"Some Things You Can't Take
Back" - "Blues Man" -
"Songs About Me, Songs About
You" - "Please Come Home"
- "You're Not Free" -
"Last Night Again" (with Keny
Chesney) |
 
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Happy Hour
Released: September, 2009
Billboard
peak:
# 38
Tracks: "Smile" -
"Another Love Song" - "My
Girlfriend" - "Livin' The
Dream" - "Corner Bar" -
"Me Again" - "Good To Be
Me" - "I Hate California"
- "Hot Mess" - "Hey Hey
Hey" - "I'm Not Leaving" -
"Mainstreet" |
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Midnight Special
Released: November 19, 2012
Tracks: "You Got
That Thang" - "I'd Be
There" - "Four Letter
Word" - "Blue Skies" -
"When I Close My Eyes" -
"In Between Disasters" -
"Happy" - "Nobody's Sad On
A Saturday Night" - "Nuthin'
Changes" - "Who We Are" -
"It Is What It Is" |
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