Fight Like a Girl (Bomshel album)

Originally composed of Buffy Lawson and Kristy Osmunson, Bomshel first charted in 2006 with "It Was an Absolutely, Finger-Lickin', Grits and Chicken, Country Music Love Song." Neither this song nor the duo's next three singles — "Ain't My Day to Care," "Bomshel Stomp", or "The Power of One" — made top 40 on the country music charts. In addition, the duo did not have a full studio album release after its fourth single. Lawson subsequently left the duo in 2007, with Kelley Shepard taking her place.[1] Shepard and Osmunson released "Just This Way" in 2008, followed by "Cheater, Cheater." While "Just This Way" never charted, "Cheater, Cheater" was a number 30 hit for Joey + Rory in early 2009.

In mid-2009, Bomshel entered the country Top 40 for the first time with "Fight Like a Girl", which the duo wrote with Bob Regan. This song peaked at number 30 approximately a month before the album's release, followed by "19 and Crazy", which became the duo's second Top 40 country hit. Also included on the album is a cover of No Doubt's "Just a Girl."

Thom Jurek of Allmusic gave the album two stars out of five, saying, "there are nine solidly written [songs], a good one, and a throwaway," but adding that he thought the production made it sound "more like it was recorded by machines than by people."[2] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave it a positive review, calling it "brash and ballsy, anchored with well-chosen and often female-empowering themes" and saying that the lyrics use "cleverly-chosen details, unusual hooks and interesting turns of phrase."[3]

Compiled from liner notes.[4]

Bomshel

• Kristy Osmunson — background vocals, fiddle, mandolin, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, strings
• Kelley Shepard — lead vocals

Additional musicians

• Mike Brignardello — bass guitar
• Pat Buchanan — electric guitar
• Gary Burnette — acoustic guitar
• Chad Cromwell — drums
• Howard Duck — keyboards
• Shawn Fichter — drums
• Trey Hill — acoustic guitar
• Chuck Howard — electric guitar, percussion, programming
• Striker Howard — electric guitar
• Brent Mason — electric guitar
• Greg Morrow — drums
• Russ Pahl — electric guitar, banjo, Dobro, pedal steel guitar
• Brian Pruitt — drums
• Danny Rader — electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Rich Redmond — drums
• Michael Rojas — keyboards
• Joe Schneider — bass guitar
• Paul Scholten — programming
• Adam Shoenfeld — electric guitar
• Michael Spriggs — acoustic guitar
• John Willis — electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo
• Glenn Worf — bass guitar
• Ronnie Yates — drums
• Craig Young — bass guitar
• Jonathan Yudkin — banjo, mandolin

Personnel

• Chuck Howard — production (all tracks except "19 and Crazy"), engineering, overdubbing, mixing
• Mark Irwin — production ("19 and Crazy" only)
• "A.J." — overdubbing
• Josh Kear — production ("19 and Crazy" only)
• Kristy Osmunson — production ("19 and Crazy" only), engineering, overdubbing
• Craig White — engineering, overdubbing, mixing