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Genre:
Country
Release Date: 07/31/2001
This impressive ten-song compilation is an earnest debut full of lots of promise and originality.
Shelton delivers a wealth of traditional
country music in its most honest-to-goodness form, with his young, delightful cowboy-esque charm. The Oklahoma-bred
Shelton sure can fire off a tune with the sincerest tenacity. Notables include
"Austin," a tremendously imaginative song about getting back together with someone by leaving messages for one another on their answering machines;
"I Thought There Was Time" about neglecting a relationship; and
"Same Old Song" about an artist looking for some originality in
country music today. Along with producer
Bobby Braddock (
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" and
"D-I-V-O-R-C-E") and
Shelton's "all-time musical hero," writer
Earle Thomas Conley, the cast is rounded out on an album destined for musical greatness.
~Maria Konicki Dinoia, All Music Guide
;)
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