Track by Track Review
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Crazy Arms Honky tonk piano brings this into being. The cut is bouncy and fun. I really dig the classy instrumental break mid-track. |
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Invitation To Your Party With a real country edge to the piece, this is another entertaining one. There are some hints of European cafe music in the mix here, too. The strings go a little over the top, as do the backing vocals, but this works well nonetheless. |
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Born To Lose There is a real country-meets-bluegrass feeling to this number. It has a real hillbilly edge to it. The instrumental break brings some real magic to this tune. |
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I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You A bouncy, playful tune, this has catchy hooks, cool guitar work and a fun nature to it. |
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Tomorrow Night Slower, this has a real blues and rockabilly vibe to it. Of course, the piano is great on this thing. |
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I'm The Guilty One Here we land more in the pure country music vein. |
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Fools Like Me A bouncy little rock and roll number this is another fun one. |
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken I love the piano work on this tune. The number has a great roll and groove to it. |
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Sail Away (duet with Charlie Rich) Country music is the concept on this number. It features the vocal duet and some classy piano work at the center of the song. |
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Set My Mind At Ease (Stereo) I really love the piano playing on this number. The tune has some cool hooks and a great energy. The organ lends a different flavor to the arrangement. |
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I'll Make It All Up To You A slow moving number, this has a good flow and vibe. It is particularly effective and somehow seems less dated than some of the rest here. |
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It Hurts Me So I like the lead vocal performance on this a lot. The backing vocals are a little cheesy, though. The piano paints some great pictures, as well. |
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Love Letters In The Sand The piano on this lends a real bouncing driving groove to the song. It's a lot of fun. |
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How's My Ex Treating You I love the fuzzy bass at the start of this cut. The tune has a great vibe to it. The hooks works great, and the piano playing is all class. This is one of the highlights of the disc. |
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You Win Again There are some doo wop backing vocals on this cut. The tune has a great vibe and is another standout here. |
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I Know What It Means This has a great tone to it that is a bit more modern than some of the rest. This is all class and another that's among the highlights. The mostly spoken portion is a nice touch, too. |
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Turn Around Old school rock and roll with plenty of country music in the mix is at the heart of this number. |
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The Ballad Of Billy Joe This starts with acapella vocals. After the first vocal section the instruments join. This is bouncy and pretty classy. |
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It All Depends I'm not overly crazy about the backing vocals on this. The number stands pretty tall despite that. Part of that resilience comes from the understated, but cool, guitar work on the piece. |
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Love On Broadway Old school country and rock and roll make up the concept here. This has some hints of blues and jazz, too. |
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Seasons Of My Heart (duet with Linda Gail Lewis) The duet on this tune brings both a blues edge and a lot of pure country music. This is a slow moving number that has some killer piano work. |
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Someday Bouncy old-school rock and roll is on hand here. |
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That Lucky Old Sun More of an old time pop meets rock and roll sound is at the heart of this number. The tune is solid, but not a standout. |
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Cold Cold Heart Serious country music is at the heart of this. It sounds dated largely because of the backing vocals. It has some hints of the blues on-hand, too. |
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Love Made A Fool Of Me With vocals punctuated by piano, there is a real gospel kind of feeling to this number. The backing vocal arrangement is dated but still works pretty well. |
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Goodnight Irene This old chestnut gets a pretty standard rendition here. |
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I Can't Seem To Say Goodbye Backing vocals bring this in without accompaniment. The track has a slow moving, classy arrangement from there. This has a dated vibe, but still works well. It seems more tied to the pop music of the time than to any meatier styles. |
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