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
Blake Shelton
07/31/2001 | Warner Bros / Wea
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- Terry McMillan
- Harmonica, Jew's-Harp
- Alison Prestwood
- Bass
- Denny Purcell
- Mastering
- Brent Rowan
- Guitar (Electric), Sitar
- Scott Sanders
- Lap Steel Guitar
- Ed Seay
- Engineer, Mixing
- Jim Shea
- Photography
- Pamela Sixfin
- Violin
- Mary Kathryn Vanosdale
- Violin
- John Willis
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Curtis Young
- Vocals (Background)
- Andrea Zonn
- Fiddle
- Erik Hellerman
- Assistant Engineer
- Senor McGuire
- Cover Photo
- Tim Lauer
- Organ, Keyboards, String Arrangements, Synthesizer, Conductor
- Garrett Rittenberry
- Design
- Janice Azrak
- Art Direction
- Bart Pursley
- Assistant Engineer
- Howell Luther
- Assistant Engineer
- John Saylor
- Mixing
- Dave Greer
- Violin
- Blake Shelton
- Main Performer
- Steve Gibson
- Sitar
- Graham Lewis
- Assistant Engineer
- Deborah Allen
- Vocals (Background)
- Bobby Braddock
- Producer, String Arrangements
- David Angell
- Violin
- Greg Barnhill
- Vocals (Background)
- Mark Capps
- Assistant Engineer
- John Catchings
- Cello
- Chad Cromwell
- Drums
- David Davidson
- Violin
- Jim Dineen
- Engineer
- Dan Dugmore
- Guitar (Steel), Lap Steel Guitar
- Connie Ellisor
- Violin
- Shannon Forrest
- Percussion, Drums
- Tony Green
- Assistant Engineer
- Jim Grosjean
- Viola
- Rob Hajacos
- Fiddle
- Tom Hitchcock
- Assistant Engineer
- Anthony LaMarchina
- Cello
- Alison Brown
- Banjo
















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