Eric Church

Carolina

Eric Church - Carolina

03/24/2009 | Capitol 

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All Music Guide Review

Country music outlaw Eric Church blasted onto the scene in 2006 with his jaw-dropping debut effort, Sinners Like Me. The North Carolina native quickly earned a dedicated following and a reputation for putting on a killer live show. Carolina, the singer/songwriter's 2009 sophomore release, is as raw and real as they come out of Nashville -- where style is often passed

off as substance. Like Sinners Like Me, Carolina is a from-the-gut collection filled to the brim with traditionally rooted country music that is masterfully tempered with Southern baked rock. From the floor rattling fury of "Ain't Killed Me Yet" to the heart tugging honesty of "Those I've Loved" Church soars higher here than he did on his critically praised debut. The characters who live and breathe between the chords and melodies in Church's songs are as authentic as the well-worn frets on his acoustic guitar. The guy on the chugging "Lotta Boot Left to Fill," who claims Johnny Cash would have "whipped" the ass of those country posers who insist on name-checking the late "Man In Black" in their songs, bears a strong resemblance to Church himself. Loud guitars, gritty vocals, and more soul than a Sunday morning sermon best sums up Carolina. ~ Todd Sterling, All Music Guide

Carolina Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Ain't Killed Me Yet
  • 3:22

  • 2
  • Lotta Boot Left to Fill
  • 3:24

  • 3
  • Young and Wild
  • 3:15

  • 4
  • Where She Told Me to Go
  • 4:48

  • 5
  • Longer Gone
  • 3:08

  • 6
  • Love Your Love the Most
  • 2:50

  • 7
  • Smoke a Little Smoke
  • 3:11

  • 8
  • Without You Here
  • 2:42

  • 9
  • You Make It Look So Easy
  • 4:15

  • 10
  • Carolina
  • 4:39

  • 11
  • Hell on the Heart
  • 2:44

  • 12
  • Those I've Loved
  • 5:03

    • Carolina Notes

    Eric Church’s sophomore album, Carolina, is the follow-up release to his critically acclaimed 2006 release Sinners Like Me. Comparing the two albums, Church describes Carolina as a much more diverse project, more musical and a little brighter in content. The lead single "Love Your Love The Most" presents Eric’s brighter side to country fans with memorable lyrics and a smooth melody.

    "Carolina is an album. So was Sinners. Most artists make singles and hope they end up with a record. I prefer to make a record and hope I have singles. I love country music, and I am very reverent of the time that I have to make records. That's what we owe the industry, the format, and the fans. We owe them a great record."

    Fans will have the opportunity to see Eric on tour this spring on the "Young & Wild Tour," reaching 37 cities across the country.

    "I try to go out there on the road and be an ambassador for it, because I love country music so much, and I want to treat it right."

    Credits of Carolina

    • Jay Joyce
    • Organ (Hammond), Producer, Engineer, Fender Rhodes, Drum Programming

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