Chris Young - The Man I Want to Be

Artist:

Young, Chris

UPC:

886972281827

Description:

Personnel: Willie Nelson (vocals); Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Kenny Greenberg, Brent Mason (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar, dobro); Aubrey Haynie (mandolin, fiddle); John Hobbs, Steve Nathan (piano, keyboards); Eddie Bayers, Shannon Forrest (drums); Wes Hightower, Tania Hancheroff (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Julian King.
Recording information: Loud Recording, Nashville, TN; Oceanway Studios.
Photographer: Marina Chavez.
Since Chris Young appeared on the "Nashville Star" television program in 2006, he`s been on a roll. After signing with RCA he had a hit with "Drinkin` Me Lonely," his first single from his self-titled debut recording. Likewise, the two singles that have preceded the release of THE MAN I WANT TO BE in 2009 haven`t done too badly either, getting plenty of play on radio. While Chris Young`s sound is firmly in the contemporary country camp, it`s also a lot more hardcore honkytonk than it is the refried `70s rock clich?s that plague the genre. Part of that is due to his big booming baritone voice that rings as clear as a bell in this mix. (Think George Strait-meets-Josh Turner.) The other part of his appeal is the use of a relatively small group of musicians, giving the disc a more organic sound than a lot of what`s out there. Young also has a lot of respect for tradition: "Rose in Paradise" is drenched in fiddles, mandolins, and acoustic guitars. It`s a country-styled blues and features no less than Willie Nelson as a duet partner. The final track on the set is a moving cover of Tony Joe White`s "Rainy Night in Georgia." Its beauty lies in its arrangement; his reading of this classic ballad is utterly tender and believable, accentuanted by a sparse, stripped-down production. And rather than stick with his trademark baritone, he stretches his vocal range--including a mean falsetto--to the brink and still pulls it all off.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. That Makes Me
2. Voices
3. Dashboard, The
4. Gettin` You Home
5. It Takes a Man
6. Shoebox, The
7. Rose in Paradise
8. Twenty-One Candles
9. Man I Want to Be, The
10. Rainy Night in Georgia

Album Information

Release Date:

08/31/2009

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Contemporary Country

Label:

RCA

Producer:

James Stroud

Catalog Number:

8869722818

Original Release Year:

2009

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

34 : 30

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