| CD Review: Mark Chesnutt - Mark Chesnutt | |
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When Mark Chesnutt was signed with Sony after leaving MCA, I was so happy to think that I'd get to hear new music from him again. I have always enjoyed Mark's songs, and I was lucky enough to get to see him in concert last fall, which made me want to hear new music even more. It was a long wait, but it's well worth the wait.
Mark has always sung traditional country music, and that hasn't changed. The album opens with a bang with "Don't Know Why I Do." This one reminds me a bit of something Elvis would sing. The background singers and their "ooohs and ahhhs" remind me of the Jordanaires. I'd like to hear this as a single.
The second song, "She Was," is the first single from the album, which I absolutely love! The song takes you through the life of a woman who knew what she wanted and did it.
"Population Minus One" is a song co-written by Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher and Kent Blazy, and was a cut on Chad Brock's III album last year. The song has spoken verses and a chorus that is sung, and it's a whole lot of fun to listen to. It talks about a guy that moved to the big city and he calls home and says that he realizes he made a mistake. "Before the sun goes down, gonna ditch this town. Population minus one."
The song "You'd Be Wrong" is so traditional with the cryin' steel guitar, and the classic country lyrics. "Love can be so deceiving. I should hate you but I don't. No matter what I do, my heart still wants what it wants."
"I Want My Baby Back" is a lot of fun, and one that I think would make a good single. "I want my baby back. Where is the old you hiding at? You may be here but baby, you've been gone too long."
I'm a sucker for a ballad and "Just Right For You" really fits the bill. This is another one that I think would make a good single.
My favorite song has GOT to be "My Dreams," which shows Mark's fun side (think "Bubba Shot the Jukebox") again. He talks about how life would be if real life was like his dreams. Then, he says maybe not, cuz in his dreams things just too weird. "Then again there is the one when it's a normal day at work and I realize that I'm not wearing pants."
Another sure single has to be "I Drew Me." It talks about drawing pictures of what you want to be when you grow up, and he says, "And I drew me..with you. Your eyes were as far as I can see. Of all the things a boy would want to be back then, I knew, so I drew me with you."
If you've liked the songs Mark has put out in the past, you won't be disappointed with this collection of songs.
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Sound clips courtesy of Barnes & Noble
Album cover, used with permission of Sony Nashville.
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