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Phil Vassar was known as a songwriter, penning the following hits: "My Next 30 Years," and "For a Little While," for Tim McGraw, "Little Red Rodeo" for Collin Raye, "Bye Bye," and "I'm Alright," for Jo Dee Messina, "Right On The Money" for Alan Jackson, and "Postmarked Birmingham" for BlackHawk, before signing a record deal with Arista. But with three singles released from his debut album, he's definitely got the vocal talent to go along with his songwriter.

Of his own three releases, his first, "Carlene" reached #5, his second, "Just Another Day in Paradise" reached the top of

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the charts, and his current single, "Rose Bouquet" is sitting at #18 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles Chart.

It's easy to see that Phil not only knows his songwriting, but he is a pretty great singer as well, with a smooth tenor, and a kicky style.

That's When I Love You is another upbeat number that is another sure-fire single.

"Joe & Rosalita" is another fun tune about two young people in love that go against the norm to have their fun and be together. "Joe's car on Friday night, after the ball game, steam so thick on the windows they could write their names."

Phil slows it down with a shuffle called "Six-Pack Summer." Perfect song for a summer drive. "Got the ultra-ray wraparound sunglass vision. Got the sails up iced down a cool ambition, just to relax and let the six-pack summer roll."

"Lucky As Me" tells the story of knowing that you are lucky because even though you may not have an expensive car, and your bills are overdue... "I'm lucky as me, oh baby I can't lose I'm on a roll and I owe it all to you. I thank my stars for your love so sweet. Everybody should be lucky as me."

Phil wrote all eleven songs on this album, and there are more hits to come from this talented new artist. While his music isn't what you'd consider traditional, I think that the selection of songs here is such that there's something for just about everyone to enjoy.

Song List:

  1. carlene
  2. just another day in paradise
  3. that's when i love you
  4. rose bouquet
  5. joe & rosalita
  6. six-pack summer
  7. lucky as me
  8. like i never loved before
  9. didn't you know she's gone
  10. somewhere in between
  11. drive away

Graphics © Shelly Fabian, with the exception of the album cover, used with permission of Arista Nashville.

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