Jimmy Wayne - 'Do You Believe Me Now?'

Jimmy Wayne is back with a great new album. He has a solid song delivery and his music is based on the realities of the relationships of today. He sings about real life and he puts a positive spin on it. This CD is a terrific kick off with his new record label. I'm looking forward to many more projects from Jimmy Wayne.

Jimmy finished school, went on to earn an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice and became a person who gave back to society while leaving positive footprints along his path. He decided to pursue his dream of having a music career and moved to Nashville where he put his life experiences to music.

His love of writing and long time habit of keeping a journal paid off and Tracy Byrd cut one of Wayne's songs in 1998. He was on his way.

Wayne was signed to Dreamworks Records by Scott Borchetta. His first project with them gave him four hits, but then record company politics stepped in and the label shut its doors.

Wayne recently joined new label, The Valory Music Co., which is a sister company to Big Machine Records. Once again it was Borchetta who grabbed Wayne for his label. Based on the first release with the label, it looks like it will be a very successful partnership. And through it all, Wayne continues to give back by performing charity concerts and drawing attention to the plight of poor, disadvantaged and abused kids.

The album is produced by Mark Bright, Joe West and Dave Pahanish and has already spawned a hit single that hit the Top 5 with the title track, "Do You Believe Me Now." It is a song of lost love and longing to once again be what they used to be.

Patty Loveless and John Oates, of the legendary duo Hall & Oates, both lend their talents on two of the tracks. Loveless joins Wayne for "No Good For Me," which laments that no matter how well they may get along in one aspect of their relationship they are not good for each other. Their relationship is addicting and they need to find a way to admit they shouldn't be together and go their separate ways.

Oates joins Wayne on "Where You Are Going." It is probably the most powerful story on the album. Co-written by Wayne, it talks about a college trip to a teen detention center. When the guard giving the tour comments about the 'trash' they'll see behind those walls it opens the door to the admonishment that it is where you are going that counts, not where you've been. At the end of the song, this well dressed college student on the road to success points to the last door on the end and says, that room used to be mine. It is a very, very powerful message.

"Brighter Days" encourages you to stay positive and roll with the flow because things always work themselves out.

"I Didn't Come Here To Lose" is a song about staying on course and giving life everything you have because even though it may take longer than you think it should you will be rewarded with success if you continue to try.

This is just an excellent album all the way through. The lyrics and the music work together to make it an album that is just as appropriate during a party as it is while relaxing around the house or on a road trip. It is definitely one I'll be listening to often and I think any fan of contemporary country music will enjoy it.

Release Date: August 26, 2008 - The Valory Music Co.

1. Do You Believe Me Now
2. I Will
3. I'll Be That
4. Brighter Days
5. One on One
6. Kerosene Kid
7. No Good For Me w/Patty Loveless
8. True Believer
9. I Didn't Come Here to Love
10. Where You're Going
11. Stay Gone
12. I Love You This Much