Working with co-writer Phil O'Donnell once again on the production, Morgan co-wrote eight of the 11 cuts that show off his energetic spirit and way with a song vocally on the uptempo "Baby I Got You," the narrative "Cowboy and The Clown," the romantic "Rain for the Roses," the touching "Lot of Man (In That Little Boy)," and the vocal event with Brad Paisley and John Conlee, "Blame Me," the album offers plenty of diversity. Morgan feels he is just now beginning to find his niche as an artist.
"Without a doubt, this new record depicts who I am even more," Morgan said. "We had a lot of tempos on the last album and on this record I wanted to do the same, because I want people to enjoy the album. But I want there to be depth to it. And I think we've done that with this album. I wanted to dig a little deeper and have the songs be real solid, and I think we did that."
O'Donnell agrees.
"We've written tons of songs together, and this is some of Craig's best work. His voice has timbered and gotten better since the first record, and he is so easy to work with in the studio. If I give him a direction and open a door he goes in it and gives you more. We like to write about things that we do every day . I'd say, 'OK, I've got my front yard view in the first verse, let's look in your back yard and write the second verse. It was refreshing to have someone have the same outlook on life as you do. He's really one of a kind," O'Donnell said.
Morgan feels the time could finally be right for him to break out. "I think that's why it's taken me so long, not having the radio success at first to go along with the touring and live performance success we had. But I'm thankful for it now because we have built a great fan base. I think people kept seeing me live and saying 'Oh my gosh we love the show, we want to hear you more.' And now people are hearing what they've been seeing and I have radio to thank for that. They've been extremely supportive. I kind of just do my own thing out there, and fortunately people have been responding. I always thought Garth Brooks put on a great show and I loved what he did, but so does George Strait, you know? And James Taylor. Put those three guys together and add in a little Luther Vandross, and I'm kind of what you get."