Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill

• Artist: Blake Shelton
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• Release Date: October 26, 2004
• Genre: Country

Review

Although he's delivered two promising albums, country singer Blake Shelton has had a bit of problem finding his own voice. On his first record, he was a hardcore country singer and on his second, 2003's The Dreamer, he tempered his country with anthemic heartland rock and contemporary Nashville songcraft. His third album, 2004's Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill, finds a happy medium between the two extremes. While he can still delve a little too deeply into country corn -- especially on the ballads -- he finds a happy balance between Nashville craft and pure country, throwing a bit of everyman charm and a little of Kenny Chesney's Jimmy Buffett fixation into the mix as well. All of this makes Shelton a bit of an all-purpose contemporary country singer -- he can do it all from the honky tonk ("Cotton Pickin' Time") to the beach ("Some Beach") and everywhere in between -- but since most of Barn & Grill has its heart in hardcore country, it winds up as his best, most assured album to date. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Some Beach	Paul Overstreet	Blake Shelton	(3:24)
Nobody But Me	Shawn Camp, Philip White	Blake Shelton	(2:38)
Good Old Boy, Bad Old Boyfriend	Bobby Braddock	Blake Shelton	(3:03)
Love Gets in the Way	Blake Shelton	Blake Shelton	(3:30)
Goodbye Time	James Hicks, Roger Murrah	Blake Shelton	(3:23)
Cotton Pickin' Time	Paul Overstreet, Even Stevens	Blake Shelton	(3:16)
What's On My Mind	Jim Lauderdale, Leslie Satcher	Blake Shelton	(3:05)
When Somebody Knows You That Well	Harley Allen, Jimmy Melton	Blake Shelton	(3:41)
On a Good Day	Tom Shapiro, Blake Shelton, Tony Martin	Blake Shelton	(3:34)
The Bartender	Harley Allen	Blake Shelton	(3:16)
I Drink	Mary Gauthier, Crit Harmon	Blake Shelton	(3:25)

Credits

Paul Overstreet (Vocals (Background)), John Wesley Ryles (Vocals (Background)), Bobby Braddock (Synthesizer), Bobby Braddock (String Arrangements), Bobby Braddock (Wurlitzer), Bobby Braddock (Mini Moog), David Angell (Violin), David Davidson (Violin), Jim Dineen (Engineer), Connie Ellisor (Violin), Shannon Forrest (Drums), Paul Franklin (Guitar (Steel)), Paul Franklin (Lap Steel Guitar), Sonny Garrish (Guitar (Steel)), Rob Hajacos (Fiddle), Rob Hajacos (Soloist), Terry McMillan (Harmonica), Terry McMillan (Jew's-Harp), Terry McMillan (Whistle (Human)), Alison Prestwood (Bass), Mike Rojas (Piano), Brent Rowan (Bass), Brent Rowan (Guitar (Electric)), Ed Seay (Cymbals), Ed Seay (Engineer), Ed Seay (Mixing), Kris Wilkinson (Viola), John Willis (Guitar (Acoustic)), Glenn Worf (Bass), Jonathan Yudkin (Fiddle), Jonathan Yudkin (Violin), Jonathan Yudkin (Cello), Jonathan Yudkin (Viola), Curtis Young (Vocal Harmony), Dennis Wilson (Vocals (Background)), Byrd Burton (Guitar (Acoustic)), Greg Lawrence (Assistant), Michael McCall (Hair Stylist), Michael McCall (Grooming), Melodie Crittenden (Vocals (Background)), Blue Miller (Vocal Harmony), Tim Lauer (Conductor), Tim Lauer (Organ (Hammond)), Tim Lauer (String Arrangements), Tim Lauer (Wurlitzer), Hank Williams (Mastering), Bryan Sutton (Guitar (Acoustic)), Bryan Sutton (5-string Banjo), Michael Goode (Copyist), Shawn Simpson (Shaker), Wes Hightower (Vocals (Background)), Milly Catignani (Production Coordination), Carole Rabinowitz-Neuen (Cello), Danny Myrick (Vocals (Background)), Blake Shelton (Guitar (Acoustic)), Scott Kidd (Assistant), Rachel Proctor (Vocal Harmony), Libby Mitchell (Stylist)