It's not uncommon for the tell-it-like-it-is, six-and-a-half-foot Adkins to say things like the following: "I'm first and foremost interested in the lyrics on anything I record. It sounds like it sounds, but the most important thing is the words." Perhaps that's why he elected to choose Nashville's "pop" producer Dann Huff, who lends himself to commercial country songs that get lots of radio airtime. That's not to say Adkins has abandoned his progressive old-time country roots. Album number four is just a little bit more of a discriminatory mix of traditional classics and up-tempo contemporaries that listeners are not used to hearing from him. But the 12-track collection certainly works at that, all the while staying true to what he's known for. You've got to love the way this guy sings bass. Praiseworthy tunes include the nebulous "Chrome," the overly prideful "Once Upon a Fool Ago," and the excitable "Scream." ~ Maria Konicki Dinoia, All Music Guide
Chris Rowe (Digital Editing), Chris McHugh (Drums), Trey Bruce (Producer), Tony Harrell (Piano), B. James Lowry (Guitar (Acoustic)), Mike "Frog" Griffith (Production Coordination), Todd Gunnerson (Assistant), Dann Huff (Guitar (Electric)), Steve Hinson (Guitar (Steel)), Mike Brignardello (Drums), Paul Franklin (Guitar (Steel)), Jonathan Yudkin (Mandolin), Jed Hackett (Assistant), J.T. Corenflos (Guitar (Electric)), Wes Hightower (Vocals (Background)), Steve Nathan (Keyboards), Jeff Balding (Engineer), Mike Shipley (Mixing), Tim Akers (Keyboards), Jerry MacPherson (Guitar (Electric)), Larry Franklin (Fiddle), John Kunz (Engineer), Eric Darken (Percussion), Jonathan Yudkin (Cello), Mark Hagen (Engineer), Tim Coats (Jew's-Harp), Curtis Wright (Vocals (Background)), Brent Mason (Guitar (Electric)), Joey Turner (Assistant), Eric Bickel (Assistant), Biff Watson (Guitar (Acoustic)), Matt Rollings (Keyboards), Brian Vibberts (Assistant), Jason Garner (Engineer), Russell Terrell (Vocals (Background)), Shawn Simpson (Digital Editing), David Buchanan (Engineer), Glenn Meadows (Mastering), Terrance Bruce (Programming), Jeff Burns (Assistant), Pat Buchanan (Guitar (Electric)), Lonnie Wilson (Drums), Alison Prestwood (Bass), Trey Bruce (Percussion), Aubry Hayne (Fiddle), John Hobbs (Keyboards), Thomas Flora (Vocals (Background)), Greg Morrow (Drums), Greg Droman (Mixing), Luke Wooten (Engineer), Jonathan Yudkin (Violin), Kelly Giedt (Production Coordination), Dann Huff (Producer), Jeff Balding (Mixing), Brian D. Siewert (Synthesizer), Michael Spriggs (Guitar (Acoustic))
Chrome is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Trace Adkins. It was released on October 9, 2001 on Capitol Records Nashville. The album produced three singles for Adkins on the BillboardHot Country Songs charts: "I'm Tryin'" at #6, "Help Me Understand" at #17, and the title track at #10. It has also been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album was produced by Trey Bruce (tracks 3, 5-8, 10, 11) and Dann Huff (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9, 12).
The album's title track was later covered by Jeffrey Steele on his 2003 album Gold, Platinum, Chrome, and Steele.
