Totally Country, Vol. 6

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: January 30, 2007
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Country

Review

BMG's 2007 compilation Totally Country, Vol. 6 is a good cross-section of mainstream country circa 2006 -- usually big hits but also smaller singles from big names, all adding up to a fairly representative snapshot of the sound of the mainstream in 2006. Among the highlights: American Idol winner Carrie Underwood establishing herself as a genuine country star ("Jesus Take the Wheel" isn't here, but the very good "Don't Forget to Remember Me" is); Brad Paisley nimbly updating the Bakersfield shuffle with the sunny, exuberant "The World"; pop star Michelle Branch successfully going country as part of the Wreckers on their excellent single "Leave the Pieces"; Sugarland's surging, anthemic "Something More"; Montgomery Gentry's "Something to Be Proud Of"; Gretchen Wilson's loose, funny "California Girls"; and George Strait's typically satisfying "She Let Herself Go." Faith Hill, Lonestar, Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride, Phil Vassar, and Big & Rich are all here, along with a handful of others, and even if not every song clicks, overall there's a high hit-to-miss ratio -- enough to make this a worthwhile roundup of notable country hits from 2006. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The World	Kelley Lovelace, Brad Paisley, Lee Thomas Miller	Brad Paisley	(4:03)
Sunshine and Summertime	John Rich, Rodney Clawson	Faith Hill	(3:28)
Who You'd Be Today	Bill Luther, Aimee Mayo	Kenny Chesney	(4:15)
Don't Forget to Remember Me	Kelley Lovelace, Morgane Hayes, Ashley Gorley	Carrie Underwood	(4:02)
Leave the Pieces	Billy Austin	The Wreckers	(3:31)
Something More	Kristen Hall, Kristian Bush, Jennifer Nettles	Sugarland	(3:38)
Life Ain't Always Beautiful	Tommy Lee James, Cyndy Goodman	Gary Allan	(3:45)
Mountains	Larry Boone, Richie McDonald	Lonestar	(3:56)
Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right		Billy Currington	(4:30)
Something to Be Proud Of	Jeffrey Steele, Chris Wallin	Montgomery Gentry	(4:17)
Every Time I Hear Your Name	Tom Hambridge, Jeffrey Steele	Keith Anderson	(4:23)
Nobody But Me	Shawn Camp, Philip White	Blake Shelton	(2:39)
Last Day of My Life	Phil Vassar	Phil Vassar	(3:55)
California Girls	Gretchen Wilson, John Rich	Gretchen Wilson	(2:51)
(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden	Joe South	Martina McBride	(3:18)
She Let Herself Go	Dean Dillon, Kerry Kurt Phillips	George Strait	(3:18)
8th of November [Radio Edit]	Big Kenny, John Rich	Big & Rich	(3:28)

Credits

George Strait (Producer), Martina McBride (Producer), Bobby Braddock (Producer), Faith Hill (Producer), Tony Brown (Producer), Buddy Cannon (Producer), Kenny Chesney (Producer), Garth Fundis (Producer), Byron Gallimore (Producer), Mark Wright (Producer), Mark Bright (Producer), Gary Allan (Producer), Jeffrey Steele (Producer), John Shanks (Producer), Carson Chamberlain (Producer), Frank Rogers (Producer), Michelle Branch (Producer), Gretchen Wilson (Producer), John Rich (Producer)