Blake Shelton readies fifth CD
"I'd like for this album to start some musical fires in some new fans and maybe fan the flames for the loyal fans who have been with me for a while," said Shelton. "So, I named it "Startin' Fires," which comes from one of the songs on the album, Good At Startin' Fires.
Songs are:
1. Green
2. Good At Startin' Fires
3. She Wouldn't Be Gone
4. I'll Just Hold On
5. 100 Miles
6. Never Lovin' You
7. Country Strong
8. Home Sweet Home
9. This Is Gonna Take All Night
10. Here I Am
11. I Don't Care
12. Bare Skin Rug
Scott Hendricks produced the disc, except for This Is Gonna Take All Night Brent Rowan and I Don't Care by Bobby Braddock.
Shelton previously enjoyed hits with six-week number one single, Austin, and three additional multi-week number one singles with The Baby, Some Beach and Home. ]
Shelton will embark on a co-headlining tour Lambert on Oct. 3.
More news for Blake Shelton
- 01/27/25: Opry hosts centennial live celebration
- 11/13/24: Shelton goes to "Texas"
- 11/11/24: Shelton hits "The Road" (no, not a tour. A TV show)
- 09/23/24: Shelton inks with BBR/BMG Nashville
- 09/20/24: Shelton will "Go Tell it on the Mountain"
- 09/05/24: Shelton plans Friends & Heroes Tour 2025
- 09/03/24: Shelton, Warner call it quits after 23 years
- 02/09/24: Shelton, Stefani release "Purple Irises"
CD reviews for Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton has been openly critical of the traditional album format. "Fully Loaded: God's Country" is his fourth greatest hits album and third in the "Loaded" series. In an effort to release music more often, he packages five new songs with seven of previously released material that has received considerable airplay and time on the charts.
if you're looking for the fresh stuff, this is essentially an EP spearheaded by the Platinum lead single "God's Country. ...
Blake Shelton's 11th studio album finds The Voice advisor in a contented, one might even say homey, frame of mind. The opening track and first single "I'll Name the Dogs" sets the tone. It's a rollicking ode to domesticity that manages to make household chore distribution ("You find the spot and I'll find the money / You be the pretty and I'll be the funny") both romantic and amusing. The beat switches to hip-hop on "Money," but the sentiment ...
This six-song "Blake Shelton Live EP" seems a little odd. It's not as though Shelton had an especially noteworthy tour to document. Besides, at only six songs long, it's a relatively short document, anyhow. While it may be little more than a post-it note of a project, though, it also packs a powerful punch.
You recognize right away the large amount of enthusiasm the act of singing to an audience brings out of Shelton. When compared to the recorded versions of these hits, ...
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