Smith releases "Country Things, Vol. 2"
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Smith releases "Country Things, Vol. 2"

Friday, November 27, 2020 – Granger Smith today released part two of his 10th studio album, "Country Things, Vol. 2." The first volume was released in September. Combined, there are 16 tracks in addition to two bonus tracks on the physical and digital full-length album.

The track listing is:
1. Man Made - (Brett Sheroky, Ian Christian)
2. Buy A Boy A Baseball - (Brad Rempel, Justin Ebach, Jon Nite)
3. Anything Like Me - (Granger Smith, Jared Mullins, Daniel Ross, Hunter Phelps)
4. That's What Love Looks Like - (Granger Smith, Frank Rogers, Monty Criswell)
5. Where I Get It From - (Josh Thompson, Brandon Day, Cary Barlowe)
6. 6 String Stories - (Granger Smith, John Marlin)
7. Workaholic (feat. Earl Dibbles Jr.) - (Granger Smith, Jordan Schmidt, Andy Albert, Laura Veltz)
8. Diesel (feat. Earl Dibbles Dr.) - (Granger Smith, Frank Rogers, Monty Criswell, Derek George, Taylor Phillips)

Ty Herndon released a dozen-song holiday project, "Regifted." The disc kicks off with "Orphans of God," recorded with Emmy and Tony award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth and Paul Cardall. The disc, produced in part by Herndon, features mainly Christmas standards.


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Vol. 2 of Granger Smith's "Country Things" leads off with "Man Made" a clever track, which posits that men may have made the world, but the women have made the men. He has a writing credit on five of the seven tracks. Per usual a few are by his alter ego Earl Dibbles. Jr. Typically, Mr. Dibbles typically tries way too hard to convince the listener that he belongs in the genre. In the first 60 seconds of "Diesel," he's got "his overalls on and a good dip in. ...
CD review - Country Things, Vol. 1 Fearing that the 16 songs that made up "Country Things" would get lost on a single album, Granger Smith opted for an opus. Volume 1 begins with the title track; co-written by Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line. It begins with simple fiddle and a laundry list of G-rated country things. There is no mention of alcohol, women or pickups. He refreshingly opts for rope swings, corner stores and other pieces of Americana. It has the feeling of being inspired by the pandemic with its focus on ...
CD review - When the Good Guys Win For his ninth studio album, "When The Good Guys Win," Granger Smith used outside writers for half the 14 tracks. It is appropriate that Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard has a co-write credit. Much like FGL's sound, this effort feels like it was presented to a focus group of contemporary country listeners for approval before the final cut. The production is glossy, the melodies catchy and the themes bro country.The opening track sets the tone for the 49-minute collection. ...


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