Shelton, Thompson Square, AJ offer new music
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 – Blake Shelton leads the list of three releases today. "Based on a True Story" contains the number one single Sure Be Cool If You Did. The disc contains 11 other songs, ranging from ballads (Do You Remember) to country rockers (Small Town Big Time.)
Kiefer and Shawna Thompson had a lot of success with their debut disc. Now they're back with "Just Feels Good." The release contains their hit If I Didn't Have You. Once again teaming up with production collective New Voice (NV), the Thompsons helped pen 6 of the 13 songs,
Alan Jackson had a lot of success with "Precious Memories Volume I" when it came out in 2006. In fact, the disc was slated to be a present to his mom, but after much encouragement from friends, he released it commercially and sold 2 million units. Now, he's back with 11 more songs. Unlike the first disc, the new one contains the song Precious Memories. Other songs include Amazing Grace, He Lives, There's Power in the Blood and When the Roll is Called Up Yonder.
More news for Blake Shelton
- 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"
- 01/17/24: Shelton hosts All for the Hall gig in Oklahoma
- 10/18/23: Shelton goes Back To The Honky Tonk Tour
- 08/14/23: Old Dominion goes down "Memory Lane" again
- 11/03/22: Shelton fills up with "Cheers"
- 10/11/22: Shelton says he's leaving The Voice
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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