Zac Brown Band goes for the greatest
The 14-song disc collects Zac Brown Band's run of 11 number 1 Country singles, from 2008's two-times RIAA platinum debut, "Chicken Fried" to 2013's "Sweet Annie." Further highlights include chart-topping songs like "As She's Walking Away (Feat. Alan Jackson)," "Knee Deep (feat. Jimmy Buffett)," and "Goodbye In Her Eyes," as well as "Whatever It Is," "No Hurry," and "Jump Right In."
The set contains no new songs.
The track listing is:
1. Chicken Fried
2. Whatever It Is
3. Toes
4. Free
. Highway 20 Ride
6. As She's Walking Away (Feat. Alan Jackson)
7. Colder Weather
8. Knee Deep (Feat. Jimmy Buffett)
9. Keep Me In Mind
10. No Hurry
11. The Wind
12. Jump Right In
13. Goodbye In Her Eyes
14. Sweet Annie
More news for Zac Brown Band
- 08/05/24: ZBB stands behind "Two Blue Chairs & You"
- 04/19/24: ZBB, McAnally look for "Pirates & Parrots"
- 03/12/24: ZBB will "Tie Up" next week
- 02/14/24: South Africa hosts country fest
- 10/27/23: ZBB has "Baby O'Riley" covered
- 09/29/23: ZBB likes "The Way You Look Tonight"
- 12/14/22: ZBB fire up new tour
- 09/16/22: ZBB, Andress join forces "Any Day Now"
CD reviews for Zac Brown Band
If you have even a passing familiarity of Zac Brown's personal history starting around 2018, you know the inspiration for this CD's title. First, Brown's 12-year marriage collapsed. Then, the world shook its collective head when he released a solo pop record ("Controversy") simultaneous to a ZBB release ("The Owl"). Why saturate the market with oneself, especially when the solo outing was a mess? The cover of that pop/hip-hop experimentation said it all: Brown, ...
With "Welcome Home," the Zac Brown Band continues to do what it does best, which is making quality roots music. In fact, one of the album's songs is even titled "Roots." Brown may not be the most religious guy, but his latest songs focus on many truly spiritual cornerstones of life: family and friends.
Both "Family Table" and "My Old Man" find Brown reflecting on his family life, with the latter also looking at 'the here and now' of being a father himself. ...
Fans looking for the Zac Brown Band of 2005 won't find it in "Jekyll + Hyde" - there's nothing but an aftertaste of the Georgia group's chicken-fried origins. That might be why the album's name is so appropriate. Fans have gotten to know the country-folk band, but a deviant creeps in on all 16 tracks of its fourth album. And, like the classic story, Hyde stands out as more interesting.
It hits hard, too. The opener, "Beautiful Drug," has an electric-pop ...
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