Really looking forward to seeing how this does and how Bobby Wills does this year going forward. He has some great music coming. Including this.
http://youtu.be/FDs207ezyLs
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Music Scheduling/Music Research/Music Review
Monday, May 28, 2012
CANCON NOTES
MARK'S CANCON
SONG NOTES: May 31 – June 6, 2012
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TITLE
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NOTES
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76 South
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Mail Myself to Mexico
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Kinda fun but I fear the fact they are completely
unknown is going to hamper any chance of this doing anything. (4/2)
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Alee
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Real
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80’s light rock production. (3/19)
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Amero, Don
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Turn These Grey Skies Blue
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Easy to listen.
There could be something with him as an artist. (5/14)
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Ardell, Will
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Save Me
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(4/2)
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Ashby-Craft,
Kate
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Keep On The Sunny Side
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(5/14)
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Bamford, Gord
(C)
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Leaning On A Lonesome Song
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My favourite on the album. I really hope this sounds as good on the
air as it has to me the 5,432 time off the air. This is Gord Bamford. LOVE IT!
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Banks,
Victoria
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Jackson
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Edgy and different for her. She sounds solid. The content lyrically concerns me. (5/7)
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Barrett,
Kristal
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Don’t You Forget It
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Thin.
(5/7)
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Bellamy,
Clayton
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That Ain’t Gonna Fly
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(5/28)
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Belle Star
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Jolene
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Love the idea of this but this song has been
covered a few times with no success.
I’d love this to work. They
sound good. (4/30)
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Biggar, Mike
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June Night
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(5/28)
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Blaine, Jason (C)
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Cool
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Jason has made a good choice in writing with
Deric Ruttan. Nice. (4/9)
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Brandt, Paul (C)
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You
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A little bit of a spooky delivery from Paul. It’ll either come across as powerful or
strange. I hope powerful. Make your own fade edit at 3:20. (4/2)
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Brody, Dean (C)
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Bob Marley
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Gold.
(5/21)
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Brooks, Linda
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Now That You’re Here
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(2/28)
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Broughton, Lindsay
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Holdin’ Onto You
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Like her voice.
The song is just OK.(2/13)
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Brownlee, Chad (C)
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Smoke In The Rain
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Love the ‘Hey Now’…makes the song for me! Chad sounds great! (2/13)
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Cameron, Mark
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What’s One More Day
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Not bad but not good enough. (4/23)
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Canyon, George (C)
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Saddle Up
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(4/2)
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Clarke, JD
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Sweet Ride
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(3/19)
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Clark, Terri
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Wrecking Ball
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(4/2)
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Clarke, Michaela
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You Will Be Mine
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Pure vocal… (2/28)
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Cummings, Chris
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Till You Smile Again
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(3/19)
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Doc Walker (C)
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Where I Belong
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This song is going up against two songs very
similar. Montgomery Gentry’s ‘Where I
Come From’ and the new Deric Ruttan (see my thoughts below). This is good but not better than the other
two. Is there room for three? (3/12)
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Doell, Jordan
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Politically Incorrect
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(3/12)
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Doran, Barbara Lynn
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Don’t Forget To Love Me
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80’s AC production. (3/19)
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Dowhan, Tiffany
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High Heels and Spurs
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(2/28)
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Doyle, Alan
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I’ve Seen A Little
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(3/26)
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Divorcees
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Restless Man
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(4/23)
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Dreyer, Jaida
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Guy’s Girl
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Well done however I don’t hear this as a great
song. Sounds like Deana Carter. (4/30)
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Ellsworth, Dennis
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Electric Stars
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(4/30)
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Epp, Kylee
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Be Your Girl
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(5/14)
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Fisher, Genevieve (C)
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July
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She’s stepped up another level for me with
this. Strong lyrically and vocally she
sounds the best yet. The promise I
heard months back is not letting me down with this. Major contender for me. (4/2)
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Friends of Jack
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One More Margarita
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(5/7)
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Gill, Chris
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Come To Me
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(3/19)
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Gord, The
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High Road
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Pretty sweet sound. But it’s not even close to new
country. (5/28)
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Grambo, Curtis
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Hurt All Over
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(4/23)
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Gregory, Adam
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High On You
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The best he’s released in the past 5 years. (4/23)
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Gregory, Drew
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Country Hurricane
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(4/30)
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Guy, Jackie
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Can’t You See
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(5/14)
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Hayley
|
Feelin’ California
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(4/23)
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Hey Romeo
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Jump Back In
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Simple song that feels good. (4/23)
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Hogan, Sean
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Phoenix
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Well done.
Not sure I hear this working on country radio. (5/29)
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High Valley (C)
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Have I Told You I Love You Lately
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Super strong hook/melody. This should be their biggest song to
date. LOVE IT! Get ready to hear this lot. (2/13)
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Johnson, Carolyn Dawn (C)
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Reach You
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Super strong vocal chorus with beautiful
harmonies. (3/19)
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Kennedy, Tonya
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Super Girl
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She sounds pretty good. The song is OK but I don’t think it’s
strong enough. (5/28)
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Kerosene Creek
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Girls Get In Free
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(4/2)
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Laird, Ryan
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Crazy Girl
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I like the song lyrically. Timely and catchy. (4/23)
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Lewis, Aaron C
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I Ain’t Ever Satisfied
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Decent song…nice performance. (5/14)
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Lynch, Mike
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Road Map
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Kinda cool but don’t hear it on mainstream
country radio. (5/14)
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Macumber, Josh
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All Hat/No Cowboy
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(4/23)
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Major, Charlie
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My Lover Now
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(4/2)
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May, Lindsay
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Lie To Me
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Her alt country voice won’t work on mainstream
country radio. (4/23)
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McKenzie Road
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Beautiful Day
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(4/23)
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McKittrick, Stacey
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What Goodbye Looks Like
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This is a solid performance….she’s just getting
better. (3/12)
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Nelson, Amy
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Happy If It Kills Me
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(5/28)
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Orchard, The
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Southern Ground
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Solid sound, average song. (5/7)
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Pear
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Never Lookin Back
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(4/23)
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Prevost, Codie
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Last Night All Day
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Upsetting. I
feel this is a step back for him. I
thought he was making a bit of progress.
Wrong song choice. (5/28)
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Raye, Heidi
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Hot Mess Express
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I like her voice.
Pretty good song lyrically and some tasty production. Love the choir. (4/2)
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Reid, Johnny/Johnson, Carolyn Dawn (C)
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Baby I Know It
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Johnny’s vocals sound different. Way back in the mix. Very soft AC sounding. Upper demo will like this. (5/14)
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Resek, Mary
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Lookin’ On The Bright Side
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(3/5)
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Richard, Todd
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One Wild Ride
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(5/7)
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Rivers, Steve
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Mess It Up
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(4/2)
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Ruttan, Deric (C)
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Main Street, 1979
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Absolutely BRILLIANT! Deric is an unreal writer. Then his delivery vocally and the
arrangement musically is just spot on.
What a SUPER song. (3/12)
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Sampson, Gordie
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Any Other Memory
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Takes too long to get my attention. (5/21)
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Scarlett Jane
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Wildfire
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Interesting but I can’t hear it on country
radio. (5/7)
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Scoggins, Krista
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I’ll Carry
You
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Pretty good song.
Production sounds decent too.
Don’t think it’s enough though.
(5/14)
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Sereda, Jerry
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That’ll Get You Drinkin’
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Kind of a neat idea that almost works. (5/21)
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Shawanda, Crystal
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Down on Broadway
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(5/28)
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Small Town Pistols (C)
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Colour Blind
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Welcome back Amanda and Tyler! This is VERY strong. I can hear this on the radio for a long,
long time. (4/30)
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Smith, Dallas (C)
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If It Gets You Where You Wanna Go
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So good!
This is the second of many more hit singles coming our way. The advance of the CD sounds as good as
this and there may be a few better.
(3/12)
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Smith, Sarah
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Shine Bright
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Terrible.
(4/23)
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Stavely, Rick
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I Don’t Want To Love You Like That
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Old school country from an unknown. (4/2)
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St. Germain, David
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Radio
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(5/28)
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Steele, Duane
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Gas and Time
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(3/5)
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Steele
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Private Road
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Similar to Trace Adkins/Montgomery Gentry. Musically pretty good…lyrically just
ok. (2/19)
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Stellas
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Riding In The Backseat
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(3/26)
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Stever, Jamie
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Sweet Sweet Summertime
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Not quite there.
(5/14)
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Stott, Amanda (f Matt Young)
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Now’s Our Time
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Amanda has been away for so long. This song starts with her husband which is
a complete unknown Christian AC act.
This song doesn’t sound country.
Pretty but not country. (5/21)
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Tallulah Darling
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Him and Her
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I don’t hear this vocal on country radio. (4/2)
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Tebey (C)
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I’m In The Mood
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For his sake I hope she is too! Great vocal…strong lyrically. (3/12)
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Todd, Kate
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Footprints on the Moon
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(3/12)
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Vos, JJ
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It’s a Pride Thing
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Sounds like something Montgomery Gentry could
make a hit. (4/2)
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Warren, Jamie
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Let’s Get Our Forget On
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Love the title and idea lyrically. Could be a hooky summer hit. (5/7)
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Whitten, Jimmy
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Let’s Leave the Light On
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(5/28)
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Woodworth, AJ
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See Through
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This is her best release yet. Hooky and fun. (4/30)
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Wright, Michelle
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Another Good Day
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She sounds good.
The song is catchy and easy to listen to. (4/30)
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Yellowbird, Shane
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Sedona Arizona
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What happened to his voice? Average.
(3/12)
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Young, Shane
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All The Way
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(5/7)
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C) = Recommended
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