Trace Adkins Album: “More...”

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Personnel includes: Trace Adkins (vocals); Michael Spriggs, Paul Worley, Ray Benson (acoustic guitar); J.T. Corenflos (electric & gut string guitar); Pat Buchanan (electric & slide guitar); Brent Mason (electric guitar); Steve Hinson (steel & lap steel guitar); Jonathan Yudkin (mandolin, fiddle); Rob Hajacos, Larry Franklin (fiddle); The Siewart String Thing (strings); Michael Francis (saxophone); Tony Harrell (piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards); John Hobbs (piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer); Brian D. Siewert (synthesizer); Glenn Worf, Alison Prestwood (bass); Greg Morrow (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); Wes Hightower, Liana Manis, Curtis Wright (background vocals). Producers: Trey Bruce, Paul Worley, Ray Benson. Engineers: David Buchanan, Bob Clark, Larry Seyer. Recorded at The Sound Kitchen, Cool Springs, Tennessee and Bismeaux Studios, Austin, Texas. Trace Adkins' imposing stature, baritone voice, and electrifying live shows set him apart from other "hat acts," but with his third album, MORE, its Adkins' choice of material that truly puts him head and shoulders above the rest. MORE is a fine collection of mature, pure country songs, each sung with a depth of emotion that suggests Adkins has lived every one of these lines. In the powerful "Don't Lie," he's the man begging his wife not to sugarcoat the fact that she's leaving him for someone else. In "Every Other Friday at Five," he's the divorced father, dying inside because he doesn't see his kids enough. And in "The Night He Can't Remember," he's the reformed alcoholic whose final fall off the wagon cost him his relationship. Adkins lightens up on a few tracks--"I Can Dig It" is a sharp, funny two-stepper, while "All Hat & No Cattle" is a Western swingin' put-down of urban cowboys--but MORE's strength is the sad songs. Don't miss "She's Still There," a heart-wrenching track whose subject matter is so unique, it'll take you a few listenings to fully digest its emotional impact. Message to Mr. Adkins: MORE, please.