Track Listing

1. Chrome
2. Help Me Understand
3. Once Upon A Fool Ago
4. I'm Tryin'
5. Thankful Man
6. I'm Payin' For It Now
7. And There Was You
8. Come Home
9. Scream
10. I'm Goin' Back
11. Give Me You
12. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #69717 in Music
• Released on: 2001-10-09
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

From Amazon.com
Graced with one of 2001's most distinct voices, Adkins begins by sinking his leathery growl into the title number--a rap track, but one possessing enough wit to avoid falling into gimmickry. From there, the curve is upward. The hit "I'm Tryin'," a simple inspirational message wrapped in a complex arrangement, possesses strength and integrity too rarely seen in hit singles. Adkins's real-life blue-collar past imbues "Thankful Man" with a believability missing when such songs wind up in the hands of singers from middle-class college backgrounds. While keeping the otherwise mundane "Scream" and "Once a Fool Ago" above water, he rises above the norm with "I'm Goin' Back." This take on the timeless country-boy-hates-the-big-city scenario succeeds on every level, even if the word "discern" seems a bit out of place. The excruciating anguish of "Help Me Understand" and the self-explanatory "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" exemplify power ballads done right. The message? One can make a record that reconciles the normally disparate virtues of commerciality and honesty. --Rich Kienzle