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It’s never a good sign when an artist’s new album opens with its first two singles. That’s just what Josh Turner's fourth album, Haywire, does, with the obligatory modern-day honky tonker “Why Don’t We Just Dance?” and the faux-sensitive macho ballad “I Wouldn’t Be a Man.” Producer Frank Rogers tried admirably to make a more organic-sounding record than 2007’s Justin Niebank-helmed Everything Is Fine. This doesn’t mean it's "traditional" in any sense; Haywire is a thoroughly contemporary country record, but is reined in sonically with more acoustic instrumentation, less compression, and vocals placed properly in their relation to the instrumental mix. That said, something got lost along the way: Turner's massive personality which, along with his deep baritone, is his trademark in a cookie-cutter industry. More than anything else, it’s the song choices that make this set sound so flat. Most of Turner's own tunes don’t have the same "pop" they had on previous records. The title track is simply a set of contemporary country cliches strung together, and “As Fast As I Could” sounds trite and insincere. The best thing here isn’t even a country song: "Lovin’ You on My Mind” is an attempt at a fusion of country, adult contemporary pop, and soul, complete with strings, a Rhodes piano, and a female backing chorus. It feels sincere, and with its layered arrangement, it works well. Turner's “Eye Candy” weaves rockabilly, country boogie, and honky tonk, and would be a good choice for a single, because it's the only other distinctive track on the set. Everybody’s got to miss sometime, and on Haywire, Turner does by a mile, despite his no doubt good intentions in taking some of the slickness off the contemporary country sound.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Josh Turner, MainArtist - Jim Beavers, ComposerLyricist - Frank Rogers, Producer - Darrell Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Singleton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Turner, MainArtist - Rory Bourke, ComposerLyricist - Mike Reid, ComposerLyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Grantt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Blackmon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Mote, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Rowan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hinson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Petaccia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Beers, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICHARD BARROW, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rooney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Turner, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Grantt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - JT Corenflos, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Blackmon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Rowan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hinson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Petaccia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Beers, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICHARD BARROW, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rooney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Turner, MainArtist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Grantt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Blackmon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Rowan, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hinson, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Petaccia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Beers, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICHARD BARROW, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elliot Park, ComposerLyricist - Mike Rooney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Turner, MainArtist - John Hobbs, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stapleton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Grantt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim James, ComposerLyricist - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Blackmon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAVID DAVIDSON, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Mote, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Rowan, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hinson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Petaccia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Beers, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zeneba Bowers, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - RICHARD BARROW, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kendell Marvel, ComposerLyricist - Connie Heard, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Rooney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Turner, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Spillman, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Grantt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Blackmon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Rowan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Petaccia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Beers, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICHARD BARROW, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rooney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Turner, MainArtist - Phillip White, ComposerLyricist - Steven Dale Jones, ComposerLyricist - Frank Rogers, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Grantt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Blackmon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Rowan, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hinson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Petaccia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Beers, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICHARD BARROW, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rooney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Turner, MainArtist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rhett Akins, ComposerLyricist - Ben Hayslip, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Grantt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - JT Corenflos, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Blackmon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Rowan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dallas Davidson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Hinson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Petaccia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Beers, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICHARD BARROW, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rooney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Turner, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Camp, ComposerLyricist - Pat McLaughlin, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Grantt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - JT Corenflos, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Blackmon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Mote, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Rowan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hinson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Petaccia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Beers, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICHARD BARROW, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rooney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Turner, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mark Narmore, ComposerLyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Grantt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Blackmon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Mote, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Rowan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hinson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Petaccia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Beers, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICHARD BARROW, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rooney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Turner, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mark Narmore, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Grantt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chip Davis, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Blackmon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Angela Primm, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Mote, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Rowan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hinson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Petaccia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gale Mayes, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Beers, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICHARD BARROW, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reggie Smith, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ladye Love Smith, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Rooney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Turner, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Nesler, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Grantt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Blackmon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Martin, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Mote, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Rowan, Electric Guitar, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hinson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Petaccia, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Beers, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICHARD BARROW, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Rooney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Turner, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mark Narmore, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Turner, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jennifer Turner, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Schipper, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Jordan Lawson, Mandolin, Fiddle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Click, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Haynie, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - TJ Wilder, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Turner, MainArtist - Chris DuBois, ComposerLyricist - Chris Stapleton, ComposerLyricist - Jace Everett, ComposerLyricist - Jennifer Turner, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Schipper, Steel Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Jordan Lawson, Mandolin, Fiddle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Click, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Haynie, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - TJ Wilder, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
It’s never a good sign when an artist’s new album opens with its first two singles. That’s just what Josh Turner's fourth album, Haywire, does, with the obligatory modern-day honky tonker “Why Don’t We Just Dance?” and the faux-sensitive macho ballad “I Wouldn’t Be a Man.” Producer Frank Rogers tried admirably to make a more organic-sounding record than 2007’s Justin Niebank-helmed Everything Is Fine. This doesn’t mean it's "traditional" in any sense; Haywire is a thoroughly contemporary country record, but is reined in sonically with more acoustic instrumentation, less compression, and vocals placed properly in their relation to the instrumental mix. That said, something got lost along the way: Turner's massive personality which, along with his deep baritone, is his trademark in a cookie-cutter industry. More than anything else, it’s the song choices that make this set sound so flat. Most of Turner's own tunes don’t have the same "pop" they had on previous records. The title track is simply a set of contemporary country cliches strung together, and “As Fast As I Could” sounds trite and insincere. The best thing here isn’t even a country song: "Lovin’ You on My Mind” is an attempt at a fusion of country, adult contemporary pop, and soul, complete with strings, a Rhodes piano, and a female backing chorus. It feels sincere, and with its layered arrangement, it works well. Turner's “Eye Candy” weaves rockabilly, country boogie, and honky tonk, and would be a good choice for a single, because it's the only other distinctive track on the set. Everybody’s got to miss sometime, and on Haywire, Turner does by a mile, despite his no doubt good intentions in taking some of the slickness off the contemporary country sound.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:11
- Main artists: Josh Turner
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: MCA Nashville
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2009 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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