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Lucky Ones is Pat Green's third album for a major label, but it's the first one where he truly seems comfortable gunning for the big time. He enlists producer Don Gehman, who produced a few songs on his previous album, 2003's Wave on Wave, for the entire record, and Gehman not only gives Lucky Ones a bright roots rock feel similar to the albums he produced for John Mellencamp, he also enlists drummer Kenny Aronoff and violinist Lisa Germano, both Mellencamp vets, for a few tracks. These two, along with a few other session musicians, mix seamlessly with Green's seven-piece backing band, giving the album a consistent sound -- and that sound is big and shiny, part contemporary country, part heartland rock, all polished and designed for a wide audience. The ballads never get too maudlin, the up-tempo numbers never rock too hard. All the songs are about love and good times, whether it's about how it's good to be home or sitting around with Brad Paisley and reminiscing about college. It's all bright and tuneful, closer to the mainstream Midwest rock of the '80s than contemporary country, but that's part of its appeal -- it's well-crafted, highly polished, anthemic roots rock that appeals to the heart of America. While it is true that if you listen hard enough it's possible to hear the formula and the calculation behind Green's amalgam of country and MOR rock, there's no denying that at its best it's hard to resist, and there's also no denying that Lucky Ones finds the singer at his best.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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John Hobbs, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Mike Daly, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Pedersen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Grissom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Germano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Pollard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Green, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Tarabay, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brett Danaher, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Hawn, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jondan McBride, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Hobbs, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Radney Foster, ComposerLyricist - Mike Daly, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Grissom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Germano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - AMANDA WILKINSON, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Pollard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Green, MainArtist - Michael Tarabay, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Hawn, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Hobbs, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Daly, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Pedersen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Irene Kelley, ComposerLyricist - David Grissom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Germano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Trent Summar, ComposerLyricist - Justin Pollard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Green, MainArtist - Michael Tarabay, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Hawn, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jondan McBride, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Hobbs, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Daly, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Pedersen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Grissom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Don Gehman, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MARK DEARNLEY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lisa Germano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Wade Bowen, ComposerLyricist - Justin Pollard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Green, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Tarabay, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Hawn, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Hobbs, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Mike Daly, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Pedersen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Grissom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - KENNY ARONOFF, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Germano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Green, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Tarabay, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Hobbs, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Daly, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Pedersen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Paisley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Justin Pollard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Green, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Tarabay, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jondan McBride, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jack Ingram, ComposerLyricist - Mike Daly, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Pedersen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Grissom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - KENNY ARONOFF, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Green, MainArtist - Michael Tarabay, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Hawn, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Hobbs, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Daly, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Grissom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred LeBlanc, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Justin Pollard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Green, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Tarabay, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brett Danaher, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Hawn, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jondan McBride, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Hobbs, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Daly, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Pedersen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Grissom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Germano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Pollard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pat Green, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Tarabay, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Hawn, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Neuhauser, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Hobbs, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Drew Womack, ComposerLyricist - Mike Daly, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Pedersen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Grissom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Germano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Pollard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Green, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Tarabay, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Hawn, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jondan McBride, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Hobbs, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Radney Foster, ComposerLyricist - Mike Daly, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Pedersen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Grissom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Germano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Pollard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Green, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Tarabay, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Hawn, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Daly, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Pedersen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Grissom, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Germano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Pollard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Green, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Billy Hawn, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jondan McBride, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Wiley Hubbard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Lucky Ones is Pat Green's third album for a major label, but it's the first one where he truly seems comfortable gunning for the big time. He enlists producer Don Gehman, who produced a few songs on his previous album, 2003's Wave on Wave, for the entire record, and Gehman not only gives Lucky Ones a bright roots rock feel similar to the albums he produced for John Mellencamp, he also enlists drummer Kenny Aronoff and violinist Lisa Germano, both Mellencamp vets, for a few tracks. These two, along with a few other session musicians, mix seamlessly with Green's seven-piece backing band, giving the album a consistent sound -- and that sound is big and shiny, part contemporary country, part heartland rock, all polished and designed for a wide audience. The ballads never get too maudlin, the up-tempo numbers never rock too hard. All the songs are about love and good times, whether it's about how it's good to be home or sitting around with Brad Paisley and reminiscing about college. It's all bright and tuneful, closer to the mainstream Midwest rock of the '80s than contemporary country, but that's part of its appeal -- it's well-crafted, highly polished, anthemic roots rock that appeals to the heart of America. While it is true that if you listen hard enough it's possible to hear the formula and the calculation behind Green's amalgam of country and MOR rock, there's no denying that at its best it's hard to resist, and there's also no denying that Lucky Ones finds the singer at his best.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:40
- Main artists: Pat Green
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Records
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Country
© 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2004 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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