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Jimmie Allen responded to the success of his 2018 debut, Mercury Lane, by delivering Bettie James, a star-studded mini-LP designed to show that the singer can play in the big leagues. It's only seven tracks, but Bettie James offers a little something for everybody. There are tips of the hat to his forefathers, a slight nod to hip-hop, some partying, a lot of ballads, and it's all unified by Allen's nimble navigating of the byways separating country, pop, and R&B. He sounds as comfortable trading lines with Tim McGraw and Brad Paisley as he does emoting with Noah Cyrus or crooning a barroom weeper with Mickey Guyton. When he sings with Darius Rucker and Charley Pride on "Why Things Happen," the musical lineage is evident yet not heavy-handed, but the same can't be said of "When This Is Over," a sappy ballad that turns bizarro when the weathered voices of the Oak Ridge Boys appear in the coda. It's the rare misstep on an EP that successfully showcases the versatility of Jimmie Allen.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Cornell Haynes, Jr., Composer - Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - Nelly, MainArtist - David Dorn, Keyboards - Jim Cooley, Engineer - Eric Torres, Background Vocals, Vocal Recording Engineer - Lee Hendricks, Bass - Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Ash Bowers, Producer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Programmer - Ilya Toshinski, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Zach Kale, Composer, Vocal Recording Engineer
© 2020 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2020 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Tim McGraw, MainArtist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Vocal Recording Engineer - Erik Lutkins, Vocal Recording Engineer - David Dorn, Keyboards - Jim Cooley, Engineer - Eric Torres, Background Vocals, Vocal Recording Engineer - Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass - Ash Bowers, Producer - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Programmer - Ilya Toshinski, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Rob Grimaldi, Composer - Riley Biederer, Composer
© 2020 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2020 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Brad Paisley, Electric Guitar, MainArtist - David Dorn, Keyboards - Jim Cooley, Engineer - Eric Torres, Background Vocals, Vocal Recording Engineer - Lee Hendricks, Bass - Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Ash Bowers, Composer, Producer - Justin Ostrander, Electric Guitar - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Programmer - Matt Rogers, Composer - Ilya Toshinski, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Producer, MainArtist
© 2020 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2020 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Charley Pride, MainArtist - Darius Rucker, MainArtist - Ilya Toshinsky, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass - Cary Barlowe, Composer - Lee Turner, Vocal Recording Engineer - David Dorn, Keyboards - Jim Cooley, Engineer - Eric Torres, Background Vocals, Vocal Recording Engineer - Milo Deering, Vocal Recording Engineer - Ash Bowers, Producer - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Programmer - Brandon Day, Composer - Jimmie Allen, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tate Howell, Composer
© 2020 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2020 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Abel Orta, Vocal Recording Engineer - David Dorn, Keyboards - Jim Cooley, Engineer - Tauren Wells, MainArtist - Jon Nite, Composer - The Oak Ridge Boys, FeaturedArtist - Laura Veltz, Composer - Eric Torres, Background Vocals, Vocal Recording Engineer - Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass - Ash Bowers, Producer - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Programmer - Rita Wilson, MainArtist - Ilya Toshinski, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass - Jimmie Allen, Producer, MainArtist - Void Stryker, Vocal Recording Engineer - Zach Kale, Composer
© 2020 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2020 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Ilsey Juber, Composer - Andrew Mendelson, Engineer - David Dorn, Keyboards, Piano - Jim Cooley, Engineer - Dernst Emile II, Composer - Tyler Hubbard, Composer - Eric Torres, Vocal Recording Engineer - Ilya Toshinskiy, Banjo, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Jordan Schmidt, Composer - Ash Bowers, Producer - Micheal Peterson, Vocal Recording Engineer - Andrew Darby, Engineer - Evan Hutchings, Drums, Synth Bass - Noah Cyrus, Composer, MainArtist - Ilya Toshinski, Banjo, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Jimmie Allen, MainArtist - Bobbi Giel, Engineer - Taylor Chadwick, Engineer - Justin Lance Schipper, Steel Guitar
© 2020 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2020 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
Album review
Jimmie Allen responded to the success of his 2018 debut, Mercury Lane, by delivering Bettie James, a star-studded mini-LP designed to show that the singer can play in the big leagues. It's only seven tracks, but Bettie James offers a little something for everybody. There are tips of the hat to his forefathers, a slight nod to hip-hop, some partying, a lot of ballads, and it's all unified by Allen's nimble navigating of the byways separating country, pop, and R&B. He sounds as comfortable trading lines with Tim McGraw and Brad Paisley as he does emoting with Noah Cyrus or crooning a barroom weeper with Mickey Guyton. When he sings with Darius Rucker and Charley Pride on "Why Things Happen," the musical lineage is evident yet not heavy-handed, but the same can't be said of "When This Is Over," a sappy ballad that turns bizarro when the weathered voices of the Oak Ridge Boys appear in the coda. It's the rare misstep on an EP that successfully showcases the versatility of Jimmie Allen.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:20:17
- Main artists: Jimmie Allen
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Stoney Creek Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2020 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records ℗ 2020 This Is Hit, Inc. d/b/a Stoney Creek Records
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