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The title track on Trace Adkins' Proud to Be Here, which opens his tenth album of new material, has a particular poignancy: before its release, Adkins' Brentwood, Tennessee home burned to the ground due to an electrical fire. He was on tour when the disaster took place but his wife and children were at home -- thankfully, they escaped unharmed. Tragedy aside, this set follows Adkins after a big 2010: his Definitive Greatest Hits: Til the Last Shot's Fired peaked at number 12 on the Billboard country charts and he scored two awards -- one each at the CMT and ACM awards -- for Vocal Effort of the Year and Best Collaborative Video, respectively, with the chart-topping hit single "Hillbilly Bone," in duet with Blake Shelton. Proud to Be Here, produced by Kenny Beard and Mark Wright, is a changeup for the artist and was preceded by the Top 20 single "Just Fishin'" -- whose video stars the singer's daughter. Both the title track and the single reflect a lot of what Adkins does best, offering a distinctly contemporary version of country music that sticks a lot closer to tradition than it does the current trend of '70s redneck rock, which has increasingly infected Nashville studios like a disease since 2002. Adkins shows that while honky tonk, 2-step country, and the outlaw tradition can be updated, the music doesn't have to sacrifice its soul in the process. Check the bluesy feel of "Love Buzz," with its skittering snare drums. Adkins' voice walks a beautifully loose line between honky tonk, blues, and even R&B in his delivery. "Just Fishin'" may contain a standard narrative of contemporary country -- family -- but his protagonist is a father who understands the complete depth of experience in taking his young daughter fishing; his delivery is imbued with real knowledge of the tradition's art of storytelling in song. Given that Proud to Be Here has been designed for the charts, there are concessions to current trends -- the rockist "It's Who You Know," with its shimmering tambourines, power chords, and arena rock drums; the Fleetwood Mac-esque guitars in "That's What You Get" -- but these are minor missteps on an otherwise solid recording. Proud to Be Here adds to Adkins' well-deserved reputation as a stylist and an artist who stands apart.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Kenny Beard, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Wallin, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wright, Producer - Troy Lancaster, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Barker, ComposerLyricist - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Trace Adkins, MainArtist - Jim Brown, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scotty Sanders, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - J.T. Corenflos, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - IRA DEAN, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Fortune, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Producer, Associate Producer - Mark Gillespie, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Fichter, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Coleman, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Reissner, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Show Dog – Universal Music, LLC
Kenny Beard, Producer - George Teren, ComposerLyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Lee Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wright, Producer - Shelly Fairchild, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Willis, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Trace Adkins, MainArtist - Adam Shoenfeld, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Harrell, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Russ Pahl, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Wooten, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Producer, Associate Producer - Aly Cutter, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Show Dog – Universal Music, LLC
Kenny Beard, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wright, Producer - Troy Lancaster, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Beathard, ComposerLyricist - Ilya Toshinsky, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Trace Adkins, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jim Brown, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scotty Sanders, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - J.T. Corenflos, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Producer, Associate Producer - Mark Gillespie, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Fichter, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Coleman, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Reissner, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Show Dog – Universal Music, LLC
Kenny Beard, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Wright, Producer - Shelly Fairchild, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Lancaster, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Trace Adkins, MainArtist - Jim Brown, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scotty Sanders, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - J.T. Corenflos, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rivers Rutherford, ComposerLyricist - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Producer, Associate Producer - Mark Gillespie, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aly Cutter, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Fichter, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Coleman, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Reissner, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Show Dog – Universal Music, LLC
Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Hill, ComposerLyricist - Monty Criswell, ComposerLyricist - Peter Coleman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Beathard, ComposerLyricist - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trace Adkins, MainArtist - Greg Morrow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Johnson, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Shoenfeld, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Buchanan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Harrell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Rader, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Knox, Producer - Rich Redmond, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Shalacy Griffin, Producer, Assistant Producer - Lisa Torres, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Show Dog – Universal Music, LLC
Craig Wiseman, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Beard, Producer - Jim Collins, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wright, Producer - Shelly Fairchild, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Lancaster, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Trace Adkins, MainArtist - Jim Brown, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scotty Sanders, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - J.T. Corenflos, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Producer, Associate Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Gillespie, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aly Cutter, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Fichter, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Reissner, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Rann, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Show Dog – Universal Music, LLC
Kenny Beard, Producer - Mark Wright, Producer - Shelly Fairchild, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Hoke, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Beathard, ComposerLyricist - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Willis, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Trace Adkins, MainArtist - Greg Morrow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Shoenfeld, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Russ Pahl, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Wooten, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Producer, Associate Producer - Aly Cutter, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kendal Marvel, ComposerLyricist - Charles “Pevy” Pevahouse, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Show Dog – Universal Music, LLC
Kenny Beard, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Wendell Mobley, ComposerLyricist - Mark Wright, Producer - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Willis, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Trace Adkins, MainArtist - Greg Morrow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Shoenfeld, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rivers Rutherford, ComposerLyricist - Tony Harrell, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Bailey, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Russ Pahl, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Wooten, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Producer, Associate Producer - Charles “Pevy” Pevahouse, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Drake Everett, Speaker, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Show Dog – Universal Music, LLC
Kenny Beard, Producer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Wright, Producer - Ray Scott, ComposerLyricist - Troy Lancaster, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Trace Adkins, MainArtist - Jim Brown, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scotty Sanders, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - J.T. Corenflos, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Perry Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Moore, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Producer, Associate Producer - Mark Gillespie, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Fichter, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Reissner, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Show Dog – Universal Music, LLC
Kenny Beard, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Wright, Producer - Chris Tompkins, ComposerLyricist - Shelly Fairchild, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Troy Lancaster, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya Toshinsky, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Trace Adkins, MainArtist - Jim Brown, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Scotty Sanders, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Dallas Davidson, ComposerLyricist - J.T. Corenflos, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Fortune, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Jack Cones, Producer, Associate Producer - Mark Gillespie, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aly Cutter, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Fichter, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Reissner, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Rann, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Show Dog – Universal Music, LLC
Album review
The title track on Trace Adkins' Proud to Be Here, which opens his tenth album of new material, has a particular poignancy: before its release, Adkins' Brentwood, Tennessee home burned to the ground due to an electrical fire. He was on tour when the disaster took place but his wife and children were at home -- thankfully, they escaped unharmed. Tragedy aside, this set follows Adkins after a big 2010: his Definitive Greatest Hits: Til the Last Shot's Fired peaked at number 12 on the Billboard country charts and he scored two awards -- one each at the CMT and ACM awards -- for Vocal Effort of the Year and Best Collaborative Video, respectively, with the chart-topping hit single "Hillbilly Bone," in duet with Blake Shelton. Proud to Be Here, produced by Kenny Beard and Mark Wright, is a changeup for the artist and was preceded by the Top 20 single "Just Fishin'" -- whose video stars the singer's daughter. Both the title track and the single reflect a lot of what Adkins does best, offering a distinctly contemporary version of country music that sticks a lot closer to tradition than it does the current trend of '70s redneck rock, which has increasingly infected Nashville studios like a disease since 2002. Adkins shows that while honky tonk, 2-step country, and the outlaw tradition can be updated, the music doesn't have to sacrifice its soul in the process. Check the bluesy feel of "Love Buzz," with its skittering snare drums. Adkins' voice walks a beautifully loose line between honky tonk, blues, and even R&B in his delivery. "Just Fishin'" may contain a standard narrative of contemporary country -- family -- but his protagonist is a father who understands the complete depth of experience in taking his young daughter fishing; his delivery is imbued with real knowledge of the tradition's art of storytelling in song. Given that Proud to Be Here has been designed for the charts, there are concessions to current trends -- the rockist "It's Who You Know," with its shimmering tambourines, power chords, and arena rock drums; the Fleetwood Mac-esque guitars in "That's What You Get" -- but these are minor missteps on an otherwise solid recording. Proud to Be Here adds to Adkins' well-deserved reputation as a stylist and an artist who stands apart.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:57
- Main artists: Trace Adkins
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Show Dog Universal Music
- Genre: Country
© 2011 Show Dog – Universal Music, LLC ℗ 2011 Show Dog – Universal Music, LLC
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