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- Date Released: August 10, 2004
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Label: RCA Records Label Nashville
- Copyright: (P) 2004 BMG Music
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Andy Griggs has a voice suited for hard country music: strong and gritty, yet his twangy tenor shows just enough vulnerability to coax out a tear or two. Too bad that he has yet to make an album that lives up to that voice. On his third album, This I Gotta See, he delivers a professional, assured contemporary country record that flirts with his harder honky tonk influences, yet it's still the slickest effort he's cut, heavy on sweet ballads and melodic mid-tempo tunes, with a few faster numbers that offer a nice change of pace. These are well-constructed songs and productions, and Griggs sells them well, but they're not particularly memorable; by and large, they're pleasant listening, not captivating, even if his voice demands your attention. At times, he gets a song that gives him a good showcase for his talents -- ballads like "Be Still," or ravers like the lean "Hillbilly Band" -- but when the album ends with the laid-back, soulful, pure country "No Mississippi" (featuring guest appearances by Bekka Bramlett and Delbert McClinton), it's clear that this loose, down-home feel is right for Griggs. He would prosper on an album that was loose, relaxed, and had its heart in pure country. On This I Gotta See, those brief glimpses of straight-ahead country are surrounded by songs that fit the Nashville game plan, and while those are pleasant enough, Griggs is capable of doing something better -- as he proves on moments on this solid album, which is enough to make it worth a listen.
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This I Gotta See |
3:46 |
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| 02. | |
My Kind Of Beautiful |
3:52 |
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| 03. | |
She Thinks She Needs Me |
3:59 |
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| 04. | |
Careful Where You Kiss Me |
3:49 |
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| 05. | |
Be Still |
4:01 |
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| 06. | |
I Never Had A Chance |
3:45 |
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| 07. | |
Hillbilly Band |
2:54 |
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| 08. | |
Why Do I Still Want You |
5:14 |
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| 09. | |
Long Enough |
4:18 |
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| 10. | |
If Heaven |
3:31 |
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| 11. | |
No Mississippi
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5:14 |
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11 Total Tracks, 44:23 Total Length
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Credits
- Delbert McClinton - Vocals (Background) // Glen Duncan - Fiddle // Glen Duncan - Mandolin // Chip Davis - Vocals (Background) // Bekka Bramlett - Vocals (Background) // Dan Dugmore - Dobro // Dan Dugmore - Guitar (Steel) // Dan Dugmore - Guitar (12 String Electric) // Stuart Duncan - Fiddle // Stuart Duncan - Mandolin // Donny Kees - Handclapping // Steve Marcantonio - Mixing // Greg Morrow - Percussion // Greg Morrow - Drums // Nashville String Machine - Strings // Steve Nathan - Organ // Steve Nathan - Synthesizer // Steve Nathan - Piano // Steve Nathan - Organ (Hammond) // Steve Nathan - Wurlitzer // Michael Omartian - Piano // Michael Omartian - Organ (Hammond) // Ron Reynolds - Engineer // Michael Rhodes - Bass // Brent Rowan - Guitar (Electric) // Brent Rowan - Slide Guitar // Randy Scruggs - Guitar (Acoustic) // Randy Scruggs - Banjo // Randy Scruggs - Producer // Randy Scruggs - Slide Guitar // Randy Scruggs - National Steel Guitar // Biff Watson - Guitar (Acoustic) // Russell Terrell - Vocals (Background) // Russell Terrell - Handclapping // Neil Thrasher - Vocals (Background) // Neil Thrasher - Handclapping // Pamela Springsteen - Photography // Terri Apanasewicz - Grooming // Wendell Mobley - Handclapping // Bridget Petraitis - Production Assistant // Hank Williams - Mastering // Richard Barrow - Engineer // Chad Hunter - Design // Wes Hightower - Vocals (Background) // Andy Griggs - Vocals (Background) // J.C. Monterrosa - Assistant // Bryan Graban - Assistant // Jim Cooley - Assistant // Penny Arth - Stylist // Leslie Richter - Assistant // Astrid Herbold May - Art Direction
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