Ricky Van Shelton - Fried Green Tomatoes

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Music Review: I Think I Love It
Rating: 5 Stars

Like his previous efforts, there are always some killer ballads. My favorite has to be "The Decision" a sad weeper about a teenage girl facing the dilemma of pregnancy. Shetlon seemed to have put his heart and soul into the delivery that you can feel the pain the protagonist is going through. "I was Losing You" and "Somebody's Gonna Lose" are both equally sung convincingly.

Shelton can get all pumped up for an uptempo song like on the first single "Call Me Crazy." It has the groove not dissimilar to Shelton's no.1 hit "I am a Simple Man."

If you are afraid that the production of an independent is not up to par to a major label product, do not worry. On this set, the production is superb, laid with a clear and tight production but overlaid with some excellent fiddling on certain tracks.

The only criticism I have is that there are too many cover songs on this album: "I Was Losing You" (Cleve Francis), "Your One and Only" (Barbara Mandrell, Brenda Lee, McBride and the Ride), and "All I Have to Offer You is Me" (Charly Pride, McBride and the Ride). Somehow I wish he have had more originals, but well, that's only a minor flaw on this sparkling set of gems!

If you like Shelton in the past, you'll love him even more on this album.

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