Man with a Plan (Dennis Robbins album) explained

Man with a Plan
Type:studio
Artist:Dennis Robbins
Cover:Man with a Plan (Dennis Robbins album).jpg
Genre:Country
Label:Giant
Producer:Richard Landis
James Stroud
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Man with a Plan is the second solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Dennis Robbins. It was released on June 16, 1992 via Giant Records. The album includes the hit single "Home Sweet Home".[1]

"Paris, Tennessee" was previously recorded by Tracy Lawrence on his 1991 debut album Sticks and Stones, and also by Kenny Chesney on his 1995 album All I Need to Know.

"I Am Just a Rebel" was previously recorded by Robbins when he and fellow songwriters, Bob DiPiero and John Scott Sherrill, formed the group Billy Hill on the 1989 album of the same name. It would later be recorded twice in 1994 by Confederate Railroad on their second album Notorious and by Joy Lynn White on her second album Wild Love.

Critical reception

Billboard gave the album a "New & Noteworthy Review" calling it "Rebel-rousing, blue-collar country music in its finest form."[2]

Robert Christgau gave the album an A- rating, comparing the work to John Anderson.[3]

Brian Mansfield of AllMusic called it "Redneck rock that lives and dies by the slide guitar, think of Hank Williams Jr. with a sneakier sense of humor."[4]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Book: Erlewine . Michael . All Music Guide to Country: The Experts' Guide to the Best Recordings in Country Music . 1997 . Hal Leonard Corporation . 978-0-87930-475-1 . 397 . en.
  2. Album Reviews. Billboard. 46. July 11, 1992.
  3. Book: Christgau . Robert . Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . 15 October 2000 . Macmillan . 978-0-312-24560-3 . 267 . en.
  4. Web site: Man with a Plan. Allmusic. February 18, 2024.