My Kind of Music (Ray Scott album) explained
| My Kind of Music |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Ray Scott |
| Cover: | scottmusic.jpg |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 45:42 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Producer: | Buddy Cannon
Phillip Moore |
| Next Title: | Crazy Like Me |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
My Kind of Music is the debut studio album by American country music singer Ray Scott. It was released in 2005 via Warner Bros. Records. The album includes the singles "My Kind of Music", "Gone Either Way" and "I Didn't Come Here to Talk".
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album four-and-a-half stars, praising Scott's outlaw country influences and the "wry humor". He called the title track "very funny [and] very appealing".[1] Country Standard Time reviewer Michael Sudhalter made a similar comparison to outlaw country.[2] Giving it a "B", Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly said that Scott "has an old-school baritone and classic country cockiness".[3] Ray Waddell of Billboard gave a mixed review. He wrote that Scott "offers some much-needed Music Row testosterone on ballads like 'I Didn't Come Here to Talk'" and said that Scott sings "more than capably", but thought that Scott was trying to establish credibility by name-dropping on the title track.[4]
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers- drums, percussion
- Barry Beckett- Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
- John Boblinger- acoustic guitar
- Mike Brignardello- bass guitar
- Pat Buchanan- electric guitar, harmonica
- Buddy Cannon- baritone guitar, background vocals
- Jack Clement- acoustic guitar
- Dan Dugmore- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, slide guitar
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt- bass guitar
- Rob Hajacos- fiddle
- John Hobbs- keyboards, Hammond organ, piano
- Angela Hurt- background vocals
- Doug Kahan- bass guitar
- Troy Lancaster- electric guitar
- A.J. Masters- bass guitar, acoustic guitar
- Randy McCormick- Hammond organ, piano
- Phillip Moore- acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Greg Morrow- drums, percussion
- Larry Paxton- bass guitar
- Mickey Raphael- harmonica
- Michael Rhodes- bass guitar
- Paul Scholten- drums, percussion
- Ray Scott- lead vocals, background vocals
- Robby Turner- steel guitar
- Steve Wariner- electric guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin- fiddle
Chart performance
Album
Singles
Notes and References
- Web site: My Kind of Music review. Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. Allmusic. 1 August 2011.
- Web site: My Kind of Music review. Sudhalter. Michael. Country Standard Time. 1 August 2011.
- My Kind of Music review. https://web.archive.org/web/20090421032548/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1138950,00.html. dead. April 21, 2009. Willman. Chris. 12 December 2005. Entertainment Weekly. 1 August 2011.
- Waddell. Ray. 17 December 2005. Reviews. 36. Billboard.
- Web site: My Kind of Music chart positions. Allmusic. 1 August 2011.
- Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 371. 978-0-89820-177-2.
