Jimmy Wayne - "I Will"

[msm444]

An ad in this week's Mediabase PDF indicates that "I Will" will be the second single from Do You Believe Me Now.

[recjus85]

Figured this would be the second single. Good song. Honeslty don't see it doing that well. Top 20. Then again, I didn't think DYBMN would make the top 20.

[kw9461]

I haven't heard the whole album yet, but this comes off as a straight up AC song. And I'm one of the few that didn't think that DYBMN was all that un-country. I do like the song though, and if DYBMN can go #1, there's no reason this can't at least crack the T10, even if it doesn't even resemble a country song. It would be very interesting if they decided to push this at AC as well, b/c I could see this doing well over there as well.

[rockingcountry]

Another great song from Jimmy! Hopefully, they won't waste anytime getting this on the radio.

[dunny1286]

boo, would have went with" I didn't come here to lose" as the follow up to "do you believe me now" its a definite hit........."I will" is just a forgetable song!

[zaclord]

GREAT CHOICE!!! "I Will" and "Where You're Going" are my other 2 favorites besides DYBMN. I hope this does really well! this is such a great album! there are so many possible singles on it, they really couldn't go wrong.

[Uncle Lumpy]

Sept 11, 2008 14:31:03 GMT -5 dunny1286 said:

boo, would have went with" I didn't come here to lose" as the follow up to "do you believe me now" its a definite hit........."I will" is just a forgettable song!

I thought the entire album was jumbled up forgettable mess. I liked his debut for the most part. But didn't hear anything I even remotely liked on the new disc. He even managed to screw up the two previous hits.

[bigbluenote]

Sept 11, 2008 15:58:21 GMT -5 Uncle Lumpy said:

Sept 11, 2008 14:31:03 GMT -5 dunny1286 said:

boo, would have went with" I didn't come here to lose" as the follow up to "do you believe me now" its a definite hit........."I will" is just a forgettable song!

I thought the entire album was jumbled up forgettable mess. I liked his debut for the most part. But didn't hear anything I even remotely liked on the new disc. He even managed to screw up the two previous hits.

You know, I love your posts. I always enjoy reading your opinion on music. When I saw you had posted in this thread, I had an idea of what you'd say. And you said it. :)

I think this is a VERY good choice for a single. It's not very country, but I'm beginning to think that country radio doesn't care. Actually, they haven't for quite some time, come to think of it. ...... Anyways, I think the lyrics are beautiful. Hopefully that alone will make this a hit. The music is interesting and he has a very good and strong voice. Hopefully it hits at least top 10.

[clem]

I'll be the first one to call FLOP on this one.

[austin]

I like this song but I kinda get the hunch he will have so much recurrent airplay with "Do You Believe Me Now?" that this may flop like the follow-up single from James Otto.

Only time will tell.

[rockingcountry]

Sept 12, 2008 8:21:56 GMT -5 austin said:

I like this song but I kinda get the hunch he will have so much recurrent airplay with "Do You Believe Me Now?" that this may flop like the follow-up single from James Otto.

Only time will tell.

Oh, yeah. That's the only draw back to having a really big hit. The follow up single has a hard time getting up the charts.

[Stephen]

Sept 12, 2008 2:36:28 GMT -5 clem said:

I'll be the first one to call FLOP on this one.

Let me be the second one to call it. This song is great, better than the first if you ask me, but it is less country than Taylor's new single, which is barely country (I love the song though), and he doesn't have enough superstar status to get his songs default airplay because they're his songs.

Make sense?

[Ten Pound Hammer]

Sept 12, 2008 21:24:23 GMT -5 @rockingcountry said:

Sept 12, 2008 8:21:56 GMT -5 austin said:

I like this song but I kinda get the hunch he will have so much recurrent airplay with "Do You Believe Me Now?" that this may flop like the follow-up single from James Otto.

Only time will tell.

Oh, yeah. That's the only draw back to having a really big hit. The follow up single has a hard time getting up the charts.

There are occasional exceptions, though; "Watching You" was the fastest climbing of Rodney's four #1's.

[rockingcountry]

Sept 12, 2008 21:53:49 GMT -5 Ten Pound Hammer said:

Sept 12, 2008 21:24:23 GMT -5 @rockingcountry said:

Oh, yeah. That's the only draw back to having a really big hit. The follow up single has a hard time getting up the charts.

There are occasional exceptions, though; "Watching You" was the fastest climbing of Rodney's four #1's.

But then look at "Invisibly Shaken" following the HUGE hit "Cleaning this Gun".

[zaclord]

but that was also due to that being a very slow tempo song in the midst of summer. i bet it would have done better if it were released as the 4th single instead.

[kevin59]

Listen to Song (Allaccess)

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OR

Alternate Radio Edit Version

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[leilamaurizia]

The 9513

Jimmy Wayne - “I Will”
Brady Vercher

While Jimmy Wayne’s Valory Music Co. label mate, Jewel, is testing the transition from pop to country, it seems Wayne is headed the opposite way. After topping the charts for multiple weeks with the less-than-stellar title track from Do You Believe Me Now, he’s ready to hit us with his second single, “I Will.” This time, however, any semblance of actual country music is completely lost. In fact, it more closely resembles the Backstreet Boys than Merle Haggard or even Garth Brooks. The only thing country about this track is that it was mastered by a guy named Hank Williams.

Looking at the credits will actually give you a good idea of what went wrong:

Jimmy Wayne - Acoustic Guitar; Joe West - B3, Piano, Rhodes, Synth, Electric Guitar, Programming, Percussion; Dave Pahanish - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin; Tom Bukovac - Electric Guitar; John Richardson - Drums; Mark Hill - Bass; Scotty Sanders - Steel; Billy Kirsch - Piano; Charlie Judge - Strings; Joe West, Charlie Judge - String Arrangement; Joe West, Dave Pahanish, Jeanne Richardson - Background Vocals

Can anyone say a cacophony of sound? And where’s the actual artist? It was produced by Joe West and Dave Pahanish and their names appear in the credits for this one song six and four times, respectively. They basically said, “Hey Jimmy, sing this,” an his response was “Okay.” After all, this is the guy that dropped his britches at the airport because he thought the security personnel told him to.

The steel is nothing more than a superfluous addition, other than the six second intro when it’s joined by a piano where they actually complement each other quite nicely. Then the cymbal comes crashing in and marks the end of anything worthwhile. After Wayne sings the first chorus, a weird reverberation enters the mix and becomes a distraction throughout the song. As if it couldn’t get any worse, following the second chorus, Wayne enters hyper-excitable video game mode, which leads into full power ballad mode, and then the denouement with Wayne finally telling the woman he’s been going schizo on that he loves her.

The lyric itself hardly offers anything and comes across as too melodramatic in the process. The chorus consists of “I will, I will give up my life for you if you want it/Give you my heart, you already own it/I’ll do anything, I’ll go anywhere, it’s true/I will, I will, I will.” Perhaps it’s just a case of unfortunate phrasing, but to give up your life just because someone else wants is an immature way to profess love for someone. The woman has been given a ticket to walk all over the poor guy and he doesn’t have a pair to do anything about it. How about this “heavy” handed metaphor: “I don’t want to weigh you down like an anchor.”

Any station attempting to pass this off as country music should be ashamed.

(thumbs down)

[kevin59]

Watch NEW Video of Song - Jimmy Wayne - "I Wll" (CMT)

www.cmt.com/videos/jimmy-wayne/292638/i-will.jhtml?id=1597794

[Ten Pound Hammer]

Yikes, instrumental overload. I thought DYBMN was overproduced, but this... that's a LOT of sound. Are we sure that Joe West and Dave Pahanish aren't pseudonyms for Phil Spector?

[leilamaurizia]

Country Universe

Video Review: Jimmy Wayne, “I Will”
Posted by Dan Milliken

With all due respect, this is the most unintentionally hilarious video of the year. The song is so fiercely un-country that it makes “Bob That Head” sound like Bob Wills, and the screen adaptation exacerbates that problem by setting the story at an upscale fashion shoot, of all places. What does it say that the same genre that once gave us “Coal Miner’s Daughter” now implores us to sympathize with a pretty upper-middle class girl who lacks the self-confidence to sex it up for the camera? I guess I’ll let you decide.

In any case, the awkward little details of this video are really too enjoyable to spoil, but suffice it to say that the concept seems utterly disconnected from the song, the direction does nothing new (note the Flattsian “dozens of golden spotlights behind the singer during the chorus” effect), and the dialogue…well, just watch it.

Altogether, the piece suggests that one of Jimmy Wayne’s greatest distinctions as an artist - his penchant for musical catharsis - may also become his greatest liability. I dug the unabashed emoism of “Do You Believe Me Now” (at least in its video incarnation), but this is just way too much drama for no good reason. Wayne has talent and passion to spare, but he needs handlers who will sit down with him and help him find the right way to channel those gifts; here, he just comes off as an indiscriminately energetic pretty boy.

Directed by Deaton Flanigen

Grade: D+

[Ten Pound Hammer]

Wow. Finally heard this. This sounds like Restless Heart forced Larry Stewart to drink about six cans of Jolt, then cut a song with lyrics by Steve "I don't have a pair either" Wariner and Aimee "Cliché machine" Mayo and a bridge swiped from a Backstreet Boys song, then had Phil Spector produce it.

[rowdawg21]

I never thought this was a good choice for the second single, and it looks to have peaked at #22 barring a rally. I'm hoping the next single is either "I'll Be That" or "Brighter Days." They both have a kind of Keith Urban feel to me.

[bigbluenote]

I like this song enough, but I think the overproduction takes a lot away from the lyrics and his voice.

I think the next best choice is "I'll Be That". And this needs to happen pretty quickly.

[Zazie]

Feb 25, 2009 15:48:25 GMT -5 rowdawg21 said:

I never thought this was a good choice for the second single, and it looks to have peaked at #22 barring a rally.

Small rally today. The song could get a grace week if it continues its mini-rally. I'd guess Josh Turner is more likely to go recurrent than Jimmy, but a lot can happen between today and Monday.

[Fanofctrymusic]

I just did a RTM and Kerosene Kid was the song.
A pop/disco song to me.

[gallopinggold]

This song is still hanging around. I love his entire album but I am ready for a new single.