liza
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Post by liza on Jul 10, 2020 11:00:35 GMT -5
 Bettie James – Track List: 1. “Good Times Roll” – Jimmie Allen, Nelly 2. “Drunk and I Miss You” – Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton 3. “Days Made For These” – Jimmie Allen, Tim McGraw 4. “Freedom Was A Highway” – Jimmie Allen, Brad Paisley 5. “Why Things Happen” – Jimmie Allen, Charley Pride, Darius Rucker 6. “When This Is Over” (feat. The Oak Ridge Boys) – Jimmie Allen, Tauren Wells, Rita Wilson 7. “This Is Us” – Jimmie Allen, Noah Cyrus “I am a fan of every artist on this project and humbled to have each one of them be a part of it,” Allen says of his various collaboration partners on the project. “Each artist has touched the life of my dad, my grandmother and me through their music. I’m proud of this body of music and thankful to every writer that helped me create Bettie James.” |
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.indulgecountry
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"You left a mark on my face // And brought a dozen red flags in a vase"
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jul 19, 2020 12:06:25 GMT -5
"Why Things Happen" is a melodic jam! I also love the kind of 3 generations feel of having Charley, Darius, and Jimmie all singing together (even though Charley's voice sounds a little rough, lol). Idk if they'll follow up "This Is Us" with any of these at radio or if they'll just pivot to album #2 now that this side project has dropped, but "Why Things Happen" sounds like the best option for another radio hit if they go with another from the EP. That said, "This Is Us" is gonna need to hurry up and become a hit first tho...
"Drunk & I Miss You" is good, but not quite the masterpiece I hoped it would be when I saw it was a collab with Mickey Guyton. She really nailed it with her delivery, but the song itself just feels a little subpar and Jimmie definitely can't sing with the same effect she can. I'm glad that she was able to land a spot on the EP though. My expectations were unfortunately just a little too high there.
All-in-all though, I really like the entire concept of this project! Like, it's so cool that Jimmie Allen was able to put an EP like this out that has him collaborating with so many other country artists, many of which are much bigger names than him (Tim McGraw, Darius Rucker) or legendary figures in the genre (Charley Pride, Oak Ridge Boys). How cool this must've been for him to put together!
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rbundy1987
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Post by rbundy1987 on Jan 23, 2022 13:17:12 GMT -5
Jimmie Allen's CD is out now for Bettie James (Gold Edition), release date was Jan 21, 2022   |
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