Terri Clark Album Series: Classic/Raising The Bar (Due NOW)

[bboat11]

Some Songs Rankdown: Results Time!

Final Participant List: (14)
1. tim
2. Kanenrá:ke
3. someguy
4. codyj100
5. fearlessarrow
6. Cody Wants Out...
7. taylor is terrified
8. .indulgecountry
9. George Strait Junkie
10. bboat11
11. BackwoodsBarbie
12. LBTrocks
13. ClevelandRox
14. castleoblivion26

We have matched our total from last month!!! Nice! Let's go ahead and get started with some predictions

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Questions to get us started:

1) Which songs will be in the top 2?

2) What will be last place?

3) Which songs will be in the top 5?

4) What song will be most polarizing? Least polarizing?

5) Which of the singles will place highest? Where will it place? (Some Songs, Longer, I Cheated On You)

6) Which of the singles will place lowest? Where will it place?

7) What will be the highest-placing album track? Where will it place?

8) Which album tracks would you prefer to see do well?

9) Any other thoughts/predictions?

[bboat11]

castleoblivion26 , I'll still wait until I have your list (I mean, you can see I've included you in the final participant tally already, lol). I just figured I would let people start making predictions in the meantime

[castleoblivion26]

Oct 30, 2020 23:17:41 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

castleoblivion26 , I'll still wait until I have your list (I mean, you can see I've included you in the final participant tally already, lol). I just figured I would let people start making predictions in the meantime

thank you! I plan to sit and get the rankdown done as soon as I wake up in the morning! I'm really excited to sit and listen to this album because I've liked what I've heard so far!

[someguy]

1) Which songs will be in the top 2? "Some Songs" and "Longer"

2) What will be last place? Maybe "Don't Start"? Not really sure

3) Which songs will be in the top 5? The singles plus "Bad Car" and "Just Add Water"

4) What song will be most polarizing? Most - "I Cheated On You" Least polarizing? Least - "Some Songs"

5) Which of the singles will place highest? Where will it place? (Some Songs, Longer, I Cheated On You) "Some Songs" at #1

6) Which of the singles will place lowest? Where will it place? "I Cheated On You" at #3

7) What will be the highest-placing album track? Where will it place? "Bad Car" at #4

8) Which album tracks would you prefer to see do well? "Bad Car"

9) Any other thoughts/predictions? After falling in love with Your Life Is A Record earlier this year, I had forgotten thatthat "Bad Car" was previously recorded by Terri on this album. While I really do prefer Brandy's version, Terri does a great job as well, and I think that this song will do well here. It's too bad that American radio had dropped her by the time this album had rolled around, because it is very good and could have yielded a few hits otherwise.

[.indulgecountry]

someguy glad to see someone else appreciate how good "Bad Car" is! Especially on an album with so many fluffy uptempos about basically nothing, lol.

[.indulgecountry]

My predictions:

Top 2 will be "I Cheated on You" @ #1 and the title track as runner-up
Last place will be "Don't Start"
"Longer" will be the lowest single and I'll say it lands at #4 with at least one album cut beating it

[BackwoodsBarbie]

It's nice to read all this posts about Bad Car. This song happens to be one of my favourite Terri's songs and the main reason I gave this album a chance. In general I am very unfamiliar with her music but a few months ago Bad Car showed up in my youtube recommendation column and it was love on first listen. I really hope it will end up high in this rankdown.


1) Which songs will be in the top 2?
I Cheated On You and Bad Car (probably more wishful thinking than actual prediction)

2) What will be last place?
Just Add Water

3) Which songs will be in the top 5?
I Cheated On You, Bad Car, Some Songs, Feelin' Pretty Good Right Now, Longer

4) What song will be most polarizing? Least polarizing?
Most; Longer
Least; Wheels Down

5) Which of the singles will place highest? Where will it place? (Some Songs, Longer, I Cheated On You)
I Cheated On You #1


6) Which of the singles will place lowest? Where will it place?
Longer #5

7) What will be the highest-placing album track? Where will it place?
Bad Car #2

8) Which album tracks would you prefer to see do well?
Bad Car

[bboat11]

Alright, castle's list is in, the final results are compiled, and I am feeling pretty good about getting started!!!!!

SPOILER: Click to show

{Some Tractors}
tim -
Kanenrá:ke -
someguy -
codyj100 -
fearlessarrow -
Cody Wants Out... -
taylor is terrified -
.indulgecountry -
George Strait Junkie -
bboat11 -
BackwoodsBarbie -
LBTrocks -
ClevelandRox -
castleoblivion26 -

[bboat11]

We can let that candle burn on down. 

We don’t need it anyhow, anyhow. 

The moon is out, lookin’ good on you. 

What you got goin’, just keep it goin’ on, 

‘Cause it’s workin’ on me, workin’ on me, 

Better than the whiskey.

10. "Feelin' Pretty Good Right Now"

Track 6

Runtime: 3:30

Songwriters: Brett Beavers, Connie Harrington, Vicky McGehee




Total: 100
Average: 7.14
Std Dev: 2.03 (Smallest!!!)


BackwoodsBarbie - 2
fearlessarrow - 5
taylor is terrified - 6
bboat11 - 6
tim - 7
.indulgecountry - 7
castleoblivion26 - 7
Kanenrá:ke - 8
Cody Wants Out... - 8
George Strait Junkie - 8
LBTrocks - 8
ClevelandRox - 8
someguy - 10
codyj100 - 10

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
Bad Car
Better With My Boots On
Don’t Start
Here Comes Crazy
I Cheated On You
Just Add Water
Longer
Some Songs
Wheels Down

[bboat11]

I was shocked to see "Feelin' Pretty Good Right Now" be our consistent last place contender... This is such a consistent album, I kinda figured we'd have a lot of competition for last place (as in, nothing would be hated enough to consistently stay at the bottom).

However, to some extent, I ended up being right! This song is our LEAST polarizing song, despite having ranks ranging all the way from #10 all the way up to #2!!! So that should give you some indication of how large the spread is on a lot of these songs. And our #9 song only beat this one by ONE POINT in the end, so it was far from being a runaway last place despite how the trajectory graph looks.

This song has always had a great melody to me. I love this one a lot, and could honestly have seen it being a single (hence me charting it on my own chart all the way up to #3 back in 2016). It hurts seeing it get done like this, lol.

[bboat11]

When your head is in the clouds at a thousand miles an hour, 

It really messes with your visibility. 

And now you’re all I see.

9. "Wheels Down"

Track 8

Runtime: 3:28

Songwriters: Terri Clark, Jerry Flowers, Tom Shapiro



Total: 99
Average: 7.07
Std Dev: 2.20 (2nd smallest!!)


George Strait Junkie - 3
BackwoodsBarbie - 4
someguy - 4
fearlessarrow - 6
.indulgecountry - 6
taylor is terrified - 7
Kanenrá:ke - 7
castleoblivion26 - 8
codyj100 - 8
bboat11 - 9
tim - 9
Cody Wants Out... - 9
ClevelandRox - 9
LBTrocks - 10

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
Bad Car
Better With My Boots On
Don’t Start
Here Comes Crazy
I Cheated On You
Just Add Water
Longer
Some Songs

[bboat11]

"Wheels Down" has a really breezy, feel-good, easy-going vibe to it, especially in the "Oooooo"s in the musical arrangement. That part really gets under your skin! This song being my #9 is just a testament to how much I like everything else on this album. In the end, this song only escaped last place by an extremely narrow one point margin. If BackwoodsBarbie hadn't put it so high, her #2 for "Feelin' Pretty Good Right Now" would have easily been enough to flip flop the two songs! Since she loved both of them, they just kinda stayed where they were, lol.

[bboat11]

Baby, don’t start

What you can’t finish with your heart.

I’m no good with the goodbye part, mm.

And if you wanna go, gonna go,

Baby, don’t, baby, don’t stay

If you can’t stay forever someday.

‘Cause I ain’t got the kind of love you throw away.

And if all you’re gonna be is gone,

Don’t, baby, don’t start.

8. "Don't Start"

Track 4

Runtime: 3:25

Songwriters: Dave Barnes, Clare Dunn, Jeremy Spillman




Total: 91
Average: 6.50
Std Dev: 2.68


taylor is terrified - 2
tim - 3
George Strait Junkie - 4
bboat11 - 5
ClevelandRox - 5
BackwoodsBarbie - 6
someguy - 6
Kanenrá:ke - 6
LBTrocks - 6
fearlessarrow - 9
codyj100 - 9
.indulgecountry - 10
castleoblivion26 - 10
Cody Wants Out... - 10

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
Bad Car
Better With My Boots On
Here Comes Crazy
I Cheated On You
Just Add Water
Longer
Some Songs

[.indulgecountry]

Not off to a bad start. I like everything on this album, but all 3 of these are just kinda fluffy, especially in the grand scheme of her career. "Don't Start" is particularly unmemorable.

[bboat11]

"Don't Start" has a very unique vibe to it, so I am not surprised to see it rake in quite a few ranks on both ends of the spectrum. I personally find it to be really catchy in a sort of disjointed and understated way. This has always been a standout on the album for me. I am glad to see that it is at least the first song to make our top 5 album tracks!!

[bboat11]

With somethin’ strong to get me goin’,

 It won’t be long ’til I start showin’

 The wild side that I been hidin’ lately.

 Here comes crazy!

7. "Here Comes Crazy"

Track 1

Runtime: 3:06

Songwriters: Terri Clark, Marti Lynn Dodson, Tom Shapiro





Total: 88
Average: 6.29
Std Dev: 2.52


ClevelandRox - 2
codyj100 - 3
taylor is terrified - 4
tim - 4
George Strait Junkie - 5
castleoblivion26 - 5
Cody Wants Out... - 6
LBTrocks - 7
fearlessarrow - 7
bboat11 - 8
BackwoodsBarbie - 9
someguy - 9
.indulgecountry - 9
Kanenrá:ke - 10

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
Bad Car
Better With My Boots On
I Cheated On You
Just Add Water
Longer
Some Songs

[bboat11]

"Here Comes Crazy" is definitely one of the fluffier songs on the album... It is probably my least favorite album opener of her career, although it is still pretty catchy. She just has a REALLY high bar with her album openers, lol.

A highlight of this song is how powerful and resonant her voice is at the end of the second chorus when she's sustains "Here comes crazyyyyyyyyyy, yeah!" Otherwise the song is pretty lightweight and pedestrian. I would have preferred to see it leave in the bottom 3, tbh. Everything that is left is much stronger, for the most part.

[taylor is terrified]

Well, Jesus. This album's reveals have been brutal for me so far. </3

[Kanenrá:ke]

We skipped my bottom 2 then the songs are falling in order so I'm content with this as long as we circle back for my bottom two in the next 3 reveals lol

"Feelin' Pretty Good Right Now" is catchy and fits Terri to a T. I'm a little surprised it was first out, had it pegged for #8 but it was all close either way.

"Wheels Down" I'm even more shocked by, it's got such a wonderful breezy feel to it which was a nice way to stand out on the album imo. I feel like I should've put it a bit higher looking back.

"Don't Start" is one that I sometimes will put near the bottom of the tracklist but other times I think it's really strong. Right now I'm wondering why I have it at #6 lol I would like to see Terri and Clare Dunn work together in the future though, I do think their styles would compliment each other!

[Kanenrá:ke]

Oh good we did come back to my bottom right away!

"Here Comes Crazy" works very very well in a live setting and I'm convinced that's why it was chosen to open the album and truthfully while I do love it, it is Terri on auto-pilot. She has much better songs in this vein so I had no need to rank it higher than last place. Especially since with only 10 songs there's not much room for fluff.

[bboat11]

Alright, I'll pause and let people catch up for a bit!

Which of these songs is going to be stuck missing the top 5??

Bad Car
Better With My Boots On
I Cheated On You
Just Add Water
Longer
Some Songs

[LBTrocks]

I didn't really like these songs, sorry.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Oct 31, 2020 18:36:21 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Alright, I'll pause and let people catch up for a bit!

Which of these songs is going to be stuck missing the top 5??

Bad Car
Better With My Boots On
I Cheated On You
Just Add Water
Longer
Some Songs

"Better With My Boots On" half because it's not near the start of the album but the others have single bias and the non-singles feel like fan favorites.

[someguy]

Oct 31, 2020 18:48:29 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

Oct 31, 2020 18:36:21 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Alright, I'll pause and let people catch up for a bit!

Which of these songs is going to be stuck missing the top 5??

Bad Car
Better With My Boots On
I Cheated On You
Just Add Water
Longer
Some Songs

"Better With My Boots On" half because it's not near the start of the album but the others have single bias and the non-singles feel like fan favorites.

That is the clear weak link. Hopefully it is out next.

[tim]

Oct 31, 2020 18:28:24 GMT -5 taylor is terrified said:

Well, Jesus. This album's reveals have been brutal for me so far. </3

I'm right there with you...I've already lost my #3 and it looks as though both of us have lost our #4 as well. I'm a bit surprised that "Don't Start" got five bottom 2 rankings along with three last place rankings because it was one of the songs that I kept wanting to come back around to a few more times. I also personally wouldn't consider "Here Comes Crazy" an album filler as I quite enjoyed it and I see I wasn't alone in that regard.

Anyways, I really had no idea what to expect going into this album and I expect that trend to continue for the most part with each one of Terri's albums.

[bboat11]

Oct 31, 2020 18:48:29 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

"Better With My Boots On" half because it's not near the start of the album but the others have single bias and the non-singles feel like fan favorites.

Oct 31, 2020 19:19:08 GMT -5 someguy said:

Oct 31, 2020 18:48:29 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

"Better With My Boots On" half because it's not near the start of the album but the others have single bias and the non-singles feel like fan favorites.

That is the clear weak link. Hopefully it is out next.

If I gotta be strong and walk tall,

 Hold my head high while the chips fall, 

Give me a minute. 

Baby, let me put 'em on.

 If I gotta pack two years in the back of my truck,

 Kick up that kind of dust. 

If we’re gonna do this dance 

And sing that goodbye song, 

I’m better with my boots on.

6. "Better With My Boots On

Track 10

Runtime: 3:45

Songwriters: Terri Clark, Connie Harrington, Deric Ruttan




Total: 82
Average: 5.86
Std Dev: 2.21 (3rd smallest!)


codyj100 - 2
Cody Wants Out... - 4
.indulgecountry - 4
Kanenrá:ke - 4
taylor is terrified - 5
tim - 5
LBTrocks - 5
BackwoodsBarbie - 5
ClevelandRox - 7
George Strait Junkie - 7
bboat11 - 7
someguy - 8
castleoblivion26 - 9
fearlessarrow - 10

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
Bad Car
I Cheated On You
Just Add Water
Longer
Some Songs

[bboat11]

Jordan and someguy nailed their prediction! "Better With My Boots On" indeed bows out next....missing the top 5 by only one point!!! It's amazing how close most of these tracks have been to each other so far!!

BWMBO is the sort of song that Terri just sounds so comfortable and natural singing, and tbh it could have been on any of her albums. The theme of her boots giving her confidence is just such a classic idea that fits Terri better than any other female artist, imo. It's an empowerment anthem for cowgirls everywhere. I can handle anything as long as I'm wearing my boots!!!

This song was firmly in the middle of this album, battling between 5 and 6 for the majority of the submission process.

[bboat11]

Got the music, case of cans. 

Got a cold one in my hand. 

Got that good sun gettin’ hotter. 

Got a pole, got a bobber.  

Just add water! 

That’s all you need.

 A lake, a pool, a pond, or a creek. 

Whatever puts a smile on your face. 

Find your happy place, 

And just add water.

5. "Just Add Water"

Track 7

Runtime: 2:49

Songwriters: Terri Clark, Connie Harrington, Jimmy Yeary

Total: 81
Average: 5.79
Std Dev: 2.33


taylor is terrified - 3
fearlessarrow - 3
codyj100 - 4
bboat11 - 4
Cody Wants Out... - 5
.indulgecountry - 5
Kanenrá:ke - 5
someguy - 5
tim - 6
George Strait Junkie - 6
castleoblivion26 - 6
LBTrocks - 9
BackwoodsBarbie - 10
ClevelandRox - 10

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
Bad Car
I Cheated On You
Longer
Some Songs

[bboat11]

Unfortunately, "Just Add Water" kicks off our top 5 :'( This one hurts me, because it is quite possibly the most "classic Terri"-sounding song on the album. And it is a JAM!!!! Yes, it is incredibly stupid, but it's not meant to be anything more than that. The hook is one of those slightly clever turns of phrase that country music is so infamous for, and Terri and her band sound like they are having a freaking blast. The energy here is infectious, and the melody is pure ear candy. I suppose I could understand people finding it to be too stupid to compare to the rest of the album, but I think most fans consider it to be a highlight simply because of its feel-good energy.

And this song was definitely a strong contender here! It was a top 4 contender for the majority of the rankdown, even managing to sneak up to the top 3, where it would have likely stayed, if it hadn't been for the trifecta of BackwoodsBarbie, LBTrocks, and ClevelandRox (the three lowest rankers, smh) bringing it back to reality right at the end. Thank GOD castleoblivion26's rank was just barely enough to sneak it back into the top 5....

[bboat11]

Everyone's #1 has survived to the top 4! There are also four people's #10s remaining What a polarizing top 4!!! Lmao

Out next, we'll say goodbye to a song that features multiple last placers AND multiple #1s