Billy Currington is not the kind of contemporary country singer who feels a need to be visually redundant.
Leaving his hat and boots at home, Currington, clad in plain white T-shirt and blue jeans strikes us as a regular, blue-collar guy from Georgia who just happens to have a certain way with his smooth baritone and a clever turn of phrase.
This self-titled debut is a well-balanced effort featuring both good timey up-tempo numbers with a sense of humor ("Off My Rocker," "Where the Girls Are") and moving ballads of emotional poignance ("Hangin' Around" and "Time with You").
The hit single "Walk a Little Straighter" tells the story of a young boy pleading with his father, whom he otherwise adores, to sober up.
On "That's Just Me," the singer expresses simple, straightforward nuggets by way of explaining himself: "I've never even been to Mars but I'm a man/And I accept the fact that women are just hard to understandàbut that's just me." With classic neo-trad country backing throughout (steel guitar, fiddle, twangy Fender, and extremely minimal string pads), Currington makes himself right at home on the charts with this heartfelt, convincing, and very promising debut.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Got a Feelin'Casey Beathard, Carson Chamberlain, Billy Currington | Billy Currington | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | That's Just MeBilly Currington, Lee Thomas Miller, Michael White | Billy Currington | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | Hangin' AroundCasey Beathard, Carson Chamberlain, Billy Currington | Billy Currington | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Off My RockerCarson Chamberlain, Billy Currington | Billy Currington | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Walk a Little StraighterCasey Beathard, Carson Chamberlain, Billy Currington | Billy Currington | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Where the Girls AreCasey Beathard, Carson Chamberlain, Billy Currington | Billy Currington | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Time With YouCasey Beathard, Carson Chamberlain, Billy Currington | Billy Currington | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | When She Gets Close to MeMarla Cannon-Goodman, Billy Currington | Billy Currington | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | Growin' Up Down ThereKenny Beard, Casey Beathard, Billy Currington | Billy Currington | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Next TimeCasey Beathard, Marla Cannon-Goodman, Billy Currington | Billy Currington | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | Ain't What It Used to BeTony Martin, Mark Nesler | Billy Currington | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 36 mins | 83 MB | |||||
| 36 mins | 251 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Bayers | Drums |
| 2 | Kenny Beard | Composer |
| 3 | Casey Beathard | Composer |
| 4 | Marla Cannon-Goodman | Composer |
| 5 | Carson Chamberlain | Composer, Producer |
| 6 | Billy Currington | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Adrienne Dickerson | Photography |
| 8 | Stuart Duncan | Fiddle, Guest Artist |
| 9 | Paul Franklin | Guitar (Steel) |
| 10 | John Kelton | Engineer, Mixing |
| 11 | Beth Lee | Design |
| 12 | Ken Love | Mastering |
| 13 | Tony Martin | Composer |
| 14 | Brent Mason | Guest Artist, Guitar (Electric) |
| 15 | Lee Thomas Miller | Composer |
| 16 | Gordon Mote | Keyboards |
| 17 | Karen Naff | Art Direction |
| 18 | Mark Nesler | Composer |
| 19 | Jason Owen | Wardrobe |
| 20 | Gary Prim | Keyboards |
| 21 | Cassie Roark | Hair Stylist, Make-Up |
| 22 | Glen Rose | Photography |
| 23 | Matt Rovey | Assistant Engineer |
| 24 | John Wesley Ryles | Vocals |
| 25 | W.D. Smith | Bass |
| 26 | Michael White | Composer |
| 27 | John D. Willis | Banjo, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 28 | Brian Wright | Project Coordinator |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |