The second major-label album from The Sing-Off winners Home Free (it's the third, if you count the holiday record Full of Cheer, which arrived just months after their debut Crazy Life), Country Evolution, ironically enough, shows no sign of evolution from their first record.
Then again, very little artistic growth can be expected from an a cappella group who just loves to sing.
All they want to do is harmonize, happy to sing golden oldies or contemporary hits.
After Crazy Life failed to burn up the charts with its originals, Columbia wisely decided to deemphasize commissioned original material on Country Evolution, finding space for new versions of such hits as "Honey, I'm Good" and "House Party," along with chestnuts "Elvira," "9 to 5," and "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," all of which overshadow the serviceable new tunes here.
It's all good times and hijinks, enforced frivolity that you either love or hate, there's no halfway, you either listen to the whole thing or you can't get past 30 seconds.
If you love the group's shtick, you'll find this a delight.
If not, the torture never stops.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Ol' Country HarmonyTim Foust | Home Free | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | ElviraDallas Frazier | Home Free | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Don't It Feel GoodTim Foust, Darren Rust | Home Free | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Honey, I'm GoodAndy Grammer, Nolan Sipe | Home Free | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Fishin' in the Dark/Down in the BoondocksJim Photoglo, Joe South, Wendy Waldman | Home Free | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | The Devil Went Down to GeorgiaTom Crain, Charlie Daniels, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charlie Hayward, James W. Marshall | Home Free | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 mins | 47 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duane Allen | Soloist |
| 2 | Jimmy Bates | Vocals |
| 3 | Chris Bellman | Mastering |
| 4 | DeWayne Blackwell | Composer |
| 5 | Joe Bonsall | Soloist |
| 6 | Ed Boyer | Mixing |
| 7 | Austin Brown | Arranger, Composer, Group Member, Soloist |
| 8 | Geoff Castellucci | Arranger |
| 9 | Tom Crain | Composer |
| 10 | Zach Crowell | Composer |
| 11 | Charlie Daniels | Composer, Featured Artist, Soloist |
| 12 | Taylor Davis | Featured Artist, Soloist |
| 13 | Taylor Davis | Featured Artist |
| 14 | Joel "Taz" DiGregorio | Composer |
| 15 | John Doelp | Executive Producer |
| 16 | Fred Edwards | Composer |
| 17 | Jerry Flowers | Composer |
| 18 | Tim Foust | Arranger, Composer, Group Member, Soloist |
| 19 | Dallas Frazier | Composer |
| 20 | Andy Grammer | Composer |
| 21 | Charlie Hayward | Composer |
| 22 | Home Free | Arranger, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 23 | Sam Hunt | Composer |
| 24 | Earl Bud Lee | Composer |
| 25 | Rob Lundquist | Group Member, Soloist |
| 26 | Olena Lysenko | Vocals |
| 27 | Jenika Marion | Vocals |
| 28 | James W. Marshall | Composer |
| 29 | McKenzie Zamber | Vocals |
| 30 | Mark Nessler | Composer |
| 31 | The Oak Ridge Boys | Featured Artist |
| 32 | Dolly Parton | Composer |
| 33 | Jim Photoglo | Composer |
| 34 | Melissa Polinar | Composer |
| 35 | Elliott Robinson | Arranger |
| 36 | Adam Rupp | Arranger, Group Member, Soloist |
| 37 | Chris Rupp | Arranger, Group Member, Soloist |
| 38 | Darren Rust | Arranger, Composer, Mixing, Producer, Vocals |
| 39 | Jordan Rust | Vocals |
| 40 | Alison Shona | Vocals |
| 41 | Nolan Sipe | Composer |
| 42 | Joe South | Composer |
| 43 | Richard Sterban | Soloist |
| 44 | George Teren | Composer |
| 45 | Wendy Waldman | Composer |
| 46 | Emily Zamber | Vocals |
| 47 | Reilly Zamber | Vocals |
| 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. |