Colt Ford gets labeled country rap, and there’s an undeniable logic to that, but he’s really closer in tone, spirit, and approach to rhythmic spoken word country records like Hank Williams' Luke the Drifter series, dramatically narrated trucker narratives like “Convoy,” or Charlie Daniels' mock-epic “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” than he is to rap.
That country narrative style is really Ford's tradition, and those are the kinds of songs he writes, but he started out as a drummer and he’s fully aware of how to use urban beats and rhythms in that tradition, and as a stylistic approach, he shares rap’s aims to declare character, set up the landscape, and then tell the story -- and Ford is getting better at it as he goes.
On Every Chance I Get, his third studio album, he gets everything balanced just right, and just like most contemporary rap albums, it features a whole host of guests, this time around including Eric Church, Luke Bryan, Nappy Roots, Rehab's Danny Boone, Craig Morgan, Frankie Ballard, Tim McGraw, and Charlie Daniels, among others, but make no mistake, this is Ford's album.
He may have a larger than life hillbilly gangsta public image but he’s actually a sly, passionate, and multi-layered writer and he knows what to do in a recording studio.
There are some powerful cuts here, beginning with the thundering swamp rock opener, “Country Thang,” and closing with “Twisted,” an amazingly wise, harrowing, and completely brilliant 21st century pop song.
“She Wants to Ride in Trucks” is another gem, a sweet but sturdy song about a father watching his daughter make the transition from riding in trucks with dad as a little girl to riding in trucks with boys as a teenager.
This is a solid album that knows its audience, is wonderfully recorded and played, embraces a fusion of styles from country to rock to rap, tells compelling stories, and does all of this without coming off like a novelty record.
That's getting it right.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Country Thang | Colt Ford | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | Work It Out | Colt Ford | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | Waste Some TimeW. Hughes, M. Adams Jr., DJ KO | Colt Ford | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 4 | Do It with My Eyes ClosedK. Tribble | Colt Ford | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | This Is Our SongD. Alexander, DJ KO | Colt Ford | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Titty's BeerT. Gentry, T. Nichols, C. Wiseman | Colt Ford | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | Pipe the Sunshine In | Colt Ford | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | Every Chance I Get | Colt Ford | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | What I Call HomeDJ KO, JB Patterson | Colt Ford | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | TwistedWayne Hardnett | Colt Ford | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 11 | She Likes To Ride In Trucks | Colt Ford, Craig Morgan | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 12 | Overworked & Underpaid | Colt Ford, Charlie Daniels | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 13 | Skirts And Boots | Colt Ford, Frankie Ballard | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 44 mins | 101 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 308 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Adams Jr. | Composer |
| 2 | D. Alexander | Composer |
| 3 | John "Blue Gutta" Allen | Editing, Engineer |
| 4 | Frankie Ballard | Featured Artist |
| 5 | Justin Barnett | Engineer |
| 6 | Gavin Baswell | Fiddle |
| 7 | Tim Beattie | Harmonica |
| 8 | Danny Boone | Engineer, Featured Artist |
| 9 | Rick Brothers | Drums, Percussion |
| 10 | Luke Bryan | Featured Artist |
| 11 | Pat Buchanan | Guitar (Electric) |
| 12 | Dustin Burnett | Engineer, Mixing, Vocals |
| 13 | Gary Burnette | Guitar (Electric) |
| 14 | Josh Butler | Mixing |
| 15 | Jayson Chance | Executive Producer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Producer, Vocals |
| 16 | Paul Chapman | Bass |
| 17 | Aaron Chmielewski | Engineer, Mixing |
| 18 | Eric Church | Featured Artist |
| 19 | Nic Cowan | Featured Artist |
| 20 | Charlie Daniels | Featured Artist |
| 21 | Dallas Davidson | Vocals |
| 22 | Ira Dean | Vocals |
| 23 | DJ KO | Composer, Producer |
| 24 | Jimmy Dulin | Engineer |
| 25 | Tyler Farr | Featured Artist |
| 26 | Colt Ford | Primary Artist |
| 27 | Kyle Ginther | Engineer |
| 28 | Ryan Gore | Engineer |
| 29 | Kevin Grantt | Bass |
| 30 | Lindsey Hager | Vocals |
| 31 | Rob Hajacos | Fiddle |
| 32 | Wayne Hardnett | Composer |
| 33 | Shannon Houchins | Editing, Executive Producer, Producer |
| 34 | W. Hughes | Composer |
| 35 | Charles Judge | Organ, Piano, Synthesizer |
| 36 | Doug Kees | Guitar |
| 37 | Troy Klontz | Pedal Steel |
| 38 | B.J. Kyle | Organ |
| 39 | Laboris Louden | Art Direction, Design |
| 40 | Randall Lumpkin | Engineer |
| 41 | Catherine Styron Marx | Keyboards, Piano |
| 42 | Brent Mason | Guitar (Electric) |
| 43 | The Moonshine Band | Featured Artist |
| 44 | Craig Morgan | Featured Artist |
| 45 | Gary Morse | Dobro, Lap Steel Guitar, Pedal Steel |
| 46 | Nappy Roots | Featured Artist |
| 47 | T. Nichols | Composer |
| 48 | JB Patterson | Composer, Engineer |
| 49 | Phive Starr | Producer |
| 50 | Steve Poole | Clavinet, Organ |
| 51 | Suzanne Rohrer | Fiddle |
| 52 | Scotty Sanders | Guitar (Steel) |
| 53 | Jared Sciullo | Engineer, Mixing |
| 54 | Paul Scolton | Drums |
| 55 | Jared Scuillo | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 56 | Shelley Skidmore | Vocals |
| 57 | C. Michael Spriggs | Banjo, Guitar (Acoustic), Gut String Guitar |
| 58 | Michael Spriggs | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 59 | T. Gentry | Composer |
| 60 | Josh Thompson | Featured Artist |
| 61 | Trent Tomlinson | Featured Artist |
| 62 | K. Tribble | Composer |
| 63 | Scott Weatherwaxx | Producer |
| 64 | C. Wiseman | Composer |
| 65 | Casey Wood | Engineer |
| 66 | Chris Wormer | Engineer |
| 67 | Michael Zuehsow | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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). |