Clay Walker is a good journeyman singer.
He has a strong voice, knows how to twist clichés to his advantage, and knows that straying too far from the clichés will lose his wide audience.
In turn, that means that he's enjoyable, but a little predictable, which is an accurate assessment of Live, Laugh, Love, his fifth album.
The album never really distinguishes itself from its predecessors.
Like those records, it's a safe blend of pop ballads, mild rockers, and polished honky tonk, all delivered in Walker's twangy tenor.
Even if the ballads occasionally touch on adult contemporary (witness "Once in a Lifetime Love"), it's considerably more country than, say, Tim McGraw, but the music doesn't show enough imagination and isn't organic enough to stand apart from the neo-traditionalist pack.
That said, it's hardly bad -- the material may be uneven, but "She's Always Right" has a good sense of humor and "Lose Some Sleep Tonight" is quite good, while the title track is an amusing twist on Faron Young's "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young," a calypso-ish number that is designed for yuppies into hat music.
Ultimately, Live, Laugh, Love drags a bit too much to rank among Walker's best, but it has its moments.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She's Always RightPhil Barnhart, Richie McDonald | Clay Walker | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Lose Some Sleep TonightClay Walker | Clay Walker | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Holding Her and Loving YouWalt Aldridge, Tom Brasfield | Clay Walker | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Cold HeartedClay Walker | Clay Walker | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | If a Man Ain't Thinking ('Bout His Woman)Buddy Brock, Debbie Cochran, Jerry Kilgore | Clay Walker | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Woman ThingLarry Boone, Tracy Lawrence, Paul Nelson | Clay Walker | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | This Time LoveRandy Boudreaux, Pat Bunch | Clay Walker | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | The Chain of LoveRory Lee | Clay Walker | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Live, Laugh, LoveGary Nicholson, Allen Shamblin | Clay Walker | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Once in a Lifetime Love | Clay Walker | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | It Ain't Called Heartland | Clay Walker | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 41 mins | 94 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Ainlay | Assistant, Mixing, Mixing Assistant |
| 2 | Walt Aldridge | Composer |
| 3 | Connie Baer | Creative Director |
| 4 | Bill Barnes | Arranger, Art Direction |
| 5 | Phil Barnhart | Composer |
| 6 | Eddie Bayers | Drums, Percussion |
| 7 | Larry Boone | Composer |
| 8 | Randy Boudreaux | Composer |
| 9 | Eddie Boyers | Drums, Percussion |
| 10 | Tom Brasfield | Composer |
| 11 | Buddy Brock | Composer |
| 12 | Pat Bunch | Composer |
| 13 | Milly Catignani | Production Coordination |
| 14 | Joe Chamay | Guitar (Bass) |
| 15 | Joe Chemay | Guitar (Bass) |
| 16 | Debbie Cochran | Composer |
| 17 | Eric Conn | Digital Editing, Editing |
| 18 | Todd Culross | Assistant Engineer |
| 19 | Doug DeLong | Engineer |
| 20 | Dan Dugmore | Guitar (Steel) |
| 21 | Shannon Forrest | Percussion |
| 22 | Larry Franklin | Fiddle |
| 23 | Paul Franklin | Guitar (Steel) |
| 24 | Sonny Garrish | Guitar (Steel) |
| 25 | Scott Gibson | Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin |
| 26 | Steve Gibson | Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin |
| 27 | Grant Green | Assistant Engineer |
| 28 | Tony Green | Engineer |
| 29 | Grant Greene | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 30 | Carlos Grier | Digital Editing, Editing |
| 31 | Russ Harrington | Photography |
| 32 | Erik Hellerman | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 33 | Wes Hightower | Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | John Hobbs | Keyboards, Organ, Organ (Hammond), Piano |
| 35 | David Hungate | Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 36 | David Hungato | Guitar (Bass) |
| 37 | Dean Jamison | Assistant, Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Assistant, Recording Assistant |
| 38 | Doug Johnson | Engineer, Producer |
| 39 | Mike Jones | Vocals (Background) |
| 40 | Jerry Kilgore | Composer |
| 41 | Mark Lambert | Engineer |
| 42 | Tracy Lawrence | Composer |
| 43 | Rory Lee | Composer |
| 44 | B. James Lowry | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 45 | Liana Manis | Vocals (Background) |
| 46 | Richie McDonald | Composer |
| 47 | Blue Miller | Vocals (Background) |
| 48 | Joey Miskulin | Accordion |
| 49 | Paul Nelson | Composer |
| 50 | Gary Nicholson | Composer |
| 51 | Melissa Peirce | Production Coordination |
| 52 | Melissa Pierce | Production Coordination |
| 53 | Jason Piske | Engineer |
| 54 | Denny Purcell | Mastering |
| 55 | Mark Ralston | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 56 | Tom Randy | Percussion |
| 57 | Van Rentz | Keyboards |
| 58 | Tom Roady | Percussion |
| 59 | Matt Rollings | Piano |
| 60 | Brent Rowan | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Gut String Guitar |
| 61 | Brent Rowen | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 62 | Jonathan Russell | Assistant Mastering Engineer |
| 63 | John Wesley Ryles | Vocals (Background) |
| 64 | Lucy Santamassino | Clothing/Wardrobe, Hair Stylist, Make-Up |
| 65 | Kelly Schoenfeld | Assistant Engineer |
| 66 | Ed Seay | Engineer, Mixing |
| 67 | Allen Shamblin | Composer |
| 68 | Dan Shike | Engineer |
| 69 | Shawn Simpson | Engineer |
| 70 | Jim Skinner | Assistant Engineer |
| 71 | Jimmie Skinner | Assistant Engineer |
| 72 | Leland Sklar | Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Bass) |
| 73 | Harry Smith | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 74 | Ken Smith | Drums |
| 75 | Landon Taylor | Guitar |
| 76 | Downs Thompson | Fiddle |
| 77 | Wayne Toups | Accordion |
| 78 | Clay Walker | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 79 | Curt Walsh | Guitar (Bass) |
| 80 | Biff Watson | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 81 | Bill Watson | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 82 | Bryan Wayne | Composer |
| 83 | John Willis | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 84 | Lonnie Wilson | Drums |
| 85 | Chris Young | Qanoun |
| 86 | Curtis Young | Vocals (Background) |
| 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. |