Ever since 1999, Brad Paisley has been touted by some critics and fans as new traditionalist country's great hope.
Blessed with good looks, good taste, and a nice twang in his voice, Paisley could have gone pure country-pop but decided to stick fairly close to his roots and play a nice amalgam of honky tonk, Western swing, and pop.
It was straight out of the George Strait handbook, but it was nicely done on his first two records, particularly compared to a crop of new artists who seemed anxious to gun for the big hit.
Paisley never seemed that desperate for chart success; he took it easy, so any sales seemed to be the side effect of his easygoing charm.
That, along with his exceptional taste, garnered critical favor and a nice, dedicated base of fans, but his third album, 2003's Mud on the Tires, is where some cracks in the facade are revealed.
It's not that it's a bad album, because it isn't.
Far from it, actually -- it's a really good record, boasting a set of songs that are arguably his most consistent and illustrating Paisley's capable grasp on a wide variety of styles and sounds, from honky tonk and Western swing to plaintive bluegrass, country-folk, and even country-pop novelties.
These are all the things that have made Paisley such a hot commodity among those listeners who prize traditionalism in country music (which, let's face it, most country fans do).
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mud on the TiresChristophe Dubois, Brad Paisley | Brad Paisley | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | CelebrityBrad Paisley | Brad Paisley | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Ain't Nothin' LikeDon Sampson, Wynn Varble | Brad Paisley | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Little MomentsChristophe Dubois, Brad Paisley | Brad Paisley | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | That's LoveChristophe Dubois, Kelley Lovelace, Brad Paisley | Brad Paisley | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Somebody Knows You NowBrad Paisley | Brad Paisley | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Famous PeopleLas Corraleras de Lebrija, Chris Wallin | Brad Paisley | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Hold Me in Your Arms (And Let Me Fall)Christophe Dubois, Kelley Lovelace, Brad Paisley | Brad Paisley | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Whiskey LullabyBill Anderson, Jon Randall | Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | The Best Thing That I Had Goin'Jerry Salley, Chris Stapleton | Brad Paisley | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | The Cigar SongBrad Paisley | Brad Paisley | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 12 | Make a MistakeBrad Paisley | Brad Paisley | Play | 01:33 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 13 | Make a Mistake with MeBrad Paisley | Brad Paisley | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 14 | Is It Raining at Your HouseHank Cochran, Dean Dillon, Vern Gosdin | Brad Paisley | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 15 | Spaghetti Western SwingKevin Grantt, Brad Paisley, Frank Rogers | Brad Paisley, Redd Volkaert | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 16 | Farther AlongElvis Presley, Traditional | Brad Paisley | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 17 | Kung Pao | Brad Paisley | Play | 01:00 | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| 63 mins | 145 MB | |||||
| 63 mins | 403 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Anderson | Composer |
| 2 | Dan Aykroyd | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Richard Barrow | Digital Editing, Engineer |
| 4 | Jim Belushi | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Courtney Bentz | Grooming |
| 6 | Ron Block | Banjo |
| 7 | Drew Bollman | Mixing Assistant |
| 8 | Jim "Moose" Brown | Organ (Hammond) |
| 9 | Neal Cappellino | Digital Editing, Engineer, Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Hank Cochran | Composer |
| 11 | Las Corraleras de Lebrija | Composer |
| 12 | Randle Currie | Guitar (Steel), Pedabro |
| 13 | Eric Darken | Handclapping, Percussion |
| 14 | Dean Dillon | Composer |
| 15 | Jerry Douglas | Dobro |
| 16 | C.A. Dreyer | Production Assistant |
| 17 | Christophe Dubois | Composer |
| 18 | Vince Gill | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 19 | Vern Gosdin | Composer |
| 20 | Kevin Grantt | Bass, Bass (Upright), Composer, Tic Tac |
| 21 | Randy Hardison | Drums |
| 22 | Russ Harrington | Photography |
| 23 | Adam Hatley | Digital Editing |
| 24 | Darrell Hayes | Finger Snaps |
| 25 | Morgane Hayes | Finger Snaps |
| 26 | Bernie Herms | Organ (Hammond), Piano |
| 27 | Wes Hightower | Vocals (Background) |
| 28 | Gary Hooker | Guitar (Electric), Tic Tac |
| 29 | Jennifer Kemp | Stylist |
| 30 | Alison Krauss | Fiddle, Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Viola |
| 31 | Jason Lehning | Engineer |
| 32 | Kenny Lewis | Bass, Vocals (Background) |
| 33 | Kelley Lovelace | Composer |
| 34 | Kendall Marcy | Engineer |
| 35 | Astrid Herbold May | Art Direction, Design |
| 36 | Charles McCallie | Children's Chorus |
| 37 | Gordon Mote | Organ (Hammond) |
| 38 | John "Johnny Genius" Murphy | Stylist |
| 39 | Justin Niebank | Mixing |
| 40 | Brad Paisley | 6-String Bass, Composer, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Baritone), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin, Primary Artist, Tic Tac, Voices |
| 41 | Elvis Presley | Composer |
| 42 | Valerie Pringle | Vocals (Background) |
| 43 | Jon Randall | Composer |
| 44 | Frank Rogers | Composer, Digital Editing, Handclapping, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 45 | Jessica Rogers | Finger Snaps |
| 46 | Manny Rogers | Children's Chorus |
| 47 | Jerry Salley | Composer |
| 48 | Don Sampson | Composer, Finger Snaps, Whistle (Human) |
| 49 | Emma Sampson | Children's Chorus |
| 50 | Maddie Sampson | Children's Chorus |
| 51 | Ben Sesar | Drums |
| 52 | Steve Short | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant, Vocals (Background) |
| 53 | Chris Stapleton | Composer |
| 54 | Ronnie Thomas | Digital Editing |
| 55 | Traditional | Composer |
| 56 | Lori Turk | Grooming |
| 57 | Dan Tyminski | Vocals (Background) |
| 58 | Georgia Claire Varble | Children's Chorus |
| 59 | Wynn Varble | Composer, Finger Snaps |
| 60 | Redd Volkaert | Guest Artist, Guitar (Electric), Primary Artist |
| 61 | Chris Wallin | Composer |
| 62 | Hank Williams | Mastering |
| 63 | Justin Williamson | Fiddle |
| 64 | "Loopy Dave" Willis | Digital Editing |
| 65 | Brian David Willis | Engineer, Handclapping, Vocals (Background) |
| 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). |