Daryle Singletary - Straight From the Heart (12 tracks) +Album Reviews

Another great album

R. Crofoot | Nacogdoches, Tx USA | 05/11/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Once again another great album from Daryle Singletary. No one else has his rich, deep voice. Black Sheep with John Anderson is awesome. And Daryle describes best himself on "I Still Sing This Way". And I for one am glad of that fact. This album is a must buy for any Daryle Singletary fan, and any fan of good country music."

Almost great honkytonk

James L. Bumbalo | 04/04/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Daryle is just about the greatest honkytonk singer around, so it was going to be hard to top his seminal CD, "That's Why I Sing This Way." This CD comes close. My quibble is that a few of the songs--"The Bottle Let Me Down," "Black Sheep," and "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail"--are so tied to the original artists that any remake, even though Daryle sings them great, is redundant. However, with songs like "Jesus and Bartenders" and the great original "I Still Sing This Way" and the amazing "Fifteen Years Ago," you'll get honkytonk chills up your spine. Anyway, thank God Daryle has a new album, and thank God he still sings this way."

Great singing that is "too country!"

Everett Miller | Nolensville, TN USA | 04/03/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Simply great! Daryle has the best country vocal of any contemporary singer... truly an amazing voice that should (by right) earn him many music honors. But he isn't given much air-play, and that is a price he pays for being "too country!" But if you love real country music, it doesn't get any better than this!! Thank you, Daryle... keep making great music that is "Straight from the Heart!"

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Pure 'Randy Travis' style country. Superb.

Mr. B. GOOD | London, UK | 05/30/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Randy Travis had a lot to do with Daryle, certainly early in his career. This is pure country as it should be. The cover of Randy Travis's 'Promises' is pitch perfect. One of the best country artists of today."

The Good Stuff

Paul W. Dennis | Winter Springs, FL USA | 05/07/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Daryle Singletary never managed to become a megastar, mostly because he has too much soul and integrity for today's Nashville. Simply put, Daryl is "too country".

This album picks up where Daryl's 2002 album THAT'S WHY I SING THIS WAY left off, with one original song "I Still Sing This Way", one cover of a recent hit, the Larry Cordle-penned Rebecca Lynn Howard hit "Jesus and Bartenders" and ten classic country covers sung with feeling.

THe cover songs are as follows:

"The Bottle Let Me Down" - a Merle Haggard hit from 1966

"Black Sheep" (w/John Anderson) - a #1 for John Anderson in 1983

"Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" - a #1 for Don Williams in 1977

"Promises" - a minor Randy Travis hit which Randy co-wrote

"I've Got A Tiger By The Tail" (w/Ricky Skaggs) - a Buck Ownes classic from 1965

"These Days I Barely Get By" - a top ten George Jones record

"Miami, My Amy" - Keith Whitley's first top twenty record from 1986

" Lovin' On Back Streets" - a #5 record for Mel Street in 1973. Like Daryle , Mel Street was 'too country', and like Daryle, he was a fine, emotive singer

"Fifteen Years Ago" - Conway Twitty's immediate follow up to "Hello Darling", I always thought that Conway's performance was better than the song's rather maudlin lyric. Daryl also handles it well, although it's still a silly song

"We're Gonna Hold On" (w/Rhonda Vincent)- a George & Tammy classic from 1973 that comes off very well. No surprise, really since Rhonda is a better singer than Tammy ever was, and Daryle hold up his end of the bargain.

The presence of legendary pianist Hargus "Pig Robbins" lends a strong sense of authenticity. Best of all no electronic keyboards or synthesizers - this is real country music played on real country instruments.

I've heard a bunch of good albums this year and this is my favcrite album so far this year, better even, than the Nelson - Haggard - Price collaboration. This is not to say that Singletary is quite in their league as a singer, but his pipes are at least 30 years younger and in better shape."

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