Tracy Byrd [Karaoke]

1. I'm from the Country [D] [Guide Vocals]

2. Watermelon Crawl [G] [Guide Vocals]

3. Keeper of the Stars [D] [Guide Vocals]

4. When Mama Ain't Happy [D] [Guide Vocals]

5. Big Love [D] [Guide Vocals]

6. Don't Love Make a Diamond Shine [D] [Guide Vocals]

7. I'm from the Country [D] [Performance Track]

8. Watermelon Crawl [G] [Performance Track]

9. Keeper of the Stars [D] [Performance Track]

10. When Mama Ain't Happy [D] [Performance Track]

11. Big Love [D] [Performance Track]

12. Don't Love Make a Diamond Shine [D] [Performance Track]

Tracks:

When Mama Ain't Happy
Someone To Give My Love To
Holdin' Heaven
Lifestyles Of The Not So Rich And Famous
Watermelon Crawl
The Keeper Of The Stars (Radio Version)
Love Lessons
Heaven In My Woman's Eyes
Big Love
Don't Take Her She's All I Got
I'm From The Country

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This journeyman country singer hails from the same East Texas stomping grounds that produced honky-tonk greats George Jones and Mark Chesnutt. Tracy Byrd puts a slightly smoother, more contemporary spin on his twang and has yet to forge a musical identity as distinctive as the aforementioned masters. Yet his expansive, burnished baritone can effortlessly fill the dance floor with feet or your beer with tears. Versatility is the operative word with this vibrant, somewhat uneven 11-track collection that surveys the commercial high-water marks of Byrd's seven-year recording career. With assured confidence, he covers all the dancehall mood swings, from the rollicking humor of "Watermelon Crawl" and "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous" to the world-weariness of "Heaven in My Woman's Eyes" and the romantic dreaminess of "Keeper of the Stars." Byrd's only sin is that at times he makes it all sound a little bit too easy. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

Nineties country music to dance to.......2003-09-21

Tracy was one of many new country singers to emerge during the boom years of the early nineties. Following the massive success of Garth Brooks, country music was more popular than it had ever been. Tracy's style was firmly rooted in tradition but with a contemporary edge, rather like Alan Jackson. Tracy was never able to achieve the level of consistency that Alan did, but this collection is a fine showcase for his talents.

Although there are some ballads, most of the songs are up-tempo ditties to get those toes tapping. There are two covers of Johnny Paycheck songs (Someone to give my love to, Don't take her she's all I got) and a cover of Heaven is my woman's love, but the other songs are all originals. Among the great original songs here are Holding heaven, Lifestyles of the not so rich and famous, Watermelon crawl and Keeper of the stars.

If there is a flaw in this collection, it is that it is too short. A couple of big country hits (First step, I wanna feel that way again) are missing, but Tracy recorded other great songs too - I particularly enjoy Out of control raging fire, a superb duet with the obscure but brilliant Dawn Sears. The addition of those three songs would have strengthened this collection considerably.

Still, this is a fine collection and if you are only intending to buy one Tracy Byrd album, you should make it this one. If you enjoy Alan Jackson's music, you will enjoy this.

Great singer, slim collection.......2002-01-05

The warm baritone of Tracy Byrd was been a frequent - if not consistent - visitor to the upper echelons of the country charts in the '90s. This hits collection Keepers captures many of his best moments, from rowdy romps like "Heaven In My Woman's Eyes" and "I'm From The Country" to slower, more tender fare like "Keeper Of The Stars."

Omitted top ten hits "The First Step" and "I Wanna Feel That Way Again" should have also made the lineup - particularly the latter, as ballads are in short supply on this collection. At ten hits plus one new selection, Keepers also seems a bit skimpy (most country collections of late have been offering at least twelve tracks - usually more - with two or three new recordings).

The new track "When Mama Ain't Happy" is an uptempo ditty about pleasing the Mrs. It's lack of success on the charts was a big surprise, since lightweight romps of this sort usually do quite well at radio. Byrd apparently did not want to record this song and subsequently left MCA after this album. He landed at RCA where he's recently had a couple of great singles ("Put Your Hand In Mine" and "Just Let Me Be In Love").

Overall, Keepers is a pleasant collection. Yet with a little more effort from the folks at MCA, it could have been great. For a slightly stronger look at Byrd's MCA years, check out the new twelve track Millennium Collection.

Really Shows Tracy's Best Work!.......2000-12-23

Good CD, but where is his recent hit "I Wanna Feel That Way Again" and his classic hit "Walkin' To Jeruselum"?

This is a aewesome cd!.......2000-03-14

This cd is special because its a greatest hits album of one of the greatest singers i've ever heard. Trust me, this cd wont let you down. For example BIG LOVE makes you want to jump around and dance. And all the songs are irresistable, especially LIFESTYLES OF THE NOT SO RICH AND FAMOUS. In other words its a almost flawless cd.

Very good CD! Definitely a "Keeper.".......1999-10-30

This is a good CD that sums up Tracy Byrd's work up until this point. My least favorite song on this CD is the new track, "When Mama Ain't Happy." It isn't bad, though. My favorite songs on this CD are "Holdin' Heaven," "Lifestyles Of The Not So Rich and Famous," and the best song on the album, "Keeper Of The Stars." There are other goodies on the album, such as the two Johnny Paycheck songs "Someone To Give My Love To" and "Don't Take Her She's All I Got," "Watermelon Crawl," "Love Lessons," "Heaven In My Woman's Eyes," "Big Love," and "I'm From The Country." A good album from start to finish.

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Well-balanced album by one of the strongest voices in music!
Our Wedding Day!
Fatastic
I just loved this album
The album was fantastic!!

No Ordinary Man
Tracy Byrd
Manufacturer: Mca Nashville
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Release Date: 1994-06-07

Tracks:

The First Step
Lifestyles Of The Not So Rich And Famous
No Ordinary Man
Anybody Else's Heart But Mine
Watermelon Crawl
The Keeper Of The Stars
You Never Know Just How Good You've Got It
Redneck Roses
Right About Now
Pink Flamingos

Customer Reviews:

Well-balanced album by one of the strongest voices in music!.......2001-11-08

Tracy proves himself yet again to be the ultimate country singer with a wide variety of straight country music. Tracy has always been able to go from fun to serious without effort. On this album, Tracy shows he's got a sense of humor and is not afraid to pick a little fun at the way we live with songs like, Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous and Pink Flamingos. Even a country fried love song like Redneck Roses (co-written by Byrd and Byron Hill who also co-wrote Lifestyles and Strait's Fool Hearted Memory) shows a little bit of this.

Byrd shows his true diversity by including one of the most popular love songs and strongest male vocalist ballads of the decade, the No.1 Hit The Keeper of The Stars.

And of course, we can't forget one of everybody's favorite two-step songs The First Step which kicks the album off.

Produced by Jerry Crutchfield (also produced LeDoux), it's no wonder we got one of the best Rodeo songs of all time, No Ordinary Man. Co-written by Bryd, this song still stands today right along with LeDoux's best stuff and shows Byrd's appreciation for rodeo and rodeo athletes. The strength of Tracy's voice is evident during the breakdown of this song where he carries it a capello.

This is a solid album all the way through as we have come to expect from Bryd. Like his debut album, this one also makes our Best 100 of All Time list.

Editor, eCowboy.com

Our Wedding Day!.......2000-01-24

The song "Keeper of The Stars" says it all about the feelings and love my fiance and I have for each other. We truly believe "someone had a hand in it, long before we ever knew." We are getting married this June and will be having "Keeper" as our First Dance. My fiance "tips his hat to the "Keeper of The Stars." Tracy, Thank YOU so much, for playing such an important part in our Wedding.

Fatastic.......1999-07-12

I love this album. Especially "Keeper Of The Stars" I played it for my wife for our first dance on our wedding day. It truely reflects exactly how I feel. Thank You Tracy !!!

I just loved this album.......1999-02-21

For anyone who is in love "Keeper of the Stars" is the truest and best song I have ever heard. My fiance sang this song to me on Valentines Day when he got me the tape. It is a song that is definetly going to be played at our wedding after we say our vows

The album was fantastic!!.......1998-12-30

Keeper of the Stars is a song that reflects on my own love story...it is so true and brings tears to my eyes!! I love the album..way to go Tracy!!!

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Tracy Byrd
Byrd Doesn't Quite "Hit" It
Sells Tracy's Enormous Abilities A Bit Short
IS IT TOO SOON?
Some hits, some re-recordings

Greatest Hits
Tracy Byrd
Manufacturer: Bna Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Truth About Men
Just Let Me Be In Love
Drinkin' Bone
Watermelon Crawl
Keeper Of The Stars
A Good Way To Get On My Bad Side
Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo
Put Your Hands In Mine
I'm From The Country
Tiny Town
Johnny Cash
Revenge Of A Middle-Aged Woman

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Despite his ability to garner two greatest-hits packages (the former was on another label), the baritone-rich Tracy Byrd hasn't been able to shake his lightweight status, mostly because his forte is danceable novelty songs, as with "The Truth About Men," and estrogen-stirring ballads ("Just Let Me Be in Love"). Both of those tunes appear here, one right after the other, as if to show the dual side of the handsome Texan's personality. If the former reinforces the stereotype of men as football- and sex-obsessed goons, the Latin-flavored "...Love" presents the ideal male as a true-hearted romantic who lives for pheromone highs. Byrd is equally adept at embodying both extremes, but he's even better when he goes outside these roles with songs like Keith Stegall's "Tiny Town," which lets him wax nostalgic about something real. This second greatest-hits package contains new--if less fetchingly recorded versions--of "Watermelon Crawl" and "I'm from the Country," as well as two brand-new songs. "Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman," already a single, plants Byrd squarely back in cartoon territory, while the rockin' "Johnny Cash" proves to be less about the Man in Black than the saga of a hot-headed prole feeling his oats. Still, the latter is another step outside the box, something Byrd desperately needs to push for more often. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

Tracy Byrd.......2007-02-07

Tracy has pulled songs from most of his CD's to make up this package. While some fans might not believe that is a good idea, this listener likes having his hits all in one place. From Watermelon Crawl to The Truth About Men this is a feel good, have fun CD. There are a couple of new songs included Johnny Cash and Revenge of a Middle Aged Woman. Johnny Cash is a definate honky tonk crowd pleaser, it has a toe tapping beat and should get you out of your seat and wanting to dance. Revenge of a Middle Aged Woman is the tale of a woman upset with her cheating husband, it is another toe tapper that Tracy is known for recording.

Byrd Doesn't Quite "Hit" It.......2005-02-24

Prime Cuts: Put Your Hand in Mind, Keeper of the Stars, Tiny Town

"Greatest Hits" is greeted with an ominous unease: why in the world would BNA Records release another retrospective collection on the heels of 1999's "Keepers: Greatest Hits?" With only 3 albums released since "Keepers" and a few hits and misses, "Greatest Hits" is definitely inopportune and it is definitely on the tautological side. Even the title is a misnomer as "Greatest Hits" is more a collection of Byrd's post-"Keepers" releases, rather than a career long overview. Moreover, with the lack of promotion and a premature stalling of the latest single "Revenge of a Middle Aged Woman" at Billboard's top 40, could "Greatest Hits" be the kiss of death for this Texan native? Is this a tell tale sign that Byrd's tenure with BNA is on the parting trail? Well, only time will tell.

In the meantime, "Greatest Hits" does capture some of Byrd's finer moments. Nonpareil is the ultra-romantic "Keeper of the Stars." Infused by Byrd's endearing passionate delivery, this impeccably written ballad is arguably one of the best treatises on love without given to those mushy Hallmark clichés. Byrd further shows his way around a ballad on the top 10 Skip Ewing/J. W. Barber's "Put Your Hand in Mine." Listen especially to how he wraps his warm endearing vocals around the tickling piano as the different scenarios of friendship and love are expounded. However, Byrd shines the brightest on the album track "Tiny Town," a Keith Stegall tribute to hindsight.

As with Jekyll and Hyde, Byrd also has a more coltish side, which is untactfully caricature and it has turned Bryd into a novelty act of sorts. Other than the superbly catchy Latin-tingled "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo" which has jump started Byrd's career, none of the cartoon-ish numbers really work. At the nadir is the frivolous "Watermelon Crawl," a track Byrd recorded at the height of the line-dancing craze. If ever there was a song written about women in the same sweeping over-gross as the way "The Truth about Men" was written about guys, then it would have been incendiary reprehensible. The bluesy romper, "A Good Way to Wind Up on My Bad Side," tries, albeit unsuccessful, to bring out the grittiness of Byrd. However, "A Good Way" unfortunately is melodically banal and it does not have the arresting quality as other male duets such as Jackson/Buffett's "Five O'clock World."

As a marketing ploy to entice fans to part their hard earned money, two newly recorded songs are obligatory included. The pleonastic "Johnny Cash" has nothing much to do with the man-in-black. Rather, it's about a couple eloping to Vegas listening to Cash en route. With its curmudgeon sounding fiddling and its copious mentions of the words "Johnny Cash" over some bombastic percussion, this is blatantly a poor excuse for a country song. The aforementioned "Revenge of a Middle Aged Woman," returns Byrd to the somehow novelty terrain. This time "Revenge" tells the story of a divorcee trying to get even with every man she meets. Nevertheless, Byrd does narrate with verve.

Of those have made their assault on the neo-traditional country turf, Byrd certainly has been conspicuously noteworthy. Despite its title, "Greatest Hits" just doesn't do Byrd justice. With only a mere 12 tracks, this is definitely on the thrifty side as far as best of collections go. Also, it would add heft if non-album cuts such as the piscatorial father-son dyad "Pass It On" or the romantic makeover "Lately (I've Been Dreaming about Babies)" were included.

Sells Tracy's Enormous Abilities A Bit Short.......2005-02-18

Tracy Byrd's radio success since joining BNA Records in 1999 has been hit or miss. Garnering only six top-20 hits over three albums (IT'S ABOUT TIME, TEN ROUNDS, and THE TRUTH ABOUT MEN) his latest collection is definitely premature. The hits are comprised of the macho collaborations "A Good Way To Get On My Bad Side" (with Mark Chesnutt) and "The Truth About Men" (with Andy Griggs, Montgomery Gentry, and Blake Shelton), the boozing celebrations "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo" and "Drinkin' Bone," as well as, most notably, the redemptive "Put Your Hand In Mine" and the flamenco flavored plea "Just Let Me Be In Love."

Also included here are three remakes of Byrd's biggest hits from his 1992-1999 MCA tenure "Watermelon Crawl," "Keeper Of The Stars," and "I'm From The Country," which most Byrd fans already own from their original albums or one of Byrd's two MCA retrospectives KEEPERS and THE MILLENNIUM COLLECTION. They should have been replaced by the never released on cd semi-hit "Lately (Been Dreamin' 'Bout Babies"), Byrd's superb remake of the Michael Martin Murphey hit "Wildfire," and the defiant saga "Somebody's Dreams." While the two new barn burning romps "Revenge Of A Middle-Aged Woman" and "Johnny Cash" (NOT about the Man In Black) are undeniably fun, it's a shame that more ballads (where Byrd's warm baritone shines brightest) weren't included on the set to give it a bit more balance and substance.

IS IT TOO SOON?.......2005-02-16

Tracy Byrd undoubtedly possess great voice and everything he sings seemed to be above par. But is it too soon for him to have another GREATEST HITS? It seemed that almost all of the hits were included in the previous one already. He should have waited some time to do it after a couple of new albums.

Some hits, some re-recordings.......2005-02-09

Byrd's introduction in the early `90s allowed him to ride the wave of modern country music ushered in by Garth Brooks, Clint Black and others. His initial hits were gathered on a pair of anthologies (1999's "Keepers: Greatest Hits" and 2001's "20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection"), leaving this new collection to summarize his more recent work. Apparently he hasn't had enough hits to fill a second volume, as he's taken to re-recording three of his earlier works ("Watermelon Crawl" "Keeper of the Stars" and "I'm From the Country") for inclusion here. Together with two new tracks ("Johnny Cash" and "Revenge of a Middle-Aged Woman"), that leaves only seven hits to be anthologized from recent albums.

That bit of bookkeeping out of the way, the hits are pulled from 2001's "Ten Rounds" ("Just Let Me Be in Love," "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo," "A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side" "Tiny Town") and 2003's "The Truth About Men" ("Drinkin' Bone," "Tiny Town," and "The Truth About Men"), and show Byrd to be a new-era country singer with a charismatic delivery. He excels on up-tempo good-time tunes that display a fine sense of humor, "Drinkin' Bone" and "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo" sounding more Jimmy Buffet lite than tear-in-your-beer honky-tonk, and ballads like "Tiny Town" more heart-warming rather than heart-wrenching.

3-3/4 stars if allowed fractional ratings.

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Definitive Collection
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Holdin' Heaven
Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous
Watermelon Crawl
First Step
Keeper of the Stars
Walking to Jerusalem
Love Lessons
Heaven in My Woman's Eyes
Big Love
(Don't Take Her) She's All I Got
Don't Love Make a Diamond Shine
I'm from the Country
I Wanna Feel That Way Again
Put Your Hand in Mine
Just Let Me Be in Love
Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo
Truth About Men
Drinkin' Bone

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Byrd stays true to his country roots!
The finest Country album in years.
Very high quality modern country
It doesn't get any countrier than Tracy Byrd
Tracy Byrd's finest - he just keeps getting better!!

I'm From The Country
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ASIN: B000006R8E
Release Date: 1998-05-12

Tracks:

Gettin' Me Over The Mountains
I Wanna Feel That Way Again
I Still Love The Night Life
For Me It's You
I've Got What It Takes
On Again, Off Again
Walkin' The Line
Back To Texas
Old One Better
I'm From The Country

Customer Reviews:

Byrd stays true to his country roots!.......2001-11-08

By now, it's no surprise that Tracy is a favorite of our whole staff. But, then again, we tend to think millions of cowboys and cowgirls share our opinion. With so many artists jumping on new trends, taking off their hats and throwing out the fiddle and steel, Tracy comes back even stronger with 'I'm From the Country, and I like it that way!' That's because Tracy Byrd is the real deal. His career has been growing at a nice steady pace. As the trends swing back and forth, artists like Tracy will still be there strong as ever.

This album shows a little bit more serious side to Tracy with several slow to mid-tempo love songs including Gettin' Me Over Mountains, I Wanna Feel That Way Again, For Me It's You and I've Got What It Takes. Back To Texas is also another classic lost-love song with one of the best fiddle solos ever recorded. It's short; but, hits you right in your heart.

Well, for the fifth time Byrd has made our Top 100 of All Time. This album would close a chapter in Byrd's career as the last full-length album for MCA Nashville. Next, Byrd finds freedom in a new label, producer and sound.

Editor, eCowboy.com

The finest Country album in years........2000-02-19

This offering from Tracy Byrd is without doubt the finestCountry album in years. The album kicks off with a typical bouncy opener about a man who gets over the struggles of life with the love of his wife. T he album progresses with Tracy Byrd in fine form on the ballad 'I wanna feel that way again'. At track 4 is what i consider to be one of the most beautiful ballads ever written 'For me its you'. This is a song about god given talents that each and every person on this earth has, for Tracy Byrd it is the Lady in his life. Track 8 features some of the best guitar work to come out of Nashville in some time. Tracy saves the best until last with the classic 'I'm from the country' This is the one song for me, that typifies country music, everytime i here it i cannot resist the temptaton to sing out every word along with its most tallented vocalist, this song will surely become the ultimate Country Music anthem. A brilliant album that deserves each and every one of the many plaudits it recieved from the Country Music press. Buy this album right away.

Very high quality modern country.......1999-02-02

Tracy Byrd's latest effort is a very strong one. It is just plain good country. He manages to stay true to his traditional Texas roots and add some occasional pop sensibilities and produce a solid CD. Top to bottom, very good, with a nice mix of ballads and faster tunes. If you like country, you will probably like this one.

It doesn't get any countrier than Tracy Byrd.......1998-08-24

I recently had the opportunity to work with Tracy Byrd at our local fair. He is truly one of the nicest people in the world. He is honest and sincere, just like his music. I would not only recommend this superb CD, but I would also encourage you to see him live in concert to truly appreciate this "country boy."

Tracy Byrd's finest - he just keeps getting better!!.......1998-06-15

This CD is Tracy Byrd's finest. His work has continually gotten better since his first CD. I was hooked from the first cut and haven't stopped listening to this CD since. Every song is a winner.

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Pulling out all the emotional stops . . .
Keeping it Country
Better than the last!
The Best CD of Tracy Byrd's Career.....So Far
COUNTRY'S STILL ALIVE!!!

Ten Rounds
Tracy Byrd
Manufacturer: RCA
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Somebody's Dream
Just Let Me Be In Love
Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo
Wildfire
How Much Does the World Weigh
Summertime Fever
Crazy Every Time
A Good Way To Get On My Bad Sige (with Mark Chesnutt)
Needed
Tryin' Not To Love You
Never Gonna Break Again
Keeper Of The Stars

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East Texas traditionalist Tracy Byrd's beefy, muscular voice had the goods and could deliver them. Everyone knew it and that's still true. That said, the faint whiff of compromise has always dogged his records. The need to satisfy marketing concerns with generic songs and arrangements consistently nudges out the edgier fare Byrd is and has always been capable of. Here, that whiff becomes a full-fledged scent. While "Somebody's Dream" succeeds as social commentary, "Ten Rounds with José Cuervo" is yet another predictable Buffettesque sing-along drinking ditty. Byrd himself chose to revive Michael Martin Murphy's 1970s whiny hippie wussfest "Wildfire," but it doesn't fit his style. He recovers with a strong performance of "Never Gonna Break Again" and an enjoyable duet with Mark Chesnutt on "A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side," with the piquant line "A little sissy in a cowboy hat ain't country." True. By the same token, a great country singer in a cowboy hat ain't well served by so much throwaway material. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

Pulling out all the emotional stops . . ........2006-04-10

It's hard to characterize this CD because it touches so many different bases and extremes of emotions. After the stereotype-breaking lyrics of social consciousness in "Somebody's Dream," there's the poignant anthem of the aching heart, "Just Let Me Be In Love," followed by the rollicking "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo." The unexpected cover of the old pop hit "Wildfire" just about makes sense in this company as it embraces both folk-myth and magical realism.

And the CD just goes on like that, like a symphony orchestra hitting one big emotional chord after another until after a fed-up outlaw harange with Mark Chestnutt ("A Good Way to Get On My Bad Side"), we end on a note that mixes true love and a nod to the Higher Power ("Keeper of the Stars"). This is pull-out-all-the-stops sentiment, not for the faint-hearted, and Bryd sings it for all it's worth.

Keeping it Country.......2002-10-17

Tracy Byrd has yet another hit album, Ten Rounds. As your driving in your car listening to this CD there won't be a single track that you want to skip over. Ten Rounds has the perfect the perfect blend of Byrd's soft and sweet ballads; in addition to, toe-tapping country bogie. Tracy Byrd recreates such classics as "Wildfire" and "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo" with superior musical abilities. This CD is most definatley made for the working class and those who aren't ashamed to be country. With songs such as "How Much Does the World Weigh" and "Somebody's Dream" you are reminded that life is a precious thing and to carpe diem. The CD also celebrates love with songs like "Just Let Me Be In Love." and "Needed." To remind all of his fans of how great he is, released "Keeper of the Stars." for this album. This hit single was his claim to fame and paved his way to his very triumphant career. You can feel the emotion of his words as he eloquently sings in his strong voice. Mark Chesnutt joined Byrd on the album for the duet "A Good Way to Get On My Bad Side." In this sizzling single Byrd and Chesnutt show their distain toward [dishonest] politicians, boy bands, and country [imitator]. This CD is a sure hit for all those who appreciate true country.

Better than the last!.......2002-08-20

I love Tracy Byrds music and have from 1993's self titled album. He's got a real western swing/cowboy/traditional country sound.

I love Somebodys's Dream it's a Chris LeDoux kind of Cowboy Rock swing song.
Ten Rounds is the Jimmy Buffet-esque party song you have to dance to.
His rendition Michael Martin Murphys wildfire is better than the original, and manlier too!
Summertime Fever is Watermelon Crawl-esque and I am not crazy about it.
A good Way to get on my Badside is a great in your face manly song to sing with your buddies.
The way I see it youve got 11 new songs and a better Keeper of the Stars.
I like 10 of the new songs and just bought his first album to get the Keeper of the Stars. So I am estatic about it all.
The only song I can't get excited about is Summertime Fever.

The Best CD of Tracy Byrd's Career.....So Far.......2002-08-06

Tracy Byrd has recorded and released the best CD of his career. "Ten Rounds" is both musically and lyrically the most consistent album Tracy has produced. There is not a single song that is not likeable and listenable.

I started listening to this CD ... when it was first released. It is perfect for driving because it just flows perfectly from country rockers to slow romantic ballads to fun party songs.

The best single release off this CD is "Just Let Me Be In Love" which was a top 10 ten hit last winter for Tracy. He produced a cool video which took off immediately on CMT. This song returned Tracy to the radio playlists and rejuvinated his career. The latest hit song is "Ten Rounds of Jose Cuervo" which has just reached the top ten also. This song is a real crowd pleaser and perfect in a bar or concert setting.

My other favorites from this release are "Tryin' Not to Love You", "Somebody's Dream" and "Crazy Every Time". This CD "Ten Rounds" is Tracy Byrd's second RCA Records release and it has brought back this wonderful musician and vocalist to the spotlight in which he belongs in. Tracy is one of the best performers in country music today.

Trust me, buy yourself a copy of "Ten Rounds" put it in the player, kick back and enjoy!

COUNTRY'S STILL ALIVE!!!.......2002-07-18

There are a few still around trying to keep the country sound from being merged with pop pap, and Tracy Byrd's one of them. This is a really strong album. "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo" is a natural party song, one ranks with Tom T Hall's "I Like Beer".

Then at the other end of the stick, there's "Somebody's Dream", a truly serious type song that definitely works here.

Then there's the duet with Mark Chesnutt, "A Good Way To Get On My Bad Side". Definitely enjoyable.

Tracks:

Gimme All Your Lovin' - Lonestar
Sharp Dressed Man - Brad Paisley
Jesus Just Left Chicago/Waitin' For The Bus - Hank Williams Jr.
La Grange - Tracy Byrd
Rough Boy - Brooks & Dunn
I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide - Dwight Yoakam
She Loves My Automobile - Willie Nelson
I Need You Tonight - Andy Griggs
Cheap Sunglasses - The Warren Brothers
Legs - Trace Adkins
Tush - Kenny Chesney
Just Got Paid - Montgomery Gentry
I Thank You - Phil Vassar
Fearless Boogie - Hank Williams III
Sure Got Cold After The Rain Fell - Alan Jackson

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ZZ Top's twangy, hyper-charged Texas-style blues-rock has always been superficially irresistible. The blazing guitar riffs and driving rhythms of hits like "Legs" and "Tush" have made them anthems in topless bars the world over. Yet on this 15-cut tribute, country artists like Lonestar, Dwight Yoakam, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr., and his son, Hank III, not only manage to match the blistering, guitar-driven abandon of ZZ's original hit versions, but also imbue them with a measure of bluesy soulfulness. Some listeners will probably be surprised to discover that these familiar songs do actually have lyrics, since the ZZ boys tend to bury them under a ton of metal. While some of these covers are less than memorable, quite a few are outstanding. Along with the aforementioned artists, Brooks & Dunn (on "Rough Boy"), Alan Jackson ("Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell"), and Andy Griggs ("I Need You Tonight") also evoke a tough tenderness that's often obscured when the Topsters slip their sleek hit-making formula into hard-rockin' overdrive. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

A stunning combo of country acts doing zztop.......2005-05-01

Anybody dissing this record just don't get it. I have downloaded and bought a lot music over the years and this is one of the most entertaining listens i can remember in a long time. All the songs are well done and sound super. There is nothing weird on here just great covers of zz top originals. This record kicks off with a bang and just never stops, soulful blues and smoking rock with a little country twang thrown in on occassion. Not one bad song on this disc, how many of your others discs can you say that about!

Pretty cool!.......2003-11-21

I was amazed to find this in an outer Sydney 2nd hand record store! flabbergasted. I couldn't wait to hear it. It's a great fusion of blues and country. If you're a ZZ TOP fan waiting for another release like some of their earlier stuff, this is good, the version of Sharp-dressed man is very true to their roots acutally, and it's sort of though songs like Legs and Rough Boy have been made to sound more like their roots. Good stuff, wish I lived in Texas. Pity no one did Leila, a great country love song.

I wonder if any of these artists were really fans?.......2003-03-22

Well, after listening to this tribute cd my opinion is: stick to the original. Several of the covers are OK, and I have to agree that the only person that "got it" was Willie Nelson. This is coming from someone that is NOT a Willie Nelson fan, but he actually did what the album is about: Making a country version of a rock song, and making it hold up as a country song. Kinda like Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" (a Nine Inch Nails song). Those two versions will never be confused, but they both stand up in their respective categories.
My biggest problem with this cd is that hardly any of the songs have soul. It sounds generic. I think the main problem is that most country singers today use studio musicians, and they play what they are told. So if you tell them to play a country version of a rock song, that's what they do. But they don't make it personal, and that is what is missing.
What are some of the pluses on the album? Well, I have to say that the Warren Brothers did a good job on "Cheap Sunglasses", and I really enjoyed Hank III's version of "Fearless Boogie". "Just Got Paid" by Montgomery Gentry just ROCKS. I was glad of that, because "Just Got Paid" has one of the best guitar riffs ever. Period.
For the most part, this tribute album lacks soul, and in spots the singing is laughable. If you're looking for an album like the Eagles' tribute "Common Thread", you're not gonna find it here. Too bad Travis Tritt coundn't have added a song to this album.

Ignore All The Other Reviews.......2002-06-23

If you are a ZZ-TOP fan SECOND and a country fan FIRST, this is one of the greatest albums ever. If you are not a country fan, you likely won't enjoy this album, as many other reviewers can attest. The problem is you get ZZ-TOP fans who are expecting some sort of a Rythmeen concoction (Which happens to be my favorite ZZ-TOP album). It's nothing of the sort. It's pure country. Lonestar SOUNDS like Lonestar. Brad Paisley is 100% Paisley. As are Willie, Kenny Chesney, Tracy Bird et al. They ALL sound great on this album, and all manage to make the songs their own.
Buy it because you like Dwight Yoakam, Phil Vassar, Bocephus, but not because you want to hear ZZ-TOP. ZZ-TOP already has their OWN albums out. ;) Leave bluesy, humbucking, grungy goodness to the TOPs. That's what they do best. Country needs to be played by Country.
Y'all take care, now,

WYK
Austin, TX

"Hank Sr, Patsy Cline,Conway Twitty...It Aint".......2002-06-23

If you like most of what Nashville has been putting out over the last decade or two and grew-up on country and rock, this will be a nice addition to your collection. If you like traditional country and only traditional classic country and are somewhat close-minded about various musical genres and believe that covers of other peoples music is supposed to sound exactly like the famous or popular version, this would be a waste of your money. I am 42 and have been into the "modern" era of country since about 1978. I have a great deal of respect and admiration for the classic country of days gone by , and truely like a lot of the "old stuff" from the 50s and 60s. While I like nice soulful ballads, I really prefer the harder-edged stuff, the Johnny Cash, Hank Jr, Waylon, Willie, the Derailers, Swingin' Steaks, the "Outlaw" thing, Rock-a-billy, as well as most of the "modern pop" brand of country. I was raised on rock, top-40 AM radio, some hard some pop, I even tapped my foot and would have liked to dance in the (thank God) short-lived Disco era, but give my ears some hard fiddle playin' and some serious guitar work, and I can hear things in my neck and back go crack. Each of the artists on this CD were obviously ZZ fans back in the day. I own most of what ZZ ever did. I own at least one CD from every artist on this tribute CD. These country sangers did ZZ justice. Boo hoo...don't buy this because it doesn't sound like the original? Bee Ess to that! Even a Hank Sr (may God bless him) concert or a Hank Jr concert didn't sound like a Hank Sr record or a Hank Jr record. "Country" people will like it. "Rock"ers will like it. Even toothless old Grandma in her porch chair would turn off her Conway and say "Crank them ZZ wannbes, boy!" Buy it. Turn it up. You will move...and if old enough, might even hear things go crack in your spine and back.

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Byrd Flys Even Higher!
If you can only have 1 TByrd CD this is it!

Big Love
Tracy Byrd
Manufacturer: Mca Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracy Byrd
Love Lessons
I'm From The Country
No Ordinary Man
It's About Time

ASIN: B000002P2M
Release Date: 1996-10-22

Tracks:

Big Love
Cowgirl
Good Ol' Fashioned Love
Don't Take Her She's All I Got
If I Stay
Don't Love Make A Diamond Shine
Tucson Too Soon
I Don't Believe That's How You Feel
Driving Me Out Of Your Mind
I Love You, That's All

Customer Reviews:

Byrd Flys Even Higher!.......2001-11-08

What does an artist do after three gold and multi-platinum albums? Well, if you're Tracy Byrd, you take what you've learned, build on it and fly even higher. Byrd's songs have a certain personality that his fans have come to know and love. Big Love starts out with the title track (also recorded by LeDoux) and never lets up throughout the whole album. Cowgirl is a cute texas swing that showcases Byrd's sense of humor with the tongue-in-cheek line, 'With calves like that, you gotta be a cowgirl.' He delivers three smooth ballads with Good Ol' Fashioned Love, Tucson Too Soon, & I Love You, That's All. And of course there is Don't Take Her She's All I Got, another Paychek remake. To this day, that song will drop on me; and, I'll just start singing it. Another great upbeat love song is Don't Love Make A Diamond Shine.

As far as we're concerned, Byrd is now one of the legends. He consistently turns out great songs with a greater voice every time. And just to prove he's the real deal, he sounds just as good in concert as he does in the studio. That's coming from someone who has seen him no less than 10 times in concert. But, then again, what Byrd fan hasn't seen him over and over again!

Yes, we know this comes as a shock; but, we're putting this on on our Top 100 of All Time too.

Editor, eCowboy.com

If you can only have 1 TByrd CD this is it!.......1998-07-20

I have all of Tracy Byrd's CDs and this is BY FAR the best one. It captures everything from Tracy's slow love ballads (Tucson too Soon) to the swinging, "let's have fun" style of Cowgirl. Put this one in your collection. The only problem you'll have is that you'll continually compare this CD to every other Tracy Byrd CD and come up short.

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Byrd gives us another classic!
Best Byrd CD In Years
Love Lessons...a great CD from one of Country's Best

Love Lessons
Tracy Byrd
Manufacturer: Mca Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Big Love
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ASIN: B000002OW8
Release Date: 1995-07-18

Tracks:

Walking To Jerusalem
Love Lessons
4 To 1 In Atlanta
Heaven In My Woman's Eyes
Honky-Tonk Dancing Machine
You Lied To Me
Down On The Bottom
Don't Need That Heartache
Have A Good One
Walkin' In

Customer Reviews:

Byrd gives us another classic!.......2001-11-08

Tracy proves with his third album that the first two were not beginner's luck. He really is one of the most consistent artists in the business! Byrd continues to give his fans a broad range of songs with his own unique style. His ability to bring us a solid album everytime is starting to remind us of another Texan. Of course, you've heard the hits like Love Lessons (co-written by Jerry Kilgore) which follows the lead song Walking To Jerusalem and leads into 4 to 1 In Atlanta starting the album off with a bang. Sure you'll recognize quite a few off of this album. But as always, Byrd gives us some real gems that we may not have heard as much on the radio. Down on the Bottom (co-written by Byrd) is a dark swampy look at losing love that has a really different mood than any other country song we've heard. We're seeing a certain attitude behind the songs Byrd co-writes; and we like it. We're thinking maybe there's some more great stuff he's written but has yet to record.

Another one of our favorites is Have A Good One which sounds so classic, we thought it was a remake. We actually asked the band who originally did it. But, Tracy and the guys assured us that he was the first to cut it. Throughout this album, you will hear those classic overtones which Byrd effectively updates to his own style. While this album did not churn out the hits on the radio, Byrd fans have yet another classic collection of one of the best and truest country singers today. As always, you can listen to the whole album without skipping one song. Again, Byrd hits our Top 100 of All Time. Are you beginning to see a pattern?

Editor, eCowboy.com

Best Byrd CD In Years.......2000-01-29

Tracy really hits country in this CD. From Walkin To Jerusalem which gives you a kind of blues feel to my favourite track in Heaven in my Woman's Eyes. I keep thinking of the life I have with my gf when I hear this song over and over. She is my everything. Another great song on this album and the second best tune in my opinion would be Have a good one. True country, what Tracy turns out day in and day out...one true Texan.

Love Lessons...a great CD from one of Country's Best.......1998-10-22

Tracy Byrd has done it again with this release. Since I got it, I haven't wanted to stop listening to it. Walking To Jerusalem, the first single on the CD is one of the best ones on it. If you love Tracy Byrd, then you must get Love Lessons!

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real country
The Byrd Is Back!
Super album
Different Things
Amazing Artist..Amazing CD...I'm A Proud Byrdwatcher!!

Different Things
Tracy Byrd
Manufacturer: Rocket Science
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Like Red on a Rose

ASIN: B000J103ZW
Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

Different Things
More I Feel Like Rockin'
She Was Smart
Cowboy and a Dancer
Biggest Thing in Texas
Just One Woman
Saltwater Cowboy
Cheapest Motel
Better Places Than This
Before I Die
Hot Night in the Country

Amazon.com

The Texas veteran returns with a release that shows considerable range, depth, and maturity, serving as a strong showcase for his soulful baritone. Though Byrd hit his commercial peak a decade ago, he's never recorded a more consistently engaging set of material than this. Among the highlights are the reflective title ballad, the evocation of perfect love on "Just One Woman," and the tale of a couple of weather-beaten romantics who take another chance on true love in "A Cowboy and a Dancer." Yet growing up hasn't meant going soft, as Byrd shows in the uptempo "The More I Feel Like Rockin'," the Western swing of "The Biggest Thing in Texas," and the barroom kiss-off "Better Places Than This." This isn't kids' stuff, but it's country music for adults who still like to let loose once in awhile. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

real country.......2007-05-07

Theres a lot of borderline country these days, especially up here in canada. so its nice to here what i would call country

The Byrd Is Back!.......2006-12-24

Tracy Byrd is back with his new album, "Different Things."

This is Tracy's first album released from his own label. After a long two year stint between albums, this new album has a few "Different Things" for his "ByrdWatchers."

The tune "The More I Feel Like Rockin'" gets you tappin' your feet and the swing of "Biggest Thing in Texas" reminds me of some of Tracy's older songs on albums from a few years back. The song "Saltwater Cowboy" has some funny lines in the tune, I especially like the opening line of "I look like a lobster wearing flip flops and a Stetson" as this reminds me of Kenny Chesney when he took his photo on the beach.

His answer to "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo" is the song "Better Places Than This." In which the person in the song is getting thrown out of the bar...after he's probably had more than "Ten Rounds." He talks about being shown the door, hearing it all and "Hearing it all from his sweet angel's lips."

Although this album is different from his last few, this album is Tracy Byrd through and through. In fact he actually picked these songs to go on the album. This is not the typical album being released today from Nashville. Which is one of the reasons why this album should be part of your collection.

If you're a true Tracy Byrd lover, you need to buy this album.

Bill Roberts
TBFC

Super album.......2006-12-24

This is one of Tracy's better projects. The music is crisp and out of the mainstream "workshop style" country music. Two songs really stood out to me . . . "A Cowboy and a Dancer" and "Different Things." Definitely a good purchase. TBFC

Different Things.......2006-12-23

If you enjoy true counrty music this is the album for you!!!!! A great addition to your collection!!!
Stacey-Texas
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Amazing Artist..Amazing CD...I'm A Proud Byrdwatcher!!.......2006-12-23

Tracy Byrd is my all time number one favorite musical artist of all times. I've seen him in concerts, and I loved him. His music is great, and this cd is no different. Everyone needs to rush out and buy this one!

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