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Blake Shelton veered toward the somnolent on the quite pleasing Bringing Back the Sunshine so it's not entirely surprising its 2016 sequel, If I'm Honest, is a bit crisper and livelier. Some of this brightening in attitude may be due to him lightening his load following a much-publicized 2015 divorce from singer Miranda Lambert -- certainly the title suggests it's time for the singer to get down to what's real -- but the electronic sheen and good times also feel like a reaction to Shelton sliding too deeply into softness. If If I'm Honest is indeed a divorce album, it's a Back in the High Life, not a Blood on the Tracks: Shelton is seizing the day, embracing his new lease on life with renewed vigor and a new love, who just happens to stop by to sing "Go Ahead and Break My Heart." Gwen Stefani's presence offers a reminder that Shelton stars on the televised singing competition The Voice, and If I'm Honest is targeted more at the mainstream audience attracted by the show than country radio proper. That's evident not only on "Go Ahead and Break My Heart," which is an adult contemporary hit by any other name, but also a song featured in The Angry Birds Movie ("Friends," a pop tune graced by banjo), a preponderance of glimmering ballads, and smirking good-old-boy humor. Shelton usually has enough swagger to let these jokes land with a crooked smile, evidenced by the heavy-handed wordplay of "She's Got a Way with Words" and the not necessarily pro-environment puns of "Green." Shelton remains appealing when he raises a little hell but like Bringing Back the Sunshine before it, If I'm Honest is at its core a balladeer's record, and Shelton pulls off these romance tunes with a sly, masculine grace that complements the album's sleek modern surfaces.
Product Details
Release Date: | 05/20/2016 |
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Label: | Warner Records |
UPC: | 0093624920038 |
catalogNumber: | 555352 |
Rank: | 5510 |
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Album Credits
Performance Credits
Blake Shelton Primary ArtistJeff Balding Horn Engineer
Paul Franklin Pedal Steel Guitar
Gordon Mote Piano,Keyboards,Hammond B3
Russ Pahl Pedal Steel Guitar
Jimmie Lee Sloas Bass
Aubrey Haynie Fiddle,Mandolin
Charles Dixon Violin
Derek Wells Acoustic Guitar,Guitar (Electroacoustic)
Bryan Sutton Acoustic Guitar
Roy Agee Trombone
Troy Lancaster Electric Guitar
Wes Hightower Background Vocals
Perry Coleman Background Vocals
Tony Lucido Bass
Paul DiGiovanni Acoustic Guitar,Electric Guitar,Background Vocals
Tom Bukavoc Electric Guitar
Charlie Judge Synthesizer
Emily Nelson Cello
Ilya Toshinskiy Acoustic Guitar
Jom Horn Saxophone
Jessica Blackwell Violin
Hari Bernstein Viola
Steve Herrmann Trumpet
Nir "Z" Zidkyahu Percussion,Drums
Technical Credits
Paul Overstreet ComposerMarc Beeson Composer
Scott Hendricks Producer,overdub engineer,Vocal Engineer
Justin Niebank Engineer
George Teren Composer
Craig Wiseman Composer
Rhett Akins Composer
Drew Bollman Engineer
Jon Randall Composer
Clarke Schleicher Engineer
Gwen Stefani Composer
Chris Lindsey Composer
Aimee Mayo Composer
Deric Ruttan Composer
Mark Irwin Composer
Brad Warren Composer
Brett Warren Composer
Mike Busbee Composer
Park Chisolm Composer
Kevin Harper Engineer
Blake Shelton Composer
Katherine Petillo Art Direction
Jessi Alexander Composer
Rodney Clawson Composer
Paul DiGiovanni Programming
Ashley Gorley Composer
Marv Green Composer
Liz Rose Composer
Andy Albert Composer
Matt Dragstrem Composer
Busbee Composer
Wyatt Earp Composer
Ben Hayslip Composer
Dallas Davidson Composer
Bryan Simpson Composer
Marty Dodson Composer
Charlie Judge String Arrangements
Zach Crowell Composer
Jacob Lyda Composer
Mike Moore Art Direction
Justin Wilson Composer
Ryan Hurd Composer
Nir "Z" Zidkyahu Programming
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