Single reviews

Single Review: ‘Like Jesus Does’ – Eric Church

12 years ago Liv Carter 3
Songwriters: Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell Eric Church is releasing a fifth single off his critically acclaimed album, Chief.  The song, ‘Like Jesus Does,’ has to step in some big footsteps, following two #1 hits, ‘Springsteen’ and ‘Drink in My Hand.’ ‘Like Jesus Does’ is the only outside song selected for Chief, and it is not Read More

Single Review: ‘All Over the Road’ – Easton Corbin

12 years ago Liv Carter 1
Songwriters: Carson Chamberlain, Ashley Gorley, Wade Kirby Easton Corbin‘s new single is the title track of his most recent album, ‘All Over the Road.’ It is aiming to repeat the Top 10 success of ‘Lovin’ You Is Fun.’ ‘All over the Road’ we hear an erratic driver’s apology to, presumably, a traffic cop. ‘I know Read More

Single Review: ‘Hey Pretty Girl’ – Kip Moore

12 years ago Liv Carter 7
Songwriters: Kip Moore, Dan Couch To follow up the #1 success of his previous two singles, ‘Somethin’ ’bout a Truck’ and ‘Beer Money,’ Kip Moore is changing gears. ‘Hey Pretty Girl’ is a sweet, quiet, and beautiful love song. On first listen, this sounds like the telling of a couple’s love story, phase by phase. Read More

Single Review: ‘Could it Be’ – Charlie Worsham

12 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: Charlie Worsham, Marty Dodson, Ryan Tyndell He may be new to country radio but Charlie Worsham has already achieved more than many do in their career. He first played at the Ryman Auditorium aged 10, and made his Grand Ole Opry debut when he was 12. After years of building a reputation as a Read More

Single Review: ‘American Beautiful’ – The Henningsens

12 years ago Liv Carter 3
Songwriters: Brian Henningsen, Aaron Henningsen, Clara Henningsen, Brett Beavers   I’m just gonna put it out there right now, this song is like peanut butter on your brain: it gets stuck in your head! If you’ve listened to country radio in the last year, you’ve heard The Henningsens even if you don’t know it. They Read More

Single Review: ‘Sure Be Cool if You Did’ – Blake Shelton

12 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: Nicolle Clawson, Jimmy Robbins, Chris Tompkins. Blake Shelton is preparing a new album and the project’s first single is ‘Sure Be Good if You Did.’ Let me start by saying that I hope this isn’t representative of the rest of the record. In the song, a guy talks to a pretty woman at a Read More

Single Review: ‘Hope On The Rocks’ – Toby Keith

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Hope On The Rocks’ – Toby Keith
  Songwriter: Toby Keith The old adage goes that whether times are good or bad, people always drink. Toby Keith’s newest single comes from the perspective of a bartender, one not often written about in country music, or any other genre for that matter. The verses are simple but effective one- or two-line musings on Read More

Single Review: ‘Anywhere with You’ – Jake Owen

12 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: David Lee Murphy, Ben Hayslip, Jimmy Yeary Jake Owen‘s early career involved singles which, if not exactly deep material, still held a quirky quality which made them his own. With his latest album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night, that has drifted even more to unchallenging, easily digestible radio songs. He has now started collecting #1 Read More

Single Review: ‘Mama’s Broken Heart’ – Miranda Lambert

12 years ago Liv Carter 4
Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Brandy Clark, Kacey Musgraves On her new single, ‘Mama’s Broken Heart,’ Miranda Lambert is once again holding the matches as a relationship goes up in flames. This time, the song explores something new, the generational difference in how one is expected to act when things fall apart. In contrast to her mama’s Read More

Single Review: ‘Changed’ – Rascal Flatts

12 years ago Liv Carter 1
Songwriters: Gary LeVox, Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher Following their Top 10 hit, ‘Come Wake Me Up,’ Rascal Flatts release another power ballad, the title track of their most recent album, ‘Changed.’ Releasing two slow songs back to back is generally a no-no for country radio, but if anyone can do this successfully, it is this Read More