2015 – Page 24 – Country Universe

Single Review: Lee Brice, “Drinking Class”

February 28, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 6

“Drinking Class” Lee Brice Written by David Frasier, Ed Hill, and Josh Kear I’m always going to prefer a drinking anthem written for people who actually work for a living. “Drinking Class” is all about

Single Review: Darius Rucker, “Homegrown Honey”

February 28, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 18

“Homegrown Honey” Darius Rucker Written by Nathan Chapman, Charles Kelley, and Darius Rucker Darius Rucker still seems more committed to keeping the country elements present in his country music than all of his contemporaries that

Single Review: Trisha Yearwood, “I Remember You”

February 27, 2015 Leeann Ward 4

“I Remember You” Trisha Yearwood Written by Kelly Archer, Ben Carver, and Brad Rempel After the anthemic “Prize Fighter”, Trisha Yearwood softens things with the emotional “I Remember You.” With just an acoustic guitar and

Single Review: Thomas Rhett, “Make Me Wanna”

February 27, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 8

“Make Me Wanna” Thomas Rhett Written by Bart Butler, Larry McCoy, and Thomas Rhett “Make Me Wanna” is what country music might have sounded like in the nineties if the new traditionalist movement never happened.

Single Review: Ashley Monroe, “On to Something Good”

February 26, 2015 Leeann Ward 4

“On to Something Good” Ashley Monroe Written by Barry Dean, Luke Laird and Ashley Monroe Happily, Ashley Monroe has announced a new album that will, once again, be produced by Vince Gill with the help

Single Review: A Thousand Horses, “Smoke”

February 26, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 11

“Smoke” A Thousand Horses Written by Ross Copperman, Michael Hobby, and Jon Nite Your tolerance for this song will be completely dependent on your tolerance for a woman being compared to nicotine addiction.

Single Review: Brantley Gilbert, “One Hell of an Amen”

February 25, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 12

“One Hell of an Amen” Brantley Gilbert Written by Brian Davis, Mike Dekle, and Brantley Gilbert I actually feel kind of bad for Brantley Gilbert. His heart is totally in the right place. But the

Single Review: Chase Rice, “Gonna Wanna Tonight”

February 25, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 6

“Gonna Wanna Tonight” Chase Rice Written by Shane McAnally, Jon Nite, and Jimmy Robbins Here’s what I don’t understand. Let’s put all of the clichés to the side for a minute. Going out, drinking, fishing

Single Review: Jana Kramer, “I Got the Boy”

February 25, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 13

“I Got the Boy” Jana Kramer Written by Connie Harrington, Tim Nichols, and Jamie Lynn Spears The sentiment is quite poignant. “I got the boy. She got the man.” A high school sweetheart reminisces as

Single Review: Dwight Yoakam, “Second Hand Heart”

February 24, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 5

“Second Hand Heart” Dwight Yoakam Written by Dwight Yoakam Easily his strongest single since “The Back of Your Hand”, Dwight Yoakam is at his best on his new release, “Second Hand Heart.” Returning to the