Another wonderful collection of songs by the consistently great Rodney Crowell. For me, it's too early to tell if this is his absolute best album, but it certainly has that potential. Time will tell. There are some truly excellent songs on here, the only exception being the contrived "Jesus Talk To Me," a tune I find so annoying that I now skip it every time I play the CD, and the major reason I'm only giving this 4 stars..



Except for that one glitch, however, the rest of the album really impresses and resonates. As always, Crowell has a flair for penning songs with lyrical depth (some of the lyrics will truly stick in your head), and the melodies in this batch of new tunes are equally strong. For the past three decades, Rodney Crowell has proven to be one of America's finest singer-songwriters --- in any genre --- and this new album provides further proof of his talents.