Track Listing

1. American Friday Night
2. A Different World
3. I'll Walk
4. Back When Were Gods
5. Ain't No Thing
6. I'm Good
7. Empty Handed
8. Hometown
9. It's Good To Be Us
10. Carolina Blue
11. The Bible And the Belt

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7016 in Music
• Released on: 2007-04-17
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
The fifth-season American Idol finalist has a Nashville record deal, and his talents have traction. Bucky Covington's gravel-rough, expressive voice is sufficiently flexible to handle a wide spectrum of material. His flair for a light touch comes through on the Mark Nesler/Marty Dodson tune "I'm Good" and the pleasant "A Different World." Regrettably, he often has a tough row to hoe, since in the case of material and arrangements, producer Mark Miller (of Sawyer Brown fame) has simply thrown him onto Music Row's insidious studio assembly line. Covington gamely pours his heart into a sheaf of predictable songs, from the sentimental bathos of "I'll Walk" to "The Bible and the Belt" and "Back When We Were Gods," the types of generic heartland tunes sung so often by so many in the past decade that they no longer feel fresh or compelling. Musically, Miller wraps Covington in a sterile, studio version of Travis Tritt-style southern rock that robs him of any sort of distinctive style. American Idol is a difficult road, even for the Carrie Underwoods who ultimately come out on top. One who got as close as Covington did, with his potential, deserves better. --Rich Kienzle

Album Description
Bucky Covington was a finalist in the 5th season of American Idol, where he went on to win the heartsof the American public, finishing 8th on the show. Originally from Rockingham, North Carolina, Bucky's long journey to national attention began where he and his identical twin Rocky were born. Drawn early to country music, Covington was a fan of Tim McGraw, George Strait, and Travis Tritt, among others. After getting his first guitar at age 19, he claimed local fame with the country/southern rock cover band Southern Thunder. He says his style of music is "country, with as much rock in it as I can get away with."

Customer Reviews

Bucky Covington
Great CD. Bucky has a unique singing voice that makes all the songs sound great. Love hearing the CD and hope to see another one real soon.

Sherrard,Illinois
I just love this song and can relate to it so much. It's like everything I remember about my childhood. And it's so cool I just love the way Buckey sounds when he sings this song.Can't wait to here more of his music. Good Luck!!!! Lisa

I watch AI, but I don't nomally purchase AI contestant music...
I watch American Idol, but I don't purchase the music of AI contestants because it's generally corporate produced, emotionless garbage. Even as good as Daughty is, you can barely tell him apart from any number of other Nickleback like bands. In contrast, Bucky's album is something special. I don't even really like country, with the exception of Nickle Creek. Anyhow, his album doesn't have that corporate, facist, pig feel to it. It's seems personal and genuine. The songs tell great stories.