Track Listing

1. All I Ever Wanted
2. Good Time Comin' On
3. Stealing Cinderella
4. If We Loved
5. When You're Single
6. Starting Now
7. The Easy Part
8. What If You Stay
9. She's Gonna Hurt Somebody
10. Mine All Mine
11. Man Of The House

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5517 in Music
• Released on: 2008-01-22
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

LOVED IT!
I loved this album, plus the pictured of him on his website we HOT!. He is one good looking guy to look at.

Perfect for a wedding Dance with Dad.
Our youngest son is getting married & once I heard 'Stealing Cinderella', knew it would be perfect for their reception.

Wicks Off to a Good "Start"
Prime Cuts: When You're Single, Stealing Cinderella, Man of the House

Wicks' debut CD reminds us why country music is so enthralling. While other genres are content to settle on the peripheral and abstract, country music dives right into the marrow of emotions via its engaging use of narrative plotlines and its jumping out of the speakers real life characters. Wicks' RCA Nashville record is a prime example. This Smyrna, DE native took chutzpah when he tackles themes like singleness, broken homes and ill-fated romances, but Wicks holds himself well when he shows through his intricate and heartfelt story songs that he comes across as an acutely wise observer of relationships. Vocally, Wicks has a fine gristly tenor that calls to mind Jason Michael Carroll and perhaps Brad Paisley without the superstar's witty inflexions. Truth be told, though Wicks sing well, he does not possess a distinct vocal to set him apart from the Michaels, Tomlinsons and Paisleys. So, the calling shots here are the songs.

For those who cannot get enough of those tasty treats for the heart, there are many of those big ballads that will cause Kleenex boxes to run out in record time. A future favorite will be "Man of the House," a moving tale of a ten year-old who had to wash dishes for his mom, wakes his sister p every morning, prepares breakfast simply because he is "the man of the house." With an ability that could pierce the hardest of hearts, this gorgeous ballad with its close attention paid to details, describes what goes on across single-parent homes all across the country. Just when you thought Wicks has hit the tier of emotionally driven songs, take a listen to current single "Stealing Cinderella." Going behind the galore of flowers, veils and rings, "Stealing Cinderella" steals a glance at the emotions a dad would feel seeing his daughter given in marriage. On the other hand, "When You're Single" introduced by the gentle strumming of the guitar artfully starts off with the façade of the joys of singleness before giving in to a mournful treatise of the ensuing loneliness.

The title cut, "Starting Now," coming from the pens of Jim Collins and Craig Wiseman, has such a commercial charm that ought to be embraced by radio with affecting longevity. A rhythmic pop-country anthem of a man determined to pull up his bootstraps at making his relationship work again. Despite his wanderlust at emotional issues, Wicks also demonstrates he has a more congenial side: "Good Time Coming On" has that honky tonk Friday night fun that reminds us that Wicks is also one of the good ole' boys too. However, a few of the kickers and midtempoes such as "All I Ever Wanted," "What If We Loved," and "Mine All Mine" are listenable but they don't register with the same depth as the ballads

Albumwide, "Starting Now" allows Wicks to commence on a sure footing. Unlike many men who are afraid of dealing with the inner mechanics of the heart, Wicks does examine them in a way that is not mawkish or pretentious. Also, as far as storytelling goes, with Wicks co-penning 9 out of the 11 cuts, he's truly is on top of the game. Wicks knows where the strings of the heart are and he strikes them well.