Track Listing

1. Rayne, Louisiana - Bruce Robison, Charlie Robison
2. Wrapped
3. Angry All the Time
4. When I Loved You - Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis
5. My Brother and Me
6. Desperately
7. Bar Blues
8. Go to Your Heart
9. I Dream Too
10. End Like That
11. Don't You Ever Call My Name
12. See You Around

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #164973 in Music
• Released on: 1998-05-19
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Alternative country...Texas style!
Bruce Robison is probably one of the best singer/songwriters out there. He stands alone from his brother Charlie and his sister-in-law Emily (Dixie Chicks). He has proven his songwriting abilities through numerous songs recorded by other arists (including Tim McGraw's "Angry All The Time", included on this CD).

Bruce starts the album off with "Rayne, Louisiana," a duet with his brother about leaving the small town for the city. "Wrapped" is a catchy love-song, basically about love at first sight, time and time again. "Angry All The Time" is much better than McGraw's version, and "When I Loved You", a duet with his wife Kelly Willis, is about ignorance of love until after the fact.

"My Brother and Me," probably the highlight of the album, is sang like an autobiography--and for all I know, it is! "Desperately" as a haunting melody, but "12 Bar Blues" comes out swinging honkey-tonk style. "Go To Your Heart" stands out on the album, for it is a slow ballad of love. "I Dream Too" is uplifting, but "End Like That" brings you back to Earth, for it asks why couldn't a relationship end in a better way? The final two tracks, "Don't You ever Call My Name" and "See You Around" are bluegrass songs, and make a nice ending.

I know that was long and probably boring, but I had to explain the CD song-for-song so you could know the range of moods and themes it carries. Bruce Robison is like no other, able to place words exactly where they are needed, then use his voice to reach out and grab your heart for dear life. Buy this CD. There's no way in Heaven or Hell that you won't be moved by it.

An refreshingly "anti-Nashville" country album
With all the pop oriented dreck coming out of Nashville these days, Robison's "Wrapped" is a like a breath of fresh air. The title track is the best song and was redone to even better effect by Robison's wife (Kelly Willis) on her "What I Deserve" album. Willis also provides a duet with Robison on "When I Loved You" and backing vocals on the melancholy marital troubles ballad "Angry All the Time." Also excellent is "My Brother and Me," an autobiographical song that has very clever lyrics. Overall, a very good album that's a couple of great tracks short of a classic.

The best CD I've bought in a long time.
I got this album six months ago and I still can't get it out of my CD player. The honesty of these songs and Bruce's soothing vocal are addicting. The sincerety and skill of Bruce's song writing are unmatched in country music today. It's too bad he doesn't get the publicity he deserves because millions of music fans are missing out.