Track Listing

1. Beer Or Gasoline
2. You're Gonna Love Me
3. Drinkin' Me Lonely
4. White Lightning Hit The Family Tree
5. Lay It On Me
6. Burn
7. Small Town Big Time
8. Flowers
9. Center Of My World
10. I'm Headed Your Way, Jose
11. Who's Gonna Take Me Home

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #53375 in Music
• Released on: 2006-10-03
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
His triumph on the talent-seeking Nashville Star series gave Chris Young a promotional push toward the stardom that this well-crafted debut will likely ensure. With a husky baritone that can sound surprisingly supple and mature, the 21-year-old singer-songwriter touches all the bases. He's the goodtime drinking man on "Beer or Gasoline," "White Lightning" (not the George Jones classic), and "Who's Gonna Take Me Home," and he's the man who soberly faces the ultimate price he's paid for drinking on the tearjerker "Flowers." He's as romantically sensitive as a chick flick on "You're Gonna Love Me" and "Center of My World," and he's the lusty lover boy on "Lay It on Me." He's all heartache on "Drinkin' Me Lonely" and all party on "Small Town, Big Time." And it's hard to imagine a goofier novelty song on border relations than "Your Way José," which could be condemned for perpetuating ethnic stereotypes if it didn't make the singer sound dumbest of all. While it may take a few more releases for Young to establish his artistic identity, he's already been designed as the perfect commercial product (produced by Buddy Cannon, who has enjoyed such success with Kenny Chesney and Sara Evans). --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews

Great Debut CD
Let me first say: THIS is a great album... 1st song to last song.

Second, I can't believe this CD isn't bigger than it is. I also can't believe that country radio hasn't jumped all over it and him for that matter. Yes, he did win a reality show (Nashville Star), SO WHAT?! The dude can really sing! I saw him live at the Iowa State Fair in August, and he rocked! He may be country, but he absolutely ROCKED!

Yes, many of the songs are about alcohol & drinking, maybe too many cliches, but they are still great songs. I guarantee you'll have your toes tapping, singing along.

I haven't taken this CD out of my vehicle's CD player since the concert.

Perfect
What more could I ask for? The best CD that I have ever bought at an awesome price.

I love Chris!!!
In my mind, Chris Young is the ultimate country singer. What more could you ask for. His voice is enough to make your knees not only go weak, but dissolve. His song writing abilities superb. This album has everything real country fans ask for: from the fun, windows-down, drivin fast 'Small Town, Big Time' to the make you bawl your eyes out deep stuff in 'Flowers' to the make you pee your pants laughin 'I'm Headed your Way, Jose'. But 'Center of My World' and 'Drinkin Me Lonely' are my absolute favorites. I can't wait till Chris releases an album again.