Name: See If I Care
Brand: Universal Music Distribution
SKU: 10849
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See If I Care

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Album: See If I Care
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Drinkin' Dark Whiskey Album Version	More Info...	3:02
2)	Can't Do It Today Album Version	More Info...	3:26
3)	Tough Little Boys Album Version	More Info...	3:57
4)	See If I Care Album Version	More Info...	3:40
5)	Songs About Rain Album Version	More Info...	4:26
6)	I Can Love You Album Version	More Info...	2:50
7)	Don't Look Away Album Version	More Info...	4:32
8)	Guys Like Me Album Version	More Info...	2:58
9)	Nothing On But The Radio Album Version	More Info...	3:32
10)	You Don't Know A Thing About Me Album Version	More Info...	4:19
11)	A Showman's Life Album Version	More Info...	4:33

Album: See If I Care
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Drinkin' Dark Whiskey Album Version	More Info...	3:02
2)	Can't Do It Today Album Version	More Info...	3:26
3)	Tough Little Boys Album Version	More Info...	3:57
4)	See If I Care Album Version	More Info...	3:40
5)	Songs About Rain Album Version	More Info...	4:26
6)	I Can Love You Album Version	More Info...	2:50
7)	Don't Look Away Album Version	More Info...	4:32
8)	Guys Like Me Album Version	More Info...	2:58
9)	Nothing On But The Radio Album Version	More Info...	3:32
10)	You Don't Know A Thing About Me Album Version	More Info...	4:19
11)	A Showman's Life Album Version	More Info...	4:33

Performer Notes

Personnel: Gary Allan (vocals); John Willis, Jake Kelly, Willie Nelson (acoustic guitar); Brent Rowan (electric guitar); Mike Henderson, Richard Bennett (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore, Robby Turner (steel guitar); Hank Singer (mandolin, fiddle); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Jim Hoke (harmonica, accordion); Steve Nathan (piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Michael Rhodes (bass); Chad Cromwell (drums); Eric Darken (percussion).
Recorded at Sound Kitchen, Nashville, Tennessee.
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.
Personnel: Jack Kelly , John Willis, Willie Nelson (acoustic guitar); Mike Henderson, Richard Bennett , Brent Rowan (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore, Robby Turner (steel guitar); Hank Singer (mandolin, fiddle); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Jim Hoke (harmonica, accordion); Steve Nathan (piano, Wurlitzer organ); Chad Cromwell (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); Chris Stapleton, Harry Stinson, Jamie O'Hara, Jim Lauderdale, John Wesley Ryles, Lisa Cochran, Marabeth Jordan, Bergen White (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Greg Droman.
Recording information: House Of Gain, Nashville, TN; Paragon Studios, Nashville, TN; Sound Kitchen, Nashville, TN.
Editor: Ronnie Thomas.
Photographers: Tony Baker & His Orchestra; Tony Baker .
On his first couple of albums for Decca, Gary Allan's talent was somewhat submerged in assembly-line Nashville production. After a label change, his third disc, 1999's SMOKE RINGS IN THE DARK found him fulfilling his potential with a rootsy, accessible New Traditionalist sound. A few years down the line, he continues to progress, bucking the Nashville Nazis along the way.
The album opener "Drinkin' Dark Whiskey," co-written by hard-country rebel Mike Henderson, is so full of fierce electric guitar and tough singing, it might have fallen off a Steve Earle record. The terse, tortured "See If I Care" sounds like a cross between Dwight Yoakam and TUNNEL OF LOVE-era Springsteen. "Songs About Rain," penned by another country upstart, Pat McLaughlin, cleverly skewers overused song metaphors. There are no charging power ballads on SEE IF I CARE and no hokey, cheap-shot lyrics, just tasteful production, thoughtful songwriting, and solid singing--fairly novel concepts for a 21st-century country star.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (1/22/04, p.72) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...A gifted, versatile singer...a rare find..."