Name: What We Want, What We Get
Brand: Provident Distribution Group
SKU: 1088916
Price: 7.39 USD
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What We Want, What We Get

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Album: What We Want, What We Get
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Little Lies	More Info...
2)	God Gave Me You	More Info...
3)	What I Need feat. Jonny Lang	More Info...
4)	What We Want, What We Get	More Info...
5)	Chameleon	More Info...
6)	Someone's Somebody	More Info...
7)	Something To Build Upon (Bonus track)	More Info...
8)	Look So Easy	More Info...
9)	You Do The Same For Me	More Info...
10)	My Love, My Enemy	More Info...
11)	Amen	More Info...

Album: What We Want, What We Get
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Little Lies	More Info...
2)	God Gave Me You	More Info...
3)	What I Need feat. Jonny Lang	More Info...
4)	What We Want, What We Get	More Info...
5)	Chameleon	More Info...
6)	Someone's Somebody	More Info...
7)	Something To Build Upon (Bonus track)	More Info...
8)	Look So Easy	More Info...
9)	You Do The Same For Me	More Info...
10)	My Love, My Enemy	More Info...
11)	Amen	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel: Dave Barnes (acoustic guitar); Drew Ramsey, Akil Thompson (electric guitar); Ben Shive (keyboards); Paul Mabury (drums); Ed Cash (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Tom Laune.
Recording information: Smoakstack.
Photographer: Leann Mueller.
Dave Barnes is best known in the Christian market, where his songs have been covered by the likes of Bethany Dillon and Bebo Norman, but his fourth album takes most of its cues from Top 40 pop. What We Want, What We Get is thoroughly -- almost meticulously -- tuneful, filled with the sort of poppy singer/songwriter fare popularized by artists like Gavin DeGraw and Jason Mraz. Some Southern soul runs beneath the music, too, a reminder of Barnes' Mississippi roots. It's difficult to find fault with anything here -- Barnes rarely shows off, sticking to a mix of affable ballads and walking-speed rockers that are intended to soothe rather than ruffle any feathers -- and the few chances he does take all pay off, from the '70s-styled soft rock of "Someone's Somebody" (delivered with the same retro reverence that Josh Rouse brought to 1972) to "Amen," the album's gospel-styled closer. Most of What We Want is focused on straightforward pop/rock tunes, though, and Barnes delivers those numbers with all the ease of the artists he obviously admires. ~ Andrew Leahey