Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton [LP]

by Blake Shelton

Overview

Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton, is a solid collection of the country singer's singles, hits, and favorites from his five studio full-lengths, and the two six-track EPs he released in the latter year. Fifteen tracks deep, it begins with the two cuts that put him on contemporary country's radar -- "Ol Red" and "Austin" -- from his self-titled debut album in 2001. The Dreamer, from 2003, is represented by the its two best cuts, "The Baby," and the classic "Playboys of the Southwestern World." There are three from 2004's Blake Shelton's Bar & Grill, including Shawn Camp's stellar "Nobody But Me," and Shelton's reading of the Conway Twitty smash "Goodbye Time." Pure BS, from 2007, is showcased by a pair of numbers, including "The More I Drink" and a third, "Home," comes from the deluxe edition of album. There's a solid version of "She Wouldn't Be Gone" from 2008's Startin' Fires to round things out. The first 11 tracks were a given, and Shelton's annotations in the booklet make a solid case for their inclusion. That said, Shelton also tacks on the title track from the Hillbilly Bone, "Six Pack," as well as "Kiss My Country Ass" from the same set. Further, "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking" and the title track from the second EP are here. All four of these songs were released earlier in the calendar year, making their appearances seem redundant at best and, frankly, like a cynical money grab at worst. Oftentimes, less really is more. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	09/11/2015
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624928102
Rank:	20692

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Austin
2. Ol' Red
3. The Baby
4. Playboys of the Southwestern World
5. Some Beach
6. Goodbye Time
7. Nobody But Me

Disc 2

8. Don't Make Me
9. The More I Drink
10. Home
11. She Wouldn't Be Gone
12. Hillbilly Bone
13. Kiss My Country Ass
14. All About Tonight
15. Who Are You When I'm Not Looking

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Blake Shelton   Primary Artist
Trace Adkins   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Shawn Camp   Composer
Kenny Loggins   Composer
Craig Wiseman   Composer
James Dean Hicks   Composer
Earl Bud Lee   Composer
Don Goodman   Composer
David Lee Murphy   Composer
Deanna Bryant   Composer
Dean Pitchford   Composer
Marla Cannon-Goodman   Composer
Roger Murrah   Composer
Mark Sherrill   Composer
Neal Coty   Composer
Michael White   Composer,Composer
Rhett Akins   Composer
Alan Chang   Composer
Brent Rowan   Producer
Dave Berg   Composer
Harley Allen   Composer
Paul Overstreet   Composer
David Kent   Composer
James "Bo" Bohan   Composer
Scott Hendricks   Producer
Randy VanWarmer   Composer
Michael Buble   Composer
Dave Barnes   Composer
Bobby Braddock   Producer
Dallas Davidson   Composer
Cory Batten   Composer
Ben Hayslip   Composer
Jennifer Adan   Composer
Senor McGuire   Photography
Katherine Petillo   Art Direction
John Wiggins   Composer,Composer
Jim Shea   Photography
Dave Turnbull   Composer
Amy Foster-Gillies   Composer
Russ Harrington   Cover Photo,Photography
Phillip White   Composer
Kristin Barlowe   Photography
Luke Laird   Composer
Rory Feek   Composer
Brooke Boling   Design
Kirsti Manna   Composer
Jon Stone   Composer
Chris Dubois   Composer
Kristi Manna   Composer