Pure BS

by Blake Shelton

Overview

Blake Shelton's Pure BS was released in May of 2007 to widespread acclaim and fine sales. Later in 2007, keeping the iron hot, he released, "Home," a subsequent single written by no less than Michael Buble, that didn't appear on the album; it took off with a bullet. A year later, after non-stop touring for almost the entire time, Shelton hasn't had the time to record a proper follow-up. He and Warner Nashville are trotting trot out another version of Pure BS called a "deluxe edition," that includes the single and a pair of Shelton-penned bonus cuts -- "Chances" and "I Can't Walk Away." Sorry to say that these two songs -- the former a no account ballad, the latter a sad attempt at an anthemic rocker -- add nothing to the fun, power, and romance on Pure BS; they're generic at best. If it weren't for "Home" being the new closer on the deluxe edition, these new songs would have marred an otherwise focused and very consistent effort. This was a bad idea all around. Sometimes less is more. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	05/06/2008
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624987758
Rank:	69255

Tracks

1. This Can't Be Good
2. Don't Make Me
3. The More I Drink
4. I Don't Care
5. She Don't Love Me
6. Back There Again
7. It Ain't Easy Bein' Me
8. What I Wouldn't Give
9. I Have Been Lonely
10. She Can't Get That
11. The Last Country Song
12. Chances
13. I Can't Walk Away
14. Home

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Blake Shelton   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Brent Rowan   Bass,Mandolin,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String),Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
David Angell   Violin
Glenn Worf   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Monisa Phillips Angel   Viola
Monisa Angell   Viola
Dan Dugmore   Guitar,Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Electric)
Paul Franklin   Guitar,Guitar (Steel)
Aubrey Haynie   Fiddle,Mandolin
Biff Watson   Guitar (Acoustic)
Blue Miller   Vocals (Background)
Kristin Wilkinson   Viola
Tim Lauer   Organ,Organ (Hammond)
Anthony LaMarchina   Cello
Paul Worley   Guitar (Electric)
Gordon Mote   Piano,Piano (Electric)
Eric Darken   Shaker,Percussion
Jonathan Yudkin   Fiddle,Mandolin
Dennis Wilson Quintet   Vocals (Background)
Chip Davis   Vocals (Background),Vocals (Background)
Dennis Wilson   Vocals (Background)
Bryan Sutton   Guitar (Acoustic)
George Jones   Vocals,Featured Artist
Bobby Braddock   Synthesizer
John Anderson   Vocals,Featured Artist
Jim "Moose" Brown   Organ,Piano
Mark Hill   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Craig Young   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
David Davidson   Violin
Greg Morrow   Drums
Chad Cromwell   Drums
J.T. Corenflos   Guitar (Electric)
Wes Hightower   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Kris Wilkinson   Viola
Perry Coleman   Vocals (Background)
Rob Hajacos   Fiddle
Shannon Forrest   Drums
Karyn Rochelle   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Rachel Proctor   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Melodie Crittenden   Vocals (Background)
Timothy De Armitt   Guitar (Acoustic)
Mike Rojas   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Scott Kidd   Assistant Engineer
Alan Chang   Composer
Brent Rowan   Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Dave Berg   Composer
Andrew Mendelson   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Blake Shelton   Composer
Chris Knight   Composer
Paul Worley   Producer
Billy Lawson   Composer
Christophe Dubois   Composer
Clarke Schleicher   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Ed Seay   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Dave Turnbull   Composer
Hannah Sanford   Production Coordination
David Brent   Assistant Engineer
Ron Roark   Art Direction,Package Design
Erik Hellerman   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Amy Foster-Gillies   Composer
Trish Townsend   Stylist
Milly Catignani   Production Coordination
Russ Harrington   Photography
Dean Dillion   Composer
Michael Kosser   Composer
Rachel Dwyer   Make-Up,Hair Stylist
Tracy Gershon   A&R
Tom Douglas   Composer
Andrew Bazinet   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Brooke Ludwick   Creative Director
Tim Lauer   Arranger,String Arrangements
Charley Stefl   Composer
Michael Buble   Composer
Bobby Braddock   Arranger,Composer,Producer,String Arrangements
Jay Knowles   Composer
Paige Conners   Production Coordination
Narvel Blackstock   Management
Brandon Blackstock   Management
Charlie Brown   Composer,Composer
Greg Strizek   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Brent Kaye   Assistant Engineer,Mastering Assistant
Chris Dubois   Composer
Tommy Karlas   Composer
Craig Wiseman   Composer
Craig White   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Casey Beathard   Composer
Ben Fowler   Engineer
David Lee Murphy   Composer
Dean Dillon   Composer
Deanna Bryant   Composer
Wally Wilson   Composer
Marla Cannon-Goodman   Composer
Rachel Proctor   Composer
Timothy De Armitt   Composer
Allen Ditto   Assistant Engineer