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| Artist : Scotty McCreery |
| Album : Clear As Day |
| Label : Mercury / 19 / Interscope |
| Year : 2011 |
| Genre : Country |
| Rip date : Nov-21-2011 |
| Store date : Nov-09-2011 |
| Size : 74,4 MB |
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| 01 - Out Of Summertime 03:43 |
| 02 - I Love You This Big 04:07 |
| 03 - Clear As Day 03:57 |
| 04 - The Trouble With Girls 03:50 |
| 05 - Water Tower Town 02:44 |
| 06 - Walk In The Country 02:59 |
| 07 - Better Than That 03:11 |
| 08 - Write My Number On Your Hand 03:00 |
| 09 - Dirty Dishes 03:37 |
| 10 - You Make That Look Good 03:03 |
| 11 - Back On The Ground 03:19 |
| 12 - That Old King James 03:29 |
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| 40:59 min |
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| Winning American Idol on the strength his dopey grin and cornball down- |
| home appeal, Scotty McCreery delivers his debut, Clear as Day, just five |
| months after taking home the big prize, the quickest turn around in Idol |
| history. Forget whatever this portends about the health of the |
| television show or the power of Scottys personality: it does suggest |
| that McCreery is the easiest of all Idols to fit within the pre-existing |
| machinery of the music industry. Possessing no distinct persona outside |
| of the good guy next door, McCreery can sing any generic Nashville |
| number, and so he does on Clear as Day, singing songs about sweet tea, |
| pecan pies, country, football, the King James bible, mom, water towers, |
| and, of course, love. Songs this basic need flair, either in the writing |
| or the performance departments, to distinguish themselves, and there are |
| moments with flashes of life, both coming courtesy of writer Rhett |
| Akins, whose You Make That Look Good and Write My Number on Your Handö |
| have some pep and sturdy country roots. Apart from that, the songs and |
| production demand that all energy come from young Scotty, who amiably |
| sleepwalks through the tunes, expecting his aw shucks smile will |
| translate onto record. That it doesnt is not necessarily on his |
| shoulders -- its better to place the blame on the machine, here run by |
| producer Mark Bright who has had hits with Rascal Flatts, and knows |
| enough to get a piece of sellable product out while the iron is still |
| hot. And thats all Clear as Day is, no more, no less: professional |
| product released quickly enough that it could still capitalize on a fire |
| thatÆs beginning to smolder down to embers. |
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