Your Man by Josh (Country) Turner (CD, Jan-2006, MCA Nashville)

Josh opens up with a fast tune with what we call in the bluegrass world as “driving” music. Jeff Surratt really brings it in with his dobro throughout the song. Josh delivers ranging his voice with “Would You Go With Me” and drives deep into the bass vocals with “never shut it dooownnn”. This song is true traditional country music that just reminds you of being on a hay wagon with the one you love driving through the hollers of the Appalachian Mountains during the fall time.

Baby’s Gone Home to Mama is a funny upbeat song about Josh sitting around while the one he loves has went home to her Mama because she is fed up with his way. You feel like you are sitting there in the trailer or old house with him and has that “redneck” feeling to it.

No Rush is probably one of my favorite slow songs of all time. It is just so powerful and soulful. You totally relax to this perfect love song. I am reminded of those love songs that Conway Twitty sang in his day. Now this is one of those songs that is destine to be a hit.

Your Man is the first hit single off of this sophomore release. Already a top 20 hit heading up to the #1 spot on the charts with the country cha cha feeling.

Loretta Lynn’s Lincoln is a fun tale of “J. Otis” (Josh Otis Turner) who thinks he is driving Loretta Lynn’s Lincoln, even driving with Dolly Parton to meet up with Loretta at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge. At the end, he realized that it was all a dream. The funniest saying is at the beginning with Josh going “Loretta Lynn’s Lincoln?” to the salesman at the carlot.

Get your cowboy boots on when you hear White Noise sung with John Anderson. I smell a country line dance being made with this tune. This song reminds me of my high school to college days with the crowds and the good times shared with friends. The interesting element is “It’s Johnny Cash and Charley Pride…talking about the white noise coming from the real McCoy’s.”

Angels Fall Sometimes is an instant love song that Josh wrote for his wonderful wife, Jennifer. He cannot believe that someone like her that is a pure angel could ever fall with a guy like him. The acoustic notes on the guitar dance around the vocals that intertwine a love story like the one told by Josh.

Josh succeeds in executing a great cover song with Lord Have Mercy On a Country Boy. It is a hit in his shows and a hit on his record. It really reflects how the country boy from South Carolina moved to the big city of Nashville to make a living. Don William would be proud of this version, which is right to the exact of the original.

Gravity is an excellent tune reflecting of childhood falls due to gravity up to growing up and falling in love due to gravity. It is in the same slow manner as “I Had One One Time” from his previous album. The song really shows Josh’s vocal talents.

Me and God is an uplifting tune about how God is a huge part in Josh’s life. With Diamond Rio filling in background vocals, and a duet with Ralph Stanley, this is a good old fashion country gospel tune. You can feel it being sung at a country Baptist church deep in the hills of the mountains with Ralph’s and Josh’s voices.

Way Down South is an excellent way to tie the ending to the record with the extended “jamming” version towards the end of the song. It points out all things southern that are also the best things in life.

The album overall is a piece of recording art. This is the type of album that Josh wanted and it truly shows.