Release Date: March 30, 2004
Label: Dreamworks Nashville
Rivers Rutherford, Georgia Middleman, Dave Berg
This is a song James Stroud had been passionate about for some time, and the first time I heard it I thought it was right up my alley. It's got the kind of life perspective I really like. Musically, it's very contemporary. The tracks are incredible, and I think it's one of the better vocals I've done.
Jimmy Ritchey, Bob Regan
There are a lot of women out there who are single moms, who are juggling a very heavy load. This song reflects the natural strength women have. It’s really an anthem for them.
Jon Michaels, Kim Tribble, Jimbeau Hinson
This one is definitely the meat and potatoes of the record. It’s about life, the hardcore country stuff I like. And it’s a very real reminder that time marches on. The more I grow, the more experiences I go through, the more songs like this one mean to me. It covers a lot of living, and I have a lot of passion for this one.
Buck Moore, Gary Duffy
This song is very moving. The imagery it paints is so vivid – you can really see it. You can also really feel the pain of the song. It’s almost like stepping into a book or a movie and living out the scenes along with the characters.
Bobby Pinson, Jimmy Ritchey, Jason Sellers
This song is so invigorating. It’s just plain fun to sing and it’s something that’s pretty different from a lot of what I’ve recorded.
Tony Lane, Jess Brown, Robin English
Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, Rick Huckaby
I had come into the studio to cut something else that James didn't care much for, and I brought out this song I had found and he loved it. It's got a little bit of a James Taylor feel to it musically. It's another one of those life songs; about a guy who doesn't appreciate what he's got at home, and then something happens to wake him up to what he's got. It's a very powerful record.
Marty Dodson, George Teren
Well, this one certainly stands out, doesn’t it? It gave me a chance to stretch out, do something that challenges the boundaries of this genre a little. It has some real gut to it, some edge. It’s raw and uninhibited.
Monty Criswell, Rick Huckaby
I’ve recorded this song for the last three records but it kept getting bumped off for one reason or another – it didn’t fit the overall mood or we didn’t have the space. But I was bound and determined to get it on this album. I love singing shuffles and I thought this one was really cool.
Kendell Marvell, Casey Beathard
The perspective I’ve gained in maturing and starting my family has let me hear songs in a different light and maybe pick some to record I wouldn’t have picked a few years ago. I decided to cut this because it was very different. It’s very clever. It reminds me a lot of my own mom and dad. It’s also a very traditional song, and part of what I wanted to do with this album was keep the traditional core but expand what I could do within that.
Lewis Anderson, Paul Nelson
The message of this song is so powerful, and it fits in with the mood of our country right now: Let’s all be aware of the folks around us and the trials of their lives. Vocally, this is real unusual for me, but my producer, James Stroud, coaxed those vocals out of me. Once I got into it and got comfortable, it just flowed.
Aaron G. Barker, Sr., Ron Harbin, Philip Douglas
When I heard this song for the first time, it was like reading a book you’re so absorbed in that you can’t put it down and you keep reading it for two days straight. And you get to the end and you’re mad because it doesn’t end right; it’s not the way you wanted it to end. But at the same time, I liked it because it didn’t have that classic predictable ending.
