Brett Harte voice, supple production!

Each newcomer hope the legacy of Cash, Waylon, Strait & Co. grows to steer them away from further sliding into chart suitable Countrypopszene. Brett Eldredge, a native of the country atypical Illinois, has a charming and for a 27 year-old overripe baritone that makes him stand out from the sea of ​​uniform quickly. With this potential and a more than passable looks a career in the fields of jazz, pop or soul would also have been conceivable. Perhaps the launch in Country Business was the driving distance of nearly 300 miles to Music City just "obvious".

From a precipitous career planning still could be no question. Until the appearance of this album it took stricken 3 years, after the extremely deep for a debut single "Raymond" reached at least rank 23 on the country charts. Even the rhythmic followers "Do not ya" started rather restrained and beaten needed 10 months to the first number 1 of the talented newcomer justified. The other tracks include the supple hands of pros like Luke Laird scene, Byron Gallimore and Ross Copperman commercially refined song topics on which the interpreter with one exception having been involved. As a result, it is then again the familiar New Country Radio-compatible embossing, which was taken in the recent past of Southern heroes like Tom Petty or Alan Jackson in the crossfire. Nevertheless blanket criticism would be misplaced, because the partly catchy melodies find a soothing conciseness by the raggedness in Eldredge's voice. Songs like the relaxed "On and on" or the catchy "Gotta get there" immediately go into the ear and are evidence of a quality-oriented, careful development work of Rising Stars in Illinois. "Beat of the music" could be the road to success of "Do not ya" continue at the Country Radio as "Signs" beneficial traditionsnah comes along. Only in the long-drawn tones (striking with the ballad "Waited too long") leaves the voting power Eldredges the sometimes necessary dosage miss something.

Conclusion: "Bring You Back" is a successful debut, has the Brett Eldredge found entry into the country scene. Although the melodic rough edges have been ground away from the resourceful production team and the Country tradition has retreated with damper, there still remains a characteristic timbre, which ensures a helpful guide to future performance recognition.

Rating: 3 Stars