Country Super Hits! Vol 1 (Yep Roc, 2006)

The country offering comes with a dedication that marks the passing of Buck Owens, and since it's as thoroughly country an album as Lauderdale has made since 2000's "The Other Sessions," it's a fitting memorial to that giant. He does throw in a couple of stylistic diversions - the bluesy swing of "That's Why We're Here" and the acoustic flavor and south-of-the-border touches of "She's Got Some Magic Going On."

But otherwise, it's all honky tonk, all the time, by turns hard-charging ("You Can't Stop Her"), vintage shuffle ("Honky Tonk Mood Again"), loping, mid-tempo wonder (the bittersweet "Change") and ballad ("I Met Jesus in a Bar," an amazing song about finding grace and redemption in "that least-expected place"). All songs are co-writes, all but two with Nashville songwriter Odie Blackmon, but no matter the partner, they all bear that unmistakable Lauderdale stamp.