Easy Money (Warner, 2007)
John Anderson
Reviewed by Robert Wooldridge
The highlight is "Willie's Guitar," an amusing tearjerker that compares the hole in Willie Nelson's guitar with "the one you've worn through my heart," in which Anderson is joined on vocals by Nelson (who also plays his old guitar) and Merle Haggard.
Other standout tracks are the rollicking "Brown Liquor," something of a parody of George Jones' "White Lightning," and the honky tonker "Something To Drink About" (not to be confused with Jones' similarly titled "I'll Give You Something To Drink About").
Elsewhere up-tempo tunes, such as the title track and "Funky Country," suffer from over production, but even on these songs Anderson's strong vocals keep it interesting.
There may not be another "Swingin'" or "Straight Tequila Night," here but this successful comeback shows Anderson is still one of the best pure country singers around.
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