Old Enough to Know Better by Wade Hayes (CD, Jan-1995, Columbia (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	074646641224
Artist:	Wade Hayes
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1995
Record Label:	Columbia (USA)
Genre:	Contemporary Country, Country

Track Listing
1. Don't Make Me Come to Tulsa
2. I'm Still Dancin' With You
3. Old Enough to Know Beter
4. Kentucky Bluebird
5. Don't Stop
6. What I Meant to Say
7. Steady As She Goes
8. Family Reunion
9. Someone Had to Teach You
10. It's Gonna Take a Miracle

Details
Playing Time:	34 min.
Contributing Artists:	Patty Loveless
Producer:	Don Cook
Distributor:	Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Wade Hayes, Patti Loveless (vocals); Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar); Brent Mason (electric guitar, 6-string bass); Bruce C. Bouton (slide & pedal steel guitars); Rob Hajacos (fiddle); Mitch Humphries (piano, B-3 organ); Michael Rhodes (bass); Lonnie Wilson (drums, percussion); John Wesley Ryles, Dennis Wilson (background vocals).Recorded at The Soundshop "A&B," Nashville, Tennessee.Personnel: Wade Hayes (vocals, guitar); Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar); Brent Mason (electric guitar); Rob Hajacos (fiddle); John Barlow Jarvis, Mitch Humphries (piano); Lonnie Wilson (drums, percussion); John Wesley Ryles, Dennis Wilson (background vocals).Recording information: Soundshop "A&B", Nashville, TN.Photographer: Alan Messer.Unknown Contributor Role: Bruce Bouton.Wade Hayes knows all the buttons to push to get a country hit. OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER, his debut, is an appealing neo-traditional collection that smacks of authenticity. This guy has not "gone country," he is country.Exploring more hard-edged sounds, Wade breaks down some boundaries, but his roots--from hard country to blugrass--are always apparent. The album contains some strong ballads ("I'm Still Dancing With You") and rockers ("Don't Make Me Come To Tulsa") which are sung in a resonant and more convincing voice than most newcomers his age are able to muster. The boot-scootin' title track has all the elements of an anthemic #1 hit. Brooks & Dunn provide a sturdy track, "Steady As She Goes," and there is a cover Of Keith Whitley's tender "Kentucky Bluebird" featuring Patty Loveless on harmony vocals.Wade stands out from the nouveux Nashville crowd for many reasons--he writes and sings well, and has a solid country sound. And when Hayes combines these talents, as he does on OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER, they're a testament as to why he has a better than average chance of striking gold.