Bettie James [Gold Edition]

by Jimmie Allen

Overview

Jimmie Allen responded to the success of his 2018 debut, Mercury Lane, by delivering Bettie James, a star-studded mini-LP designed to show that the singer can play in the big leagues. It's only seven tracks, but Bettie James offers a little something for everybody. There are tips of the hat to his forefathers, a slight nod to hip-hop, some partying, a lot of ballads, and it's all unified by Allen's nimble navigating of the byways separating country, pop, and R&B. He sounds as comfortable trading lines with Tim McGraw and Brad Paisley as he does emoting with Noah Cyrus or crooning a barroom weeper with Mickey Guyton. When he sings with Darius Rucker and Charley Pride on "Why Things Happen," the musical lineage is evident yet not heavy-handed, but the same can't be said of "When This Is Over," a sappy ballad that turns bizarro when the weathered voices of the Oak Ridge Boys appear in the coda. It's the rare misstep on an EP that successfully showcases the versatility of Jimmie Allen. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/21/2022
Label:	Stoney Creek Records
UPC:	4050538698978
Rank:	98955

Tracks

1. Get Country
2. Home Sweet Hometown
3. Flavor
4. Somebody
5. Pray
6. Boy Gets a Truck
7. Livin' Man
8. Tequila Talkin'
9. Forever
10. Good Times Roll
11. Drunk & I Miss You
12. Made for These
13. Freedom Was a Highway
14. Why Things Happen
15. When This Is Over
16. This Is Us

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jimmie Allen   Primary Artist
Nelly   Primary Artist
Tauren Wells   Primary Artist
Noah Cyrus   Primary Artist
Rita Wilson   Primary Artist
Mickey Guyton   Primary Artist
Teamwork   Primary Artist
Babyface   Primary Artist
LoCash   Primary Artist
LANCO   Primary Artist
Breland   Primary Artist
Lathan Warlick   Primary Artist
Neon Union   Primary Artist
Keith Urban   Primary Artist
Charley Pride   Primary Artist
Little Big Town   Primary Artist
Pitbull   Primary Artist
Monica   Primary Artist
Tim McGraw   Primary Artist
Brad Paisley   Primary Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Darius Rucker   Primary Artist
Lindsay Ell   Primary Artist
Michael B. Hicks   Piano
Justin Schipper   Guitar (Steel)
David Dorn   Piano,Keyboards
Eric Torres   Vocals (Background)
Justin Ostrander   Guitar (Electric)
Vikina   Featured Artist
Jake Johnson   Cello
Vic Martin   Vocals (Background)
The Oak Ridge Boys   Featured Artist
Lee Hendricks   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Evan Hutchings   Bass,Drums,Percussion,Synthesizer Bass
Ilya Toshinskiy   Bass,Banjo,Guitar,Dulcimer,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Sean Smalls   Composer
Sam Sumner   Composer
Ilsey Juber   Composer
James Scheffer   Composer
Sean Small   Composer,Musician,Producer
Aaron Scherz   Composer
Zach Kale   Composer,Vocal Engineer,Vocal Recording
Armando Christian Perez   Composer
Eric Torres   Vocal Engineer,Vocal Recording
Tom Norris   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Cornell Haynes   Composer
Jim Cooley   Engineer
Ash Bowers   Composer,Producer
Michael Atha   Composer
Jon Nite   Composer
Caleb Lovely   Composer
Lee Newell   Composer
Antti Riihimaeki   Composer
Phil Bentley   Composer
Mitch James   Composer
Noah Cyrus   Composer
Kam Luchterhand   Engineer
Leo Brooks   Composer
Tyler Hubbard   Composer
Vinny Venditto   Composer,Producer
Sam Sumser   Composer,Musician,Producer
Paul Boutin   Vocal Recording
Christopher Doyle   Composer
Abel Orta   Vocal Engineer,Vocal Recording
Molly Kate Kestner   Composer
Josh Ditty   Engineer
Micheal Peterson   Vocal Engineer
Taylor Bird   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Bobbi Giel   Engineer
Riley Biederer   Composer
Sean Douglas   Composer
James McNair   Composer
Jimmie Allen   Composer,Producer
Taylor Chadwick   Engineer
Lauren Larue   Composer
Rob Grimaldi   Composer
Joel McKenney   Engineer
Daniel Breland   Composer
Void Stryker   Vocal Engineer,Vocal Recording
Lathan Warlick   Composer
Tate Howell   Composer
Victoria Cristina Lopez   Composer
Morgan Griffin   Composer
RZY   Producer
Chis Daniel   Drum Programming
Lee Turner   Vocal Recording,Vocal Engineer
Kam Lutcherhand   Engineer
Keith Urban   Producer
Craig Wiseman   Composer
Joe Baldridge   Engineer
Milo Deering   Vocal Engineer,Vocal Recording
Brandi Carlile   Producer,Vocal Producer
Matt McGinn   Composer
Ashley Gorley   Composer
Michael Peterson   Vocal Recording
Dann Huff   Engineer,Producer
Erik Lutkins   Vocal Engineer,Vocal Recording
Matt Rogers   Composer
Michael Pollack   Composer
Andrew Mendelson   Engineer
Kenneth Edmonds   Composer
Jordan Schmidt   Composer
Cary Barlowe   Composer
Vic Martin   Producer
Jim Jonsin   Producer
Walter Morgan   Composer,Producer
Nelly   Composer
Tommy Cecil   Composer
Byron Gallimore   Vocal Engineer,Vocal Recording
Andrew Darby   Engineer
Laura Veltz   Composer
Jake Rose   Composer
Dernst Emile II   Composer
Jesse Frasure   Composer
Michael Wayne   Composer
Edward Martin   Composer
Jake Scherer   Composer
Teemu Brunila   Composer
Brandon Day   Composer