Ricky Lynn Gregg has stepped back into the limelight of Country Music with a
vengeance. He was one of the very first artists to sign with independent
record label RMG (Row Music Group) headed by George Collier. Gregg’s first
album for RMG is sure to be a crowd pleaser with something for every country
music lover. The album is titled “Careful What You Wish For” and the
signature song of the same name is the first single off the album.
Where do I start in reviewing this CD? Let’s just start with the first song
and work our way to the tenth one! The first song is “I Wanna Be Loved By
You” a song about wanting so much out of life, but nothing more important
than having love returned from the one you love. On to the second one,
“Victoria’s Secret”, this is such a lovely song about the inner beauty
of a woman. No matter what she looks like on the outside, what she wears or
how she does her makeup or hair, if she has inner peace and strength, her
true beauty shines through. Third up, we have “Penny”. This one is a song
that has such a deep meaning behind it, it can be taken as a woman struggling
with life, but it is in fact about LIFE itself. This is a song that will
take much listening to truly grasp. Everyone will find meaning in it for
their own situation. The fourth song is titled “Can’t Do A Thing About
You”. The title is a good description of the song in that it’s a man saying
he has his life under control except his emotions and actions towards the
woman he loves, is addicted to, sometimes despises and still goes back to.
“Don’t Call Home” is the fifth song and is a soul searching testament to
having loved, built a life and a family. Then losing all that, managing to
struggle through the phases of acceptance and renewal of life after the love
is over. Sixth on the list is “Jeans”which in my opinion, has to be one of
the most spirited honky-tonk songs around these days. He’s tired when he
comes home from work and she wants to go out, dressed in her “heart stopping,
leg pumping, baby take me honky tonking jeans”. “One” is the seventh song,
and it is sure to become a wedding ballad, a touching song about life’s one
true love. Love that is a constant and abiding presence. Number eight is,
“Let The Guitar Do The Talkin’ “ a classic Ricky Lynn Gregg style song, with
lots of guitar work in it. As anyone who has followed his career knows, his
guitar definitely can talk for him and this is a song that only proves that
point once again. Ninth and next to the last is “Tornado” a story of a
woman looking for the man who has done her wrong. It’s a cute, silly song
that describes the woman finding out her man is cheating on her while getting
her hair done at the beauty shop and she immediately ‘hauls’ it out of there
to find him. Lastly and fittingly saved for the end, is the signature
song, “Careful What You Wish For”. This is a song with such a positive note
for all of us. Life is good and can always change for the better, but it's
not guaranteed to, so as the song says, just be CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.
Executive Producer: Bill Todd
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