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It Would Be You / Send Back My Heart

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Few men like Gary Allan have had as much radio success as he's had. He's a true country singer: with a gravelly voice (one of the music industry's best ever) and tendency towards honky tonk tunes, there's no denying that he could belt out a Backstreet Boy's song (though why he would want to elludes me), and make it as stone-cold country as anything Merle Haggard ever did. (And no, the comparrison to Merle Haggard is NOT accidental or unfounded.)

On this CD, his second, Allan showcases his honky tonkin abilities. True, the opening title track is a moving, rock 'em ballad (one of Allan's best vocal deliveries ever), but it's follow-up, "No Man in His Wrong Heart," is a gently flowing country number about a man who turn's down temptation.

On a cover of Marty Stuart's "Don't Leave Her Lonely too Long," Allan offers some friendly (albeit a bit mischievious) advice; on Conway Twitty's "She Loves Me, She Don't Love You," a man stands up for his woman (and his dignity), and threatens: "One more dance with her, and friend, you're gonna see/What it's like to hit the floor and do a little dance with me." Allan weighs the lesser of two evils on the honky-tonk shuffling "I've Got a Quarter in My Pocket," and promises undying love on the ballads "I'll Take Today" and "Baby I Will." But it's at the end of the album that Allan hits the highest point of his career: "No Judgement Day," a hidden track penned by Allen Shamblin, about a group of abused small-town kids who murder an old man, and the coverage thereof. Considered too controversial to "include" on the album at the time, a stripped down "vocal and guitar" version is found about a minute after "Forgotten, But not Gone" ends. This is one of my all-time favorite songs, and perfectly showcases Allan's vocals.

Gary Allan's "It Would Be You" is an incredible CD, as are all the album's he's recorded. He has a voice that defies logic; let's thank God that he's a country singer, and loves country music more than any other type. Then let's thank God that he singings his songs with heart and soul. There are a lot of up-and-comers out there who could learn a lot by listening to this album; maybe you could, too. Wanna know what country music really is? Buy a Gary Allan CD, and give it a listen. If you're not intoxicated by his voice and song choices, then you aren't a fan of country music.

Real country with heart and soul, both lacking in many of today's fabricated hat acts. "Baby I Will" alone is worth the price of admission. But there are more gems such as "It Would Be You" and "I've Got a Quarter in My Pocket." The voice, the grit, the grace and the spirit all spell c-o-u-n-t-r-y. Great stuff.

Gary Allan's sophomore effort is top notch material. IT WOULD BE YOU brings together all sorts of emotions together, into 12 cuts on the CD. I think Gary brings an element to country music which lacks in other male country singers, he's not afraid to be country, and he does it very well. There's some really top notch ballads here, such as "It Would Be You", "I'll Take Today", "Baby I Will", and more, as well as some honky tonks like "Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long", "Red Lips, Blue Eyes, Little White Lies", "I've Got A Quarter In My Pocket" and more. Perhaps the most touching song is "Forgotten but Not Gone", which is just heartbreaking and delivered with every emotion it seems he has inside of him. There's also a hidden track called "Judgement Day". Overall IT WOULD BE YOU is a great album, a great follow up to USED HEART FOR SALE, just another great album in his growing collection!

This album is typical Gary Allan.top notch."she loves me ..she dont love you" is an upbeat song that has excellent music and "It took us all night long to say good bye"shows off that aching quality he has in his voice as does "Forgotten but not gone" this album would be cheap at twice the price..this is one arist we will be hearing a lot about.. he is simply great!

I have to be honest, music does not get much better than what is found on this CD. The album is real and hard driving. I can let it play straight through, which true music fans (not just country fans) know is rare. Gary Allan and his band put on a great live show. Finally, a new artist is original, interesting and good. If you are sick of all the junk out there, give yourself a break and buy this CD.

I GAVE THIS ALBUM 5 STARS BUT IT DESERVES MORE,I LOVE THIS MANS VOICE,NO ONE CAN COME CLOSE TO HIM,FROM THE ACHING SOUND OF'FORGOTTEN BUT NOT GONE'TO "BABY I WILL" AND THE UPBEAT"IVE GOT A QUARTER IN MY POCKET'HE HAS A SOUND ALL HIS OWN-THIS IS A MUST HAVE CD FOR ALL COUNTRY FANS,WE WILL HEAR A LOT OF GARY ALLAN FOR A LONG TIME,WHEN YOU HEAR HIM YOU DONT FORGET HIM,HE IS SIMPLY THE BEST.WHEN HE CUTS HIS NEXT CD I WILL HAVE IT THE FIRST DAY OUT,KEEP IT UP Gary.

It is an awesome CD with awesome songs. I recomend it to anyone who likes country music! I especially love his remake to Ty England's "I'll Take Today" very nicely done! hope to hear even more out of this great artist!

This is a great cd like I said before, but I forgot to add one thing. The last song on this cd is listed as 11:'Forgotten, But Not Gone', but if you let it play there is a pause and another song comes on that's not listed on the cd. It's a great song. It made me cry when I heard it. Odd the title is not listed on the cd.

Love the songs on this cd. There's not one I don't like.My favorites are 'It Would Be You', 'Don't leave her lonely too long','I've got a quarter in my pocket', but like I said they're all great.

This album is my personal favorite from Gary. I have all three and this is the best, although the other two are great also. It is really too bad that he doesn't get the airplay he deserves. Any country fan should have this album.