Fried Green Tomatoes

Ricky Van Shelton

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 23, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 23, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Audium Entertainment
• ASIN: B00004SR2L
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,401 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Call Me Crazy

2. Foolish Pride

3. I'm The One

4. Sonebody's Gonna Lose

5. I Think I Like It Here

6. You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Crazy)

7. Who's Laughin' Now

8. All I Have To Offer You Is Me

9. From The Fryin' Pan

10. I Was Losing You

11. Your One And Only

12. The Decision

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Ricky Van Shelton sticks to his guns, specifically, the no-frills new-traditionalist sound that established him in the mid-1980s. While some stars of that era desperately chase current Nashville trends, Shelton never once allows his powerful voice to be obliterated by today's obligatory booming drums and bass. True, the gimmicky "From the Fryin' Pan" may be a lame attempt at a dance track, but "Call Me Crazy" and "Your One and Only" hearken back to his earlier uptempo hits. His skills with a ballad remain unimpaired, evoking passion on "Foolish Pride" and vivid desperation on "You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Crazy)." He also revives Charley Pride's magnificent 1969 plea "All I Have to Offer You Is Me." Yet occasional listlessness creeps in--understandable on the glib "Somebody's Gonna Lose," harder to fathom on the superior weeper "I Was Losing You." The album's true misfit, however, is "The Decision," a tale of an unwed mother's moral conundrum. This preachy homily clearly means a great deal to Shelton, but whether it fits the context of this particular album is another matter. Still, what's good here is good indeed, especially considering 2000's trendy market. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Think I Love It, July 9, 2000

By	T. Yap "thy4568" (Sydney, NSW, Australia) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Ricky Van Shelton has been the staple of country music in the late 80s and early 90s. Every song he seemed to release then seemed to be no.1 bound. His reportoire consists of hit songs like "I am a Simple Man," "Rocking Years," "Backroads" and many others. If you like his previous hits, you will like this new CD. It has been awhile since Shelton's last hit song but nothing seemed to have changed. This new CD has the same country flavor as his previous hit albums.

Like his previous efforts, there are always some killer ballads. My favorite has to be "The Decision" a sad weeper about a teenage girl facing the dilemma of pregnancy. Shetlon seemed to have put his heart and soul into the delivery that you can feel the pain the protagonist is going through. "I was Losing You" and "Somebody's Gonna Lose" are both equally sung convincingly.

Shelton can get all pumped up for an uptempo song like on the first single "Call Me Crazy." It has the groove not dissimilar to Shelton's no.1 hit "I am a Simple Man."

If you are afraid that the production of an independent is not up to par to a major label product, do not worry. On this set, the production is superb, laid with a clear and tight production but overlaid with some excellent fiddling on certain tracks.

The only criticism I have is that there are too many cover songs on this album: "I Was Losing You" (Cleve Francis), "Your One and Only" (Barbara Mandrell, Brenda Lee, McBride and the Ride), and "All I Have to Offer You is Me" (Charly Pride, McBride and the Ride). Somehow I wish he have had more originals, but well, that's only a minor flaw on this sparkling set of gems!

If you like Shelton in the past, you'll love him even more on this album.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the Wait!, June 17, 2000

By	Jean Smith (Cottondale, AL) - See all my reviews

So many of us have been waiting so long for this CD... and it was well worth the wait. Country music today just isn't what it used to be, but Ricky Van Shelton has a way of making anything sound so wonderful. I can't decide which song I like the best, they are all so down to earth and really make you think about life and love... I love all the songs, and can't stop listening to the CD. I only hope this CD gets the radio play it truly deserves and Ricky is once again in the wonderful limelight where he should be...He definitely has the best voice in country music today.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good, June 1, 2000

By A Customer

I have all of Ricky's CD's. I love his music and I try to attend his local concerts. As for Fried Green Tomatoes; mostly good. However, while The Decision is a great song and I think it is quite meanful to Ricky, I feel it was out of place on this CD. To me, Ricky has the best male voice in country music.