As the year comes to a close, it's a fascinating to look back at who easily wins the Country Music Rookie Of The Year Award (if like baseball, they gave out such an award). It's nothing short of remarkable the year Jamey Johnson has had with his album, The Lonesome Song:ITUNES
#1 country album of 2008 #7 album in ALL genres
#1 country song“In Color”#8 song in ALL genres
ROLLING STONE
Top 100 singles of 2008 #38 Jamey Johnson "High Cost of Living"
Top 50 albums of 2008 #32 Jamey Johnson "The Lonesome Song" (1 of only 2 country albums in Top 50)
SPIN MAGAZINE
Best Songs of 2008#10 Jamey Johnson "High Cost of Living"
2009 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS
Best Country Song- "In Color"
Best Country Album-"That Lonesome Song"
Best Male Country Vocal Performance"In Color"
"Quite simply one of the best country albums to be made this decade...Simply brilliant."- Country Universe- 4.5 stars
"That Lonesome Song is an absolute tour de force."-Blurt Magazine
"In an era of pop culture, media madness, and popularity contests, this album will go down as one of the biggest underdog projects of the decade."- Country Music Central
"There's a new Man in Black in Nashville."-Rolling Stone- (4 star review)
"[Johnson's] songs are full of keen insights, clever turns of phrase, and real emotion."-All Music Guide- (4 star review; AMG Album pick)
"A Country Classic"- USA TODAY-(4 stars)
"One of the best, purest country albums to come out of Nashville in ages."Slant Magazine- (4 stars)
"Johnson gives us an album full of simple poetry, unchecked honesty and genuine sonic and lyrical subversion."-MetroMix- (4 stars)
“This will be the best country record released in 2008. Hands down. This is wild, untamed music sung in a wild, untamed voice, and it’s brilliant.”-Paste Magazine
“...the gutsiest, grittiest collection released by a Nashville major label in recent memory.”-Associated Press
“Mr. Johnson created a country masterpiece for all eras.”-The Dallas Morning News
Amazon.com (editors) - Top 10 2008
Additional 4 Star reviews in Spin Magazine, The Houston Chronicle and The Tennessean.
That Nashville Sound gives a great heartfelt congratulations to great work to a great guy...
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