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Album: "True Blue Cowboy" 
B.Thomas was in Nashville in August 2007 were he recorded his second album, True Blue Cowboy. In Nashville he got to work with the producer Lonnie Ratliff and very professional session musicians. Most of the songs are new and unknown, but really fine and melodic. B.Thomas is the songwriter behind the song called “Tonight I`m Leaving”, this song prooves that there is some good writers in Norway. The Album contains 10 tracks with traditional countrysongs, and I believe everybody will find a favorite song on this album. Several of the songs have reached top positions on countrycharts, for example the top 20 list from Norwegian Country Radio (NCR). B.Thomas gives gives something from his heart through this cd, he has a passion for the music. A new and strong country CD for the Norwegian country market.
Tore Haaland, DD Country and Norwegian Country Radio (NCR)
Album: "True Blue Cowboy"
“True Blue Cowboy” is the latest album of the Norwegian country artist B.Thomas. He flew over to Nashville TN, and recorded this cd in august 2007. B.Thomas got some handpicked session musicians there and a great producer to work with. The record sounds good, and it`s easy to hear that this is very good musicians. B.Thomas was the songwriter involved in the song “Tonight I`m Leaving”, the traditional slow ballad sounds melodic and catchy.
Otherwise there is fashionable songwriters behind some of the other good songs, some of them were previously unpublished. B.Thomas manage through this record to express his love and passion for this music, so this CD is a good product and worth buying for his fans. There is something for everyone on this record.
(Review Translated from German)
Kai Ulatowski, Western Mail, Country Mag - Germany
Album: "True Blue Cowboy"
Every artist a producer works with leaves an impression on him as a person as well as a singer. B.Thomas impressed me as someone who really loves what he is doing and is in the country music business for the long haul no matter what the ups or downs that are sure to come along may have to offer. His interest in all segments of the music business are evidence that he is trying to always improve on the music he has to offer his fans. In the end it is always the music fans that determine an artist's success. There is always the temptation to make an album that other musicians will like but the really successful artists like Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, and Alan Jackson as well as others have learned that you have to make your music for the fans and not the music industry. B.Thomas seems to have learned this early in his career and I believe this CD reflects that.
For me it is always best to go back a few weeks after you finish a recording project and sit down with a cup of coffee and listen to a CD you have produced from the beginning to end of the CD after you have forgotten all the little things you worked on back in the studio. Once you have a little distance between you and all those hours of work you can just listen to the songs and find out if they turned out the way you hoped they would. That's what I am doing as I write this review and I will make a few notes on a few of the different songs as I listen to them with "fresh ears" as we say here in Nashville.
These are just a few personal song choices of mine and you will probably choose different songs from this CD but that is the beauty of
"True Blue Cowboy" by B. Thomas. There is something there for everyone.
It is always hard to decide which song is the best one to start off the CD with but
"I Could Have Been With Her Tonight" just seemed to jump out as the obvious choice on this album. Like they say "It just felt right".
"Did I Open My Eyes" has been one of those songs that we have had in our music catalog since back when Garth Brooks sang the first demo on it long before he was a household name. Canadian artist Brent McAthey had some great success with it on an album back in the mid 90's and I fully expect it may do even better with this release on
"True Blue Cowboy".
B. Thomas show us he is capable of handling a heart wrenching ballad on
"Don't Turn Out The Light"
Every artist hopes to record a song that will always stand out from the rest and I think
"Slow Train Home" has to be that song from this album. This is a song with a message but along with the message it turned out to be a wonderful record that fans will be talking about for years to come if I know anything at all about the music business. "Slow Train Home" was written by Bernie Nelson who also wrote the "Hit" "Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind" for Confederate Railroad.
"True Blue Cowboy" is probably the "sleeper song" on this album and I suspect it won't take the D.J.'s very long to gravitate to this song as their favorite. You'll probably be hearing this song on Norwegian radio for years to come.
Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) I would have to say this may be the best vocal performance on the CD in my opinion and Perley Curtis's steel guitar and David Russell's fiddle licks give ole Garth's band a definite run for their money. All and all a great "cut".
Well the CD is through playing and I am out of coffee. Think I will go get another cup of coffee and play it again. Can't get too much of a good thing especially if that good thing is a country CD like “True Blue Cowboy“.
Lonnie Ratliff (Nashville, TN)
www.NashvilleCDStore.com
Songs from CD Album "True Blue Cowboy"
"Don't Turn Out The Light" is sounding really pretty-awesome job! Definitely one of my favorite songs-every women should feel this special :) Thanks for cutting it! big hugs and wishing you lots of success with the new Album-two thumbs up! Yours forever in song! Colleen
Colleen Laylon, Singer and Songwriter, Tennessee
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About "He could have told her anything" :
"This is very good music and some of the best songs I`ve heard for a long time now"
Tore Haaland, Radio DJ, Norwegian Country Radio
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"I love the new song - Could Have Told Her Anything. Could have been George Straight with a sprinkle of George Jones' angst at times. I appreciate that you're keeping it traditional - and the steel guitar is perfect for this arrangement. Congrats on a job well done"
Beth Davidson, Singer and songwriter, USA
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About The CD Album "in the shadow of the stars"
"I immediately went to your cover of "A Better Man", since Clint Black is just about my all time favorite.
I was really shocked at not only the quality of your voice, but how you captured the accent - with only a hint of your own native accent to be detected"
Beth Davidson, Singer and songwriter
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"Just GREAT ! You would hardly notice an accent, unless you was really looking hard for it. I would be proud to have you for an artist on one of my songs"
Don Smith, Music Publisher, singer and songwriter from Farmingdale, Maine USA
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"Think you do a fine job with your country sound".
Barbara Wilkinson, Singer and songwriter from Vicksburg USA
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"You are a Great Country Artist ! I really enjoyed your singing ! If you see a song of mine you would like to record, just let me know".
Kathy Wedvik, Songwriter from Rochester, WA USA
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"Hey I finally had time to review the CD – Its REALLY good I think, I was impressed – hard to even pick up any Norwegian accent ! Good job"
David Eric, Dreamstar Music LLC, USA
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It was a pleasure to hear this cd !
(Album: in the shadow of the stars 2006)
Reviewer: Matt Ryan
(review from CD Baby website)
This Norwegian artist is a good singer and, he perform most of the songs without any accent. Most of the songs within this album are just great, even if we have heard them all before performed by the original artists. If you look for cd`s with not only american countrysingers, then look to Norway and pick this one. Recomended !
Matt Ryan
A very fine norwegian artist, with a good country voice !
(Album: in the shadow of the stars 2006)
Reviewer: Tor Johansen (review from CD Baby)
I like the sound of this artist ! Even if this is songs from well known american superstars, I enjoyed lissten to B.Thomas and his versions of these songs. For a native american it may be easy to hear that this is not a american singer but for others around the world it may not be so easy. For those who will like to by a good cd from a non american singer, I will recomend this cd ! A specially the song called "Rainbow in the Rain" from Clint Black was a pleasure to lissten to. Tor Johansen. |