 As a staff writer for Curb Records in the early 2000's, Jamie Richards penned songs cut by artists such as Hal Ketchum (“That’s What You Get For Loving Me”), Ken Melons (“Believe”), and Kevin Fowler (“Loose, Loud and Crazy"). Eventually, Richards left Nashville and found a second home in Texas where he released five albums which produced numerous hits on the Texas chart. On October 10th, Richards will release his newest project which spotlights that traditional sound for which he is known.
Latest & Greatest is a compilation of thirteen songs that features fan favorites from years past, as well as five new songs. The five new tracks, all written or co-written by Richards, include “Secondhand Smoke” which cleverly compares the girl whose memory he can't shake to the smoke that lingers in the air; the fun, funny, and fast-paced, "Real," which gives an honest take on the industry and "When You Love Somebody" which captures the feeling of being in love, and wanting to do anything for a person, perfectly. The "latest" are rounded out by the utterly emotional tale of lost love on "Saying Goodbye" and "I'm Not Drinkin'" which features Charla Corn on backing vocals. Brimming with pedal steel and fiddle coupled with traditional country themes and melodies that are all bound together by Richards' warm and amiable vocals, there's nothing not to love about the Latest & Greatest. Give it a listen. Or two. Or three.
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