Brand New Girlfriend

by Steve Holy

Overview

Nashville singer-songwriter Steve Holy's third album maintains the standards set by his first two: mainstream country-pop with a strong hint of '50s rock & roll influence, especially in the vocals. On ballads like "Baby Don't Go," Holy slips easily into a Roy Orbison-style falsetto, but his heart belongs to roadhouse country and rockabilly. This is best evidenced by the first single and title track, which starts with an overly dramatic, tongue in cheek spoken word intro that quickly devolves into a raucous country-rock stomp with a Big & Rich-style beat. Songs like "Men Buy the Drinks (Women Call the Shots)" and the straight-up rockabilly of "Hurry Up" continue the good-timey feel, while ballads like "Only the Lonely Talking" edge into Chris Isaak's retro territory. One of the rare contemporary Nashville country artists with a clear fondness for early rock & roll, Steve Holy smartly fuses the two styles into something refreshingly new.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/08/2006
Label:	Curb Records
UPC:	0715187875821
catalogNumber:	78758
Rank:	113432

Tracks

1. Brand New Girlfriend
2. Come on Rain
3. Hurry Up
4. Baby Don't Go
5. A Cliff in Colorado
6. Men Buy the Drinks (Girls Call the Shots)
7. Good Night to Be Lonely
8. Lead Me On
9. Only the Lonely Talking
10. Wrap Around
11. Memory on the Run
12. All for the Love of Sunshine
13. What Could I Do Different Tonight

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Steve Holy   Primary Artist
John Jorgenson   Guitar
Eric Darken   Percussion
Laurence Juber   Guitar
Joe Chemay   Bass
Chip Davis   Background Vocals
Kelly Back   Electric Guitar
Matt Bissonette   Bass
Christi Black   Background Vocals
Bruce Bouton   Steel Guitar
Jim Cox   Piano
Bill Decker   Background Vocals
Dan Dugmore   Steel Guitar
Gary Falcone   Background Vocals
Larry Franklin   Fiddle
Ellis Hall   Background Vocals
Connie Harrington   Background Vocals
John Hobbs   Hammond Organ
John Jarvis   Piano
Wayne Killius   Percussion,Drums
Paul Leim   Drums
Greg Leisz   Guitar
Chris Leuzinger   Electric Guitar
Michael J. Lloyd   Background Vocals
Debbie Lytton   Background Vocals
Gordon Mote   Piano,Hammond Organ
Melissa Pierce   Background Vocals
David Pruitt   Background Vocals
Brent Rowan   Electric Guitar
Gary Stockdale   Background Vocals
Carmen Twillie   Background Vocals
Wanda Vick   Mandolin
Scott Williamson   Drums
Jonathan Yudkin   Banjo
Monalisa Young   Background Vocals
Jimmy Nichols   Strings
Dennis Wage   Keyboards
Bryan Sutton   Acoustic Guitar
Curt Ryle   Acoustic Guitar
Troy Lancaster   Electric Guitar
Wes Hightower   Background Vocals
John D. Sharp   Background Vocals
John R. Sharp   Background Vocals
Chris Wann   Background Vocals
Scotty Sanders   Steel Guitar
Tommy Harden   Drums
Mike Durham   Electric Guitar
Jim "Moose" Brown   Keyboards
Joanna Janet   Background Vocals
Steve Bryant   Bass,Bass Guitar
David Biondolillo   Background Vocals
Thom Flora   Vocals

Technical Credits

Mike Curb   Composer,Producer
Bill Decker   Engineer
Tony Green   Engineer
Harley Hatcher   Composer
Sonny LeMaire   Composer
Michael J. Lloyd   Arranger,Producer
Monty Powell   Composer
Ed Seay   Engineer
Larry Shell   Composer
Bob Kearney   Engineer
Kim Williams   Composer
Jeffrey Steele   Composer
Tony Castle   Engineer
Pat Bunch   Composer
Jason Sellers   Composer
Arlos Smith   Composer
Randy Boudreaux   Composer
Michael Dulaney   Composer
Ashe Underwood   Composer
Anna Wilson   Composer
Shane Minor   Composer
Steve Holy   Composer
Brice Long   Composer
Clayton Mills   Composer
Chip Matthews   Engineer
Lee Thomas Miller   Producer
David Biondolillo   Engineer
Bart Allmand   Composer
Chris Stapleton   Composer
Chuck Wicks   Composer