See What You Want to See

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See What You Want to See
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 1999 (1999-05-18)
Genre Country, pop, folk rock
Length42:26
Label Arista
Producer Darrell Brown
"The Kiss" co-Produced by Radney Foster, Mac McAnally and Darrell Brown
Radney Foster chronology
Labor of Love
(1995)
See What You Want to See
(1999)
Are You Ready for the Big Show?
(2001)
Singles from See What You Want to See
  1. "I'm In"
    Released: 1998

See What You Want to See is American country music artist Radney Foster's third studio album. It was released in 1999 on Arista Records. The record features a number of notable guests, such as Darius Rucker from Hootie & the Blowfish, as well as Abra Moore and Emmylou Harris. Singles from this album were "I'm In" and "Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)."

Contents

Content

"Raining on Sunday" was later recorded by Keith Urban on his 2002 album Golden Road , from which it was released as a single in 2003. [1] The Kinleys released a cover of "I'm In" from the 2000 album II , which Foster produced; ten years later, Urban released his version of the same song as a single from his 2009 album Defying Gravity . [1] Additionally, the Dixie Chicks released a cover of "Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)", from their 2002 album Home , in 2003. [1]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five. He called its sound "classy, mature pop music" and thought that "I'm In," "Folding Money" and "Angry Heart" "showcase him at his best as a songwriter while successfully delivering a fresh, updated sound." [2]

Track listing

All songs written by Radney Foster except where noted.

  1. "I've Got a Picture" – 4:43
  2. "I'm In" (Foster, Georgia Middleman) – 5:18
  3. "Raining on Sunday" (Darrell Brown, Foster) – 3:57
  4. "Folding Money" – 4:16
  5. "Angry Heart" (Stephany Delray, Foster) – 4:04
  6. "The Kiss" – 3:59
  7. "You Were So Right" (Brown, Delray, Foster) – 3:29
  8. "God Knows When" – 4:17
  9. "The Lucky Ones" – 3:29
  10. "Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)" – 4:54

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [3]

Production

Musicians

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Scoop: Keith Urban Is "In"". Country Weekly . 17 (22): 8. 31 May 2010. ISSN   1074-3235.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "See What You Want to See review". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  3. See What You Want to See (CD insert). Radney Foster. Arista Austin. 1998. 18833.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)