★★★★★
For nearly 30 years, Mac McAnally has been out there, writing and producing for other artists and playing guitar for Jimmy Buffett. He's been recording plenty of his own material as well, but for some reason, almost nobody's listening to it (except, of course, for his guest spot earlier this year on Kenny Chesney's excellent cover of "Down the Road")...
- roughstock.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
Although it does often sound pat, as folk stoicism will in a post-folk context, the first side comes across pretty outspoken for a Mississippi singer-songwriter with royalties in the bank--the heroine of one song is a rape victim who murders both assailant and judge after the latter lets off the former. Side two is Joe South.
- www.robertchristgau.com
2010-06-11
★★★★★
McAnally's debut revealed uncommon wisdom and spiritual reflection for such a young singer/songwriter. It features the favorite, "It's a Crazy World."
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
Writing songs packed with gentle emotions and hard-earned life lessons seems to come easy for McAnally. However, hits don't -- at least not when he's singing.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
McAnally has an ability to inject exceptional compassion into mannered, country-pop songs. The album features well-crafted lyrics, fastidious acoustic-pop arrangements and his unremarkable voice.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27