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Tracklist (CD)
| 1 | | Loving Every Minute | | 4:14 | | 2 | | One Of These Days | | 3:43 | | 3 | | In My Heaven | | 3:22 | | 4 | | Back On Earth | | 3:45 | | 5 | | I Hate Chicago | | 3:26 | | 6 | | Universe | | 4:13 | | 7 | | Somebody | | 3:47 |
See more tracks| 8 | | I'll Be Around | | 3:19 | | 9 | | Lost In A Kiss | | 4:25 | | 10 | | The Balloon Song | | 3:45 | | 11 | | Love Can't | | 3:31 | | 12 | | I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You | | 4:22 |
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Review
Mark Wills has scored his biggest hits singing about perfect love ("I Do [Cherish You]"), tolerance ("Don't Laugh At Me") and love that lasts beyond the grave ("Wish You Were Here"). It's no surprise, then, that on his fourth album, Loving Every Minute, he serves up more of the same -- but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Wills has a light enough touch to keep ballads like "Universe" from bogging down in sentimentality, and his easy delivery, not to mention a steady groove, keeps songs like "In My Heaven" ("In my heaven we hurt no one/no… Read More lying, crying or dying young") from becoming too preachy. The album's best moments, though, come when Wills tries something new. He injects some real soul into his vocals on the melodic title track, gets playfully sexual on "Love Can't," and rocks out on the hilarious "I Hate Chicago" -- an updated take on "All My Ex's Live In Texas." If the album is Wills' attempt to show that he can sing more than just ballads -- and it obviously is -- he succeeds, but only just. The full-scale artistic makeover he seems to be hoping for is going to take more than a Minute. ANDREA DRESDALE
(August 20, 2001)
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