Bruce Robison - Wrapped

Though Bruce Robison's initial exposure with his self-released album Wrapped did not make a big impact in terms of sales or radio airplay when released in 1996, it did catch the eye of an executive at Sony. 'I'm not a fan of the options of independent record labels on the country music side. There's some really good ones on the rock and roll side, but the country side hasn't really caught up,' the observes. 'There's not a whole lot in it for the artist.'

Robison's gamble paid off. The album sparked enough interest on a regional level to catch the eye of Blake Chancey, vice president of A & R for Sony in Nashville.

'I like to write about something that has had an effect on me,' Robison says of the songs on Wrapped. 'The ones I like and that stick with me are an experience or a moment in time that I thought was the type of an emotional situation that would be archetypical that a lot of people could relate to.'

Robison is comfortable dealing with emotional topics because 'there's always that veil - when you get up on stage you really are singing about someone else.' Robison particularly admires the writing styles of Hank Williams and Buddy Holly. 'Simplicity is the key to country music,' he says. ~ Full review at Country Standard Time

Track Listing :

• Rayne, Louisiana
• Wrapped
• Angry All The Time
• When I Loved You
• My Brother & Me
• Desperately
• 12 Bar Blues
• Go To Your Heart
• I Dream Too
• End Like That
• Don't You Ever Call My Name
• See You Around