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Based on a True Story…
Country · 2013 · 12 tracks · 43m

Based on a True Story…

Blake Shelton

March 26, 2013 · Warner Bros. Records

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A confident and celebratory collection of modern country that balances rowdy party energy with sincere romantic sentiment.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 43m
01
Boys ’Round Here
4:49
02
Sure Be Cool If You Did
3:36
03
Do You Remember
3:29
04
Small Town Big Time
3:51
05
Country on the Radio
3:52
06
My Eyes
3:10
07
Doin' What She Likes
3:43
08
I Still Got a Finger
3:38
09
Mine Would Be You
3:59
10
Lay Low
3:14
11
Ten Times Crazier
3:03
12
Granddaddy's Gun
3:35
Moments Worth Listening For
The rhythmic, chanting 'red-red-red-red-redneck' hook that anchors the opening track with a surprising hip-hop lean
The transition from the swagger of the uptempo hits to the genuine, stripped-back storytelling of the closing track about a family heirloom
The way the production swells into a massive, radio-ready chorus on the lead single, perfectly capturing the feeling of a chance encounter
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