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I Wish I Was Lyin'
Country · 2006 · 10 tracks · 30m

I Wish I Was Lyin'

Chris Young

A gritty, pre-fame snapshot of a baritone powerhouse. Stripped of Nashville polish, these ten tracks lean into honky-tonk shuffles and raw, dusty heartbreak.

January 12, 2006

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A weary but resilient blend of barroom bravado and late-night vulnerability.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 30m
01
Three Rounds
2:28
02
I Wish I Was Lyin'
3:01
03
Where Would I Be?
3:20
04
Devil's Thumbprint
3:40
05
What I Wish I'd Said
3:26
06
I Know You're Out There
2:02
07
No Heartache
2:18
08
Hell No, Heaven Yes
2:49
09
See Me Cry
2:50
10
He's My Dad
4:56
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the pedal steel weeps through the title track's chorus, mirroring the vocal's desperate denial.
The sudden shift to a driving, aggressive shuffle on Three Rounds that sets a surprisingly gritty tone.
The raw, unadorned emotional delivery of the nearly five-minute closing tribute to fatherhood.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does I Wish I Was Lyin' sound next to the rest of Chris Young's catalogue?

Defiant+4.0σ

Defiant saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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