| Blake Shelton | Primary Artist |
| Scott Hendricks | Background Vocals |
| Greg Morrow | Percussion, Drums |
| Gordon Mote | Piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3 |
| Russ Pahl | Lap Steel Guitar |
| Danny Parks | Acoustic Guitar, Banjo |
| Jimmie Lee Sloas | Bass |
| John Willis | Banjo |
| Rhett Akins | Background Vocals |
| Aubrey Haynie | Fiddle |
| Bryan Sutton | Acoustic Guitar, Guitar (12 String Acoustic) |
| Troy Lancaster | Electric Guitar |
| Wes Hightower | Background Vocals |
| Perry Coleman | Background Vocals |
| Tom Bukovac | Electric Guitar |
| Tommy Harden | Drum Loop |
| Adam Shoenfeld | Electric Guitar |
| Ben Phillips | Percussion |
| Rodney Clawson | Background Vocals |
| Gwen Sebastian | Background Vocals |
| Dallas Davidson | Background Vocals |
| Charlie Judge | Synthesizer, Hammond B3 |
| Pistol Annies | Background Vocals |
| RaeLynn | Background Vocals |
| Dean Dillon | Composer |
| Connie Harrington | Composer |
| Scott Hendricks | Producer, Digital Editing, overdub engineer |
| Justin Niebank | Engineer |
| Tim Nichols | Composer |
| Craig Wiseman | Composer |
| Rhett Akins | Composer |
| Tommy Lee James | Composer |
| Brian David Willis | Digital Editing |
| Drew Bollman | Engineer |
| Andrew Dorff | Composer |
| Chris Tompkins | Composer, Programming |
| Deric Ruttan | Composer |
| Michael Dulaney | Composer |
| Brady Barnett | Digital Editing |
| Katherine Petillo | Art Direction |
| Jessi Alexander | Composer |
| Bobby Pinson | Composer |
| Ben Phillips | Digital Editing |
| Rodney Clawson | Composer |
| Dave Turnbull | Composer |
| Gary Hannan | Composer |
| Marv Green | Composer |
| Phil O'Donnell | Composer |
| Amanda Craig | grooming |
| Ian Kirkpatrick | Composer |
| Jimmy Robbins | Composer, Programming |
| Hank Williams | Mastering |
| Ben Hayslip | Composer |
| Dallas Davidson | Composer |
| Josh Osborne | Composer |
| Clint Lagerberg | Composer |
| Wade Kirby | Composer |
| Charlie Judge | Loop |
| Will Gray | Composer |
I confess that I was initially introduced to Blake Shelton’s music during the summer of 2011. I had heard his “Honey Bee” song from the Now 39 compilation (which I reviewed on August 24, 2011) and a fun concert of his that I attended back in February 2012. I had also decided to give the “Based On A True Story” a chance because of his Red River Blue cd (which is pretty good). “God Gave Me You”, one of his songs from “Red River Blue” is both an uplifting song and has a music video available online that symbolizes the great love that Blake Shelton and his wife Miranda Lambert have for each other. However, I am also somewhat familiar with multiple 80’s/90’s songs from the country music genre because my late adoptive mother and older sister both enjoyed and listened to country music frequently as I was growing up. Additionally, I was initially exposed to country music in my early childhood due to the fact that my maternal grandmother also listened to country music. “Based On A True Story” is even better than “Red River Blue” and contains among the following intense songs: Boys Round Here (feat. Pistol Annies & Friends), “Sure Be Cool If You Did”, “Do You Remember”, “Country On The Radio”, “Doin What She Likes”, “My Eyes” (feat. Gwen Sebastian),“Mine Would Be You”, and “Ten Times Crazier.” It is only a wild guess, but it appears that some of the happy love songs from “Based On A True Story” are a positive tribute to his wife Miranda Lambert. “Based On A True Story” by Blake Shelton is good for those who are open to listening to modern country music with songs that cover the various facets of love and living life.
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Editorial Reviews
All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
A few months before he released his seventh album, Based on a True Story..., Blake Shelton weathered a minor storm over comments he made to GAC's Backstory, where he claimed "nobody wants to listen to their grandpa's music." Shelton further explained "old farts" "don't buy records anymore...the kids do, and they don't want to buy the music that you were buying." At 36 years old, Shelton isn't exactly a kid, but he sure has his finger on the pulse of what America is all about in 2013, a perspective that informs every cut on Based on a True Story.... Not so coincidentally in terms of attitude, this is the first album Shelton has made since turning into a genuine ...