Brand New Girlfriend

by Steve Holy

Overview

Nashville singer-songwriter Steve Holy's third album maintains the standards set by his first two: mainstream country-pop with a strong hint of '50s rock & roll influence, especially in the vocals. On ballads like "Baby Don't Go," Holy slips easily into a Roy Orbison-style falsetto, but his heart belongs to roadhouse country and rockabilly. This is best evidenced by the first single and title track, which starts with an overly dramatic, tongue in cheek spoken word intro that quickly devolves into a raucous country-rock stomp with a Big & Rich-style beat. Songs like "Men Buy the Drinks (Women Call the Shots)" and the straight-up rockabilly of "Hurry Up" continue the good-timey feel, while ballads like "Only the Lonely Talking" edge into Chris Isaak's retro territory. One of the rare contemporary Nashville country artists with a clear fondness for early rock & roll, Steve Holy smartly fuses the two styles into something refreshingly new.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/08/2006
Label:	Curb
UPC:	0715187875821
Rank:	130974

Tracks

1. Brand New Girlfriend
2. Come on Rain
3. Hurry Up
4. Baby Don't Go
5. A Cliff in Colorado
6. Men Buy the Drinks (Girls Call the Shots)
7. Good Night to Be Lonely
8. Lead Me On
9. Only the Lonely Talking
10. Wrap Around
11. Memory on the Run
12. All for the Love of Sunshine
13. What Could I Do Different Tonight

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Steve Holy   Primary Artist
Monalisa Young   Vocals (Background)
Brent Rowan   Guitar (Electric)
Bill Decker   Vocals (Background)
Bruce Bouton   Guitar (Steel)
Dan Dugmore   Guitar (Steel)
Gary Falcone   Vocals (Background)
Scotty Sanders   Guitar (Steel)
Gordon Mote   Piano,Organ (Hammond)
Carmen Twillie   Vocals (Background)
Jonathan Yudkin   Banjo
Joanna Janet   Vocals (Background)
Jim Cox   Piano
Troy Lancaster   Guitar (Electric)
Eric Darken   Percussion
Matt Bissonette   Bass
Bryan Sutton   Guitar (Acoustic)
Dennis Wage   Keyboards
Melissa Pierce   Vocals (Background)
Debbie Lytton   Vocals (Background)
Christi Black   Vocals (Background)
Gary Stockdale   Vocals (Background)
David Pruitt   Vocals (Background)
John D. Sharp   Vocals (Background)
David Biondolillo   Vocals (Background)
Curt Ryle   Guitar (Acoustic)
Chris Wann   Vocals (Background)
John R. Sharp   Vocals (Background)
Steve Bryant   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Thom Flora   Vocals
Chris Leuzinger   Guitar (Electric)
Kelly Back   Guitar (Electric)
Tommy Harden   Drums
Chip Davis   Vocals (Background)
Jim "Moose" Brown   Keyboards
John Jarvis   Piano
Connie Harrington   Vocals (Background)
Jimmy Nichols   Strings
Larry Franklin   Fiddle
Paul Leim   Drums
Laurence Juber   Guitar
Joe Chemay   Bass
Greg Leisz   Guitar
Wayne Killius   Drums,Percussion
John Hobbs   Organ (Hammond)
Ellis Hall   Vocals (Background)
Wes Hightower   Vocals (Background)
John Jorgenson   Guitar
Wanda Vick   Mandolin
Scott Williamson   Drums
Mike Durham   Guitar (Electric)
Michael J. Lloyd   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Scott Kidd   Assistant
Jesse Amend   Assistant
Anna Wilson   Composer
Monty Powell   Composer
Bill Decker   Mixing,Engineer
Chuck Wicks   Composer
Harley Hatcher   Composer
Tony Green   Engineer
Tony Castle   Engineer
Larry Shell   Composer
Ed Seay   Mixing,Engineer
Jeffrey Steele   Composer
Sonny LeMaire   Composer
Bob Kearney   Mixing,Engineer,Digital Editing
Steve Holy   Composer
Mike Curb   Composer,Producer
Bart Allmand   Composer
Valente Torrez   Assistant
Ashe Underwood   Composer
Arlos Smith   Composer
David Biondolillo   Engineer
Milly Catignani   Production Coordination
Chris Stapleton   Composer
Brice Long   Composer
Mike Lloyd II   Production Assistant
Hank Williams   Mastering
Kim Williams   Composer
Chip Matthews   Engineer
Clayton Mills   Composer
Pat Bunch   Composer
Shane Minor   Composer
Lee Thomas Miller   Producer
Jason Sellers   Composer
Randy Boudreaux   Composer
Michael Dulaney   Composer
Michael J. Lloyd   Mixing,Arranger,Producer