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Art Carter : Unbound
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Modern-Country-Rock & Americana
Genre: Country: Alt-Country
Release Date: 2003
Unbound Record Label: Art Carter
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Somebody Stop Me 3:25 $0.99
Next To You 4:59 $0.99
I Can And I Will 3:57 $0.99
All I Want Is A Living 3:19 $0.99
The Dream 5:02 $0.99
Drivin' Me Crazy 3:47 $0.99
Last One To Know 4:26 $0.99
Southside Of My Heart 2:46 $0.99
Tomorrow Today 3:25 $0.99
Nothing But Trouble 3:54 $0.99
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Album Notes

(Album – UNBOUND)

This Album is dedicated to the loving memory of my parents, Arthur J. Carter Jr. and Dolores Carter. I want to thank my Lord Jesus Christ and God in Heaven, for giving me the raw talent, and putting a dream in my heart.

I would also like to thank my family for their encouragement, patience, humor, and for putting up with me. I would like to thank all my musician buddies for helping me to develop my talents, my friends for their encouragement, and a special thanks to my Spiritual Brother Sonny Steele for his words of strong faith and encouragement.

I would like to thank Mike Bush for the great job he did in recording, mixing and mastering this album. I want to thank the fantastic musicians that played on this album, both at "The Track Shack" and "Gene Breeden Studios".

And I want to thank Don Reed for helping me to make this album a reality.

(Art Carter – BIO)

I have always had an interest in music and singing from as early as I can remember.... From singing in the shower, to singing in the car, to singing with bands, music and singing is like breathing to me...

For me not to sing is to stop living, and expressing one's inner soul and emotions.... Music and singing is food for my being, and a way to connect with people's hearts and emotions in a deep and profound way...

I have sung many different styles of music which include "Rock N Roll, Rhythm and Blues, Jazz, Country, and Americana, etc.." I feel that each style of music has its own unique and good qualities, and that by having sung many different styles, it makes you well rounded, a better musician, singer, and performer in all forms of music....

I have found a home in the "Country-Rock and Americana" form of music, and I feel it is an "Honest Style of Music" that can be sung from the heart, and truly reflects some of the best qualities of "The American Spirit, Culture, and Values"...... It is real.....

I am a singer, a songwriter, arranger, and producer..... I hope to keep growing in the music business, to write and record more songs, to touch people's hearts, and have my voice and music heard around the world....

Art Carter...

(UNBOUND - Credits)

Don Reed --------- (executive producer)

Track Shack, Old Hickory, TN
Art Carter --------- (producer & lead vocals)
Michael Bush --- (engineer)
Bob Hatter ------- (electric & acoustic guitar)
Pat Lassiter ----- (bass)
Tony Paoletta --- (steel pedal & lap guitar)
Gene Rabbai ---- (keyboard)
Peter Young ----- (drums & percussion)
Sean Podi -------- (backup vocals)

Gene Breeden Studios, Nashville, TN
Jim Ed Brown --- (producer)
Art Carter --------- (lead vocals)
Barry Wayne ---- (enginer & backup vocals)
Gene Breeden -- (lead guitar)
Diane Berry ------ (rhythm guitar)
John Heinrich ---- (steel pedal guitar)
Steve Wood ------ (bass)
Alvis Barnett ----- (drums and percussion)
Jamie Bowles --- (keyboard and backup vocals)

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REVIEWS

Sonically top-notch, the musicianship is superb, the songs are well-written
author: Connections Magazine (Oct. 13, 2003)
ART CARTER Unbound Rating: **** From the lead-off track, 'Somebody Stop Me,' it's apparent that the modern country/Americana sound of Art Carter's Unbound can stand up to the best of anything Nashville has to offer. The 10 songs on this CD were, in fact, recorded in the country music capitol. Sonically top-notch, the musicianship is superb, the songs are well-written and the lyrics reflect country's ever-present clever word play. A more professional package would've earned Unbound our five-star rating. Otherwise, highly recommended for fans of the genre.
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Well-honed debut, Carter is capable of delivering beautiful ballads
author: Goldmine Magazine (Apr. 02, 2004) - Lee Zimmerman
ART CARTER Unbound (self-released) - With the abundance of roots-rockers, country crooners and self-proclaimed American idols crowding the marketplace these days, it's no good sticking to the tried and true while also attempting to carve out an individual identity. To borrow a familiar phrase, you simply can't go down home again. Art Carter makes a worthy attempt to do both with this well-honed debut. If he doesn't succeed in standing out, he has enough prowess to keep him competitive. First, there's the positive aspect of his presentation. Carter is capable of delivering beautiful ballads, as evidenced by "I Can And I will", and "Last One To Know", two heartfelt, deeply emotional offerings. Love songs are hardly the most precious commodity available to a singer, but when an artist renders them convincingly, even an overwrought lyric is capable of connecting with its audience. The less successful songs are based on standard good-ol'-boy honky-tonk style that shows Carter is adept if not always original in his tune choices. "Next To You" and "The Dream," two of the few songs Carter actually had a hand in composing, are by far the best of the bunch, thanks to their anthemic ring and rootsy determination. The remainder are mostly ordinary fare, adequate but hardly memorable. It provides enough evidence to suggest Carter might be better off writing more of his own material, keeping covers to a minimum. (artcarter@artcarter.com) -- Lee Zimmerman
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Somebody Stop Me - HSS Song Rating: 7.68
author: HitSongScience - Somebody Stop Me - Report
Hit Song Science (HSS) - A Company that offers Singers, Songwriters and Musicians the opportunity to use the latest technology to test their songs for Hit Potential, tested each of the songs on my CD "Art Carter UNBOUND..." www.hitsongscience.com A Score of 7.0 is considered a Hit.. 8 of the songs scored 6.5 or higher, and 2 were Greater than 7.3 which is considered a Hit..!!! :)
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Drivin' Me Crazy - HSS Song Rating: 7.37
author: HitSongScience
Hit Song Science (HSS) - A Company that offers Singers, Songwriters and Musicians the opportunity to use the latest technology to test their songs for Hit Potential, tested each of the songs on my CD "Art Carter UNBOUND..." www.hitsongscience.com A Score of 7.0 is considered a Hit.. 8 of the songs scored 6.5 or higher, and 2 were Greater than 7.3 which is considered a Hit..!!! :)
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