The Rock

Performer: Tracy Lawrence
Engineer: Jake Burns; Rich Hanson
Producer: Julian King; Tracy Lawrence
Distributor: (Independently by Label)

Notes: Personnel: Darin Favorite, Dennis Parker (acoustic guitar); Loren Nelson (steel guitar); Joe Caverlee (mandolin, fiddle); Steve Poole (keyboards); Pat Lassiter (bass guitar); Greg Stocki (drums); Kim Parent, Wes Hightower, Tania Hancheroff, Melody Crittendon (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Julian King. Audio Remasterer: Hank Williams. Contemporary country vocalist Tracy Lawrence had his fair share of both success (Platinum-selling albums and dozens of hit singles) and much-publicized personal travails (an assault charge and several failed marriages). THE ROCK was ostensibly recorded to fulfill a promise to the Georgia native's parents, but it was his stock of varied life experience that made Lawrence comfortable enough to finally record a faith-based album. Sonically, the album differs little from his secular records, showcasing the same stone-cold country, whiskey-soaked vocals and smooth production that made Lawrence a star. Lyrically, however, songs such as "Dear Lord," "I'm Done," and "Say a Prayer" are direct, unabashed paeans of faith and thanks to the Creator, making THE ROCK one of Tracy Lawrence's most heartfelt efforts.

Beginning in the early 1990s, it seemed as though Georgia-born Tracy Lawrence couldn't release an album or single that didn't sail right to the top of the U.S. country charts. Lawrence takes a no-frills, honky-tonkin' approach to songwriting, yet still remains firmly planted in contemporary Nashville. And the deceptively deep cowboy poetry of his lyrics, hearkening back to such outlaw-country greats as Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings, has endeared him to both a new generation of country music fans and the Nashville establishment.

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