CD Review
The Reddings - Everyday Life
  Two brothers with a big sound and a big love for the music they make have produced an outstanding CD.  Chris Redding has a very Jim Croce style of singing.  His vocal quality and melody stylings are very reminiscent of the '70s superstar.  You might say the Reddings are the Croces of country music.  Everyday Life is just that, a deep cut into the heart of middle america's everyday life.   Every song on the CD could be a radio hit, no problem, but just like with every CD I review, I always seem to find the favorite tune.  On Everyday Life it's the third cut She Brings Me Down.  The mid tempo love song is written to a very special girl, Chris's new baby daughter.  Everyday Life is also a song you're going to hear on your radio one day.  These feel good lyrics play to a dark melody and slow driving beat very skillfully arranged.  I could go on talking about every song on the CD, each in its own right produced, written, and arranged to be a hit.  We all have these kind of CDs in our collections; the ones you put in and let play from beginning to end and let the music take you away.  An outstanding CD is like a great work of art.  It's a different experience for each individual, and with the Reddings the experience is not just beer and the women that got away.  It is truly Everyday Life. 

Thanks guys for the opportunity to work with you at the Gaylord.
Darin Wakeley
dallasmusic.com
editor