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Burn me down marty stuart3/18/2023 ![]() Tempted is easy to find and worthy of inclusion in any country music fan’s collection. Unfortunately, after “Burn Me Down” he would never again reach the Top 10 as a solo artist, although two collaborations with Travis Tritt did chart inside the Top 10. You're a wild love I can't tame Your kisses burn like flames I go crazy when you're around So touch me, turn me on and burn me down I'm devoured by your fiery flame My lips can only speak your. It is his only album to contain more than one Top 10 hit. It was his second gold album and the most well received by country radio. Tempted is the best of Marty’s major label efforts, with nine excellent tracks (“Till I Found You” is the only one that falls a bit short) and marks the peak of commercial success. The album closes with the fiddle-led hoedown number “Get Back To The Country”, which surprisingly was written by Neil Young, a name not normally associated with traditional country music. It too should have been released as a single. “Half a Heart” is a straightforward country number that is one of two tunes on which Marty collaborated with the then very popular songwriter Kostas. It really should have been released as a single. “Paint The Town Tonight” with its heavy emphasis on the Telecaster and steel guitar is a Stuart original composition that is reminiscent of Buck Owens. To enjoy Prime Music, go to Your Music Library and transfer your account to (US). “I’m Blue, I’m Lonesome” which opens the album was written by Bill Monroe and Hank Williams and serves as notice to the listener that Marty Stuart was more than just a mere hillbilly rocker, with a deep respect for country music’s heritage. Burn Me Down Marty Stuart From the Album Tempted Janu4.8 out of 5 stars18 ratings Listen Now Buy song 1.29 Your Amazon Music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. It just underscores how difficult it can be to put one’s own mark on an iconic figure’s song, though the intent seems to be to pay tribute to Cash, rather than to reinterpret his work. It is a decent performance but even those unfamiliar with the original will instantly recognize it as a Johnny Cash song. This time he chose to cover “Blue Train”. Most Stuart albums include a Johnny Cash tune, and Tempted is no exception. With the exception of the title track, the real meat of this collection is in the album cuts. It too reached the Top 10, topping out at #7. “Burn Me Down”, a rockabilly number written by Eddie Miller was the album’s fourth and final single. It is my favorite of all of Marty’s mainstream singles. Much better is the title track, another Stuart-Kennerley composition, which reached #5, becoming Marty’s highest charting single as a solo artist. I’ve always found the song a bit lacking in energy and it’s my least favorite track on the album. It just missed the Top 10, peaking at #12. He stumbled slightly with the next release, the ballad “Till I Found You”, which was written by Paul Kennerley and Hank DeVito. It was, in fact, Marty’s first Top 10 since “Hillbilly Rock” and his second Top 10 overall. It follows the same template as “Hillbilly Rock” and matched that song’s chart performance, peaking at #8. The first single “Little Things” was written by Marty and Paul Kennerley. It is a little less rockabilly-oriented than Hillbilly Rock, with more emphasis on harmonies and more prominent use of the steel guitar. Like its predecessor, Tempted was produced by Richard Bennett and Tony Brown, and contained a balance of some of Marty’s original compositions and some well-chosen covers that paid homage to country music’s past. Very authentic.Marty Stuart’s second release for MCA was released in January 1991. An experienced night owl, Stuart brings all those nights at the Pal and many other bars, dives, and dancehalls to good use here. Another winner from the man who said, "You can't really be in country music unless you've spent a few nights in the parking lot of the Palomino" (use your imagination). "Till I Found You" and "I Want a Woman," written with Montana's most notable resident, Kostas, are a delight. But Stuart is just as deadly when he slows things down and does a ballad. "Little Things," "Burn Me Down," and "Paint the Town Tonight" all capture the spirit of honky tonk. Geraldine (Marty Stuart/Al Anderson) I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome (Bill Monroe/Hank Williams, Sr. Stuart kicks country-pop in its well-defined hindquarters with his take on the always popular Hank Sr.- Bill Monroe number "I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome." More than just infectious, this is one song you can't get enough of. With a slight tempering of Marty Stuart's sharp edge and abandon, there is still plenty here to rave about. Equal in scope and purpose to Dwight Yoakam's sophomore release, Hillbilly Deluxe, Tempted is still a wild and wonderful adventure into hillbilly territory.
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