Glynn Martin

Take A Ride On Real Country

Glynn Martin has been writing country music for thirty years. He has written for publishers in Nashville such as Sony, Tree International, ATV and Mel Tillis at Sawgrass Music. Glynn has had the privilege of writing with such great writers as Roger Bowling whose credits include "Lucille", "Coward Of The County" and other great hits by Kenny Rogers. Dalton Roberts who wrote Nat Stuckeys hit "Don’t Pay The Ransom" and Ruthie Steele, who wrote "The Coldest Day Since 1951".

These individual and combined writing talents have come together on "Take A Ride On Real Country", a traditional country album produced by Mike Headrick. Musicians on the album are, Jim Unger- Fiddle, Tim Atwood - Piano, Bob Courter - Drums, Kenny Berry - Bass and Mike Headrick played Rhythm and Lead Guitar, Steele Guitar, Dobro, Harmonica and Mandolin.

This is a 12 track album of songs written by Glynn in colaboration with other writers.

Ruthie Steele contributes to 7 of the tracks on here, like the albums opener, "As If She Gives A Damn", a lively two-stepper that tells of a barmaid listening to a customer pouring out his heart when she's got enough troubles of her own or "Fiddlin' Joe", a Cotton Eye Joe type song, that is sure to get the feet tappin' and the dancers on the floor.

Other Ruthie Steele colaborations on here are, the slow "There's Never Been A Day I Didn't Care", "Old Pictures", a waltz time story of looking back on old memories, there's the mid-paced "All The Wine In California", a tale of trying to get over a failed relationship, and "Never Too Tough To Be Tender", a song paying tribute to a tough, but loving father.
Final track from Ruthie is "The Cutest Thing He Ever Laid His Lies On", a fun song that tells of a cowboy trying to chat up a young lady by being a little economical with the truth.

Dalton Roberts contributes his writing talents to two tracks on the album with "The Last Train To Georgia", a catchy tune with a train like rythm, being the single taken from the album for release on the compilation sampler from Country Discovery. Dalton also co-wrote the previously mentioned "Never Too Tough To Be Tender" with Ruthie Steele and Glynn.

"The Ride" is a Western/Swing tune written with J. Coyle while S. Tutsie get's together with Glynn for "Drinking From The Bible", one of two gospel influenced tracks on the album.

Other tracks on the album are the catchy two-stepper "What Life Is All About" and "Daddy Whipped The Devil", the other gospel influenced track. Both these songs were written with R. Martin, but I don't know what the relationship is.

This is an album of traditional country music from songwriter Glynn Martin, and there are some good songs on here.
Well worth a listen!

Website  www.martincountry.com
E Mail gbmartin@ghsiintl