Crazy Nights [Remaster] (CD - 1997)

Lonestar (Country): John Rich (vocals, bass guitar); Richie McDonald (vocals); Michael Britt (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Dean Sams (piano, background vocals); Keech Rainwater (drums, percussion).

Additional personnel: Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar, mandolin); Brent Mason (electric guitar, classical guitar); Bruce Bouton (lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, dobro); Larry Franklin, Rob Hajacos, Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Dennis Burnside (piano, Hammond b-3 organ); David Hungate, Duncan Mullins (bass guitar); Lonnie Wilson (drums, percussion); Tom Roady (percussion); Dennis Wilson , Harry Stinson, John Wesley Ryles (background vocals).

For better and for worse, Lonestar's second album Crazy Nights finds the band veering toward smooth, Eagles-influenced contemporary country. When the group has a strong song, such as the first single "Come Cryin' To Me" or the Pure Prairie League's "Amie," the band sounds appealingly professional, but when they're churning out generic material, they simply sound slick and bland. The singles won't disappoint any fan of the debut, yet Crazy Nights suggests that Lonestar might be only a good singles band, not album artists. ~ Thom Owens minimize