Personnel: Ilya Toshinsky (acoustic guitar); Monty Powell (electric guitar, background vocals); Dann Huff, Troy Lancaster, J.T. Corenflos (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore, Russ Pahl, Bruce Bouton (steel guitar); Jonathan Yudkin (mandolin, fiddle); Eric Silver (mandolin); Charles Judge (strings, Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards, synthesizer); Nashville String Machine (strings); Steve Nathan (piano); Tony Harrell (keyboards); Glenn Worf (bass guitar); Greg Morrow, Shannon Forrest (drums); Justin Levenson (percussion); Chip Davis, Michael Mobley, Jason Sellers, Mitch Malloy, Anna Wilson, Russell Terrell, Perry Coleman (background vocals).
Nashville crooner Chuck Wicks debuts with STARTING NOW, a solid album of old-fashioned new-traditionalist country retooled for the Big & Rich generation. Closer in spirit to Alan Jackson or Randy Travis than Garth Brooks, Wicks favors a direct, easygoing approach on twangy tunes such as "Stealing Cinderella" and the sly "When You're Single." Other highlights include the first single, "All I Ever Wanted," and the heartfelt title track. minimize