I'm Already There [Australia Bonus Track]

Lonestar: Michael Britt (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Dean Sams (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, piano, keyboards); Richie McDonald (vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards); Keech Rainwater (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel includes: B. James Lowry, Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Michael Britt, Dann Huff, Jerry McPherson (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (dobro); Jonathan Yudkin (fiddle, cello); Larry Franklin, Aubrey Haynie (fiddle); Tim Akers (accordion, keyboards); Matt Rollings (piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards); Mike Brignardello (bass); Wayne Killius (programming); Chris McHugh, Paul Leim (drums); The Nashville String Machine.
Recorded at Oceanway and Sound Shop Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
"I'm Already There" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Awards for Best Country Performance by A Duo Or Group With Vocal and for Best Country Song.
"Not A Day Goes By" was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
Personnel: Michael Britt (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Dean Sams (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, piano, keyboards, background vocals); Richie McDonald (vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards); Jerry McPherson (guitar); B. James Lowry, Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Dann Huff (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar, dobro); Keech Rainwater (banjo, drums, percussion); Jonathan Yudkin (mandolin, fiddle, cello); Larry Franklin, Aubrey Haynie (fiddle); The Nashville String Machine (strings); Tim Akers (accordion, keyboards); Matt Rollings (piano); Chris McHugh, Paul Leim (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); Wayne Killius (drum programming); Robbie Cheuvront (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Jed Hackett; Jeff Balding.
Recording information: Emerald ENtertainment, Nashville, TN; OceanWay, Nashville, TN; Soundshop Studios, Nashville, TN.
The members of Lonestar have created a successful career by applying their sharp musicianship, super-tight vocal harmonies and squeaky-clean pop stylings to fairly traditional tear-jerking country ballads. I'M ALREADY THERE doesn't break a lot of new ground, but showcases the group doing what they do best, on a collection of first-rate material. Lonestar's ace in the hole has always been Richie McDonald's yearning tenor vocals, and this album finds him in top form. McDonald's delivery is pretty unusual, as he is able to simultaneously convey a sense of raw, high lonesome backwoods longing and modern pure pop sensibility a la Sting or Don Henley. Though the group's greatest strength is still the slow songs, I'M ALREADY THERE includes some fine uptempo moments as well, particularly the alternative rock-esque "With Me." Unlike some of it's contemporaries, whose poppier efforts often end up sounding like bad beer commercials, Lonestar infuses just the proper amount of carefree rock attitude into it's country, but never resorts to smarminess, insincerity or cliche.