In “Still a Soldier,” Adkins sings of a man who may be out of the military, but the military has never left him. He still stands for the national anthem and his blood runs red, white and blue. Like ...
It features his rich, soulful voice on a dozen songs that astutely explore despair, drug abuse and a damaged romantic sensibility. Selected track: “Reason To Believe”: This country-style song ...
The compilation was well-timed: “Ring of Fire” had headed Hot Country Songs for seven weeks the previous summer and had crossed over to reach the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. The chart was ...