I was vaguely aware of Trace's music but hadn't really paid much attention to it prior to buying this set. In many ways a typical country singer, Trace has managed to find some great songs through the years, taking many of them high up the American country charts. Trace co-wrote two of the songs here (\there's a girl in Texas, The rest of mine) but appears to have relied on specialist songwriters for his material. Trace has a fine voice that may at times remind you of other great male country singers of earlier generations.
This double CD contains all of Trace's solo hits up to the end of 2009 except I'm gonna love you anyway (a top forty country hit), although it includes one non-hit (Dangerous man, the title track to one of his albums, which wasn't released as a single but nevertheless closes the set). `Til the last shot's fired, not officially released as single, charted anyway and is also included. The hits from Trace's 2010 album of original material, Cowboy's back in town, are not here. Also missing is Hillbilly bone, Trace's number one hit with Blake Shelton, but that track is available on Blake's own compilation Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton .
This is an excellent compilation that will of course appeal to country music fans, but may also to those rock music fans who enjoy some country music.