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Bucky Covington (2007)

Bucky Covington

Reviewed by Mandi Bierly | Apr 13, 2007

Mandi Bierly

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EW's GRADE

B+

Details Release Date: Apr 17, 2007; Lead Performance: Bucky Covington; Genre: Country/Bluegrass

$BUCKY CHARMS The Idol contestant\'s debut CD comes up a winner Bucky Covington$

BUCKY CHARMS The Idol contestant's debut CD comes up a winner

The day after Bucky got the boot from American Idol, Sawyer Brown frontman/producer Mark Miller phoned him. He saw something we didn't: With the right songs, the North Carolinian with the throaty drawl could sell everything — from the cheeky to the weepy. And he does, on Bucky Covington, his versatile debut. While we acknowledge his softer side, it's the tracks with teeth-grinding bravado bubbling below the surface (''Back When We Were Gods'') or boiling over (''The Bible and the Belt'') that make us believers. Sing those hillbilly blues, son. B+

Originally posted Apr 12, 2007 Published in issue #930 Apr 20, 2007 Order article reprints

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