Hootie sounded plenty confident minus the Blowfish on Learn to Live, his 2008 debut as a country act, so Charleston, SC 1966 doesn't reveal a singer more in touch with his twang. But it does show some nice songwriting growth: ''Might Get Lucky'' nails married-with-children romance, while ''Southern State of Mind'' redeems a truckload of down-home clichés. The moving ''Whiskey and You'' even suggests he's got Something to Say. B+
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