Thomas Rhett - Tangled Up (Deluxe) (2016)

Tracklist
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01. Anthem
02. Crash and Burn
03. South Side
04. Die A Happy Man
05. Vacation
06. Like It's The Last Time
07. T-Shirt
08. Single Girl
09. The Day You Stop Lookin' Back
10. Tangled
11. Playing With Fire [feat. Jordin Sparks]
12. I Feel Good [feat. LunchMoney Lewis]
13. Learned It From The Radio
14. Star Of The Show
15. American Spirit
16. Background Music
17. Playing With Fire [feat. Danielle Bradbery]
18. Die A Happy Man (The Remix) [feat. Tori Kelly]


Initially lumped in the "bro country" genre, Thomas Rhett steps out as a utility player with his second album. He dips into sweet '50s doo-wop with "Crash and Burn" and funky R&B on the rump-shaking "South Side" (both co-written by, of all people, outlaw country hero Chris Stapleton), not to mention Daft Punk-style disco for the catchy title track. Rhett leans into hip-hop for "Anthem" and the Kesha-ish "Vacation" (which borrows liberally from War's "Lowrider"). On the bouncy "I Feel Good" — yacht-rock smooth but with pontoon lyrics — he leaves it to the pros, as rapper LunchMoney Lewis steps in for the breakdown. But Rhett's at his very best when he lets love melt him like ice cream in the July sun, on tracks such as the Jordin Sparks duet "Playing With Fire" and the flirty "T-Shirt". He's said the slow-burn "Die A Happy Man" is a tribute to his wife, and the timeless ballad sounds like it could've been on country radio in any of the past five decades.

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