I gave up on Nashville a long time ago, preferring the Austin/Americana scene to the slick packaged country productions that seem to come off the Nashville assembly line with disturbing regularity these days, but I just might have to change my mind after listening to this CD. Yes, it's packaged, but gosh is it good, and there's more than one surprise to be had. As a father, Lacey's Song still chokes me up every time I hear it. As a Yankee who now calls the South home, Sweet Southern Comfort captures the grace and beauty of this part of the country wonderfully. As a sap for a sad country song, the remix of Today I Started Loving You Again with Miranda Lambert is as good as it gets. Buddy Jewell's debut album gives me hope for the future of Nashville music. Hopefully, the follow up is every bit as good.