Chris Corney is a producer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist from Bedfordshire and has been writing, recording and performing music since his early teens. Over the past few years Chris has been signed to Universal Music Publishing, produced and recorded music for artists such as the Quireboys, Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) and Australian singer-songwriter Trysette and somehow found the time to release three self-composed critically acclaimed albums. SANS EVERYTHING ALBUM REVIEW - MAVERICK MAGAZINE Chris Corney SANS EVERYTHING White Wail Records WWR003 5 out of 5 Eagerly awaited second solo release from this fine singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist Chris’ debut solo album BUILT TO BE BURNED DOWN was a blend of alt.country rock with strong pop sensibilities, while this sparkling new release SANS EVERYTHING heads back to his guitar driven roots, backed up with his strong vocal delivery. Helping him out on the album are musicians such as Rob Bond on pedal steel, Lee Spence on Dobro and acclaimed guitarist Tom Welham (Thirteen Senses/Gabriella Cilmi) and boy what a sound they produce. If you are looking for comparisons, Crowded House and Kevin Montgomery would fit the bill, rock, but with a strong pop/country feel. Album opener Best Thing That Ever Went Wrong is a hook-laden anthem and the perfect introduction to the remaining ten self-penned cuts. The track shouts hit single and is certainly very Radio 2 friendly, please take note any radio producers out there reading this. Second cut When Jenny Smiles is an absolute classic track, again perfect for radio; in fact it really is difficult to fault any of the tracks on this fine release. When you hear the superb All You Ever Do you start to think why have you never heard of this artist before? It would be a crying shame if a songwriter such as Chris Corney carries on going unnoticed, flying under the radar putting out such gems as this. All You Ever Do is a heartfelt song that will bring a tear to the eye and the same goes out for the pedal steel led High Hopes, another anthemic masterpiece. And so it carries on, the acoustic Which Way To Fall, the sensual Mariette, Sweet Vines quite possibly another sure-fire hit and the closing track Breaking Waves are all top notch. I was only going to give the album four stars but to be honest I can’t fault it, I tried to, but no, it deserves the full five stars, it’s that good, buy, buy, buy! JHS