WOW! A eight year absence and...what-a-return! I was never a big fan of his earlier work, honestly - always solid, good albums, with one or two choice songs but "Rain On The City" delivers a handful of excellent gems, inspired craftsmanship and new found vigor to compete in the musician landscape. "4 stars. this collection is a beautiful example of Johnston playing to his strengths and reminding us why he`s one of the best and most singular American songwriters at work today. With any luck, it won`t take quite so long for him to make something this comfortable but pleasantly surprising again." -AMG. "A pop album in the purest sense of the word, Rain on the City isn`t short on melody or hooks, reeling you in from cruisy opening track `Lonely Penny` with it`s quaint use of ukulele, accordion and pedal steel. However it`s the second track `Don`t Fall in Love with a Lonely Girl` that really gets things going with it`s punchy, southern-rock guitar riff and Gibbard-like annunciations." - High Noon Saloon. "He has assembled another set of thoughtful tunes in which his pop sensibilities just flow past the listeners� ears and become ingrained within the mind. They are thinking persons lyrics that demand your attention and bear repeated listens to sort out their complexities...The production is crisp and the vocal/instrumental mix is exact. He also includes the lyrics to his songs which are always appreciated and a good lesson for the thousands of singer/songwriters who fail to do so.Freedy Johnston remains a true American troubadour. He is constantly on the road bringing his act to small clubs around The United States. Rain On The City continues his string of excellent releases and will hopefully gain him some mainstream notoriety." - BlogCritics.org.
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