The sound of Right About Now is the sound of triumph.
This comeback collection by Ty Herndon is a ringing reaffirmation of his status as one of country music’s most powerful vocal interpreters. From the silvery falsetto notes in the CD’s title tune to the soaring, fiery and muscular vocals on tracks like “Someday Soon,” “You Still Own Me” and “We Are,” these are performances that electrify the senses.
“Love Revival” and “Mercy Line” are tinged with blue-eyed soul. Herndon simmers with conviction on the uptempo “If I Could Only Have Her Love Back” and “Love Revival,” while “Hide” and “In the Arms of Someone Who Loves Me” showcase his ability to get inside lyrics of substance. The collection concludes with his slow, tremulous, intense rendition of the gospel-infused “There Will Be a Better Day.”
“My greatest ability is my ability to interpret a song, put it on tape and make it believable,” says Ty Herndon softly. “That’s why I love to do this.
“I can do that to a crowd. I can make them believe me. I’ve done it so many times. And I want to do it on a different level this time, a more honest level, a level that I truly believe in.”
Ty Herndon isn’t boasting. He says all of this with sincere humility. But it is a fact that this man has proved time and again how charismatic a vocalist he is. Hits such as “What Mattered Most,” “Hands of a Working Man,” “Living in a Moment,” “Loved Too Much,” “It Must Be Love,” “A Man Holdin’ On (To a Woman Lettin’ Go)” and “I Want My Goodbye Back” made him one of country music’s most consistent radio favorites of the 1990s. In addition to being a country chart-topper, Ty Herndon has also been a national television star, an ad-jingle vocalist, a model, a talk-show host, an actor and a theme-park entertainer. Right About Now returns him to what he has always done best, singing.
In 1986-87, Herndon became a cast member of the nationally syndicated television series “You Write the Songs.” He toured internationally for the USO. He sang song “demos” for the big publishing companies in Nashville.
In 1993, the same year he was named Texas Entertainer of the Year. That honor led to interest from Music Row at last. He recorded his debut album in 1994, and in early 1995 its first single, “What Mattered Most,” rocketed to Number One. It won Song of the Year at the annual Music Row magazine awards. He was named Best New Artist at the 1995 Country Radio Music Awards.
The barrage of hits that ensued, led to a 1997 American Music Award Nomination and a Contemporary Achievement honor from the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. His What Mattered Most and Living in a Moment albums were both Gold Records. During the late 1990s he sold more than four million discs. His blazing live-performance style made him one of country music’s finest concert attractions.
2007 brought the release of Ty Herndon’s newest CD release “Right About Now”
