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Grade: D
CD • Jeff Bridgeswon an Oscar for his portrayal of an alcoholic country singer seeking redemption in "Crazy Heart."
He should not win a Grammy for his self-titled debut album, which is nothing more than a dull, weak vanity project seeking to cash in on his recent popularity. The 61-year-old actor wrote two of the country-lite songs (and co-wrote another), but the overwhelming problem with the album is that Bridges has a weary, unemotional voice that is neither intriguing nor evocative.
T-Bone Burnett produced and Ryan Bingham and Rosanne Cash guest, but there is no redemption for this hubristic project..
