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If I Were You I d Follow You Anywhere What s On My Mind Merle World Honky Tonk Haze It s Not Too Late Song titles such as Merle World and Honky Tonk Haze leave little doubt about this album s musical focus. While Jim Lauderdale s recent releases have extended his musical landscape from rhythm & blues to bluegrass, here. more » he returns to the hard twang of the Bakersfield sound as popularized by Merle Haggard and Buck Owens in the 1960s. Fiddles and steel guitars frame roadhouse shuffles, though some of the slighter songs ( First Things First, Diesel, Diesel, Diesel ) sound like period-piece novelties. By contrast, the album s open-hearted balladry seems less nostalgic than timeless, with You ll Know When It s Right (cowritten with the legendary Harlan Howard), I d Follow You Anywhere, and Oh My Goodness representing Lauderdale at his soulful best. Don McLeese ....