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''A Few Questions'' is country music singer Clay Walker's eighth album. It was released September 9, 2003. The album reached #23 on ''Billboard'' magazine's album chart. Released from this album were the singles "A Few Questions" and "I Can't Sleep", both of which reached Top Ten on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Jesus Was a Country Boy" reached #31 on the same chart. This was also Walker's only album for the RCA label. "I Can't Forget Her" was recorded and released by Dierks Bentley on his 2009 album ''Feel That Fire''. ==Background== In an interview with the ''Houston Chronicle'', Walker stated about the album, "There's no safety net in this music, I’m dangerous right now because I feel I've got nothing to lose. I'm coming out swinging."〔Clark, Michael D. ''Houston Chronicle'' For the record: `A Few Questions' from Clay Walker (26 June 2003)〕 In an interview with ''The Arizona Daily Star'' Walker said, "I feel like it is by far the most important album of my career, this is without a question the best record I've ever made. Everything just clicked for me in the studio, everywhere. It clicked in looking for the songs. The photo shoot went great. It just seemed like everything fell in place. It seemed natural."〔Burch Cathalena E. ''The Arizona Daily Star'' Clay has elements of platinum as well (27 June 2003)〕 In another interview prior to the album's release, Walker mentioned, "I think I enjoy myself even more now and I realize that it's important to make great music, the best you can, it's what the fans deserve."〔Prep-Nashville Notes ''Broadcast News'' (25 February 2004)〕 Walker mentioned in an interview with ''Country Weekly'', "This is the most introspective album I've ever made. It really gives people a good look at me - and what I'm thinking. I'm so proud of this record. I've had apprehensions on previous albums. I was fearful that people wouldn't like certain songs. I can honestly say I have no fears about any song on this CD. All of them fit me really well and there's not one thing I would do differently on any song. The album is absolutely the best I can do at this point in my life. I feel like I'm singing better than I ever have. There's a lot of maturity and strength in my voice."〔Holden, Larry ''Country Weekly'' (Questions and Answers ) October 9th 2003〕 Walker told ''The Dallas Morning News'', "I love soul music, one of my favorite songs of all time is Earl Thomas Conley's 'Holding Her and Loving You.' I recorded that on my Live, Laugh, Love album. That was the beginning of me finding myself in the studio. This record captures that. It embodies it from beginning to end. It's not just one song this time. I finally made a record that I can look back on and say I wouldn't change a ... thing. The lyrics are part of who I am. I really can't think of many lines in these songs that don't fit me."〔Tarradell, Mario ''The Dallas Morning News'' The molding of Clay A look at the things shaping Walker's outlook and career. (March 26, 2004)〕 Walker told ''Country France'', "The RCA album is by far the most diverse album that I’ve ever made and it gives people a really good look at what I’m about. I think this album probably symbolizes me best. This album is very special." He also stated, "In the new RCA album there’s a lot of emotion and a lot of my heart went into this album and it’s something that I think I’ll look back on in 10, 20 years and say, “I’m really proud of that particular one”. And you hope that each album you make is better than the last, but this one would definitely make a statement. It will be different from the albums that we made before in some ways. There are some songs that I think will definitely get a rise out of people." During another interview with ''Country Weekly'' Walker stated, "I've had a great ride, but by no means do I feel like I'm finished. I've got a lot to prove. Great quarterbacks don't get good until their seventh or eighth year. So this is my seventh album. I'm thinking, 'Hey, I know the plays, I know the defenses -- I can throw it deep if I want to!" Walker also said, "The wolves will always eat the weak ones. But they better bring a big damn plate if they're gonna eat me!"〔''Country Weekly'' (Going Deep - Surviving MS and the turmoil of the music biz, Clay Walker is back and on top of his game ) (August 12, 2003)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Few Questions」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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