Charleston, SC 1966

"These tunes, cute as they may sometimes be, all resonate strongly, especially when compared to his pandering Southern strategy of "Whiskey and You" and "Southern State of Mind," where he underscores his connection to the common man a bit too strongly, cramming two references to sweet tea within 12 lines, creating a dissonance that no amount of Auto-Tune can correct".

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"On his Nashville debut, Rucker's rich baritone, sentimental ballads and bright hooks made him the most successful African-American country singer since Charley Pride. Rucker amps up that formula on album number two, delivering a swaggering honky-tonk frat-boy duet with Brad Paisley ("I Don't Care"), a cutesy tale of domestic bliss about sneaking a little nooky while the kids ain't lookin' ("Might Get Lucky") and a road song that finds him pining for sweet tea and chivalry ("Southern State of Mind"".

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