Release Date: 2/01/2008
Recording Date: 1/1988
Tracks: 12
Length: 00:39:31 Hrs
Label: Sony/BMG
Type: CD
- Genre/Styles
- Progressive Country, Contemporary Country, Honky Tonk, New Traditionalist, Neo-Traditionalist Country
Album Tracks (12)
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What the Critics Say
Don't You Close Your Eyes was more successful than Keith Whitley's two previous albums and it's easy to see why. Though the record still suffered from a handful of mediocre songs and a slightly soft production, the overall album was leaner and more direct than Whitley's earlier solo work, showcasing his talent for heartfelt honky tonk singing and his skill for crafting excellent barroom ballads. "Don't Close Your Eyes," "When You Say Nothing At All," and "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" were the hits, but there's a wealth of excellent material here, including a haunting version of Lefty Frizzell's "I Never Go Around Mirrors." The sheer strength of the best numbers make the handful of weaker songs perfectly excusable. After all, country in the late '80s rarely got better than Don't You Close Your Eyes at its best. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide
4/9/2008 6:06 PM
Don't Close Your Eyes is a beautiful song that portrays a man that is so hopelessly in love with a woman too blind to see heaven within her eyesight.