On Terri Clark's new album you get country music written and played by some of Nashville's top hands.

It's so well done you may find yourself wishing there were a few rough edges, a crack or two in the facade, but no such luck -- Clark is a talented singer with expert backing from the likes of Brent Mason, Stuart Duncan, Lonnie Wilkson and carefully selected material.

There are brisk, go-getting numbers like opener Life Goes On. There are weepers like She Didn't Have Time and I Wish He'd Been Drinkin' Whiskey. There are good-time honky tonk songs like Cowboy Days and Honky Tonk Song (don't worry -- they spent much more time writing it than coming up with a name for it).

"Life Goes On" is a polished and muscular country album from real professionals.

Track Listing:

1. Life Goes On
2. Damn Right
3. She Didn't Have Time
4. Cowboy Days
5. Not Enough Tequila
6. Bigger Windows
7. I Wish He'd Been Drinkin' Whiskey
8. Honky Tonk Song
9. Travelin' Soul
10. Everybody's Gotta Go Sometime
11. Slow News Day
12. Tear It All Down