Dan Smalley - If I'm Being Honest
Flyctory.com Pros
- Four nice (and different) songs
- Very intense voice on some tracks
- Some good radio compositions
Flyctory.com Cons
- Would have loved to have one, two more songs
- No outstanding track
I ran into Dan Smalley as I ran into many young and upcoming artists: after the CD reviews I wanted to do for that weekend, I just scanned the additional released. If I’m Being Honest by Dan Smalley just touched me after I listened into the songs of the US country singer-songwriter. Thus, I felt to share his debut EP with you.
Dan Smalley – About The Artist
Born in Alaska, Dan Smalley grew up in Shrevport, Louisiana. The bio on his website state Merle Haggard, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson, but also Ray Charles and Al Green as his major musical influences. Unfortunately, could not grab too much more information about him to include in him, apart from that If I’m Being Honest is Smalley’s debut EP. He felt to have initially released under his native name, Daniel Smalley. I also did not find too many additional videos, but I liked this recording:
Dan Smalley – If I’m Being Honest – Track by Track
The four track EP lasts 13 minutes.

1. Till Country Comes Back
The first track is a rhythmic, modern country track using very familiar-sounding tunes. Feels like a good radio song, definitely.
2. Lucky
Lucky is to be the most modern and catching track on this selection of four songs. A typical Nashville recording. In contrast to other songs, though, his voice sounds less characteristic on Lucky.
3. If I’m Being Honest
A slower track, which feels very intense. to me. I love to listen to his voice and listen to his story. Very nicely produced title track of the EP.
4. Rich And Famous
I like Smalley’s sound, powerful and modern, but still done with quite traditional methods – Rich and Famous is the best example on the EP for that. Nice track.
Dan Smalley – If I’m Being Honest – Spotify
This is the Spotify to listen into If I’m Being Honest:
Dan Smalley – If I’m Being Honest – My View
A good EP should be mouth-watering and making you long to listen to more music of that artist. I feel that on If I’m Being Honest, Smalley presents four different songs, which definitely show his talent. Unfortunately, my favorite song, Lucky, is maybe the least characteristic one. Thus, the EP is definitely much better than solid, but also not masterclass. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to hear more of him.
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For 1st May 2020, I originally had a list of eight albums and EPs, which I prepared for review. The ...
Though he regularly released some songs, the last major recording by Tim Dugger has already been already five years ago ...
There are various reasons why I select music for review. I did not have Drake White's EP Stars on my list, ...
Lena Stone is already quite well-known to insiders of the Nashville country music scene. After a good debut EP in ...
Typically, after I have completed my first wave of reviews (which was quite quick on that 17th April 2020 due ...
Bree Doster draw some attention her her during the last year already, when she released her Chasing Ghosts. Now, on 17th ...
When I am preparing the selection of my first wave of album and EP reviews for each weekend, I sometimes ...
Though Liv Austen is originally from Norway, she is an established artist of the British country music scene. On 10th ...
I ran into the music of Julia Cole especially when I listened to Honey Child, which is also the title track ...
Rhett Akins once said about Sykamore "I read her name, I was curious...I saw her face, I was intrigued...I heard ...
Reading the list of songs written by Brett James is like a Who is Who of the country music business ...
Lauren Alaina is one of the countless acts, who made it into the music business by one of the big ...
Country music made in Germany? Especially in the last few months, there have been a couple of acts, which feel ...
Not just because Tenille Townes will be part of the European Country 2 Country festivals in March 2020, she is ...
Being part of a Radio Disney band at the age of 12 already - Celeste Kellogg definitely had early footsteps ...
Typically, after I finished the album reviews I planned to do on a Friday, I scan the new releases if ...
While there is a boom in local modern country music in the United Kingdom, there is still quite some development ...
Maddie & Tae released another EP on 18th October 2018. After their career started with a blast, Everywhere I'm Going should ...
British independent country music artist Vic Allen is not just a lovely person and friend of mine, but also a ...
Typically, I plan the albums and EPs I am going to review some one to two weeks ahead and also ...
When my appetite for country music intensified some three years ago, I also ran into the music of Meghan Patrick, ...
For the first time in the history of Flyctory.com, I have been asked to review an album from a record ...
Postings about Nashville
Here are all reviews and more about and around Music City:
I recently forgot a name of a German country artist and had to google it. I started typically by looking ...
There have been five Fridays in January 2025. Thus, my Country Music Picks presenting new songs of the month (which did ...
The World Floorball Championship Qualifications are in focus of my coverage this weekend. Nonetheless, I try to provide you with ...
Time to look back to the Flyctory.com year of music, part 2. In my 30th December 2024 posting, I am ...
No Hill For A Climber - the new Neal Morse album is a based on the Purlitzer Prize-winning novel Demon Copperhead by ...
The Grammy Awards nominated him as Best New Artist, the People's Choice Awards chose him as The Male Country Artist of the ...
Most of the Nashville bands I feature on Flyctory.com are doing country music. In my block of 4th October 2024 ...
My Songs of the Week fascinate me not too rarely by myself. I collect potential candidates for the playlist and release ...
I recently revamped the Country Music Picks featuring new releases of July 2024, this is the second time, I look ...
My Country Music Picks are back! I just felt that there is so much more music I want to cover ...
The same procedure as every year. The day when the NHL is releasing their match schedule for the upcoming season ...
The Mavericks are looking back to a really long band history already. This is also illustrated by the fact that Moon ...
Right the day after the Sound of Nashville show in Cologne on 5th March 2024, I headed to Frankfurt. Again, ...
I read about the band featured in this review, The Shindellas, the following: The Shindellas are a band formed under ...
The Steel Woods are back! Some two years after their lovely album All Of Your Stories, they release a new ...
When you think about Nashville, you think about country music, partying and music-related attractions like the Country Music Hall of ...
Nashville is Music City - and what would music be without the musicians? The band members, which create the right ...
As I told you in previous postings, I initially gather candidates for my Songs of the Week, before I narrow the ...
I am really curious about Alternate Essential Air Service (AEAS) flights within the USA. They typically connect "less developed" areas ...
Even though American Football and ice hockey are the key sports in Music City: Nashville does love soccer. And Nashville ...
27th January 2023, the first Flyctory.com concert coverage of the new year. I will feature a couple of really cool ...
The last posting of the year - Best Ones 2022 is introducing you to my best experience last years (as ...
Elvis Presley solelyrecorded more than 200 songs at this location - and the list of artists who also worked there ...
Nashville is Music City (not only for country music...). However, with the Predators, the Titans and nowadays also Nashville SC, ...
Is there is a place with feels more "mandatory" to be a Flyctory.com contents than the Country Music Hall of ...
How could a city like Nashville, which is so full of music celebrities, not give people the chance to meet ...
I guess there is a lot of things you think about when you think about Nashville. Country music, partying, honky-tonks, ...
A gallery of music instruments which became part of music history - where could that place be better located than ...
In my blog, I already took you to several Nashville museums, which are dedicated to famous artists of the genre ...
After I had a car rental with Avis at Nashville Airport (BNA) in March 2022, I went for a rental ...
Second stay on the "hunt" for some budget nights around Nashville: after I had two nights at the Hampton Inn ...
Especially during major events like the CMA Fest, having a central accommodation in Nashville comes with one huge issue: the ...
I guess that most Nashville tourists don't even get to know that Music City in fact has a mass public ...
Willie Nelson is simply unique to me. There is hardly any doubt that he is an absolute legend in country ...
The last section of my Pittsburgh Penguins trip in March 2022 took me to Nashville and St. Louis. In order ...
One of the most unique experiences I did during the last months was definitely visiting the Tennessee State Capitol. On ...
Even though there is the new Grand Ole Opry building (which I, for example, visited on 18 March 2022), the ...
While I typically prefer Hilton Hotels, I had the last night of my March 2022 trip with the Pittsburgh Penguins ...
Even though Patsy Cline died at the age of 30, she is still regarded to be one of the most ...
Johnny Cash - do I really need to say anything about this living country music legend? Cash is having its ...
For country music lovers, a visit to Nashville just does not feel complete without watching a show at the legendary ...
Apart from visiting Pittsburgh itself, seeing a match at the Bridgestone Arena was likely the highlight of my Pittsburgh Penguins ...
Even though the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard just has been aired in the United States between 1979 and 1985, ...
A museum about Law and Justice sounds not really like the most thrilling place out there. However, during the sixth ...
As central as it gets: not only during the CMA Fest week, the Hilton Nashville Downtown offers a perfect location ...
I did do the Opry Backstage Tour before, but ninth day of my Pittsburgh Penguins trip in March 2022 also ...
After Day 9 featured the last real travel highlights including the Opry show, the last entry of any multi-day trip ...
Back to Nashville and a fantastic way to finish off the trip on a Friday night - even though another ...
The longest road trip part of my Penguins March 2022 travel lay ahead of me on the seventh day. Off ...
No flight this day, but therefor, the match I was likely looking forward to most on this Pittsburgh Penguins March ...
Music City, Baby! The final airborne transfer within the USA on this Monday. I was so excited to be back ...
Two years without visiting the United States are about to come to an end: in March 2022, I had planned ...
Nashville is Music City - not Country Music City. Even though there is a dominating genre, the city attracts many ...
I am still evaluating whether the Songs Of The Week are an interesting format for you. While the first postings got ...
Three of the six songs on his debut EP Didn't Go Too Far have already been published - and none of them ...
A real Nashville release: Mitchell Tenpenny is a Music City native - and since Drunk Me latest, also a rather ...
It is over two years ago since Chris Young released the first single for his new album. Now, on 6th ...
I am typically not too much into live album and Greatest Hits compilations. I love to listen to them - ...
I am not a musician, but I guess releasing a new album is one of these big moment in a ...
Miley Cyrus is simply a music superstar and talented in multiple genres. Thus, new Miley Cyrus albums are always exciting ...
In addition to the very personal new Songs of My Life category, I feel like having a bit more blogging contents on ...
It's been quite a short-term: just three days before the release of their fifth studio album Tabasco and Sweet Tea, ...
During the last years, October has been one of the big months for European country music fans: being already "traditional" ...
When Tucker Beathard supported Dierks Bentley during his UK tour in 2016, I ran into the young artist for the ...
I was originally working on a posting about key challenges that Nashville and the country music industry will face in ...
I absolutely loved to follow Olivia Lane on social media and listen to her music after I happened to run ...
Ryan Upchurch is called Upchurch or also Upchurch The Redneck. He is has touched quite a couple of genres through his career. Despite ...
The Cadillac Three are quite popular in Europe as well as in the USA. Not too surprising, the Nashville trio ...
During the CMA Fest 2019 in Nashville, I did quite a lot of Meet & Greets. I just felt it ...
After I made my trip to Nashville, my stay during the CMA Fest 2019 was the Hampton Inn Nashville-Airport. I ...
The beginning of June was a very flattering moment to me. After I got more and more into country music ...
CMA Fest 2019 was just massive to me. So many artists, so many new people - I was just overwhelmed! ...
Facebook, Instagram and all other kinds of internet sources nowadays allow you to (sometimes by chance) find, follow and support ...
The closer CMA Fest 2019 came, the more I became aware of all the side events, which are not happening ...
Getting more and more into country music, I more and more love songwriters rounds. Several singers or songwriters are on ...
The final day of my trip report to Nashville. The tour is coming to an end, the next days, I ...
Already months ahead, I was looking forward to visiting the CMA Fest in Nashville. Not just that I fell in ...