Crowell has long been known for being a prolific song writer and a prominent producer and this album does nothing but solidify that label. "Still Learning How to Fly" is nothing but well written and musically, with Jerry Douglas on Dobro, it is amazing. "Earthbound" resonates deep as Crowell sings about not being ready to leave this Earth just yet, while Bela Fleck adds banjo to the track that creates an angelic, ethereal quality to the song. This album is self exposing to the point where we, the listener, are almost made to feel uncomfortable. As if we are peeping Toms, discovering too much about a man. Yet you just cannot stop listening and wanting to uncover even more. "Adam's Song" is perhaps my favorite. I read in a publication recently that he wrote it for a friend who's son, Adam, died at a young age and Crowell sang it at the boy's funeral. It is moving to the core. Striped down and simple in it's arrangement. "We don't want to say good bye. We don't want to feel that empty"... for anyone who has ever lost a loved one, this strikes deep at the heart. Just Crowell's voice and an acoustic guitar are enough to carry any album, but add Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings, Kim Richey, John Cowan and a cast of some of the finest musicians and you have a record worthy of much acclaim. I thought it did not get any better than Crowell's last album, The Houston Kid, but I have been proven wrong. Buy this record.