Jason Aldean's debut album is a country-music triumph, and maybe that's because he's been working toward it, quite literally, all his life. The Georgia native was listening to country music before he could talk. He was going to country concerts by the time he was in grade school. He was playing guitar before he reached his teens and was performing country music professionally while he was a junior-high student. In retrospect, his move to Nashville was inevitable and recording was his destiny.

Jason's voice has the burnished glow of a seasoned honky-tonker. His songwriting skills have attracted some of the greatest collaborators on Music Row. He's a proven entertainer and a dynamic personality. Even so, the creation of this debut disc has been a struggle. Like the old saying goes, the darkest hour is just before dawn.