Santa Monica Mirror Review January 23, 2001 by Tony Peyser
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Dayton’s from Texas and mixes up the alt-country with the traditional country. Whichever side of the country fence you pull your boots up on, there’s something here for you. Take your pick from the honky tonk romance of “I Dream Too” to the Tex-Mex “Heartbreak California” which features accordion king Flaco Jimenez. (When somebody of Jimenez’s stature shows up —- hell, The Dixie Chicks even sing back-up on another track —- you know what kind of respect Dayton commands.) The album closer, “Roses Ain’t Enough,” is a stunner, with great piano by veteran session man Floyd Domino and some sensational twangy guitar by Dayton, in addition to his rock-the-roof vocal.