What the …. Redux Album

In the ten years since the “What the ….” album was released in 2015, quite a lot happened: Many tracks from the original album were reimagined for movie or television soundtracks, putting award-winning producer Brian Walton on the shortlist for a Grammy. Most of the tracks have reached or exceeded gold-selling status, and still appear on international charts.

While touring for the US Army’s 250th Anniversary in 2025, a fan approached Brian about releasing a new album. It was the middle of the touring season, and Brian had neither the time nor the material for a full album. But he had many reimagined tracks that, at the time, had only been heard in movie theaters and on TV. So between gigs, Brian hid in his studio and put the finishing touches on “What the …. (Redux)” album, which hit stores just in time for the 10th Anniversary of the original 2015 release.

While many tracks on the “What the …. (Redux)” album benefited from the new production techniques Brian had developed since 2015, others were re-recorded with different instruments and styles altogether, making them essentially brand new. Hence the “Redux” classification. This achieved the goal of celebrating the original album’s 10th anniversary while still dropping “new” tracks for fans. And those “new” tracks didn’t slouch on the charts either. Bolstered by instant recognition in big-screen productions like “Wish” and “The Mandalorian”, the album shot up the international charts and hit the top 100 in just a few short weeks.

The original “What the ….” came about when in a career-defining pivot from the Nashville country scene, Brian Walton reinvented himself in the mid-2000s as a formidable blues-rock force. He artfully repurposed his extensive soundtrack and jingle catalog into a blues-infused collection that highlights his award-winning guitar prowess and seasoned vocals. Bolstered by pioneering, patented digitization techniques and a playful creative spirit inspired by his side cover band, the record topped the charts and has stayed there ever since.

“What the …Redux” was produced and performed by Brian Walton at Capitol Studios Hollywood for Blue Rhino Records. Distributed by Sony Entertainment. ℗© 2025 Walton International Business Group LLC. Brian Walton appears courtesy of K&P Enterprises.

Record Label: Blue Rhino Records/Musty Dungeon Studios
Distributor: Sony Entertainment
Producer: Brian Walton ASE
Composer: Brian Walton ASCAP/MPA
Release date: August 15, 2015
ASCAP: 913524246
UPC: 701496802917

What the Hell ISRC: USDY41581639
I Love My Truck ISRC: USDY41581640
Black Widow ISRC: USDY41581641
Made in the Shade (Redux) ISRC: USDY41581642
A Good Fool Is Hard to Find ISRC: USDY41581643
Wear Them Blues ISRC: USDY41581644
From the Road Again ISRC: USDY41581645
Feels Like ISRC: USDY41581646
Fly Higher ISRC: USDY41581647
Watch That Girl Go ISRC: USDY41581648
Where the Dirt Road Ends ISRC: USDY41581649

1. What the Hell – 04:04

With a plea of redemption
A sad look on my face
When I’m in hot water
When I’ve fallen from Grace
When the tables have turned
And I’ve lost the rat race
I look all around me
And I stand in disgrace

Minding my own business
Doing nothing wrong
When out of nowhere
I saw it coming on strong
She rounded the corner
And it wouldn’t be long
Before peace all around me
Was three ways from gone

Aw What the Hell
In the dog house again
Aw What the Hell
I’m guilty of a sin
When I’m in hot water
Gotta take it on the chin
But at least in Hell, Babe
The devil will make amends

I begged for forgiveness
knowing my own fate
I bowed in remission
But it really was too late
It was a pitiful sight
And she didn’t take the bait
And I knew it was over
I’d have to play it straight

Now I love my woman
And that ain’t no lie
But when I get that look, Man
I want to crumble up and die
Well there’s no place on Earth
That money can buy
To ease her wraith Baby
Just kiss your ass goodbye

Aw What the Hell
In the dog house again
Aw What the Hell
I’m guilty of a sin
When I’m in hot water
Gotta take it on the chin
But at least in Hell, Babe
The devil will make amends

2. I Love My Truck – 03:27

The window rolled down, the tunes turned up
Heading to the lake just to party it up
Stopped off to get some ice cold beer
Threw down some bills and I’m outta here
Me and my buds never get enough
Of those long legged girls a’strutting their stuff
There’s a prime spot down on the beach
That only four wheel drive can reach

You just really have to understand… I love my truck

Well, my girlfriend, she left this week
I can tell you friend I’m willing to seek
Baby blue eyes long blond hair
Nice long legs a fine derriere
To spend a little time in the seat of my cab
To run her fingers along the dash
To scoot her butt on across the seat
To the driver’s side where our lips will meet

You just really have to understand… I love my truck

A four-inch lift and chrome steel wheels
The king of all automobiles
You can tell by the crowd it draws
A chick magnet if ever there was
Drop the tailgate at a football game
And it’s instant party and acclaim
The rumble it makes going down the road
Makes your heart beat stronger wherever you go

You just really have to understand… I love my truck

A fuel-injected Hemi V8
A custom lighted license plate
A two-tiered mounted shotgun rack
With a rebel flag hanging in the back
A four-inch lift and chrome steel wheels
The king of all automobiles
You can tell by the crowd it draws
A chick magnet if ever there was
Drop the tailgate at a football game
And it’s instant party and acclaim
The rumble it makes going down the road
Makes your heart beat stronger wherever you go

You just really have to understand… I love my truck

3. Black Widow – 03:58

You lie. She lies. It’s all part of the game.
You walk across the room. It’s just a taste of the same.
She licks her lips and grinds her hips. You forget what to say.
You beg for more, move towards the door and let her lead the way.

She’s a black widow with an angel’s face. And she’s out on the prowl
A hard bitch in leather and lace. Yeah, she’ll get you somehow.
You rock her world, then she unfurls her sweet disguise.
You hesitate, and it’s too late. And another one dies.

She walks the street. She’s so petite. Boys look where she goes.
One pulls aside. She jumps inside. And away they go.
You find a place, A change of pace, to get her out of those clothes.
You realize she can tantalize, much more than you know.

She’s a black widow with an angel’s face. And she’s out on the prowl
A hard bitch in leather and lace. Yeah, she’ll get you somehow.
You rock her world, then she unfurls her sweet disguise.
You hesitate, and it’s too late. And another one dies.

4. Made in the Shade (Redux) – 03:15

I got an old pair of Dingo’s on and a worn-out Stetson hat
A faded pair of Levi’s on and dark shades on at that.

I got it made in the Shade …and we gonna roll right over you

I gotta quarter in the jukebox. It’s playing them East Texas blues
I got a bottle of “comfort” at the bar and a lady who knows what to do.

I got it made in the Shade …and we gonna roll right over you

Well I’m down at the Honk-Tonk just a-having a real good time.
Throwing back some 90 proof and having a real good time.
I got some friends in the corner. Yeah, we close this bar every night.
And when a stranger comes, well then I tell ya friend we always end up treating them right.

I got it made in the Shade …and we gonna roll right over you

Well I’m down at the Honk-Tonk just a-having a real good time.
Throwing back some 90 proof and having a real good time.
I got some friends in the corner. Yeah, we close this bar every night.
And when a stranger comes, well then I tell ya friend we always end up treating them right.

I got it made in the Shade …and we gonna roll right over you

5. A Good Fool Is Hard To Find – 04:39

My baby came home last night
And she looked at me real cool
She said, “Brian, you ain’t nothin’ but an overgrown fool,
I’m gonna leave you, gonna leave you behind.”
I said, “Baby I’m gonna tell you, that a good fool is hard to find.”

Now, baby, if you leave me, it would hurt me to my soul
I just can’t understand why baby, any woman could be so cold
But a good fool, a good fool, is hard to find
Take a lesson from me, baby
A good fool is hard to find

The last time you left me, I didn’t have much to lose
You left me with nothin’, woman
But a pair of thin-sole shoes
But a good fool, a good fool is hard to find
Take a lesson from me, baby
A good fool is hard to find

Now listen to me baby, I think you should be told
When they made yo’ daddy
Somebody went an broke the mold
A good fool, a good fool is hard to find
You take the lesson from me, woman
A good fool is hard to find

6. Wear Them Blues – 04:17

Watching the game on widescreen. Turned my head to look and see
There was a Ruckus at the bar. Thought to myself, “What could this be”
Three little girls were screaming “Yee Haw”
Swinging and chugging their drinks as they came in
All those old boys suck it in whenever those girls put on them blues

Darts go flying every which way. And pool cues hit the floor
Old boys praying for one more day. As the bar man starts to pour
A little bit of that liquid “He Man”
You know the kind that puts hair on your chest
All my boys with their mouth wide open eyeing them girls wearing them blues

City boys and Rednecks
All get lost in those low cut jeans
Bouncy little tramp stamps
Just makes it better if you know what I mean
Lord, that girl knows how to wear the blues.

City boys and Rednecks
All get lost in those low cut jeans
Bouncy little tramp stamps
Just makes it better if you know what I mean
Lord, that girl knows how to wear the blues.

7. From the Road Again – 04:52

I’m a little bit crazy, because I’m a Rambling Man. Out on the road, doing the best I can
I’m not one for a daytime job, and I’m a bit of a slob anyway

Here’s one from the road again, sending my love, wishing you all the best
I’m good as I always am, doing my job, missing you all the same

Colorado’s kind of hot this time of year, and I miss you dear every day
Just one more stop and I’ll be right home. And you won’t be alone. And I’ll stay

Here’s one from the road again, sending my love, wishing you all the best
I’m good as I always am, doing my job, missing you all the same

8. Feels Like – 03:01

It’s quitting time, the time clock rings
Time to close up, get out and grab my things
The weekend’s started, been dreaming the whole day through
Of all the things I’m gonna do.

It’s about time I got out of this place
To wind down and set a different pace
To get some peace from this crazy world around me
Time to find some harmony

And it feels like a drink of water
And it feels like fresh spring breeze
No more worries. ‘Cause the workday’s done
I feel like dancing in the pouring rain

So I packed my bags and locked the door
Turned my back on the place I was before
Looking forward now to what I might see
Off to make reality

Hopped in my car and turned the radio on
Threw it in gear and in seconds I was gone
Out on the highway of dreams and destiny
Riding away into new country

And it feels like a drink of water
And it feels like fresh spring breeze
No more worries. ‘Cause the workday’s done
I feel like dancing in the pouring rain

Bridge:
It’s about time to leave behind these tired and worn out dreams
Time to take it in stride by clearing my mind of all those messed up things
Yeah. No more goddamned schemes

And it feels like a drink of water
And it feels like fresh spring breeze
No more worries. ‘Cause the workday’s done
I feel like dancing in the pouring rain

9. Fly Higher – 05:34

An old dirt road and pickup up truck
I’m a half hour late to pick her up
Her Daddy’s standing in the doorway
As I stutter out dumb things to say

He smiles at me and goes inside
And presents to me, my future bride
With her Pony tails and polka dot dress
She lit up the room, and I sure felt blessed

So, we drove on down to the tasty freeze
And ate ice cream ‘neath the apple trees
There we stole our very first kiss
And I thought, there ain’t nothing better than this

I wanted to…

Fly higher than the mountains
High enough to rope the moon
And I hope, and I pray
Every night, every day
That I can fly high again with you.

Ten years on, same old pickup truck
I’m late again to pick her up
I grab the bag that’s in the doorway
The Baby’s due any second is what she says

So, we tear on down that old dirt road
And she holds my hand as we rode
She turns to me and says I love you
And I smile and say I love you too

A few hours later and she was here
Her beautiful face made me shed a tear
Showed her to our family in the hall
And charmed the pants off of them all

I wanted to…

Fly higher than the mountains
High enough to rope the moon
And I hope, and I pray
Every night, every day
That I can fly high again with you.

Sitting here in our pickup truck
Our little girl, our buttercup
Nothing in this world could make us more proud
Then hearing her sing her song out loud

It went from diapers to climbing trees
Teddy bears and scraped up knees
Bedtime kisses on her forehead
Carrying her up and tucking her in bed

Now it’s pony tails and a polka dot dress
And stuttering boys all a mess
Grandpa smiles and goes inside
And I follow him in full of pride

I wanted to…

Fly higher than the mountains
High enough to rope the moon
And I hope, and I pray
Every night, every day
That I can fly high again with you.

10. Watch That Girl Go – 03:01

Well it’s a steaming hot Friday night, I’m ready to go
All dressed up to take my Babe to the Show
I was just out the door there went the telephone line
She said “If you’re gonna get here, better be here on time”
So I jumped in my truck and threw it into drive
Pulled to her house and thought “Man alive!”

I said Whoo-Hoo Man overboard just went for a dive
Whoo-Hoo Here comes that girl, and I’m barely alive
She’s got me shakin’ and a stuttering
Sweating like nothing
Got me tickled down to my toes.
Madonna ain’t nothing on her.
Just watch that girl go.

Well as she oozed into the I picked my eyes off the floor
Every move calculated, closing the front doors
She had a tight top on and tighter blue jeans
I thought “Give it up to me girl, give it up to me please”
She pushed back her hair with her fingertips
Rubbed her tongue across her red ruby lips

I said Whoo-Hoo Man overboard just went for a dive
Whoo-Hoo Here comes that girl, and I’m barely alive
She’s got me shakin’ and a stuttering
Sweating like nothing
Got me tickled down to my toes.
Madonna ain’t nothing on her.
Just watch that girl go.

11. Where the Dirt Road Ends – 03:52

Out back where the cherry trees grow
That’s where I used to go
With my friends and Mary Jane
Telling old jokes and skipping rocks
Drinking beer at the end of the docks
Man them good times they kept me sane

When the sun set then we’d build a fire
Tell ghost stories until we were tired
Then she and I’d go home hand in hand

Out there where the water is blue
We’d find a ton to do
And we had fun, I can tell you, man

Now it’s all a part of my past
A memory that forever lasts
Just kicking it back down at the lake

Where the dirt road ends

Years later I’ve got a 9 to 5
with Honey-Do’s and a truck to drive
A 2-car garage and kids in school
Mary and I became Man and Wife
and settled on the quiet life
But when we’re looking for something to do

She’ll jump in close on the seat of my truck
And we’ll beat the traffic if we’ve got any luck
A 2 hour drive and then we’re there

Out there where the water is blue
We find a ton to do
And we have fun, I can tell you, man

Skinny dipping in the moonlight
and making love until the early light
Down at the lake where the dirt road ends

Out there where the water is blue
We find a ton to do
And we have fun, I can tell you, Man

Clean air and the love of my wife
I tell ya Man that’s a Hell of a life
Dipping our feet down at the lake

Where the dirt road ends
Where the dirt road ends
Where the dirt road ends

Digging our toes in the beach sand
Watching her laugh while I do a headstand

Where the dirt road ends
Where the dirt road ends

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