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Rodney Atkins[edit]

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I want to get another country music GA under my belt and I think I've got something here. The article as it is seems pretty comprehensive to me, but I'd like some more feed back before I send it to GAN. Does anything need improvement?

Thanks, Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 23:38, 11 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by Sarastro

Overall, this looks like it would comfortably meet the GA criteria. My only real issue is that part of the article are a little listy, and merely give all his single releases and their chart position. But while it makes parts a bit lumpy, it is not a huge issue. I confess to never having heard of this person, and my knowledge of country music is non-existent, but everything seemed fairly clear to me. --Sarastro1 (talk) 14:50, 1 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Should it be "number one" rather than "number 1"? I prefer the former but I'm not sure if there are MOS exceptions for chart listings.

Either is acceptable, as long as the article uses only one or the other.

Second paragraph of the lead reads a little like a list of number 1 singles, and is a little too list-y for me.
I don't think the lead adequately summarises the whole article: there is no mention of his pre-2003 career and nothing on personal life or awards.

It does mention the pre-2003 career.

"His biological mother, who was 19 at the time, gave birth to him after a "traumatic first date"." Slightly misleading here: it suggests that she gave birth after the date! The source states she became pregnant after a difficult first date.
"His first adoptive parents, Charles Hutchins and Linda Weems, put him up for adoption after he developed a major respiratory infection.": Repetition of adoption; also, were they foster or adoptive parents as it seems unusual for adoptive parents to give someone up after they become ill. Even more so for this to happen twice.
As couple is plural, should it not be "couple who inquired about him were…"?
"After Margaret Atkins recovered, she called Hutchins a second time": Why would she call his first adoptive parents who, according to the article, had already returned him by this stage?

I'll have to check the Guideposts article again, but at the moment I forgot where I put it.

"During his youth, the Atkinses moved frequently": "the Atkins family" may be better here.
"He signed with Curb Records in 1996, the same week that LeAnn Rimes did." Is Rimes relevant to his career? If not, why mention her?
"Its b-side": I always assumed B-side was capitalised on every mention.
"He had also planned to release a self-titled debut album on September 17 of the same year, but it was never released.": Why? Also, although I know what it means, "self-titled debut album" here comes across as a little vague. I think "debut album" would be sufficient here.

Explained later where he says he was dissatisfied with the album.

"Hewitt also changed Atkins' style from a cowboy appearance and a vocal style similar to Roy Orbison to a more polished appearance." Repetition of appearance, and this does seem a little vague and woolly here!
"In the meantime, Atkins, Hewitt and Max T. Barnes wrote the track "Don't Think I Won't" on Mark Wills' 1998 album Wish You Were Here." Are either the singer or song significant (please pardon my ignorance!)? If so, how did they perform? The inclusion of the fact suggests it must have done well.

Because it shows that he was doing other things before his first album got out.

Should "followup" be hyphenated?
The second paragraph of "If You're Going Through Hell" is a little dense and list-y. But not a huge issue.
General: as the chart references all seem to refer to country charts, are there any releases where it is worth mentioning placement in the general music charts? If it is not worth it, no problem.

All of his Top 10 hits made the Hot 100, which is ironclad standard for country top 10 hits — should I mention at least the ones that placed in Top 40?

I don't watch peer reviews, so please leave a message at my talk page if there are any problems or questions. --Sarastro1 (talk) 14:50, 1 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Replies. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 17:59, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I would recommend giving the ones in the Top 40. As I said earlier, I think this is comfortably a GA. Sarastro1 (talk) 21:05, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]