ista ▁gave ▁the ▁album ▁a ▁positive ▁review ▁stating ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁" sing er ▁and ▁song writer ▁[ Bar low ] ▁demonstr ates ▁his ▁potential ▁as ▁a ▁successful ▁solo ▁artist ▁on ▁Open ▁Road . ▁The ▁album ▁shows ▁a ▁divers ity ▁of ▁musical ▁styles , ▁many ▁ac oust ic - based ▁tracks , ▁a ▁few ▁ha un ting ▁ball ads ▁and ▁some ▁sc int ill ating ▁up - tem po ▁dance ▁numbers ." ▁Rod el ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁state ▁that ▁" on ▁the ▁title ▁track , ▁" Open ▁Road ," ▁Gary ' s ▁brilliant ▁song writing ▁ab ilities ▁are ▁show c ased ▁in ▁all ▁its ▁glory . ▁A ▁song ▁that ▁he ▁wrote ▁at ▁the ▁young ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 , ▁" Open ▁Road " ▁reve als ▁Gary ' s ▁journey ▁through ▁life ▁[ making ▁it ] ▁perhaps ▁the ▁best ▁song ▁on ▁Gary ' s ▁debut ▁album ." ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁European ▁edition ▁ ▁US ▁edition ▁▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁sign ifies ▁an ▁additional ▁producer ▁ ▁sign ifies ▁a ▁rem ix er ▁ ▁sign ifies ▁a ▁co - produ cer ▁ ▁Ch arts ▁ ▁Week ly ▁charts ▁ ▁Year - end ▁charts ▁ ▁Cert ifications ▁and ▁sales ▁ ▁Person nel ▁Cred its ▁for ▁Open ▁Road ▁adapted ▁from ▁All Music . ▁ ▁Gary ▁Bar low ▁- ▁Compos er , ▁P iano , ▁Primary ▁Art ist , ▁Produ cer , ▁V oc als ▁( Background ) ▁Ab solute ▁- ▁Mix ing , ▁Multi ▁Inst ru ments , ▁Produ cer ▁Walter ▁Af anas ie ff ▁- ▁Bass