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Kerosene [1/18]
 

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"Kerosene" (03/15/2005) Country Lambert, Miranda, Epic (USA)Personnel: Miranda Lambert (background vocals); Miranda Lambert; Mike Wrucke (guitar, banjo, keyboards, background vocals); Randy Scruggs (guitar, mandolin); Jay Joyce, Richard Bennett (guitar); Hank Singer (fiddle); Joey Huffman (keyboards); Chad Cromwell (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); Mando Saenz, Natalie Hemby, Buddy Miller (background vocals); Glenn Worf, Jim Hoke, Russ Pahl. Audio Mixer: Mike Wrucke. Recording information: OMNI Sound; Wrucke's House, Nashville, TN. Photographer: Jack Guy. Unknown Contributor Role: Jim Hoke. Many contestants on AMERICAN IDOL and similar TV shows go on to greater success, but due to their relative lack of experience, often have a hard time finding their niche. Not Miranda Lambert--when KEROSENE was released in 2005, the NASHVILLE STAR third-place winner was barely out of her teens, but she had already spent years honing her craft in bars. In addition to being a confident vocalist and strong-willed businessperson, Lambert is a crafty songwriter whose work is easily on par with that of Nashville veterans twice her age. The title track is a pounding, attitude-filled country-rocker reminiscent of John Cougar Mellencamp's "Rain on the Scarecrow." (That this diminutive young blonde woman can spit out lines like "Trade the truth for a lie/Cheatin' ain't really a crime" so convincingly is also startling.) "I Can't Be Bothered" is straight-up honky-tonk, replete with whining steel guitar, Buck Owens-worthy twangy Telecaster, and a jaunty dance beat, while "Me and Charlie Talking" is funky swamp-country of the Jerry Reed variety, albeit with lovelorn lyrics that reveal Lambert's old soul. An uncommonly accomplished debut, KEROSENE is the first outing by a genuine all-around talent.

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Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw (CD - 08/24/2004)
 

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Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw (CD - 08/24/2004)
"Live Like You Were Dying" (08/24/2004) Country McGraw, Tim, CurbPersonnel: Tim McGraw (vocals); Tim McGraw; Darren Smith (acoustic guitar); Charles Bisharette, Natalie Leggett, Sara Parkins, Armen Garabedian, Darius Campo, Susan Chatman, Berj Garabedian, Charlie Bisharat, Mario Diaz de Leon (violin); Evan Wilson, Bob Becker (viola); Suzie Katayama, Larry Corbett (cello); Jeff McMahon (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond b-3 organ, synthesizer); John Marcus (bass instrument); Dave Dunkley, David Dunkley (percussion); Chris Rodriguez, Gene Miller, Greg Barnhill, Robert Bailey, Jr. , Kim Carnes, Rodney Crowell, Steve McEwan, Vicki Hampton, Wes Hightower, Robert Bailey , Kim Fleming, Russell Terrell (background vocals); Darran Smith (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Bob Minner (acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin); Denny Hemingson (electric guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar, baritone guitar, dobro); Dean Brown (mandolin, fiddle); Billy Mason (drums); Faith Hill, Brett Warren (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Tim McGraw; Byron Gallimore. Recording information: Allaire Studios, Shokan, NY; Blackbird Studio, Nashville, TN. Author: George Washington . Photographers: Darran Smith; Dean Brown ; Mark McKenna; Tony Duran. Country superstar Tim McGraw surely needs no apologists; the Louisiana-born singer, who's racked up millions of record sales and married country diva Faith Hill, is practically a force of nature. However, there is a misconception of McGraw as just a high-gloss hat act, a notion that a close listen to LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING should dispel. For one thing, while almost all of his peers record with the same pool of Nashville studio hotshots, McGraw continues to work with his longtime band, the Dancehall Doctors. Additionally, progressive-country cult heroes Bruce Robison and Rodney Crowell are among the songwriters tapped for material here. Most importantly, at a time when most mainstream country artists are compelled to pander to their audience by maintaining a "don't worry, be happy" attitude, McGraw isn't afraid to journey into darker emotional territory, often with no clear way out--see the heartbreaking "Blank Sheet of Paper," and "Open Season on My Heart." The latter song is surely one of the most powerful pieces to be found on a circa-2004 hit country album, and even though Crowell penned it (with James T. Slater), you can thank Tim McGraw for bringing it to the light of day.

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Greatest Hits by Shania Twain (CD - 11/09/2004)
 

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Greatest Hits by Shania Twain (CD - 11/09/2004)
"Greatest Hits" (11/09/2004) Country Twain, Shania, Mercury NashvillePersonnel: Shania Twain (background vocals); Shania Twain (vocals); Mark McGrath, Billy Currington (vocals); Brent Mason (guitar, electric guitar); John Willis (acoustic guitar, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin); Michael Thompson (electric guitar, slide guitar, E-bow, bouzouki); Billy Crain (slide guitar); B.J. Cole (dobro); Terry McMillan (harp, harmonica, cowbells); Jonathan Yudkin (mandolin, violin, fiddle, cello); Glen Duncan, Larry Franklin, Rob Hajacos, Aubrey Haynie, Stuart Duncan, Joe Spivey (fiddle); David Hamilton , Irish Film Orchestra, Carl Marsh (strings); Joey Miskulin (accordion); Arthur Stead (piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ); John Barlow Jarvis (piano, Wurlitzer organ); Matt Rollings, Michael Omartian (piano); John Hobbs (organ, Wurlitzer organ); Arthur Stead (organ); Joe Chemay (electric bass, bass guitar, fretless bass); Diamond Duggal, Simon Duggal (percussion); Olle Romo (programming); Dan Huff (guitar, electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar, wah-wah guitar, electric sitar, talk box, 6-string bass, sound effects); Biff Watson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, nylon-string guitar); Larry Byrom (acoustic guitar, slide guitar); Nashville String Machine (strings); Paul Leim (drums, percussion); Robert John "Mutt" Lange (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Michel Gallone; Lynn Peterzell; Mike Shipley; Steve McMillan. Recording information: A.R.P. Track Productions, St. Anne Des Lacs, Quebec, Ca; Battery Studios, Nashville, TN; Compass Point Studios, Nassau, The Bahamas; Emerald Sound Studios, Nashville, TN; GBT Studio, Nashville, TN; Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Javelina Recording Studios, Nashville, TN; Masterfonics Tracking Room, Nashville, TN; Officine Meccaniche Next Recording Studios, Milan, Ital; Recording Arts, Nashville, Yn; Seven Studios, Mamaroneck, NY; Seventeen Grand Recording, Nashville, TN; Sound Stage Studio, Nashville, TN; Windmill Lane Recording Studio, Dublin, Ireland. Arranger: Robert John "Mutt" Lange. With the help of her husband, "Mutt" Lange, a legendary producer who helmed mammoth hits by AC/DC and Def Leppard, Canadian songstress Shania Twain developed a highly commercial style of country-tinged pop music that helped her become one of the biggest stars in America. Though GREATEST HITS doesn't include the two major singles from her 1993 self-titled debut, Twain has released so many hits that the 21-track disc is still overflowing with familiar chart-busters. Listening to these ubiquitous songs all in one stretch will leave listeners awed at the breadth of Twain and Lange's incredible talent for catchy pop ditties that sound cutting-edge while still retaining that ever-important hint of Nashville twang. In fact, though laced with the usual fiddles and steel guitars, many songs end up recalling ABBA and the Cars as much as anything south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Of course, the main attraction is always Twain's smoothly sensual voice, which has won over millions of fans worldwide.

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Greatest Hits by Lorrie Morgan (CD - 06/27/1995)
 

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Greatest Hits by Lorrie Morgan (CD - 06/27/1995)
"Greatest Hits" (06/27/1995) Country Morgan, Lorrie, BNAPersonnel: Lorrie Morgan, Keith Whitley (vocals); Larry Byrom (acoustic guitar); Dann Huff (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Glen Duncan, John Hobbs (piano); Lee Sklar, Glenn Worf (bass); Paul Leim (drums); Jana King, Curtis Young, Curtis Wright (background vocals). Producers: Barry Beckett, Richard Landis, James Stroud, Blake Mevis. Compilation producer: James Stroud. Recorded between 1988 and 1995. A Tammy Wynette for the 1990s, Lorrie Morgan spends half her time wishing for her man back and the other half telling him she ain't taking him back no matter what he does. To wit, this first-rate collection of country singles opens with her suitcase packed, her taxi on the way, and Morgan telling her man, "You've got five minutes/To figure it out." One song later, she's kicking herself in the heart for ever letting him go. Jump ahead two years to song three, and she just about is Tammy Wynette--all painted up and singing a sprightly two-step about how after he left, "I learned a couple of new dances/Cast a couple of glances/I'm on a big roll now." One more song and, poof, she can't even imagine herself without him. This is the classic struggle of all styles of girl-pop, and what makes the difference are a voice you can believe and songs that snap. Morgan has both. Her voice is seductive and girlish, and, like Wynette's, sounds oddly right singing both painful ballads and spunky country-rockers. "Something In Red" is a true tear-jerker, a dramatically orchestrated ballad about a woman trying to seduce her loveless husband, and Morgan gives it the aura of a classic torch song. "Except For Monday," on the other hand, is a rocking celebration of freedom--your good girl has gone bad and she's never coming back--and Morgan is no less convincing there. The three new songs on GREATEST HITS trace a sort of mini-history of girl-pop, showing off the great flexibility of current country music. "Back In Your Arms Again" is an innocent want-you-back pop number that could have come out of the Brill Building in the early '60s. "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" has the breezy confidence of modern country-rock, and "Standing Tall" is clouded in the dark shadows of a vintage Patsy Cline ballad.

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Live by Waddie Mitchell (CD - 07/27/2004)
 

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Live by Waddie Mitchell (CD - 07/27/2004)
"Live" (07/27/2004) Country Mitchell, Waddie, Dualtone Music Group Inc.Personnel: Waddie Mitchell (spoken vocals); Don Edwards (vocals, guitar, banjo); Rich O'Brien (guitar, banjo); Norman Blake (guitar, mandolin, fiddle). Recorded live at the Warehouse Theatre, Colorado Springs, Colorado on September 10 & 11, 1997. Includes liner notes by Don Edwards. Personnel: Waddie Mitchell (spoken vocals); Don Edwards (vocals, guitar, banjo); Rich O'Brien (guitar, banjo); Norman Blake (guitar, mandolin, fiddle). Liner Note Author: Don Edwards.

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Best Of Dan Seals (Capitol) [8/2]
 

Best Of Dan Seals (Capitol) [8/2]

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Best Of Dan Seals (Capitol) [8/2]
"The Best of Dan Seals [Capitol]" (08/02/2005) Country Seals, Dan, Capitol/EMI RecordsPhotographer: Mark Tucker . Capitol's 2005 release The Best of Dan Seals is a repackaging of the 1987 Liberty release of the same name. Although this doesn't contain all of his hits, it does have 11 of Seals' biggest contemporary country hits from the mid- and late '80s, including the number one singles "Three Time Loser," "You Still Move Me," "Bop," "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)," "Meet Me in Montana," "I Will Be There," and "One Friend." While it could be a little more comprehensive -- and it's hard not to think that the label could have expanded it a little bit for this reissue -- this compilation remains the best retrospective available of Seals' hitmaking prime. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine The Best of Dan Seals contains 11 of Seals' smooth contemporary country hits from the mid- and late '80s, including the number one singles "Three Time Loser," "You Still Move Me," "Bop," "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)," "Meet Me in Montana," "I Will Be There" and "One Friend." A couple of hits are missing, yet every truly essential item is here, making it the best retrospective of Seals' hit-making peak. ~ Thom Owens Capitol's 2005 release The Best of Dan Seals is a repackaging of the 1987 Liberty release of the same name. Although this doesn't contain all of his hits, it does have 11 of Seals' biggest contemporary country hits from the mid- and late '80s, including the number one singles "Three Time Loser," "You Still Move Me," "Bop," "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)," "Meet Me in Montana," "I Will Be There," and "One Friend." While it could be a little more comprehensive -- and it's hard not to think that the label could have expanded it a little bit for this reissue -- this compilation remains the best retrospective available of Seals' hitmaking prime. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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