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Genre:
Country
Release Date: 03/14/2006
More than ever,
SHeDAISY occupies the middle ground between
contemporary country and rootsy adult
pop on
Fortuneteller's Melody, walking the fine line that separates
Shania Twain and
Sheryl Crow. As a matter of fact,
Crow co-wrote two of the songs on
Fortuneteller's Melody, which gives a good indication of where the hearts of the Osborn sisters lie on their fourth album. This is music that's
country in marketing and name; if judged by sound, it's much closer to the bright, sunny
pop of
Crow's
C'Mon, C'Mon than it is to
Gretchen Wilson,
Miranda Lambert, or even
Shania at her poppiest. What's nice about this album is that
SHeDAISY doesn't try to run away from their
pop inclinations -- they embrace them, from the
hard rock guitars that push
"Kickin' In" along to the sweet, surging
pop of the opening pair of
"23 Days" and
"Whatever It Takes." Although this record is not without its missteps, most egregiously on
Jann Arden's
"God Bless the American Housewife," which is too cute and calculating, there's no denying that this is not only the most comfortable and confident the trio has been on record, but it's also their most consistent set of songs. This is due to
Kristyn Osborn, who co-writes all but one of the album's 12 songs with a variety of professional writers (the aforementioned
"God Bless" is the only one she didn't pen), and she's wound up with a set that's both varied and solid, and
SHeDAISY's best record yet. It may be too
pop for some
country fans, but for those who found
Sheryl Crow's
Wildflower a tad too subdued, this might be the follow-up to
C'Mon, C'Mon they longed to hear.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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