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There are scores of Nashville songwriters who could build a career on writing tunes for the likes of Kathy Mattea, Pam Tillis, Chely Wright, and Patty Loveless. Not content to stop there, singer/songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson embarked on a ... Full Descriptionperforming career of her own after having her work recorded by the aforementioned artists and numerous others. Johnson's second full-length release, DRESS REHEARSAL, sounds fully on par with the Pam Tillises and Chely Wrights of the world. Like them, she retains enough of a twang to remind listeners of her country roots, but has more than a passing familiarity with popwise production. Johnson seems as comfortable with the acoustic picking at the heart of "Simple Life" as she does with the soaring melodies and anthemic, power-ballad feel of "We Talked." Neither a Shania-copping diva wannabe nor a self-consciously "authentic" neo-traditionalist, Johnson comfortably strolls down the middle of a country road, and many are sure to accompany her on the trip.
Personnel: Carolyn Dawn Johnson (vocals, acoustic guitar); Dann Huff (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dobro); Gordon Kennedy (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, sitar, background vocals); Keith Urban (acoustic guitar, background vocals); John Willis (acoustic guitar); J.T. Corenflos (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar, dobro); Bruce Bouton (steel guitar); Jonathan Yudkin (mandolin, violin, fiddle, viola, cello); Jim Hoke (harmonica, accordion, Jew's harp); Tim Akers, Steve Nathan (keyboards); Glenn Worf (bass guitar); John Robinson (drums, percussion); Greg Morrow, Matt Chamberlain (drums); Erik Darken (percussion); Amy Grant, Steve Mandile, Wes Hightower (background vocals).
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Hide Description Dress Rehearsal Music | List Price | $20.98 (You save $5.79) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Country CDs, Contemporary Country, Enhanced CD | | Label | Arista Nashville | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  30651  | | CD Universe Part number | 6713248 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 04, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Dann Huff; Carolyn Dawn Johnson | | Personnel | Paul Franklin - steel guitar, dobro
Eric Darken - percussion
Eric Darken - percussion
Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Steve Nathan - keyboards
Greg Morrow
Dann Huff - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dobro
Wes Hightower - background vocals
Jonathan Yudkin - mandolin, violin, fiddle, viola, cello
John Robinson - drums, percussion
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Carolyn Dawn Johnson Dress Rehearsal Songs Dress Rehearsal Music Review Purchase Dress Rehearsal CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Sara Evans Restless CD (2003)
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While Sara Evans hasn't assimilated the rock-pop influence into her contemporary country sound to the same bold degree as someone like Shania Twain, she's certainly informed by those sensibilities. There are plenty of rootsy touches to the arrangements here to remind us that this is Nashville, not Hollywood, but the predominance of power ballads and the quality of Evans's big, belting voice suggest what might have happened if Pat Benatar had been a country girl. One can't help wondering, for instance, how conscious the lyrical nod to the Allman Brothers' "Ramblin' Man" might be in Evans's "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus." And once you've sunk your teeth into a big, juicy ...
| | Julie Roberts CD (2004)
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Julie Roberts's bio reads like a classic success story; while working as a secretary for a Mercury Records bigwig, the singer honed her craft at night, never letting her boss become aware of her show biz aspirations. That same boss ended up signing her to a lucrative record deal, and after listening to Roberts's self-titled debut, it's easy to see why. Possessing a voice that naturally exudes melancholy soul, the South Carolina native wisely chooses material to match, foregoing lighter Nashville fare in favor of more serious songs. Often sounding like ...
| | Gretchen Wilson Here For The Party CD (2004)
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In the tradition of singers such as Wanda Jackson and Tanya Tucker comes Gretchen Wilson, a self-proclaimed hard-living trailer-park inhabitant with country-rock attitude to spare. The pleasant surprise with Wilson is that, in stark contrast to the streamlined country-pop of Shania Twain and Faith Hill, she doesn't mind getting a bit dirty (musically or otherwise). Though her grassroots ethos clearly plays into her success, it's not a pose: Wilson means what she says, and her country twang, mixed with roots and mainstream rock, packs a punch.
HERE FOR THE PARTY alternates between songs about rural, working-class nightlife (particularly Wilson's love of cowboys, whiskey, and, of course, country music) and its trials and tribulations (romantic heartache and spiritual struggle). The runaway single, "Redneck Woman," waves the banner of the "four-wheel-drive tailgate" and standing "barefoot in my own front yard with a baby on my hip." But where the anthemic choruses of songs such as "Here for the Party" are all bravado, "Holdin' You" and "The Bed" show the vulnerability ...
| | Shedaisy Sweet Right Here CD (2004)
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The third album from the Osborn sisters from Utah (or fourth if you count their 2000 Christmas record, BRAND NEW YEAR) is the epitome of impeccably written, recorded, and executed modern country pop. From the sunnily sexy "Passenger Seat" and the equally accessible "5432 Run" to the tight harmonies of "Borrowed Home," Shedaisy's blend of hard-nosed realism and lively optimism blends the heritage of Loretta Lynn with the 21st-century outlook of a cleaner-cut SEX AND THE CITY.
The cheerily ...
| | Chely Wright Metropolitan Hotel CD (2005)
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