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All rights reserved.Greatest Hits - Morgan, Lorrie (CD 1995)
| Track Listing 1. Five Minutes 2. Dear Me 3. Except For Monday 4. Picture of Me, A (Without You) 5. Watch Me 6. Something in Red 7. Back in Your Arms Again - (previously unreleased) 8. I Didn't Know My Own Strength - (previously unreleased) 9. Standing Tall - (previously unreleased) 10. What Part of No 11. 'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose - (with Keith Whitley)
Album Notes Personnel: 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. Editorial Reviews Entertainment Weekly (07/14/1995) Entertainment Weekly (07/14/1995) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||
  Are you in the mood?Review created: 11/09/00 by: DebReid -- a member of Epinions  Pros: 11 great songs Cons: nothing One question I have to ask before you listen to this CD is are you in the mood for a strong, powerful voice? Are you in the mood for songs mainly about a woman going after what she wants? Are you in the mood for songs about an independent person? Okay, I'll admit that was way more than one question. But I do feel all of those things when listening to this album. On it are 11 of what I consider to be some of Lorrie best songs. I guess that's why it's called a greatest hits huh? Songs on this album are these: 1.Five Minutes 2.Dear Me 3.Except For Monday 4.A Picture Of Me (Without You) 5.Watch Me 6.Something In Red 7.Back In Your Arms Again 8.I Didn't Know My Own Strength 9.Standing Tall 10.What Part Of No 11.Til A Tear Becomes A Rose My all time favorite song is Something In Red. A song that leads through the courtship and life of a woman in love. Another really powerful song on the album is Til A Tear Becomes A Rose. This song is a duet with Lorrie's late husband Keith Whitley. I find myself listening to this CD whenever I need a pick me up. Usually during cleaning. Also when my husband has upset me in some way and I feel the need to sing along with a pro woman woman message. Lorrie has been in the country music business for a long time and I can say her work just gets better and better. This album will give you some of her best. If you don't like country music than I would say don't buy this album. I don't think it's a good middle of the road between pop and country. Shania Twain or maybe even Faith Hill would be a good choice. But for good, soul moving country, this is the one for you. Review ID: 10000000000242862 Epinions.com ratings are not included in the item's average rating. Links in this review may have been removed. |
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