Track Listing
1. Paint and Pillows
2. Smile
3. Too Damn Young
4. Men & Mascara
5. First to Never Know
6. Chasin' Whiskey
7. Bridge That's Burning, A
8. Girl Next Door
9. Lonely Alone
10. That Ain't a Crime
11. Mama Don't Cry
12. All I Want Is You - (Bonus Track)
| Details | | Producer: | Byron Gallimore, James Stroud | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
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Personnel: B. James Lowry (acoustic guitar, resonator guitar); Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar, banjo); Tom Bukavac, Jeff King (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (slide guitar, steel guitar, dobro); Aubrey Haynie (mandolin, fiddle); Steve Nathan (piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer); David Hungate, Glenn Worf, Mike Brignardello (bass guitar); Lonnie Wilson (drums, percussion, loops); Paul Leim (drums).
On her second album, Nashville starlet Julie Roberts writes or co-writes nearly half the songs, making MEN AND MASCARA something far different from the usual cookie-cutter Music Row product. Much like Shelby Lynne's I AM SHELBY LYNNE, MEN AND MASCARA has the feel of autobiography; even those songs that don't have Roberts's byline fit into a loose narrative of broken hearts and late, lonely nights. The songs detail a string of bad relationships typified by the chorus of the title track and first single: "Men and mascara always run." Musically, the album shows an affinity with both the new honky-tonk spirit embodied by Gretchen Wilson and the folkie simplicity of Jo Dee Messina, while Roberts sings wistfully over even the most roadhouse-ready tunes.
Editorial Reviews
Populated mostly with midtempo country-pop tracks and a few wistful ballads, it's an appealingly low-key offering...
No Depression
Roberts souls like she's really lived every romantic near-death experience here. -- Grade: B+
Entertainment Weekly
3.5 stars out of 5 -- She's best on ballads with sweeping choruses and deep, romantic undertow...
Rolling Stone
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