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Mixed or average reviews- based on 136 Ratings
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Positive: 79 out of 136
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Mixed: 4 out of 136
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Oct 26, 2013
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Sep 2, 2015Carrie Underwood is a monster of singer and this album, as Some Hearts, is the proof. Carnival Ride is my second Carrie favourite album (behind Some Hearts). Every song is fantastic, every song has a deep meaning at it and every song has the classical catchy country sound!
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Aug 18, 2014I think her first album is the best but then again they're all very good albums...never get tired of her voice...She can do anything with her voice whether it be soft..
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Nov 24, 2016The amazing vocalist and songwriter Carrie Underwood ,winner of season 4 of American Idol, comes back with another hit album (Carnival Ride). She does amazing on tracks like Wheel of the World, Just a Dream, So Small, and Last Name as well as her cover of the amazing song I Told you So ,originally written and performed by country legend Randy Travis,. Carrie Underwood never disappoints.
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May 16, 2018Filled with beautiful and deep ballads that go to more lively music, Carrie follows the quality standard of her previous album.
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ShawnFOct 27, 2007Even better than the first. So many songs on this great CD could be singles. Good job Carrie!
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AndyTOct 28, 2007A really good album. Much stronger and better than her first. Carrie's shows vocally what she can do, and there's a lot more she does in this album. Unfortunately, as good a album as this is, it is unoriginal and not very adventurous, musically and songwise. It's almost as if this is an extension to her first album.
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Dustins.Nov 1, 2007I love it Carrie and all of her cd's rocks i love all the songs especially: Just a dream
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MichaelN.Oct 25, 2007This is an amazing album. It might even be better than the first. My favorites are I Know You Won't and Crazy Dreams. I like to listen to every song. They are all great.
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DT.Oct 25, 2007
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GaryS.Oct 26, 2007Country album of the year 2007. This CD has something for everyone, from the traditional power ballad to the pop-country anthems. A great sophomore effort.
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MicheleDOct 27, 2007
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WilliamR.Oct 30, 2007It's great but I just wish she could've made it more personal, and different. Not like everything else you hear.
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TrentW.Oct 25, 2007No more pop sounding crap for carrie soley country
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HaileyR.Oct 26, 2007I give it a perfect 10. She has so many different kinds of songs on this album and I'm proud of her. So many artist's just make what you might call "mono-tone" kind of music. Her lyrics are awesome and she has an amazing voice. There are many things that we can learn from listening to her music, from love being the only thing that matters to just having fun. Two thumbs up!!
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anay.Oct 26, 2007A lot edgier and louder than her first cd, but very entertaining with several catchy (..."here's to the longshots, hairbrush singers, dashboard drummers...") and some funny ("...the more boys i meet, the more i love my dog?!?) lyrics. AWESOME voice range and quality!!! my favorites? all the songs EXCEPT "i know you won't" (too slow) and "i told you so." (too melodramatic).
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NoelL.Oct 27, 2007I think this album is as great as the first one. Some Hearts was perfect 'from cover to cover'. And this one is also.
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KMOct 27, 2007I didn't think it was possible for her to top SH, but she did. This album is amazing!
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CherylB.Oct 27, 2007My favorites are :Just a Dream" and "Last Name." The album makes you feel a variety of emotion. Tears one minute and laughter the next. Its not "Some Hearts" but they could not do that again if they tried. But is a good sophomore CD.
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PeggyF.Oct 29, 2007I love it ! Go Carrie! I love country music!
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ChrisNOct 31, 2007Carnival Ride is another great album by Carrie. Her big voice lends a helping hand to some of the weaker songs on the album. Overall she did a wonderful job.
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RobKNov 2, 2007There is not another singer out there who can belt out a song like Carrie!!!!
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VictorNov 4, 2007Great songs from the most beautiful woman...very powerful voice
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MattD.Oct 26, 2007
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theresas.Oct 27, 2007It is an amazing cd! She is a wonderful singer, and she takes it to the next level on this album! Great job Carrie!
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muffyOct 27, 2007Love it! Best country album this year!!
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SharonFOct 27, 2007I love Some Hearts, but I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE Carnival Ride. Thank you Carrie for giving your fans what they want to hear!
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JustinF.Oct 28, 2007
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Awards & Rankings
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Sound and feel do mean a lot, but country records really survive on the strength of their songs, and the remarkable thing about Carnival Ride is that it's stronger song for song than Some Hearts, some of this due to Carrie herself, who bears four songwriting credits here, often in conjunction with some permutation of Steve McEwan and Hillary Lindsey, who pen a bunch of other tunes here.
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It's a straight-up Carrie Underwood album, and a very good one, with a handful of romps and laments that exist mainly to set the stage for the big-voiced, '80s-influenced, Southern-accented power ballads she sings so well.
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Carnival Ride simply doesn't offer anything for the unconverted in terms of Underwood's growth either as a vocalist or as an artist.