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The Nashville hottie shakes off some of her past cobwebs for slicker, bawdier rock and a collection of power ballads--most destined for a high school prom slow dance near you.
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BlenderOn Cry, Hill ripens, showing a boldness few artists ever manage. [#12, p.145]
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Hill may get slammed by critics from both sides for delving this far into pop but, not only is her performance more passionate than the majority of pop recordings, it's a direction that seems to fit both musically and emotionally.
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This isn't the first time that Nashville producers have tried for a sonic leap and instead arrived in the '80s.
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Q MagazineIt's about as vibrant and sweat-streaked as mainstream pop gets. [Dec 2002, p.105]
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Over the course of 14 cuts, the record gets a tad repetitive, with nary a fiddle or steel break within earshot.
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Cry remains contrived, an album of crocodile tears from an entertainer who can sing anything but often means nothing.
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MojoListening eventually becomes a test of endurance for anyone raised on the true country sounds of a Dolly Parton or Emmylou Harris. [Dec 2002, p.115]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 18
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Mixed: 1 out of 18
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Negative: 2 out of 18
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Aug 16, 2016
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RobMDec 14, 2004
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AmandaPJun 13, 2003