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This is a solid, consistent date all the way through that is evidence of McBride's long chart success.
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For a taste of the power of positivity, look no further than Martina McBride's splendid new album, Shine.
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Working with Nashville hitmaker Dann Huff, this good-time country gal lays on the mid-'80s soft-rock cheese a bit thick on Shine. She fares better when she strips down.
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The 42-year-old Kansas native continues to mine that vein on her 10th studio album, "Shine," but although her singing is still strong, polish and predictability are its defining traits.
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In relying so heavily on a phalanx of Nashville songwriting pros--these 11 songs are the product of 32 credited writers--there's a music-by-committee quality that inevitably creeps in.
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The production is predictably overblown, the lone bright spot being the tender, acoustic 'I’m Trying.'
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The restraint that she shows in both her vocal performances and her song selection are a refreshing change of pace. Unfortunately, she still lacks the instincts of some of the genre's superior interpretive singers, especially with regard to choosing quality material.
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UncutThe lungs are in good shape here. [Sep 2009, p.86]