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Subtle exercises in pushing genre boundaries, these (mostly self-penned) songs deal in profundity without resort to cliche, and they deserve better than to have the life polished out of them.
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MojoThose who want their Emmylou full of sweet, sad longing will play a quarter of this album to death.... Elsewhere, there's righteous anger and an assertiveness and sexuality to the love songs. [Nov 2003, p.128]
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Even breezy pop songs like "Jupiter Rising" and timeless standards like "Plaisir D'Amour" gain profundity from Harris and [producer Malcolm] Burn's genteel approach.
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She is still in the forefront of genre-transcending artistry.
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Stumble Into Grace's saving grace, naturally, is Harris's voice, possessed of a mature poignancy that transcends pedestrian production; it's far too genuine an instrument for the lackluster arrangements offered here.
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Unlike her recent work, Stumble Into Grace is made up solely of Harriss work--love songs like Can You Hear Me Now that perfectly suit her voice, which is sweet and whispery yet never sentimental.
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What's most heartening is that Harris is not only making some of the finest music of her career at a time when many artists would be treading water, but she's delightfully confounding our expectations at the same time.
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Q MagazineThe poppier bits like Jupiter Rising don't always work, but the darkly gritty Time In Babylon, in particular, shows just how far Harris has pushed the traditional country sound. [Oct 2003, p.104]
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Entertainment WeeklyLovely, heartbreaking, and just diffident enough to get perspective on this bittersweet old world. [26 Sep 2003, p.94]
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UncutYou won't hear a more humane, moving or mysterious record all year. [Album of the Month, Oct 2003, p.110]
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Grace includes lots of atmospheric touches that are two steps beyond country and miles too ethereal to call pop.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 16
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Mixed: 2 out of 16
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Negative: 1 out of 16
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MikeAMay 6, 2005Falls way short of the great Wrecking Ball...
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MikeDFeb 16, 2004Deeply tragic and haunting, but irresistable. Her voice has never been better.
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martiOct 31, 2003Wonderful!!!