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  • Summary: The singer-songwriter who has written songs for such artists as Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Faith Hill, and Martina McBride amongst many others returns with her first album in more than a decade.
  • Record Label: Dualtone Music
  • Genre(s): Country, Folk, Americana, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk
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  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    May 27, 2011
    83
    "Pretty" in the best sense--with meticulously observed lyrics: tales of wronged women and dashed hopes without mawkishness or cynicism. [27 May 2011, p.79]
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  2. Rolling Stone
    Jun 21, 2011
    80
    The melodies and hooks remain as irresistible as ever.
  3. American Songwriter
    Jun 21, 2011
    80
    Finally, it seems, she's found her sweet spot in burnished southern folk-pop.

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