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- Summary: The country singer's fourth studio album and Sugarhill debut was recorded in just two weeks with returning producer R.S. Field.
- Record Label: Sugarhill
- Genre(s): Country
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 14
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Mixed: 3 out of 14
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Negative: 1 out of 14
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The kind of record from which careers are made.
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As with all great country music, exquisite execution, splendid sound, and depth of feeling combine to create a cathartic, redemptive result.
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Entertainment WeeklyThough Moorer's haunting characters delay the inevitable by juggling booze and pills, their stuggle ends with redemption. [16 Apr 2004, p.76]
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Allison Moorer abandons the glossy textures and pop friendly hooks of her last album Miss Fortune for a grittier, more lived-in sound on The Duel.
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BlenderHer voice--half dark, lazy molasses, half bourbon with a silky finish--rings with equal parts defiance and vulnerability. [May 2004, p.128]
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Most of the songs are like a Southern accent: eight miles an hour, deliberate and very dangerous to underestimate.
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Yet, it would be too convenient and, frankly, unfair to simply blame the production. These songs, like Moorer's picture in the liner notes, are all dressed up with nowhere to go.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 5
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Mixed: 0 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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StormyLApr 18, 2004Best cd so far this year
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PatriciaBApr 18, 2004Allison takes us on an incredible journey with this album. If not one song really rips at your heart, you're dead!
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charlesmJan 17, 2005
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DavidBMay 11, 2004There's a clutch of excellent songs on this album and any weaknesses are more than made up for by Allison's superb voice. Buy it!
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RobMDec 14, 2004
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