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- Summary: The latest release for the country singer is an album of Merle Haggard songs.
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- Record Label: Proper Records
- Genre(s): Country, Contemporary Country, New Traditionalist, Country-Pop
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Apr 28, 2014To call it a triumph is putting it mildly. Lucky is a clarion call to contemporary country music, a beacon of hope that proves just how much can be accomplished with just a voice and a vision.
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Mar 12, 2014Lucky may prove a bit too laid-back for the diehards out there, who might prefer a rougher-edged collection, but this is a fresh take on Merle’s classics, as interpreted by the still-fabulous Suzy.
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Mar 12, 2014Hag’s lyrics always feel natural and lived in and Bogguss succeeds with his material because she doesn’t try to oversell it.
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Mar 12, 2014She brings excellent phrasing to Haggard's powerful lyrics and there are two standout songs [Sing Me Back Home and Someday When Things are Good].
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Mar 12, 2014Bogguss has been quick to say that this is not a tribute album, but of course it is, both to the power and rough-edged beauty of Haggard's songwriting, and to Bogguss' creative and spiritual affinity to singing those songs. It's a match made in Honky Tonk Heaven, actually, although don't expect to hear any of these tracks on contemporary country radio.
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Mar 12, 2014A marvelous recasting that achieves both comfortable familiarity and surprising new emotions.