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This is as good as it gets right now; it'll be the country album to beat in 2007.
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Entertainment WeeklyNot as perfect as her 2004 debut, but a step up from its follow-up. [18 May 2007, p.66]
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Now this is more like it.
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BillboardAs expected, there's plenty of ass-kicking country on Wilson's third album, but it's her softer side that sets it apart. [19 May 2007]
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The New York TimesWith “One of the Boys,” her third album, Ms. Wilson rediscovers her greatest asset: her extraordinary voice. [14 May 2007]
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Surprisingly pensive.
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Rather than moving boldly forward, she ends up holding her ground.
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BlenderIt's better written than her previous CDs... But this new old style is far less suited to her talents. [Jun 2007, p.110]
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A pleasant-enough escapist soundtrack for the summer.
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None of this feels revelatory, but sometimes it sounds pretty fine.
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UncutIf it's a little predictable, it's still easy on the ears. [Jul 2007, p.127]
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Her songs and the ways in which she works them frequently lack distinction, and though an artist whose appeal is rough edges doesn't need to be sophisticated to be effective, neither should she be quite so ordinary.
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While One Of The Boys isn't a good country album by any stretch, it also isn't offensive or reductive in any of the ways that made her two prior albums such problems.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 7
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Mixed: 2 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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NickMJul 25, 2007I absolutly loved this cd.......it was very real, and very cleaver......i loved every song on it
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valPJun 17, 2007
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DJHJun 12, 2007loved every part of it