Chely Wright returns to the studio with Rodney Crowell
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 – Chely Wright will head back to the studio in April to begin work on her seventh album with Rodney Crowell, who will produce the project. Wright's last disc was "The Metropolitan Hotel" from 2005 on Dualtone.
The Kansas native just returned from a 10-day Stars & Stripes tour with the military. Wright visited military camps in Kuwait and Iraq and a battalion near Frankfurt, Germany, to perform for the troops.
Wright has visited and performed in 14 different Stars for Stripes shows at bases in Iraq (2004), Germany and Afghanistan (2005) and Holland and Germany in 2006. Wright, who grew up in a military family, has also participated in military tours in Korea and Japan.
Crowell is better known as a singer than producer, having released many albums for the past 25 years on his own and as part of groups.
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The Outsider
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"The Outsider" continues in the same vein, with 11 great new songs, 10 written by Crowell. "Don't Get Me Started" is Crowell's statement song, railing »»» |
The Metropolitan Hotel
After giving up on the major labels and maybe vice versa and an ill-fated stint with a new indie that produced one measly single, Chely Wright went her own way to very good effect.
The Kansan always has had a strong voice that does justice to the material. That has not changed one iota here, although she can sound tender (the opener "It's the Song" about the difficult life on the road), but is no easy mark.
What may be different this time around is Wright is tackling far weightier matters. »»» |
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