Sara Evans scores number one video for "As If"
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 – Sara Evans has the number 1 country video at iTunes for her Top 20 single "As If" this week. "As If" is the first single from her upcoming "Greatest Hits" album and was co-written by Evans, Hillary Lindsey and John Shanks. The disc celebrates Evans' 10-year career and will be released on Oct. 9.
The album features four new songs, "As If," "Love You with All My Heart," "Pray for You" and "Some Things Never Change," all co-penned by Evans. Also featured on the album are hits from her career that has spawned three top five singles and four number one songs, including "No Place That Far," "Born to Fly," "Suds in the Bucket," "A Real Fine Place to Start" and "I Could Not Ask for More,"
More news for Sara Evans
CD reviews for Sara Evans
Greatest Hits
Sara Evans started off as a hard country singer on "Three Chords and the Truth." The problem was that none of the three singles from that excellent debut were ever close to being hits. And with her career on the line, Evans opted to go for a pop sound and with that far more commercial success starting with "No Place That Far' in 1998.
Evans' voice possesses a lot of twang and vocal firepower. That twang is perhaps never more apparent in her post "Three Chords" »»» |
Real Fine Place
Gretchen Wilson's massive success sparked a return to down home country music. With her Missouri farming background and the distant memory of her rootsy debut album behind her, Sara Evans seems like a natural choice to lead the parade. "Coalmine," the first track, does its part to pick up the baton; bouncy fiddle and banjo drive this tune about a hard-working coal miner and the woman who loves him. Unfortunately, the rest of the album lacks that enthusiasm, paying lip service to a »»» |
Restless
Sara Evans has come along way from her critically acclaimed 1997 ultra-traditional country debut album, "Three Chords and the Truth." Her last album, "Born to Fly," yielded some big pop-country hits, and this, her fourth, sees her continuing to mine the same commercial country vein while experimenting with some new sounds as co-producer.
"Otis Redding" has a great midtempo groove and includes a bongo and Evans' sister Hillary's intentionally low-fidelity background vocals. »»» |
Editorial: A fine night for Taylor Swift –
Taylor Swift's showing at the Country Music Association awards Wednesday night was no surprise. In some respects, it was invigorating to see someone who was not male and not around umpteen years like some of her male counterparts take home the biggest prize of the night, entertainer of the year. »»»
Concert Review: Radney Foster sparks a revival –
Radney Foster told fans that he came home from the University of the South one weekend early in his college career and told his parents in the wee hours of the morning that he wanted to quit college and head to Nashville to pursue a music career. His parents agreed...fortunately.
Three decades later, that resulted in Foster playing songs on this... »»»
Concert Review: Neko Case overcomes obstacles –
The opening of Neko Case's show was unusual to say the least. "I'm angry right now," said the red head. "We just had a big fight with the promoter. We're going to sing weird, but we're actually very happy to be here."
Making quite clear that she was not a happy camper, Case still channeled her musical energies... »»»
|
|
Country News Digest
 CST
 CST
Elsewhere in the news
Currently at the CST blogs
To say that Lyle Lovett has a great new album in "Natural Forces" is a newsflash akin to announcing that oxygen is now available for mass consumption at no charge. Lovett's musical quality is as automatic as a politician's promise and infinitely more trustworthy, which might lead one to believe that, at a certain level, the Texas singer/songwriter has become slightly jaded by the consistent accolades thrown his way. One would be very mistaken.... »»»
When "Mountain Soul" became a critical success, it wasn't long before fans began requesting a follow-up from Patty Loveless. "They were questioning last year when I was ever going to do another record such as the first 'Mountain Soul,'" Loveless says. "So, Saguaro Records came to me about doing another record with them, and we suggested doing one to coincide with the popularity of what the first one did."... »»»
Rosie Flores played in Screaming Sirens, back when cow-punk wasn't (yet) cool. She also helped turn Los Angeles, that underground roots rock town south of Bakersfield, into a flourishing alternative country music scene in the '80s. Her self-titled debut album was produced by Peter Anderson, who played guitar and produced some guy named Dwight Yoakam, and she even handled lead guitar work for Butch Hancock's band in 1994. She ain't done yet, though, as her new CD demonstrates.... »»»
Play On
Through three releases, the one constant about Carrie Underwood is her big voice. It's an instrument in and of itself no matter whether going for somewhat of a country sound, a pure pop bent or a tougher, rocking edge. She can add the right touch to sad songs such as Temporary Home in part about a young boy who has to shuffle from home to home or the tough sounding Quitter. »»» |
Old Things New
Joe Nichols' life has taken some dramatic turns since the release of his last record, "Real Things." Ironically, the 2007 album's title was a perfect fit for this offering as those turns have led Nichols to record some of the most personal songs of his career. »»» |
|
