Shakin' Things Up (RCA, 1997)
Lorrie Morgan
Reviewed by Jeffrey B. Remz
Sadness comes through loud and clear in "You Can't Take That" about the break-up of a relationship, something Morgan has known well. Ditto for the album's best cut, "I've Enjoyed as Much of This as I Can Stand," co-written by Bill Anderson. In a risky cover of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," Morgan, who co-produced with James Stroud, gives a nice country inflection and favorable reading to the chestnut. Morgan benefits from a group of well chosen songs that by-and-large do not sell out to a pumped-up country sound. There is enough twang, fiddle and pedal steel to go around to satisfy country fans ("Crazy From the Heat," Go Away"). Unlike many other female singers today veering towards pop, Morgan sticks to her roots. Attitude and all.
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