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Americana II, otherwise billed as AmerIIcana, is a sequel to Roch Voisine's album from the previous year, Americana (2008), a full-length collection of American country standards that was recorded in Nashville. Sung mostly in English with a few French-language versions appended as bonus tracks, Americana was a big hit in France, where it reached number three on the albums chart. Despite its success, it wasn't a great album. It features standards like "Ring of Fire" and "Crazy" that have been covered a million times over, and worse, the album was produced in a very plain country-pop style without any edge whatsoever. Tellingly, the album wasn't as well received in Voisine's native Canada, where listeners are more accustomed to country music. Nonetheless, Americana was such a big hit abroad -- not only in France but also in neighboring Belgium and Switzerland -- that it warranted a follow-up sequel specifically oriented toward the European market. Consequently, there are a greater number of French-language versions (five rather than three), and the standards are generally even more middle of the road, favoring country-rock rather than the classic country of the first Americana album. For instance, there are covers of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," the Eagles' "Take It Easy," John Denver's "Take Me Home Country Roads," Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown," Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode," Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman," and Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" -- none of these songs categorically country by any stretch of the term. The one country standard found on Americana II is the album opener, Tom T. Hall's "That's How I Got to Memphis." It also happens to be the album highlight. The songs are once again performed straightforwardly with production by Chad Carlson, a Nashville engineer whose credits include Taylor Swift's country-pop mega-hit Fearless (2008).
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Hall Tom. T, Lyricist - Hall Tom. T, Composer - Roch Voisine, Performer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Roch Voisine, Performer - Bob Dylan, Composer - Bob Dylan, Lyricist
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Jackson Browne, Composer - Jackson Browne, Lyricist - Roch Voisine, Performer - Glenn Frey, Composer - Glenn Frey, Lyricist - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Tim Hardin, Lyricist - Tim Hardin, Composer - Roch Voisine, Performer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Dub Allbritten, Lyricist - Dub Allbritten, Composer - Roch Voisine, Performer - Ronnie Self, Lyricist - Ronnie Self, Composer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Mary Danoff, Composer - Mary Danoff, Lyricist - William Danoff, Lyricist - William Danoff, Composer - John Denver, Composer - John Denver, Lyricist - Roch Voisine, Performer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Neil Diamond, Lyricist - Neil Diamond, Composer - Roch Voisine, Performer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Gordon Lightfoot, Composer - Gordon Lightfoot, Lyricist - Roch Voisine, Performer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Charles E. Berry, Composer - Charles E. Berry, Lyricist - Roch Voisine, Performer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Ray Rush, Lyricist - Ray Rush, Composer - Joe Melson, Lyricist - Joe Melson, Composer - Roy Orbison, Lyricist - Roy Orbison, Composer - Roch Voisine, Performer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Neil Young, Lyricist - Neil Young, Composer - Roch Voisine, Performer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Jennifer Kimball, Lyricist - Jennifer Kimball, Composer - Tom Kimmel, Lyricist - Tom Kimmel, Composer - Roch Voisine, Performer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Claude Moine, Adaptor - Hall Tom. T, Lyricist - Hall Tom. T, Composer - Roch Voisine, Performer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Tim Hardin, Lyricist - Tim Hardin, Composer - Tim Hardin, Adaptor - Roch Voisine, Performer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Pierre Delanoé, Adaptor - Neil Diamond, Lyricist - Neil Diamond, Composer - Roch Voisine, Performer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Claude Lemesle, Adaptor - Gordon Lightfoot, Adaptor - Gordon Lightfoot, Composer - Gordon Lightfoot, Lyricist - Roch Voisine, Performer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Yves Décary, Adaptor - Jennifer Kimball, Lyricist - Jennifer Kimball, Composer - Tom Kimmel, Lyricist - Tom Kimmel, Composer - Roch Voisine, Adaptor - Roch Voisine, Performer - Chad Carlson, Producer
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Album review
Americana II, otherwise billed as AmerIIcana, is a sequel to Roch Voisine's album from the previous year, Americana (2008), a full-length collection of American country standards that was recorded in Nashville. Sung mostly in English with a few French-language versions appended as bonus tracks, Americana was a big hit in France, where it reached number three on the albums chart. Despite its success, it wasn't a great album. It features standards like "Ring of Fire" and "Crazy" that have been covered a million times over, and worse, the album was produced in a very plain country-pop style without any edge whatsoever. Tellingly, the album wasn't as well received in Voisine's native Canada, where listeners are more accustomed to country music. Nonetheless, Americana was such a big hit abroad -- not only in France but also in neighboring Belgium and Switzerland -- that it warranted a follow-up sequel specifically oriented toward the European market. Consequently, there are a greater number of French-language versions (five rather than three), and the standards are generally even more middle of the road, favoring country-rock rather than the classic country of the first Americana album. For instance, there are covers of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," the Eagles' "Take It Easy," John Denver's "Take Me Home Country Roads," Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown," Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode," Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman," and Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" -- none of these songs categorically country by any stretch of the term. The one country standard found on Americana II is the album opener, Tom T. Hall's "That's How I Got to Memphis." It also happens to be the album highlight. The songs are once again performed straightforwardly with production by Chad Carlson, a Nashville engineer whose credits include Taylor Swift's country-pop mega-hit Fearless (2008).
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:08
- Main artists: Roch Voisine
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Jive Epic
- Genre: World Europe French Music
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