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"What a Song Can Do," the title track of Lady A's ninth album, is a testament to the power of music, how it can function, among other things, like a time machine, therapy, affirmation, or seduction. It's a sentiment that rings true yet also puts into perspective how the trio works with a relatively limited aural palette on What a Song Can Do. The 14 songs never deviate from the middle of the road, a path they follow with the urgency of a Sunday afternoon drive. Occasionally, the tempo picks up a little -- "Like a Lady" is a deliberate homage to the stomping arena-country of Shania Twain -- but even then, the contours are smooth and shiny; it's soft and comforting, not stirring. This blend of country-pop and adult contemporary is Lady A's comfort zone and, if anything, the trio sound a shade too comfortable on What a Song Can Do. Apart from some heavily electronic rhythms -- most notable on "Friends Don't Let Friends," which ropes Carly Pearce, Thomas Rhett, and Darius Rucker in for support -- there aren't any new wrinkles in the formula; there's no attempt to try something new. That doesn't necessarily mean What a Song Can Do sounds stuffy or stiff. Lady A and producer Dann Huff are sharp pros, so they give the arrangements enough room to be breezy and help keep the melody in the forefront -- tricks that make for a very pleasant listen, even if it is quite a familiar one.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Hillary Lindsey, ComposerLyricist - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Buckley Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Kelley, ComposerLyricist - Dave Haywood, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Sterling, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Nicolle Galyon, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lady A, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Buckley Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Kelley, ComposerLyricist - Dave Haywood, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Sterling, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Ellis, ComposerLyricist - Laura Veltz, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Hurd, ComposerLyricist - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lady A, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Barnes, ComposerLyricist - David Huff, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer, Electric Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Buckley Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hillary Scott, ComposerLyricist - Dave Haywood, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Sterling, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Moffitt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Paddock, Producer, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Brock, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Johnson, Producer, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Buzz, ComposerLyricist - Dave Cohen, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - IIya Toshinskiy, Banjo, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Lady A, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Julian Bunetta, ComposerLyricist - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Buckley Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Kelley, ComposerLyricist - Dave Haywood, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Sterling, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Jesse Frasure, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Rhett, ComposerLyricist - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lady A, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Hillary Lindsey, ComposerLyricist - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Buckley Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Kelley, ComposerLyricist - Dave Haywood, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Sterling, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Ebach, ComposerLyricist - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lady A, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Buckley Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Kelley, ComposerLyricist - Dave Haywood, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Sterling, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Tofer Brown, ComposerLyricist - Justin Ebach, ComposerLyricist - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lady A, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Natalie Hemby, ComposerLyricist - David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - STEVE MARCANTONIO, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Buckley Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Monisa Angell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Hillary Scott, ComposerLyricist - Dave Haywood, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Sterling, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Karen Winkelmann, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Betsy Lamb, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Judge, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Wadge, ComposerLyricist - Dave Cohen, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jun Iwasaki, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Walter, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Enstrom, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Bate, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Austin Hoke, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Lady A, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Bifano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Natalie Hemby, ComposerLyricist - David Huff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Additional Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Garcia, ComposerLyricist - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Roe, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Lady A, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jordan Terry Minton, ComposerLyricist - Joel McKinney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Julian Bunetta, ComposerLyricist - Ashley Gorley, ComposerLyricist - David Huff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Darius Rucker, FeaturedArtist - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Additional Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Kelley, ComposerLyricist - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Roe, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Rhett, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Carly Pearce, FeaturedArtist - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Lady A, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKinney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
David Huff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - DANN HUFF, Producer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Lucido, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Additional Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Kelley, ComposerLyricist - Dave Haywood, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Lady A, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alysa Vanderheym, ComposerLyricist - Michael Whitworth, ComposerLyricist - Joel McKinney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Hendricks, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Steven Lee Olsen, ComposerLyricist - David Huff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - DANN HUFF, Producer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Lucido, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Additional Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Kelley, ComposerLyricist - Dave Haywood, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Agee, Trombone, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Vinnie Ciesielski, Engineer, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Recording Engineer, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Gelbuda, ComposerLyricist - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, ComposerLyricist - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Lady A, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKinney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Buckley Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Kelley, ComposerLyricist - Dave Haywood, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Sterling, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Corey Crowder, ComposerLyricist - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Lady A, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
David Huff, Editor, StudioPersonnel - DANN HUFF, Producer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shannon Forrest, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Lucido, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Additional Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Haywood, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Judge, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Derek Wells, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Lady A, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel McKinney, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
David Huff, Editor, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmie Lee Sloas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Buckley Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JUstin Niebank, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drew Bollman, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hillary Scott, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kelley, ComposerLyricist - Dave Haywood, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Sterling, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike "Frog" Griffith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Parker Welling, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Reynolds, ComposerLyricist - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Rich, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cohen, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Small, Editor, StudioPersonnel - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Janice Soled, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Lady A, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Album review
"What a Song Can Do," the title track of Lady A's ninth album, is a testament to the power of music, how it can function, among other things, like a time machine, therapy, affirmation, or seduction. It's a sentiment that rings true yet also puts into perspective how the trio works with a relatively limited aural palette on What a Song Can Do. The 14 songs never deviate from the middle of the road, a path they follow with the urgency of a Sunday afternoon drive. Occasionally, the tempo picks up a little -- "Like a Lady" is a deliberate homage to the stomping arena-country of Shania Twain -- but even then, the contours are smooth and shiny; it's soft and comforting, not stirring. This blend of country-pop and adult contemporary is Lady A's comfort zone and, if anything, the trio sound a shade too comfortable on What a Song Can Do. Apart from some heavily electronic rhythms -- most notable on "Friends Don't Let Friends," which ropes Carly Pearce, Thomas Rhett, and Darius Rucker in for support -- there aren't any new wrinkles in the formula; there's no attempt to try something new. That doesn't necessarily mean What a Song Can Do sounds stuffy or stiff. Lady A and producer Dann Huff are sharp pros, so they give the arrangements enough room to be breezy and help keep the melody in the forefront -- tricks that make for a very pleasant listen, even if it is quite a familiar one.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:25
- Main artists: Lady A
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMLG Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC ℗ 2021 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
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