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Although country stars generally do not write their own songs, the songs they choose from the Nashville publishing houses reveal something about the musical personas they are trying to project, even if all they say is, "I want to have a hit." Julie Roberts actually participated in the writing of four of the songs on her second album, not having had any creative input into its predecessor. But whether she is picking from the available demos or forging her own efforts with the help of others, it's clear what she is trying to project: heartbreak. She is the first to admit this, noting in the press biography accompanying advance copies of Men & Mascara, "I enjoy writing sad songs. If somebody brings in a happy idea, I like them if they are not too, too happy. Sometimes I'll say, 'That is just too happy for me.'" Roberts' tendency toward the dark side jibes well with her vocal quality, which has a torn, ragged, emotional edge that underscores the unhappiness in the lyrics. Her affinity for emotional turmoil is what causes the comparisons to Bonnie Raitt and Shelby Lynne instead of the sweet Faith Hill or the rowdy Gretchen Wilson, and gives her appeal beyond Nashville. And she plays to that affinity over and over on Men & Mascara, which certainly doesn't contain any songs that are too, too happy. Even when something positive is being described, as in "Smile" and "Too Damn Young," there is more than a suggestion of trouble. And the rest of the time, trouble is the main topic of conversation, as Roberts sings -- in the voices of women who are romantically obsessed -- to and about men who aren't worthy of them. "Men and mascara always run," she notes in the title song, and that's pretty much the way that the male sex is portrayed in song after song; "She was looking for love, he was looking for fun" is the song's other key line. Even realizing this, Roberts' women can't help themselves. The best they can do is to try to resist taking up with married men until they're sure they've left their wives ("A Bridge That's Burning") or try to escape a bad relationship by leaving town for parts unknown ("First to Never Know"). The only apparently worthy lover is the absent one in the heartrending album closer, "All I Want Is You," and the conditional verb tense ("Everyone says, 'Move on'/That is what you would want") suggests that he may have left the singer a widow. If all of this sounds like old-fashioned female victim music, Roberts invests these women with dignity amidst their troubles and, forced to sing powerfully over producer Byron Gallimore's aggressive arrangements and loud music mix, she gives them a toughness, no matter how dire their circumstances. The result is a Nashville country album that transcends the usual clichés to a remarkable extent.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Lonnie Wilson, Drums, Percussion, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Arlis Albritton, ComposerLyricist - David Bryant, Unknown, Other - Casey Koesel, ComposerLyricist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Sackbut, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Callis, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - B. James Lowry, Acoustic Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Lutkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian King, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Organ, Piano, Unknown, Synthesizer Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Cochran, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Graban, Unknown, Other - Jesse Chrisman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lesher, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julie Roberts, MainArtist - Robin Lee Bruce, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, Percussion, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Mullins, ComposerLyricist - Danny Wells, ComposerLyricist - David Bryant, Unknown, Other - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Sackbut, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Callis, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - B. James Lowry, Acoustic Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Lutkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian King, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Organ, Piano, Unknown, Synthesizer Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Graban, Unknown, Other - Jesse Chrisman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lesher, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lisa Gregg, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Julie Roberts, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, Percussion, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Arlis Albritton, ComposerLyricist - David Bryant, Unknown, Other - Casey Koesel, ComposerLyricist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Sackbut, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Callis, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - B. James Lowry, Acoustic Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Lutkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian King, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Organ, Piano, Unknown, Synthesizer Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Graban, Unknown, Other - Jesse Chrisman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lesher, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lisa Gregg, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Julie Roberts, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, Percussion, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Aimee Mayo, ComposerLyricist - Marv Green, ComposerLyricist - Chris Lindsey, ComposerLyricist - Hillary Lindsey, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Bryant, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Executive Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, Unknown, Dobro, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Callis, Unknown, Other - B. James Lowry, Acoustic Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Lutkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian King, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Organ, Piano, Unknown, Synthesizer Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Graban, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jesse Chrisman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lesher, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julie Roberts, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, Percussion, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Mullins, ComposerLyricist - Danny Wells, ComposerLyricist - David Bryant, Unknown, Other - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Sackbut, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Callis, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - B. James Lowry, Acoustic Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Lutkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian King, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Organ, Piano, Unknown, Synthesizer Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Graban, Unknown, Other - Jesse Chrisman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lesher, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lisa Gregg, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Julie Roberts, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, Percussion, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Arlis Albritton, ComposerLyricist - David Bryant, Unknown, Other - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Sackbut, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Callis, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - B. James Lowry, Acoustic Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Lutkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian King, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Organ, Piano, Unknown, Synthesizer Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Cochran, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Graban, Unknown, Other - Jesse Chrisman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lesher, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julie Roberts, MainArtist - Cliff Cody, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, Percussion, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Mullins, ComposerLyricist - Danny Wells, ComposerLyricist - David Bryant, Unknown, Other - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Sackbut, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Callis, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - B. James Lowry, Acoustic Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Lutkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian King, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Organ, Piano, Unknown, Synthesizer Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Graban, Unknown, Other - Jesse Chrisman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lesher, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Crystal Taliefero, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Julie Roberts, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marti Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Julie Roberts, MainArtist - Jeremy Martin, ComposerLyricist - Pat Buzzard, ComposerLyricist - Dak Goodman, ComposerLyricist - Kris Misevski, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, Percussion, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Don Sampson, ComposerLyricist - David Bryant, Unknown, Other - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Sackbut, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Callis, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - B. James Lowry, Acoustic Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Lutkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian King, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Organ, Piano, Unknown, Synthesizer Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Brown, ComposerLyricist - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Graban, Unknown, Other - Jesse Chrisman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lesher, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lisa Gregg, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Julie Roberts, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, Percussion, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Chamberlain, ComposerLyricist - Chris Stapleton, ComposerLyricist - David Bryant, Unknown, Other - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Sackbut, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Callis, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - B. James Lowry, Acoustic Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Lutkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian King, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Organ, Piano, Unknown, Synthesizer Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Cochran, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Graban, Unknown, Other - Jesse Chrisman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lesher, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julie Roberts, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, Percussion, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Hillary Lindsey, ComposerLyricist - David Bryant, Unknown, Other - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Sackbut, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Callis, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - B. James Lowry, Acoustic Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Lutkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian King, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Organ, Piano, Unknown, Synthesizer Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Worf, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Cochran, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Terrell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rivers Rutherford, ComposerLyricist - Bryan Graban, Unknown, Other - Jesse Chrisman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lesher, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julie Roberts, MainArtist
(C) 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lonnie Wilson, Drums, Percussion, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Barnhill, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Roxie Dean, ComposerLyricist - David Bryant, Unknown, Other - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Brignardello, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Sackbut, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Callis, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - B. James Lowry, Acoustic Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Lutkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian King, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nathan, Organ, Piano, Unknown, Synthesizer Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Ayan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Graban, Unknown, Other - Jesse Chrisman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Lesher, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lisa Gregg, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Julie Roberts, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mickey Cones, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Approfondimenti
Although country stars generally do not write their own songs, the songs they choose from the Nashville publishing houses reveal something about the musical personas they are trying to project, even if all they say is, "I want to have a hit." Julie Roberts actually participated in the writing of four of the songs on her second album, not having had any creative input into its predecessor. But whether she is picking from the available demos or forging her own efforts with the help of others, it's clear what she is trying to project: heartbreak. She is the first to admit this, noting in the press biography accompanying advance copies of Men & Mascara, "I enjoy writing sad songs. If somebody brings in a happy idea, I like them if they are not too, too happy. Sometimes I'll say, 'That is just too happy for me.'" Roberts' tendency toward the dark side jibes well with her vocal quality, which has a torn, ragged, emotional edge that underscores the unhappiness in the lyrics. Her affinity for emotional turmoil is what causes the comparisons to Bonnie Raitt and Shelby Lynne instead of the sweet Faith Hill or the rowdy Gretchen Wilson, and gives her appeal beyond Nashville. And she plays to that affinity over and over on Men & Mascara, which certainly doesn't contain any songs that are too, too happy. Even when something positive is being described, as in "Smile" and "Too Damn Young," there is more than a suggestion of trouble. And the rest of the time, trouble is the main topic of conversation, as Roberts sings -- in the voices of women who are romantically obsessed -- to and about men who aren't worthy of them. "Men and mascara always run," she notes in the title song, and that's pretty much the way that the male sex is portrayed in song after song; "She was looking for love, he was looking for fun" is the song's other key line. Even realizing this, Roberts' women can't help themselves. The best they can do is to try to resist taking up with married men until they're sure they've left their wives ("A Bridge That's Burning") or try to escape a bad relationship by leaving town for parts unknown ("First to Never Know"). The only apparently worthy lover is the absent one in the heartrending album closer, "All I Want Is You," and the conditional verb tense ("Everyone says, 'Move on'/That is what you would want") suggests that he may have left the singer a widow. If all of this sounds like old-fashioned female victim music, Roberts invests these women with dignity amidst their troubles and, forced to sing powerfully over producer Byron Gallimore's aggressive arrangements and loud music mix, she gives them a toughness, no matter how dire their circumstances. The result is a Nashville country album that transcends the usual clichés to a remarkable extent.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
A proposito dell'album
- 1 disco(i) - 12 traccia(e)
- Durata totale: 00:44:32
- Artisti principali: Julie Roberts
- Compositore: Various Composers
- Etichetta: Mercury Nashville
- Genere: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2006 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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