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Unglamorous marks a new stage in the career of Lori McKenna, a gifted contemporary singer/songwriter from Massachusetts who makes her major-label debut here. Her previous releases -- Paper Wings and Halo (2000), Pieces of Me (2001), The Kitchen Tapes (2003), and Bittertown (2004) -- were spare, masterfully written, and sometimes painfully intimate. It was easy to envision McKenna sitting at home alone -- her husband away at work and her kids safely at school -- writing songs at her kitchen table with her acoustic guitar in hand, recording her music onto blank cassettes as a ticking clock fills the quiet between songs. The Kitchen Tapes romanticized this notion, its cover featuring a drawing of a kitchen table with a cassette lying upon it, a wooden chair pulled out from the spot at which McKenna presumably had been sitting, unassuming tiles dotting the floor. "Recorded by Lori McKenna," a back-cover credit reads, while a stark cover of Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees" signals her knowingness. Songs like "Bible Song," "One Man," and "Stealing Kisses," each from Bittertown, wonderfully showcase her gift for turning domestic small-town quietude into a kind of poetry, one marked by serenity as well as melancholy. It's pretty powerful music, especially if you can relate to the characters in her songs, the faceless towns those characters embody, or perhaps even McKenna herself. Evidently, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were among those moved by her music, because they brought her into their fold. Hill's Fireflies (2005) included three of McKenna's songs, one of them the title track. The superstar country duo also took McKenna on tour as their opening act, and McGraw even went so far as to produce Unglamorous with his longtime studio hand, Byron Gallimore. Hence the major-label contract with Warner Brothers. McKenna embraces her shot at the big-time here, as Unglamorous is a world apart from The Kitchen Tapes. The production is full, bright, and punchy, with a full-band backing. A rocking wah-wah guitar solo even pops up on "Witness to Your Life." This turn away from lo-fi folk music and toward contemporary country sheen isn't necessarily bad in and of itself; in fact, it's tastefully done here on Unglamorous, to the credit of McGraw and Gallimore as well as McKenna, who sounds comfortable. And while Unglamorous is McKenna's first album to feature co-writers, among them Nashville pro Liz Rose, who contributed to the standout title track, the songs here are thankfully characteristic of the Massachusetts mom's past work. Still, as tastefully produced and characteristically well-written as Unglamorous may be, fans of McKenna's past albums are likely to be disappointed by the result. The soul-baring of Bittertown, the nakedness of The Kitchen Tapes, the intimacy of Pieces of Me -- it's difficult to find those qualities in these dressed-up performances. On the other hand, fans of McGraw and especially Hill (who both show up here as harmony vocalists) will likely fall head over heals for Unglamorous. Though it lacks their star power and radio-ready hooks, it offers instead songs that are written and sung with a heartfelt authenticity neither McGraw nor Hill can rival. [Warner Bros released a bonus CD edition in 2007 as well.]
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Greg Barnhill, Background Vocals - Stuart Duncan, Mandolin - Tim McGraw, Producer - Lori McKenna, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - David Bryant, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Dan Dugmore, Dobro - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer - Leslie Richter, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Erik Lutkins, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Mixer, Recorded by - Adam Ayan, Masterer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar - Shannon Forrest, Drums - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar - Glenn Worf, Bass - Tony Harrell, Wurlitzer - Jesse Chrisman, AdditionalEngineer - Sara Lesher, AdditionalEngineer - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Aaron Horwitz, Contributor - PJ Fenech, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2007 Warner Records Inc.
Greg Barnhill, Background Vocals - Liz Rose, Writer - Bekka Bramlett, Background Vocals - Tim McGraw, Producer - Lori McKenna, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - David Bryant, AssistantEngineer - Dan Dugmore, Acoustic Guitar - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, Synthesizer - Erik Lutkins, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Recorded by - Adam Ayan, Masterer - Shannon Forrest, Drums - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar - Glenn Worf, Bass - Darrell Scott, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Harrell, Organ - Jesse Chrisman, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Sara Lesher, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Aaron Horwitz, Contributor - PJ Fenech, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2007 Warner Records Inc.
Greg Barnhill, Background Vocals - Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Viola - Tim McGraw, Producer - Lori McKenna, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - David Bryant, AssistantEngineer - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer - Erik Lutkins, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Recorded by - Adam Ayan, Masterer - Shannon Forrest, Drums - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - Glenn Worf, Bass - John Catchings, Cello - Darrell Scott, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Harrell, Piano - Jesse Chrisman, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Sara Lesher, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Aaron Horwitz, Contributor - PJ Fenech, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2007 Warner Records Inc.
Tim McGraw, Producer - Lori McKenna, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - David Bryant, AssistantEngineer - Dan Dugmore, Acoustic Guitar - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer - Erik Lutkins, Mixer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Recorded by - Adam Ayan, Masterer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar - Shannon Forrest, Drums - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar - Glenn Worf, Bass - Tony Harrell, Organ, Piano - Jesse Chrisman, AdditionalEngineer - KELLY WILLIS, Background Vocals - Sara Lesher, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Kevin Seymanski, AdditionalEngineer - Aaron Horwitz, Contributor - PJ Fenech, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2007 Warner Records Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Mandolin - Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Viola - Faith Hill, Background Vocals - Tim McGraw, Producer - Lori McKenna, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - David Bryant, AssistantEngineer - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel Guitar - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, Synthesizer - Erik Lutkins, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Recorded by - Adam Ayan, Masterer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar - Shannon Forrest, Drums, Percussion - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - Glenn Worf, Bass - John Catchings, Cello - Tony Harrell, Piano - Jesse Chrisman, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Sara Lesher, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Aaron Horwitz, Contributor - PJ Fenech, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2007 Warner Records Inc.
Greg Barnhill, Background Vocals - Stuart Duncan, Mandolin - Tim McGraw, Producer - Lori McKenna, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - David Bryant, AssistantEngineer - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer - Erik Lutkins, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Recorded by - Adam Ayan, Masterer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar - Shannon Forrest, Drums - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar - Glenn Worf, Bass - Tony Harrell, Organ, Synthesizer - Jesse Chrisman, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Sara Lesher, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Aaron Horwitz, Contributor - PJ Fenech, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2007 Warner Records Inc.
Mark D. Sanders, Writer - Tim McGraw, Producer, Background Vocals - Lori McKenna, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - David Bryant, AssistantEngineer - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel Guitar - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer - Erik Lutkins, Mixer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Recorded by - Adam Ayan, Masterer - Shannon Forrest, Drums - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar - Glenn Worf, Bass - Tony Harrell, Organ - Jesse Chrisman, AdditionalEngineer - Sara Lesher, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Aaron Horwitz, Contributor - PJ Fenech, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2007 Warner Records Inc.
Stuart Duncan, Fiddle - Liz Rose, Writer - Tim McGraw, Producer - Lori McKenna, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - David Bryant, AssistantEngineer - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel Guitar - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, Electric Guitar - Erik Lutkins, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Recorded by - Adam Ayan, Masterer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin - Shannon Forrest, Drums - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar - Glenn Worf, Bass - Tony Harrell, Piano - Buddy Miller, Background Vocals - Jesse Chrisman, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Sara Lesher, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Aaron Horwitz, Contributor - PJ Fenech, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2007 Warner Records Inc.
Greg Barnhill, Background Vocals - Tim McGraw, Producer - Lori McKenna, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - David Bryant, AssistantEngineer - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel Guitar - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer, Background Vocals - Erik Lutkins, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Recorded by - Adam Ayan, Masterer - Bryan Sutton, Acoustic Guitar - Shannon Forrest, Drums - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar - Glenn Worf, Bass - Tony Harrell, Organ - Jesse Chrisman, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Sara Lesher, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Aaron Horwitz, Contributor - PJ Fenech, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2007 Warner Records Inc.
Greg Barnhill, Background Vocals - Fred Wilhelm, Writer - Tim McGraw, Producer - Lori McKenna, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - David Bryant, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AssistantEngineer - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Synthesizer - Leslie Richter, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Erik Lutkins, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Mixer, Recorded by - Adam Ayan, Masterer - Shannon Forrest, Drums - Tom Bukovac, Electric Guitar - Glenn Worf, Bass - Darrell Scott, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin - Tony Harrell, Organ - Jesse Chrisman, AdditionalEngineer - Sara Lesher, AdditionalEngineer - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Aaron Horwitz, Contributor - PJ Fenech, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2007 Warner Records Inc.
Mark D. Sanders, Writer - Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Viola - Tim McGraw, Producer - Lori McKenna, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - David Bryant, AssistantEngineer - Dan Dugmore, Pedal Steel Guitar - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Mixer - Erik Lutkins, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Julian King, Recorded by - Adam Ayan, Masterer - Shannon Forrest, Drums - Tom Bukovac, Acoustic Guitar - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - Glenn Worf, Bass - John Catchings, Cello - Darrell Scott, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Harrell, Piano, Harmonium - Jesse Chrisman, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - KELLY WILLIS, Background Vocals - Sara Lesher, Assistant Mixing Engineer, AdditionalEngineer - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Kevin Seymanski, AdditionalEngineer - Aaron Horwitz, Contributor - PJ Fenech, AssistantEngineer
© 2007 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2007 Warner Records Inc.
Approfondimenti
Unglamorous marks a new stage in the career of Lori McKenna, a gifted contemporary singer/songwriter from Massachusetts who makes her major-label debut here. Her previous releases -- Paper Wings and Halo (2000), Pieces of Me (2001), The Kitchen Tapes (2003), and Bittertown (2004) -- were spare, masterfully written, and sometimes painfully intimate. It was easy to envision McKenna sitting at home alone -- her husband away at work and her kids safely at school -- writing songs at her kitchen table with her acoustic guitar in hand, recording her music onto blank cassettes as a ticking clock fills the quiet between songs. The Kitchen Tapes romanticized this notion, its cover featuring a drawing of a kitchen table with a cassette lying upon it, a wooden chair pulled out from the spot at which McKenna presumably had been sitting, unassuming tiles dotting the floor. "Recorded by Lori McKenna," a back-cover credit reads, while a stark cover of Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees" signals her knowingness. Songs like "Bible Song," "One Man," and "Stealing Kisses," each from Bittertown, wonderfully showcase her gift for turning domestic small-town quietude into a kind of poetry, one marked by serenity as well as melancholy. It's pretty powerful music, especially if you can relate to the characters in her songs, the faceless towns those characters embody, or perhaps even McKenna herself. Evidently, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were among those moved by her music, because they brought her into their fold. Hill's Fireflies (2005) included three of McKenna's songs, one of them the title track. The superstar country duo also took McKenna on tour as their opening act, and McGraw even went so far as to produce Unglamorous with his longtime studio hand, Byron Gallimore. Hence the major-label contract with Warner Brothers. McKenna embraces her shot at the big-time here, as Unglamorous is a world apart from The Kitchen Tapes. The production is full, bright, and punchy, with a full-band backing. A rocking wah-wah guitar solo even pops up on "Witness to Your Life." This turn away from lo-fi folk music and toward contemporary country sheen isn't necessarily bad in and of itself; in fact, it's tastefully done here on Unglamorous, to the credit of McGraw and Gallimore as well as McKenna, who sounds comfortable. And while Unglamorous is McKenna's first album to feature co-writers, among them Nashville pro Liz Rose, who contributed to the standout title track, the songs here are thankfully characteristic of the Massachusetts mom's past work. Still, as tastefully produced and characteristically well-written as Unglamorous may be, fans of McKenna's past albums are likely to be disappointed by the result. The soul-baring of Bittertown, the nakedness of The Kitchen Tapes, the intimacy of Pieces of Me -- it's difficult to find those qualities in these dressed-up performances. On the other hand, fans of McGraw and especially Hill (who both show up here as harmony vocalists) will likely fall head over heals for Unglamorous. Though it lacks their star power and radio-ready hooks, it offers instead songs that are written and sung with a heartfelt authenticity neither McGraw nor Hill can rival. [Warner Bros released a bonus CD edition in 2007 as well.]
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
A proposito dell'album
- 1 disco(i) - 11 traccia(e)
- Durata totale: 00:46:44
- Artisti principali: Lori McKenna
- Etichetta: Warner Records
- Genere: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2007 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2007 Warner Records Inc.
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