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Once an artist like Trisha Yearwood enters her second decade of recording, it's easy to take her for granted. Why? Well, consistency doesn't make for quite as dramatic a story as dramatic swings between brilliance and failure. That may be unfair, but that's the way it is. Yearwood has never swung between such extremes. She has released some exceptional albums, plus a couple of sub-par efforts, but for the most part, she has remained an artist that is reliable -- you pay your money, and you know you'll get something satisfactory. Real Live Woman is one of those records; it may not rock your world, but it will hardly disappoint. A little more mature and straight-ahead than even her latter-day efforts, Real Live Woman is a measured, deliberate record in the best possible sense. The tempo never gets too heated, but the songs never drift into laziness, either. The tunes are always melodic and always well-chosen. They don't just play to Yearwood's strengths, but they're solid songs in their own right, whether it's a new Matraca Berg and Al Anderson song ("I'm Still Alive"), an overlooked Springsteen tune ("Sad Eyes") or a Linda Ronstadt chestnut ("Try Me Again"). Yes, there are a couple of moments where the momentum drags ever so slightly, but as soon as they occur, the album perks back up with the next song. Real Live Woman isn't significantly better or worse than the average Trisha Yearwood album, but that's not a bad thing, since few people do this mainstream country -- meaning, by late-'90s/early-'00s standards, country music that still sounds country but is also melodic enough for pop -- quite as well as this.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Mary Chapin Carpenter, ComposerLyricist - Garth Fundis, Producer - Trisha Yearwood, Producer, MainArtist - Kim Richey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 MCA Nashville
Al Anderson, ComposerLyricist - JEFF BALDING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Nicholson, ComposerLyricist - Garth Fundis, Producer - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Trisha Yearwood, Producer, MainArtist - Matt Andrews, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAVE SINKO, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kimmie Rhodes, ComposerLyricist - Mark Ralston, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 MCA Nashville
Garth Fundis, Producer - Bruce Springsteen, ComposerLyricist - Trisha Yearwood, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2000 MCA Nashville
Tia Sillers, ComposerLyricist - Mark Selby, ComposerLyricist - Garth Fundis, Producer - Trisha Yearwood, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2000 MCA Nashville
Richard "Spady" Brannan, ComposerLyricist - Spady Brannan, ComposerLyricist - Garth Fundis, Producer - Trisha Yearwood, Producer, MainArtist - John Sharp, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 MCA Nashville
Linda Ronstadt, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Gold, ComposerLyricist - Garth Fundis, Producer - Trisha Yearwood, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2000 MCA Nashville
Paul Craft, ComposerLyricist - Garth Fundis, Producer - Trisha Yearwood, Producer, MainArtist - Cadillac Holmes, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 MCA Nashville
Bobbie Cryner, ComposerLyricist - JEFF BALDING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Garth Fundis, Producer - CHUCK AINLAY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Trisha Yearwood, Producer, MainArtist - Matt Andrews, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAVE SINKO, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Ralston, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Matraca Berg, ComposerLyricist - Al Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Garth Fundis, Producer - Trisha Yearwood, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1999 MCA Nashville
Tom Snow, ComposerLyricist - Garth Fundis, Producer - Trisha Yearwood, Producer, MainArtist - David Batteau, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 MCA Nashville
Matraca Berg, ComposerLyricist - Harlan Howard, ComposerLyricist - Garth Fundis, Producer - Trisha Yearwood, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2000 MCA Nashville
Matraca Berg, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie Samoset, ComposerLyricist - Garth Fundis, Producer - Trisha Yearwood, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2000 MCA Nashville
Album review
Once an artist like Trisha Yearwood enters her second decade of recording, it's easy to take her for granted. Why? Well, consistency doesn't make for quite as dramatic a story as dramatic swings between brilliance and failure. That may be unfair, but that's the way it is. Yearwood has never swung between such extremes. She has released some exceptional albums, plus a couple of sub-par efforts, but for the most part, she has remained an artist that is reliable -- you pay your money, and you know you'll get something satisfactory. Real Live Woman is one of those records; it may not rock your world, but it will hardly disappoint. A little more mature and straight-ahead than even her latter-day efforts, Real Live Woman is a measured, deliberate record in the best possible sense. The tempo never gets too heated, but the songs never drift into laziness, either. The tunes are always melodic and always well-chosen. They don't just play to Yearwood's strengths, but they're solid songs in their own right, whether it's a new Matraca Berg and Al Anderson song ("I'm Still Alive"), an overlooked Springsteen tune ("Sad Eyes") or a Linda Ronstadt chestnut ("Try Me Again"). Yes, there are a couple of moments where the momentum drags ever so slightly, but as soon as they occur, the album perks back up with the next song. Real Live Woman isn't significantly better or worse than the average Trisha Yearwood album, but that's not a bad thing, since few people do this mainstream country -- meaning, by late-'90s/early-'00s standards, country music that still sounds country but is also melodic enough for pop -- quite as well as this.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:50
- Main artists: Trisha Yearwood
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: MCA Nashville
- Genre: Country
© 2000 MCA Records Nashville a division of MCA Records Inc. ℗ 2000 MCA Nashville
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