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Commercial country music has become so slick and predictable that when an artist emerges who conveys even the slightest bit of mold-breaking potential, their name rolls off the lips of critics like an answered prayer. Missouri-raised siren Sara Evans has that potential, and uses it sparingly on Restless, her fourth record for RCA. The spirited opener, "Rockin' Horse," features fellow crooner Vince Gill on harmony, and impeccable playing from Nashville's finest. "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus" is a lush tale of redemption that sounds like the musical sister to Train's 2001 smash, "Drops of Jupiter." The Celtic-flavored "Restless," the obvious single, is tailor-made to fit in between the Dixie Chicks and Shania Twain on any FM station. After these three songs, Evans goes on autopilot, exploring the generic world of crossover country like a Shakespeare scholar in remedial English. She sounds bored. Time crawls from ballad to boogie, until finally reaching the tune "Big Cry." This is an outstanding country-soul hybrid recalling early k.d. lang and a direction that Evans would do well to inspect further. Like fellow producer Mutt Lange, Paul Worley knows how to work the machine, and Restless plays like a Nashville tutorial on the polished, hit-song assembly line.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Marcus Hummon, Composer, Lyricist - Matt Evans, Composer, Lyricist - Vince Gill, Background Vocal - Paul Worley, Producer - Sara Evans, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Aimee Mayo, Composer, Lyricist - Chris Lindsey, Composer, Lyricist - Troy Verges, Composer, Lyricist - Hillary Lindsey, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Worley, Producer - Sara Evans, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Lesley Lyons, Background Vocal - Adie Grey, Background Vocal - Ashley Evans Simpson, Background Vocal
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Jeremy Stover, Composer, Lyricist - Willie Mack, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Worley, Producer - Sara Evans, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Lesley Lyons, Background Vocal - Adie Grey, Background Vocal - Ashley Evans Simpson, Background Vocal
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Troy Verges, Composer, Lyricist - Holly Lamar, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Worley, Producer - Sara Evans, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Lesley Lyons, Background Vocal - Ashley Evans Simpson, Background Vocal - Ashlie Tucker, Background Vocal
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Tom Shapiro, Composer, Lyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal - Paul Worley, Producer - Tony Martin, Composer, Lyricist - Troy Johnson, Background Vocal - Sara Evans, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Diane Warren, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Worley, Producer - Sara Evans, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lesley Lyons, Background Vocal - Adie Grey, Background Vocal - Ashley Evans Simpson, Background Vocal
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Wes Hightower, Background Vocal - William Crain, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Worley, Producer - Kevin Fisher, Composer, Lyricist - Troy Johnson, Background Vocal - Sara Evans, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Lesley Lyons, Background Vocal - Ashley Evans Simpson, Background Vocal - Ashlie Tucker, Background Vocal
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Bonnie Baker, Composer, Lyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal - Paul Worley, Producer - Troy Johnson, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Sara Evans, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Troy Verges, Composer, Lyricist - Hillary Lindsey, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Paul Worley, Producer - ANGELO, Composer, Lyricist - Sara Evans, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Marcus Hummon, Composer, Lyricist - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal - Paul Worley, Producer - Darrell Scott, Composer, Lyricist - Troy Johnson, Background Vocal - Sara Evans, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Marcus Hummon, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Worley, Producer - Sara Evans, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Lesley Lyons, Background Vocal - Ashlie Tucker, Background Vocal
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Brett James, Composer, Lyricist - Hillary Lindsey, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Worley, Producer - Vicki Hampton, Background Vocal - Robert Bailey, Background Vocal - ANGELO, Composer, Lyricist - Kim Fleming, Background Vocal - Sara Evans, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Montana, Composer, Lyricist - Tammy Wagoner, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Worley, Producer - Sara Evans, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Montana, Composer, Lyricist - Tammy Wagoner, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Worley, Producer - Sara Evans, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lesley Lyons, Background Vocal - Ashlie Tucker, Background Vocal
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Bonnie Baker, Composer, Lyricist - Matt Evans, Producer, Bass, Background Vocal, Vocal - Troy Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Sara Evans, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathon Long, Organ - Erik Halbig, Electric Guitar, Mandolin - James Bloodgood, Drums - Katie Kerkhover, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocal - Casey Pollock, Acoustic Guitar
(P) 2023 Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Montana, Composer, Lyricist - Matt Evans, Producer - Sara Evans, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jenai, Composer, Lyricist - Lesley Lyons, Background Vocal - Ashlie Tucker, Background Vocal
(P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Commercial country music has become so slick and predictable that when an artist emerges who conveys even the slightest bit of mold-breaking potential, their name rolls off the lips of critics like an answered prayer. Missouri-raised siren Sara Evans has that potential, and uses it sparingly on Restless, her fourth record for RCA. The spirited opener, "Rockin' Horse," features fellow crooner Vince Gill on harmony, and impeccable playing from Nashville's finest. "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus" is a lush tale of redemption that sounds like the musical sister to Train's 2001 smash, "Drops of Jupiter." The Celtic-flavored "Restless," the obvious single, is tailor-made to fit in between the Dixie Chicks and Shania Twain on any FM station. After these three songs, Evans goes on autopilot, exploring the generic world of crossover country like a Shakespeare scholar in remedial English. She sounds bored. Time crawls from ballad to boogie, until finally reaching the tune "Big Cry." This is an outstanding country-soul hybrid recalling early k.d. lang and a direction that Evans would do well to inspect further. Like fellow producer Mutt Lange, Paul Worley knows how to work the machine, and Restless plays like a Nashville tutorial on the polished, hit-song assembly line.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:28
- Main artists: Sara Evans
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - Legacy
- Genre: Country
(P) 2023 Sony Music Entertainment
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