New Day Dawning
Artist: Wynonna Judd
Community Score: 7.00

Southern gospel and soul, rockers, and ballads all grace Wynonna Judd's fifth release as a solo artist and her first as co-producer. One of the most recognizable voices in country music, the depth and range of her voice can be heard from the first track, the rhythmic "Going Nowhere," to the last, the soulful "I Can't Wait to Meet You." Fans will... Read More

Super Hits
Artist: Mindy McCready

Super Hits may be a budget-line compilation -- usually a sign of cut-rate product -- but it's nevertheless an excellent summation of Mindy McCready's two hit country albums for BNA. It bypasses her third and final record for the label, I'm Not So Tough, but that's fine, since that was a pop crossover move that didn't quite work out. That means... Read More

Greatest Hits
Artist: Michelle Wright
Shania Twain Live
Artist: Shania Twain

Refreshingly, the Shania Twain Live DVD is not a live album translated into a half-baked concert video, but was conceived as a video concert instead. Twenty-four of Twain's pop-country hits -- including "Man! I Feel Like a Woman," "You're Still the One," "That Don't Impress Me Much," "Come on Over," "Honey I'm Home," and "Black Eyes, Blue Tears"... Read More

Come on Over
Artist: Shania Twain
Community Score: 5.00
Come on Over - JAPAN BONUS CD
Artist: Shania Twain

Shania Twain's second record, The Woman in Me, became a blockbuster, appealing as much to a pop audience as it did to the country audience. Part of the reason for its success was how producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange -- best-known for his work with Def Leppard, the Cars, and AC/DC -- steered Twain toward the big choruses and instrumentation that... Read More

Come on Over - AUSTRALIA BONUS TRACKS CD
Artist: Shania Twain

Shania Twain's second record, The Woman in Me, became a blockbuster, appealing as much to a pop audience as it did to the country audience. Part of the reason for its success was how producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange -- best known for his work with Def Leppard, the Cars, and AC/DC -- steered Twain toward the big choruses and instrumentation that... Read More

A Paul Brandt Christmas: Shall I Play For You
Artist: Paul Brandt

Paul Brandt's A Paul Brandt Christmas: Shall I Play For You? features a mix of traditional and contemporary holiday tunes as well as guest artists like Union Station, who appear on "The Way In A Manger" and "What Child Is This." Terri Clark collaborates with Brandt on "Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy," and Kim Richey appears on "Run Run Rudolph."... Read More

Single White Female
Artist: Chely Wright
Community Score: 9.50

Chely Wright reunited with producer Tony Brown -- the man behind hit records by George Strait and Reba McEntire, as well as Wright's own Let Me In -- for her fourth album, Single White Female. The record picks up where its predecessor left off, offering a selection of ten songs with clean, tasteful arrangments that place Wright in the forefront.... Read More

I've Got a Right to Cry
Artist: Mandy Barnett

If ever there was a singer who was born to sing the torch and twang style that Patsy Cline created, it is Mandy Barnett. A soft-spoken performer who belts 'em out with all the guts and grit of the founding mothers of traditional country music, Barnett is amazing. Producer Owen Bradley, a legend himself, is known for his classic production style... Read More

To Get to You: Greatest Hits Collection
Artist: Lorrie Morgan
Community Score: 10.00

To Get to You: The Greatest Hits Collection weighs in at a generous 17 tracks, but it falls short of being definitive. In fact, it's not necessarily even a hits collection, although it contains a fair share of big singles, including "We Both Walk," "Half Enough," "Good as I Was to You," "Go Away," and "He Talks to Me." Instead, it's a bit... Read More