29 Nights [ENHANCED]

Danni Leigh

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (October 20, 1998)
• Original Release Date: October 20, 1998
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B00000ENNT
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #801,927 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
From the rousing fiddle intro on the opening "If the Jukebox Took Teardrops" to the rousing fadeout on "Weren't You the One," Leigh's debut disc doesn't miss a beat. Names like Loretta and Tammy are not to be tossed around lightly in country music circles, but this newcomer's fiery delivery and feisty persona draw obvious comparisons. In addition, the songs included on 29 Nights, though nearly all new, recall the styles and sounds of an era past--twangy, danceable, frisky, and sincere. The title track is an obvious choice for radio, but the self-chastising "Mixed Up Mess of a Heart" is much more fun. "Touch Me" recalls the longing of Patsy Cline's "Crazy," and "Teardrops, Teardrops" showcases the same vocal droop that Buck Owens turned into a signature. This is country music the way country music should be. - Alexandra Russell

Entertainment Weekly
While her own songs buck and buzz, they pale next to her covers...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 29 NIGHTS CD IS THE BEST I HAVE HEARD IN A LONG TIME, July 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 29 Nights (Audio CD)

DANNI LEIGH'S 29 NIGHTS IS THE BEST I HAVE HEARD IN A LONG LONG TIME!! SHE IS TRUE COUNTRY & THIS MAKES HER THE BEST!! NOT ONLY CAN SHE SING SHE CAN SURE WRITE TOO!!WOW! WHAT AN ARTIST!! COUNTRY FANS WANT TO HEAR THIS KIND OF MUSIC. NOT THE KIND THAT NASHVILLE IS RELEASING NOWADAYS "WAKE UP NASHVILLE" LISTEN TO DANNI LEIGH! THIS IS WHAT COUNTRY MUSIC IS ALL ABOUT. WAKE UP RADIO! WONDER WHY YOU DON'T HAVE MORE LISTENERS TODAY! START PLAYING TRUE COUNTRY MUSIC! PLAY DANNI LEIGH! SHE TRULY IS THE BEST!!! LETS HEAR MORE ABOUT HER!!

A TRUE COUNTRY FAN

ANGEL STEEL

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Undoubtedly one of the best debut albums, ever!!!, February 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 29 Nights (Audio CD)

Having heard Danni on the Oprey I took a chance and bought the disc. The lady whose hat never lets you look straight into her face gets right into your own face with the kind of knock-your-socks-off, twangy, gutsy delivery which has been the heartbeat of true country music for the past 50 years. This is Wanda Jackson and Becky Hobbs rolled into one great package. If Danni can just break through the moritorium on playing real country on today's so-called country stations there's enough great material here for several chart toppers. Of the 11 tracks it seems the weakest offering is Willie Nelson's "Touch Me". Consider for a moment what that says about this disc...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Danni Shines on "29 Nights", October 18, 2001

By	J. M. Zuurbier (Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: 29 Nights (Audio CD)

Those eager to pigeonhole Leigh have called her "the female Dwight Yoakam," but that's not entirely accurate. Yes, she wears a cowboy hat and has a passion for classic country, but that's where the comparisons end. Her debut is no Dwight lite--Leigh has her own take on traditional country, and it's her voice that makes it stand out. She's got a gutsy delivery and a slightly lower range than most female artists, and it works best on uptempo honky-tonk numberslike "If the Jukebox Took Teardrops," "Beatin' My Head Against the Wall" and a Merle Haggard/Tommy Collins song, "Mixed Up Mess Of A Heart." Other highlights include "Weren't You The One", "29 Nights" (a nice tender ballad) and many others.

Leigh's performances on the shuffling "I Feel A Heartache" and the 1962 Willie Nelson hit "Touch Me" are so uncannily authentic they wouldn't sound out of place if they were transported back to 1957 and spun after Patsy Cline's latest single. Leigh is also a fine songwriter, co-writing seven of the 11 tracks here. Fans who prefer their country music straight up with no pop overtones will enjoy 29 NIGHTS, an assured debut that hints at even better things to come from a singer with a unique artistic vision.