Customer Reviews

All the Girls I Am

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

A crime and a mystery. I'm sure many of you could fill me in on the past high points of the career of the Kendalls. I don't know much other than what I learned when her last cd came out. JEANNIE KENDALL on Rounder was lovely--simple acoustic arrangements, great singing and altogether an artistic success. I loved it. The new cd--very strange--has two of the same producers, but it couldn't be more different. It's on a label called Golden not on Rounder. I have rarely heard an album as overproduced as this one. So many co-producers, mixers, dubbing men, recording at different locations, etc.--you can practically hear the tech men turning the dials and fiddling (not with a fiddle, though). Jeannie's very fine voice is lost in all of this. It makes her sound like every other under talented, overproduced Nashville diva. A crime. The songs are generally weak. The arrangements way too heavy and complicated. Quite awful. The most telling evidence is in the one song the two albums share: "Just a Memory." On the Rounder acoustic disk, it's a lovely song and performance with Stuart Duncan on fiddle and Rob Ickes on dobro. The new version has lots of drums and electric guitar, two producers, five harmony vocalists, a harmony co-producer, etc.--all of this resulting in the crowded and highly programmed sound of the rest of the album. What a disappointment! Hasn't Jeannie learned anything from Dolly's experience on her last few bluegrass albums? Go buy Jeannie's last cd--the acoustic JEANNIE KENDALL on Rounder. It's beautiful. ALL THE GIRLS I AM is not.

I fondly remember The Kendalls from my childhood; they were HUGE on '70s country music scene. So when I saw this CD at the record store, I decided to take a chance -- and I am certainly glad I did! This lady's voice is even more amazing than it was back in her commercial heyday. Some of the CD is a tad overproduced, but it's a bold step for an artist who has been steeped in traditional country most of her career. This CD has a country-pop feel to it, like something one would expect from Rosanne Cash, Juice Newton or Mary Chapin Carpenter ... and while Kendall may not blend the styles as naturally as those icons, she does succeed. Kendall chooses strong material, such as the powerful "You Just Don't Get Me - Do You?" and the heart-wrenching "Your Picture, Your Pillow and Me." Highly recommended.

I have played this album so many times I just about have the songs memorized. It is great!

Never owned an album like this one before, but when I saw her live I wanted it...Beautiful music, beautiful lyrics, beautiful songs. Makes me realize, I am one of those girls! kk

Thanks to all of you who produced very enjoyable pieces to which we'll be able to savor over and over--wonderful selections. Another piece of art from the Kendall family. Again, thanks!

Wow! This CD is the bomb! It is beautifully done - not over-produced. Jeannie's voice was beautiful on the old Kendalls records and it's even more beautiful now. The mix of songs is great. There's the punchy "You Just Don't Get Me Do You" which I can't get it out of my head.) The heart-warming "Worn Around The Edges" is destined to be a standard. The title cut, "All The Girls I Am" has the distinctive, ethereal penny whistle. And "Somewhere Between Heaven and Mexico" is reminiscent of classic Dolly Parton. This group of songs really showcases Jeannie's talent and versatility. I could go on... You've just got to have this CD.

Words aren't needed to express the joy of listening to this CD. Just listen to the music.

This is a 5 star album. I have heard better by other artists, but this is definitely very close to top of the line. This was by no means a poor production...the quality and music were excellent, the arrangements were good, and the vocals were exceptional. Whoever gave this album a 1 star rating obviously does not know or appreciate the blend of country/popular/and bluegrass influences intertwined with one another. I am a hard-core country music fan, and even I found these pop influences to be rather refreshing. They are quite smoothe and blend very well with the country roots and influences imposed on the songs themselves. I didn't care for the song "All the Girls I Am"...I thought it was kind of dumb and the music sounded creepy (like Halloween or something)...but the rest of the songs were okay. Whoever gave this album a 1 star seriously needs to Get a Life! That was ungrateful and rude to rate the album in a way that was unfair. Definitely a good album and well worth the money. I liked it so much I went out and bought a second one (I have two of these same albums)!