Begonias

Caitlin Cary

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 14, 2005)
• Original Release Date: June 14, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Yep Roc Records
• ASIN: B0009GUTBA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,982 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The subtle shades of Caitlin Cary's rich alto find an engaging match in the yearning strains of Thad Cockrell's reedy tenor. As solo artists within the closely-knit Carolina alt-country community, the two have harmonized together before, but this album-length collaboration finds them writing most of the material together and trading vocals on each song. "Please Break My Heart" sounds like the dreamy duet that Patsy Cline and Don Everly never got around to recording. "Warm and Tender Love" ventures into the soulful territory of Percy Sledge, while the folkier lilt of "Something Less Than Something More" evokes the breeziness of "Gentle on My Mind" (though the lyric here is bittersweet). Mainly, however, these duets extend the classic country tradition, the musical conversations between a man and a woman about what went wrong ("Two Different Things") and how to try to make it right ("Whatever You Want"). Though Cary has proven herself a stellar harmony singer from her formative years in Whiskeytown through her recent work as one of Tres Chicas, here she shows the vocal artistry to command the spotlight and the generosity of spirit to share it. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm not a fan of giving out 5-star reviews usually....., August 2, 2005

By	T. Snyder "TS" (AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm not a fan of giving out 5-star reviews usually.....but Begonias is a fabulous cd.

This is more of a Thad Cockrell album than a Caitlin Cary album. Thad takes the lead on most of the vocals, with Caitlin lending support. They sound wonderful together.

The music itself is very engaging. This isn't the usual country-pop music, which is mainly played on the radio nowadays.

Begonias sounds like it could have been recorded in the golden age of country, back in the 50's or 60's. It has a vintage feeling to it.

Go buy this album and support great music. It's worth the full retail price.

Begonias is about as authentic and as American as good music can be. One of my favorite records of the year.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Caitlin Cary + Thad Cockrell + Brad Jones = 5 Stars, July 26, 2005

By	J. Sweeney (manchester, mo) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love this cd! It is beautifully written, played, sung and produced. It works as soothing background music, as well as it does in your earphones. Thad's voice is a high pitched world of hurt, Caitlin's is a warm heart. It doesn't seem like it would work, but it does, wonderfully, whether they are singing as a duet, background, harmony, whatever, they sound GREAT together. The production of Brad Jones is perfect-the musicians are excellent, and he doesn't get in their way. The vocals shine bright around the music, and they compliment each other in a way that is often missing on some recordings. There have been a lot of comparisons to the duets sung by George Jones and Tammy Wynette. Thad and Caitlin do not sound like George and Tammy, but their voices blend just as well together as George and Tammy's did, and these songs are exactly the type of songs they used to record. If you like the more traditional country sound of the '60's and '70's, do yourself a favor-buy this now, because you won't hear it on the radio or see a video on CMT, and I'd really hate for you to miss it. Highly Recommended!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Album of the Decade!, February 3, 2006

By	Swenodak "Swenodak" (Grand Forks, ND) - See all my reviews

As a rule I do not write product reviews, but this album demands to be the exception to that rule. If you are looking for honest, moving, life changing music, you must own this album.

I would buy this album again, even at twice the price. I have listened to it over and over, and have to say that from the first listen on, I have been unable to find a weak track.

As my words cannot do justice to this wonderfull album, I will leave my review at that, but please, please do yourself a favor and buy it. You will not regret it!