Devoted

Kristy Lee | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 19, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ren-Hen Records
• ASIN: B000CAKUAS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #308,029 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simon Says: "Sing", June 16, 2008

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Amanda Richards (Georgetown, Guyana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Devoted (Audio CD)

If you watched American Idol, Season 7, you'll be familiar with Kristy Lee Cook, who finished in the Top 10 at number seven. In 2005, prior to her Idol days, she released this debut album under the name Kristy Lee, comprising ten relatively short songs, three of which are covers of classic songs.

Of the covers, she sings a straight-up version of Tammy Wynette's country staple "Stand By Your Man", and as she smoothly potters around that famous song "Unchained Melody", you'll recall how many times you watched that Patrick Swayze/Demi Moore scene from "Ghost". The third cover is a pitch perfect copy of LeAnn Rimes' "Blue".

The other tracks are standard country songs, "Good Luck", "Hold Your Horses" and "Clean Break" being the better songs, while "Put Your Heart Into It" sounds like a combination of Shania Twain's "If You Wanna Touch Her, Ask!" and Collin Raye's "That's My Story". I liked the faster tracks because when she increases the tempo she sounds like she's truly enjoying herself.

My one criticism is that she needs to define and claim her own unique sound and style, as this album proves her more of a musical chameleon, particularly on the covers, which although good, aren't "her own" (to quote Randy Jackson, the man of a half-dozen catch phrases.)

She's not only a talented country music singer, but also a model, actress (commercials) and yes, even horse trainer, and it will be interesting to see her parlay the training and experience from AI7 into a career in the entertainment industry.



Amanda Richards, June 16, 2008

4.0 out of 5 stars Kristy Lee/Not Just a Wannabe, June 12, 2008

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Steven Haarala (Mandeville, LA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Devoted (Audio CD)

I rooted for this gal on AI, and I was sorry when she was voted off. But what a nice surprise to find this CD of hers from 2005, ready to download. I think she comes across best in the ballads ("Devoted", "Perfect Love"), but she shows a lot of spirit in the up-tempo tracks too, especially "Put Your Heart Into It", which has humorous lyrics that she has fun with ("You don't need to talk French to make me giddy/You don't need to fly me off to some foreign city"). And best of all, she handles 3 well-known songs in ways that reveal the potential of a big talent ready to break out. "Stand By Your Man" has a bouncier feel than Tammy Wynette's, and it works. Different from Tammy's, but good in its own way. "Blue" sounds just gorgeous to me. She closes the album with "Unchained Melody", and gives it all she's got, including some notes that I never heard her hit on AI. All in all, if this is just the beginning, I will certainly be looking for whatever our girl has in store for us in the future, with a bigger budget to work with and experience from the Idol tour to strengthen her voice and increase her confidence.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unchained Kristy..., May 26, 2008

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mirror nyc (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Devoted (MP3 Download)

The song Unchained Melody is a must buy. Loved it !

Way to go, Kristy !