Julie Roberts

Julie Roberts | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 25, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mercury Nashville
• ASIN: B00023B13K
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,532 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #80 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Alt-Country & Americana

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

While her debut's been promoted through a glitzy high-fashion photo package and items in trendy magazines, South Carolina native Roberts, who has the looks for such hype, also delivers the goods. Her smoky, beguiling voice echoes Bonnie Raitt and a young Tanya Tucker. She and producer/guitarist Brent Rowan shun the blaring arena rock or folk-flavored pretense that plagues many debuts. This one emphasizes solid, quality commercial fare in an Americana-based setting heavy on acoustic guitars and rhythm. Roberts sets the tone with Jamie O'Hara's fetchingly acerbic "You Ain't Down Home." The winsome "Unlove Me" and let-it-rip "Just 'Cause We Can" each pack a wallop; so does the witty morning-after chronicle "Wake Up Older" and the dark, evocative "No Way Out." No overdone power ballads here. Understatement drives her elegant, heartbreaking interpretation of Julie Miller's "I Can't Get Over You." In the end, Roberts remembers an axiom many on Music Row long ago forgot: a powerful voice, simple, honest storytelling, and no-frills music are still what country's about. --Rich Kienzle

Vanity Fair, May 2004

Julie Roberts should be huge following her soulful, funky eponymous debut.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sing It Girl, June 6, 2005

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Crystalline Green (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Julie Roberts (Audio CD)

I can admit that I've never been a huge fan of country music except for Johnny Cash. But Julie Roberts has such a beautiful voice and has bluesy elements sprinkled in with her country twang, and it just made me fall in love with the album. When I first heard "Break Down Here" I went out and bought the album but surprisingly enough that's the only one I tend to skip over now. My two favorites are "Wake Up Older" which show her sassy and humorous side, and personally I think "If You Had Called Yesterday" is the best song on the cd because she shows so much raw emotion and it's a topic a lot of us can relate with.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, April 2, 2005

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W. Dunn "country music fan" (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews
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I never liked female country artists- all the wailing and make up in the videos made it look like they all wanted to be divas or something. However, Julie Roberts was different, this was the first CD of a female I have ever owned and I do not regret it. Her voice is so country, and I love how she is a modern tradionalist like Brad Paisley and Josh Turner. It sounds like she puts her heart and soul into every song. Definitley worth buying guys, dont be afraid. Real country music, nothing like Shania or Faith. Buy this, Turner's, and Paisley's albums- some of the best young, traditional, country artists in the biz.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What country should be!, June 23, 2004

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Amy A. Schuver - See all my reviews
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Instead of going for the overly polished pop country, Julie Roberts has made a CD worthy of buying. Her voice is just right - gorgeous but tough enough to really show that she has lived. This is what you expect from singers like Faith Hill - but that they never deliver. She's amazing and enjoyable. Highly recommended, especially "Wake Up Older" and "The Chance." A perfect debut.