Just a Country Girl [Import]

Mary Duff | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 1, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Rosette
• ASIN: B00030CH9E
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #236,817 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This 14 track album is packed full of classic country songs, brilliantly produced and delivered in Mary's own very personal style. Mary Duff is probably best known for her appearances on Daniel O'Donnell's concert tours for the last decade or so indeed O'Donnell is featured here singing on the old Dolly Parton/Porter Wagoner hit `Makin' Plans'.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Back to her roots, March 3, 2005

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just a Country Girl (Audio CD)

Long-standing fans will know that country songs were the mainstay of Mary's early albums, but that she later included a lot more pop songs in her repertoire. Now Mary has returned to her roots by recording this album of country classics.

The songs, especially the first half of the album, are familiar to all British and Irish fans of traditional country music, beginning with Take me home country roads, the John Denver song that Olivia Newton John had a British top twenty hit with.

There are also covers of songs originally made famous by Loretta Lynn (Coal miner's daughter), Crystal Gayle (Talking in your sleep), Lynn Anderson (Rose garden), Billie Jo Spears (57 Chevrolet), Patsy Cline (Walking after midnight), Emmylou Harris (To Daddy - written by Dolly Parton), Kitty Wells (Making believe - also covered by Emmylou) and Tammy Wynette (Stand by your man) among them.

It may at first seem that Where the boys are (Connie Francis) is out of place, but Connie recorded plenty of country songs and this song sits comfortably alongside all the other songs here.

Making plans, a new duet with Daniel O'Donnell, was originally written and recorded by Johnny Russell and has been recorded by many country singers down the years. It is likely that Mary was inspired by one of Dolly's covers of the song. Dolly recorded a duet version with Porter Wagoner but later re-recorded it with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou for one of their Trio albums.

I like all Mary's music but I'm glad that she has returned to her roots. This may not be the most imaginative set of songs - so many have been covered countless times - but these are the songs that Mary was raised on and she clearly still loves them.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Country Gold, July 26, 2005

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Bruce Frederickson (Theodore Saskatchewan Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just a Country Girl (Audio CD)

If you like old country music you will want this CD in your collection. Mary Duff can perform almost any style of music with amazing accuracy, with respect to sounding so close to the original artist. The following 4 samples from her country album will emphasize what I am referring to. "Walking After Midnight"(Patsy Cline), "Rose Garden" - (Lynn Anderson), "Coal Miner's Daughter - (Loretta Lynn), "Making Believe" - (Kitty Wells). Her clear powerful vocals certainly do justice to this excellent collection. Since it is an import CD and being a single it is quite pricey. If you like old country music or if you like Mary Duff's music you will not be disappointed with this collection. I highly recommend it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars JUST a COUNTRY GIRL, July 26, 2005

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Richard R. Deuster - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just a Country Girl (Audio CD)

An outstanding voice.
Very good, the very best in country singing.