Little by Little

Stevens Sisters (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 23, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B0000640N9
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,439 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What If Mrs. Everly Had Girls?, July 25, 2002

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Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little by Little (Audio CD)

It's hard to imagine tighter harmonies, except possibly the Everly Brothers. April and Beth deliver a set of great tunes. (April is of course not the April Stevens who did "Deep Purple" with Nino Tempo in the 60s!) The whole project was carefully put together from the song selection to the musicians to the arrangements. The CD opens with the title track, a midtempo toe tapper. The melody kind of slinks on "Walk On By," "Baby, I won't cry." "Tuesday's Gone" is a pretty ballad with Sam Bush's fiddle, "My baby's gone with the wind." Mike Henderson's toe tapper "Wherever You Are" has a classic sound; Sam Bush goes crazy on mandolin during the bridge. You won't find more magnificent harmonies than those on the pretty melody of "Lonesome Wind." "Yours In Tennessee" has a soft melody, "If you want a love that's ture & tender, remember your girl in Tennessee." "Run to the Well" is a great Kim Richey tune about putting a fire out, "I do believe the Lord helps those who help themselves." Tony Arata's song "Love Every Time" is beautiful with Gary Davis' bluesy guitar and Gary Smith tinkling the piano ivory. "I'll Never Say Goodbye" is a slow Dolly tune with Parton's gorgeous supporting vocals. My favorite track is another Kim Richey song with Sam Bush's mandolin percolating on "Those Words We Said," "I could drive a million miles & never drive them from my head." "If I'm Gonna Be Lonely" is a gorgeous melody that you could almost hear Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris joining in spirit. Mike Henderson's slide guitar stars on the Barry & Holly Tashian tune "Don't Kneel At My Graveside." This is one of the most pleasant sets you'll hear in bluegrass/country music. The sisters have put together a memorable set! Enjoy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If Alison Krauss & Reba McEntire had a love child....., April 25, 2002

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Squidgey Flint (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little by Little (Audio CD)

.... it would be the Stevens Sisters.

This is my first exposure to the Sisters and I am way impressed. The harmonies are as tight as they can get and their voices are excellent. One is smooth the other a little gravelly and togethor they provide that quintessential mountain music sound.

While I would always rather my singers write their own songs this is frequently not the case. Regardless of who pens the words, the writing on this offering is superb.

Example: "Those words we said":
"I left here with nothing but a few tears in my eyes.
Now I'm halfway down the interstate past highway 99.
It's just me and one good wiper blade, up against the rain..."
or
"No matter how hard I try I can't get far enough away.
Every sad song on my radio sounds like its custom made,
by some devil on my shoulder that keeps whisperin' in my ear..."

(I love this song -- my favorite on the disc.)

As for the music, the Stevens Sisters play quite a few different instruments: guitar, banjo, mandolin, dobrobanjo (I don't even know what a dobrobanjo is) and they do a fine fine job of it.

I am definitely going to explore prior releases from these folks.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truely great, January 29, 2004

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Sean (Quebec ,Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little by Little (Audio CD)

The Stevens Sisters cd Little by little is truely great. I had a hard time to track down their cd. Amazon.ca is the only Canadian dealer that could help me. I play this cd almost every day. Can't wait until their next release. Their music is more of a country bluegrass bringing it to a whole new level. Great job girls.