Lone Starry Night

John Arthur Martinez | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 4, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dualtone Music Group
• ASIN: B00020HAOC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,178 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Classic, August 19, 2004

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P. Callaway (Dunnellon, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lone Starry Night (Audio CD)

I was so impressed with john Arthur Martinez on Nashville Star, I ordered his CD the moment it came out and was MORE impressed with him after listening to it! There is not a weak cut to be found. Unlike most "country" music these days, his voice has not been over-processed to the point of being unrecognizable and the honesty and sincerity just shine forth. John Arthur Martinez, your music flows from your heart straight to the hearts of your listeners. Lone Starry Night is a true joy, a true classic. I just flat love it!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nashville Star Runner-Up Proves Strong Singer-Songwriter, May 6, 2004

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Ferd Blivid "ferdblivid" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

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john Arthur Martinez's Dualtone debut proves that his second-place showing on NASHVILLE STAR in 2003 was no fluke. "Lone Starry Night" takes the listener on a tour through the world of Texas music interpreted through john Arthur's country-Tejano lens. It's a powerful, heartfelt, and outstanding album. Most of these tracks have appeared on his self-made independent releases, but here they shine even more with the full treatment from some of Nashville and Texas's best backing him up. Many of the tunes are given a bilingual flavor with borderland-spiced arrangements and a verse or two in Spanish, including a striking and definitive take on the classic "Amarillo by Morning" and Martinez's lush paean to San Antonio, "River of Love / El Rio de Amor." jAM proves adept at everything from the serious and heartfelt tear-jerker "If I Didn't Care" (featuring beautiful harmony vocals by fellow Nashville Star finalist Miranda Lambert) to the silly "Armadillo Song," joyously tackles Western Swing with "A Girl Named Texas," has a classic country story song with fiddle-as-metaphor-for-life "The Man Who Holds The Bow," and even ventures close to Neville Brothers territory with the unexpectedly soulful "Pour A Little Love On It." This should clearly be a contender for Texas Music Album of the Year, and the voters and viewers of the first Nashville Star should be proud to have uncovered this gem of a singer-songwriter.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, September 11, 2004

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Betty Sovereign (South Bend, WA) - See all my reviews
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What a treasure! And I mean both the singer & the songs. A song for every mood. "If I Didn't Care" brings a tear every time I hear it. "Trouble Rides A Fast Horse" sticks with you. Thank you John Arthur! Somewhere in you I see something of Hank Williams SR, but it's rolled into an awesome package with your God given talent.