Stronger

Sara Evans | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2011
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: SONY NASHVILLE/ RCA
• ASIN: B004GAY2KY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,223 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Desperately

2. A Little Bit Stronger

3. My Heart Can't Tell You No

4. Anywhere

5. Alone

6. Love Don't Need No Ticket to Ride

7. Life Without Losing

8. What That Drink Cost Me

9. Wildfire

10. Born to Fly (Bluegrass Version)

Editorial Reviews

Multi-platinum selling country star, Sara Evans, releases her sixth studio album, Stronger. The lead single from the project, A Little Bit Stronger is causing a huge reaction at country radio and is racing up the charts. The digital single, earned a Top-10 debut on Billboard s Country Digital Songs chart and continues to resonate with consumers. Also, A Little Bit Stronger is featured on the album Country Strong (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Evans career spans well over a decade with a string of hits including four number ones and numerous Top 10s. Evans also holds an ACM Top Female Vocalist of the Year honor among several other awards including CMA, Billboard, BMI, and Dove awards.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Strong March 8, 2011

By twistoftroy

Format:Audio CD

It's been a long wait for a new Sara Evans album since the brillant A Real Fine Place. Stronger kicks off with Desperately a nice uptempo song that is very catchy. The current smash hit single A Little Bit Stronger, now a Top 15 Country Hit is a good single from the film Country Strong. The highlight is My Heart Can't Tell You No a mid-tempo song that is full of Sara's voice sounding better than ever. This will hopefully be a single and I think it could go #1. Another great song is Ticket To Ride a real upbeat stomper. It's another song soon as it ends you just wanna play it again. Alone is a ballad and Sara is more controlled vocally, this one is about the lyrics. Anyway & Wildfire are upbeat & solid. Born To Fly the re-record of her older single is okay. The album is short but it is definately worth the purchase. There is a bonus song on the digitial version Cabana Boy which is a uptempo song. Highlights are My Heart Can't You No & Ticket To Ride. Nice to have Sara back with brand new music...All aboard!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe a bit less than 5, but better than 4... March 11, 2011

By terpfan1980 VINE™ VOICE

Format:Audio CD

Review title references my inability to give half-stars in the ratings. While I wouldn't call this a perfect release, it's still very good in my book and definitely better than just "I like it", so I'm rounding up to the "I love it" mark.

Here's the scoop:

Desperately - All I want is to be loved desperately... the whole world wants to be loved desperately. Up beat and poppish, and pleasing to the ears. Not a bad choice to start the album off even if the album was named for the second track rather than the first.

Stronger - known from the Country Strong soundtrack. I like the song, I love Sara Evans' vocals on it, but yet the song makes me sad in seeing the music video for it and/or hearing the words come from her since the song comes from a place of pain and sadness. I'd like to think that Sara Evans would never experience the type of emotions and events that run in the song and yet knowing her personal history over the last few years, there's perhaps a bit more autobiograpy in the tune then fans would like. On the plus side, she is back with new music, even if the quantity isn't as much as fans would hope for.

My Heart Can't Tell You No - is a beautiful tune. Sara Evans' version does the song justice and having the steel guitar sound more prominent gives it more of the country feel. I'd hazzard a guess that there are plenty of people that would have no knowledge of the song as a remake or refresh of an older tune, hopefully they'll enjoy this version.

Anywhere - top down... it's such a beautiful day... put the map away... We can go Anywhere... I can imagine listening to this tune on road trips and enjoying the company as we'd wind up just about anywhere. Up tempo, and just plain fun to listen to.

Alone - slows the tempo back down and takes things back to a more contemplative place. Somewhat quieter, and perhaps back in the sad direction as well, but still a nice song.

Ticket to Ride - Love don't need no ticket to ride. Back to the up tempo style with a fun song that should please fans of those types of tunes.

Life Without Losing - is a good song and yet it feels a little "off" to me. As a song about loss it seems a bit more peppy and almost happy when it shouldn't be. It isn't a bad song, and really if it was slower and had more of a sad sound to it it probably wouldn't be any better, but it doesn't quite fit what I might expect, at least not once I really listen to the lyrics.

What That Drink Cost Me - I lost a good man to a bad habit... A very interesting song about what drinking could cost someone.

Wildfire - the song title makes me expect something from say the 1970's (see for example, Michael Martin Murphey), but that isn't what I'd get there. Given the abundance of music out there re-using a song title shouldn't be that surprising. In anycase this is another enjoyable up beat song.

Born to Fly (Bluegrass version) - not a new song, but a fine version of an existing song. I love the song and really enjoy this version of it as well. It's perhaps my favorite Sara Evans song, so getting a new version of the song to enjoy is a treat for me.

A total of 10 songs which is admittedly over before it should be, but still a very good album. Yet again I have to preach quantity over quality. While I might wish for more here, I am glad to have what we do have, and especially glad that Sara Evans will be hitting the road this concert season, on some tour stops with Rascal Flatts (at least in my area). I look forward to listening to this disc many times between now and then and will hopefully get to thoroughly enjoy her live performance later.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice but short March 8, 2011

By dhamp

Format:Audio CD

After waiting for so long for a new release from Sara Evans we end up with a nice but short release to listen to. On first listen it is very enjoyable. I enjoyed the upbeat selections, good convertible summertime music. However with only 9 new selections and 1 redone it's a ride that is seemingly over before it gets started. I think these days it's a bit lazy of an artist to release an album with just over 35 minutes of music on a disc. Especially when they have years in-between releases to gather material. Reminds me of the old days when that was all you could get on an album. Maybe there will be "extras" available to extend the music. Until then we have to take what little we are given.