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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A GREAT DISC BY A GREAT SONGWRITER , August 21, 2005
BACK IN 1997 WHEN THIS WAS RELEASED I SAW THE VIDEO FOR BACK IN THE SADDLE AND WAS FLOORED A GEORGEOUS WOMAN, A GREAT VOICE, WITH 5 OF THE TOP FEMALE SINGERS EQUAL IN TALENT 1.SUZY BOGGUSS 2.FAITH HILL 3.PATTY LOVELESS 4.MARTINA McBRIDE & MATRACA BERG SINGING THE CHORUS THAT SEXUALLY CHARGED "OH, PUT ME IN YOUR BIG Ol' PICK UP TRUCK-TAKE ME TO THE RODEO-I DON'T KNOW A THING ABOUT BRONCIN' BUCKS-AND I CAN'T DO-CI-DO-BUT I CAN PUT YOU BACK IN THE SADDLE, BABY-YEAH,STAND YOU UP TALL-I CAN PUT YOU BACK IN THE SADDLE, BABY-YEAH, AND THAT AIN'T ALL." GOT A YOUNG SINGLE MANS BLOOD FLOWIN'. THEN I SAW HER ON THE COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS DO THE SONG "BACK WHEN THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL" WRITTEN FOR HER MOTHER WHO WAS BATTLING BREAST CANCER AND DISCOVERED WHAT A TRUE SONGWRITER SHE WAS.
THIS DISC IS FULL OF GREAT SONGS AND SHE'S PENNED GREAT SONGS FOR ALOT OF OTHER BIG ARTISTS LIKE MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND BY THIS ONE. LISTEN TO THE SONG SNIPPETS BELOW AND YOU'LL SEE.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Songwriter never made it as a singer, April 10, 2006
During the nineties, Matraca became one of the most successful songwriters in country music. This was one of her rare attempts to make it as a recording artist. Like her previous albums for RCA, this album is packed full of great song, superbly sung (at least to my ears) but American country radio stations weren't interested so, once again, Matraca failed to make that breakthrough.
So she remained a songwriter, writing plenty of songs for others to have hits with. On this album, Matraca wrote one song alone and co-wrote the others. From the late eighties onwards, many country singers (mainly the women) have recorded Matraca's songs including Tanya Tucker, Reba McEntire, Patty Loveless, Martina McBride, Linda Ronstadt, Deana Carter, Trisha Yearwood, Highway 101 (in their original line-up), Pam Tillis and Suzy Bogguss. George Strait had a huge hit with Chill of an early fall, one of the most notable successes by a male singer with one of Matraca's songs.
Of the songs on this album, I know that Alecia Elliott recorded Some people fall some people fly and I expect that some of the others have also been covered by other singers. The songs here are a nice mix of different types of song - some are fun, some are serious, some are up-tempo, some are slow - but they are all wonderful. Perhaps the most touching song is Back when we were beautiful, in which an old widow discusses aging. The music is a nice blend of traditional and contemporary.
It remains a mystery to me that Matraca never made it as a singer, but this album is of a very high quality - a real treat for country music fans.
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