Review
Courtney Collins's cover-heavy solo debut is still pretty original. The sultry-voiced singer starts with Cry Me a River in a jazzy version. Her own Off ramp is energetic rock with a memorable chorus. Thirteen Men is a vampish-sounding bass-heavy delight - Collins's temptress tones are at their best. Used To, an original, resembles Blondie in their punk pop glory. The version of Madonna s La isla Bonita breathes new life into the song and adds a likeable vulnerability. Collins is both a gifted interpreter and a good songwriter in her own right. - Collected Sounds --Collected Sounds
Review
Drawl out the lines to Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me," add some pedal steel, some melancholy guitar and you've got a pretty good country song. "Didn't I see you crying/ Feeling all alone without a friend/ I'm begging you to beg me/ I need you to need me." That's Hank Williams Sr. all the way, and Courtney Collins makes it work with the sheer power of her low sensuous voice. On her solo debut, the Madison, Wis. native use a mix of styles to showcase her voice. "Cry Me a River," gets a finger-snapping lounge treatment, while Idlewild's "Roseabilty" gets more of an hypnotizing Everything But The Girl electronica reworking. And Madonna's "La Isla Bonita" emerges as a folky, string-backed acoustic number. - Billings Gazette --Billings Gazette
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