When You Lie Next to Me

Kellie Coffey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 7, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bna Entertainment
• ASIN: B000065ATV
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #249,238 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Newcomer Kellie Coffey arrives in Nashville not straight from her Oklahoma home, but via Los Angeles, where she scored a number of jobs singing background for Disneyland, network television, and Barbra Streisand’s millennium album and Las Vegas show. It’s no surprise, then, that she chose a pop producer, Dann Huff, for her debut CD, which is marketed as a country album but has little more than the occasional twang of pedal steel guitar to make it so. This is a big, layered, usually overproduced effort, made memorable by Coffey’s Trisha Yearwood-like vocals and her impressive songwriting. "When You Lie Next to Me," the title ballad, boasts a strong lyric about appreciating the intimacy of a lover and respecting the fragility of life. Like others of her songs, particularly "At the End of the Day" and "Outside Looking In," a duet with Lonestar’s Richie McDonald, "When You Lie Next to Me" has a kind of integrity that cuts through the gloppy production and remains something special. Here’s hoping that Coffey, something special herself, can keep her head above the muck. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simply Kellie, February 6, 2008

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Roberta Hotard "Mrs. H" (Somewhere here, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When You Lie Next to Me (Audio CD)

I was introduced to Kellie Coffey's music by a friend and I have heard some of her music that was played on a soap opera over 1 year ago.
My favorite songs from this cd is: When you lie next to me and I just knew and Outside looking in. She reminds me of a voice like Celine.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Debut From Talented Vocalist, May 7, 2002

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Maren Cuykendall (Coralville, IA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When You Lie Next to Me (Audio CD)

There is no doubt that Kellie Coffey can sing. She has a very powerful voice, and has been compared to the likes of Celine Dion. There is also no doubt that Coffey can write her own music. She wrote or co-wrote almost all of the songs on her debut album. "When You Lie Next To Me", the debut single is one of the best songs on the album. It's about appreciating the one you love because life could be lost at any moment. "At The End Of The Day" has the same kind of theme. It's about living each day to the fullest. "Bluer Skies" is an upbeat tune about living out your dreams, and that it's never too late. "Outside Looking In", the duet with Lonestar's Richie McDonald is a well written song and is done beautifully. It's one the best on this album. Coffey also covers Tina Arena's "Love's Funny That Way". This song has been done a few times before, but Coffey manages to keep it fresh sounding and different from past versions. Perhaps the best song on the album is "Fingerprints", one of the songs that actually was not written by Coffey. It is very cleverly written and has the theme of heartbreak. Kellie Coffey is a great artist who is off to a very strong start. This is a great collection of songs from someone with a very powerful voice. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is because it is slightly overproduced and some of the songs do sound similar to one another. But don't let that stop you from buying this album. It is clear that Coffey is a true talent with great music to share.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Welcome Coffey Break!, July 3, 2002

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Edward Lee "Trekscribbler (NCC1205)" - See all my reviews

This review is from: When You Lie Next to Me (Audio CD)

This is one of the most incredible debuts I've heard in my entire life.

Kellie Coffey's voice is as smooth and polished as Celion Dion's, and she knows just when to throw in a country twang for good measure. Whether she's belting out a traditional ballad the strength of WHEN YOU LIE NEXT TO ME or the more subdued OUTSIDE LOOKING IN to the fun rhythms of LOVE'S FUNNY THAT WAY and BLUER SKIES, this is one complete easy-listening musical journey of a true songbird who deserves to rise to the top of the industry. Where other artists might allow some of the lesser tunes to serve as nothing more than filler, Kellie winningly puts her own appealing personal stamp on every tune.

Easily, Kellie can stand on equal ground with the phenomenal likes of Trisha Yearwood as a vocalist, and she can hold her own up against the pop nuances of Faith Hill.