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Music CD - Various Artists: Totally Country, Vol. 3
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Music CD: Totally Country, Vol. 3
Artist: Various Artists
List Price: $18.98
Our Price: $5.89
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Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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1. Unbroken - Tim McGraw
2. Cry - Faith Hill
3. Speed - Montgomery Gentry
4. Three Wooden Crosses - Randy Travis
5. Blessed - Martina McBride
6. Love You Out Loud - Rascal Flatts
7. Beautiful Mess - Diamond Rio
8. The Baby - Blake Shelton
9. Was That My Life - Jo Dee Messina
10. Not A Day Goes By - Lonestar
11. When You Lie Next To Me - Kellie Coffey
12. American Child - Phil Vassar
13. On A Mission - Trick Pony
14. One Last Time - Dusty Drake
15. Strong Enough To Be Your Man - Travis Tritt
16. Life Goes On - LeAnn Rimes
17. Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man - Andy Griggs
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0081227395520
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea
Release Date: 2003-09-23
Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: No Soul - No Beauty
Comment: If you prefer your country music formulaic and dull then this series, and most of what comes out of Nashville and is featured on the Country Music Awards is for you. This is the Big Mac and Whopper of Country Music. You can do better, but it'll take a little effort.
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Summary: They Just Keep Cranking Them Out
Comment: Here comes the third release of the "Totally Country" series, a collection of 17 relatively recent country hits (fairly new at the time that this album first became available, in 2003). Generally, these songs were popular on the radio and on music videos in the past couple of years immediately preceding this album's breaking out onto the shelves.
This is a package with a variety of themes which might be expected in modern country music. The album begins with Tim McGraw's "Unbroken", an upbeat song about a man who is happy that his new lover has fixed his heart that had previously been broken. It starts out with a distinct piano intro. Next, his wife, Faith Hill follows with her sad power ballad "Cry", where the woman asks her lover to cry about the lies he told and the heartache he has has caused her. (Of course, this is fictional here for Faith Hill and Tim McGraw).
As is to be expected, story songs can be found here in this country package. Randy Travis presents "Three Wooden Crosses", a traditional country song with a Christian theme, in an inspirational story told by a preacher. Blake Shelton sings about being the youngest child and his relationship with his mother in "The Baby", another traditional country track. Later, Dusty Drake sings a very sad ballad "One Last Time", about a guy making a phone call from a doomed airplane, telling his wife goodbye for the last time.
In contrast, there are some upbeat, happy songs here. Martina McBride sings a mid-tempo, "new" styled country song "Blessed", another Christian-themed piece, about how she is blessed with a wonderful life, home, husband and kids. Next is "Love You Out Loud" by Rascal Flatts, a very contemporary style country hit about a guy who is so overjoyed with love that he wants to tell the world. Immediately following that is "Beautiful Mess" by Diamond Rio, another contemporary hit about a guy who is in love; who is "addicted" to his lover that he has turned into a mess that cannot function, can't get enough, and finds nothing he would rather do. In this selection, which borders on a pop sound and theme, he seems almost like a nonfunctional drug addict. Later, there is "On A Mission", by the group Trick Pony, a lively dance track with a flavor of 50s or early 60s rock/pop. This is a happy song about a woman who plans to "cut loose" after work and on the weekend, "hitting every honkytonk bar to have a good time". Somewhat more mid-tempo is the new style country/pop hit "Was That My Life" by Jo Dee Messina, in which she reflects on her philosophy of life, her good experiences with her family and husband, going through life only once and noticing how fast it is going by. Another moderately-paced song is "American Child" by Phil Vassar, telling about an American boy as he grows up and has become a singer, becomes a father, and reflects on his grandfather who was killed in World War 2. This is a rather personal-sounding story, with a 3/4 rhythm.
In keeping with country tradition, breakup songs are presented here, too. In "Not A Day Goes By" by Lonestar, a slow power ballad with orchestra in the background, a guy thinks everyday about the girl who left him, how he misses her, and how she's gone but thoughts about her remain. Montgomery Gentry presents "Speed", a mid-tempo selection about a guy looking for a fast car with which he can drive as quickly as possible to get away from his girl and her memory. Leann Rimes sings the country/pop crossover hit "Life Goes On", in how she cannot go back, regrets that she was with an undesirable guy, but realizes that she must move on and will be stronger afterward.
Love ballads help to round out this collection here. Travis Tritt sings "Strong Enought To Be Your Man", a neo-traditional ballad about a man who promises to stay with his wife and reassures her that he will never leave her. Kellie Coffey performs the slow romantic "When You Lie Next To Me", a neo-traditional piece with a piano and orchestra in the background. Finally, Andy Griggs sings "Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man", a slow, soft romantic number with a new traditionalist flavor, in which the man wants to go from being the husband to just being her man. This love song provides a nice slow ending to this album.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Totally Country 3
Comment: Very good various artist country CD. It has a good assortment of hit songs.
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Summary: Well Worth The Money
Comment: I liked the songs and music on this CD when I first got it. But after I got the lyrics to every song, I liked the CD even more! The music is great, and this CD has a good mixture of song types.
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Summary: +1/2 -- Brimming with modern-country hits
Comment: Drawing from the catalogs of Warner Brothers, Sony, BMG, and Curb, volume three in this series collects seventeen modern country hits from the past couple of years. This is a great way for those who love the current Nashville sound to get a quick fix of songs that topped the charts and spent time in heavy video rotation on CMT.For the most part, these are all middle-of-the-road, crossover-styled tunes. There's an element of twang, and the lyrics, though not plumbing the depths of human behavior of yesteryear's country songs, retain some downhome sentiments. What really makes these songs distinct are the great voices. Whether or not you're pleased with the centrist leanings of Faith Hill and Martina McBride, there's no arguing that they're both enormously talented singers. Highlights include Randy Travis' first #1 hit in nearly a decade, the Christian-themed "Three Wooden Crosses," Blake Shelton's steel-lined weeper, "The Baby," Tim McGraw's power-country-pop "Unbroken," and Phil Vassar's proud-to-be-born-in-the-USA, "American Child." The inclusion of LeAnn Rimes' passable teen-pop tune, "Life Goes On," is a mystery. Is it considered country because Rimes once-upon-a-time recorded country music?
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Editorial Reviews:
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America's best-selling country compilation series is back with the greatest lineup of today's hottest country stars and hits. Artists include Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts, Trick Pony, Jo Dee Messina & Leann Rimes. Marketed on TV. Curb. 2003.
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