Deana Carter - The Chain
By: Jolene
Downs, CSO Contributing Journalist
Vanguard
Records recording artist Deana Carter has just released her fifth
studio album. The Chain is an album that features her
signature song style along with some of the Who's Who in the
country music field. The twelve tracks on the CD are all covers of
songs that have had a significant impact on Carter's life. She
grew up in the music community, counting as family friends some of
the biggest names in several genres. Her father is Fred Carter,
Jr., legendary session guitarist. So when she chose the songs she
wanted to include on this project she also called up some friends
to see if they would like to be a part of it.
Kris
Kristofferson joins Carter for "Help me Make It Through the
Night," and their arrangement is beautiful.
I've always
been a Dolly Parton fan, so I was wondering what Carter would do
with the song, "Love is Like A Butterfly." Often covers
of favorite songs just don't sound right. However, not only did
Carter do a great job with the song, Parton herself joined forces
with her.
George Jones
appeared to help sing "She Thinks I Still Care." Shooter
Jennings filled in for his dad, Waylon, on "Good Hearted
Woman" and to keep it in the family, Jessi Colter came in to
help sing her major hit, "I'm Not Lisa." John Anderson
helped bring back some fond memories when he came on board to sing
along on "Swinging," and Carter did a solo for the Roy
Orbison classic, "Crying."
Any fan of
Deana Carter knows that she really doesn't stay with one set genre
of music in her recording. She just writes and records music that
feels right for her. So it is no surprise to hear some favorite
songs by artists like Paul Simon and Bob Dylan along with the
country classics. In the case of "The Boxer," Paul
Simon's son Harper sings along with Deana while their fathers play
acoustic guitar.
Overall, this
was an excellent album. She did a great job with all the covers
and it was fun hearing many of the original artists having a part
in the project. Carter has a really nice voice and her signature
style can be recognized no matter what songs she chooses to
record. I'd most certainly recommend this album to anyone. It
crosses genres and is sure to become a collector's item because of
all the incredible artists that came in to sing with Carter. Put
simply, it is just good music.
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