Loretta Lynn & Friends - Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn
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Artist: Loretta Lynn & FriendsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2010-11-09
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)-Gretchen Wilson
- I'm A Honky Tonk Girl -Lee Ann Womack
- Rated X -The White Stripes
- You're Lookin' At Country -Carrie Underwood
- Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man- Alan Jackson and Martina McBride
- You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)- Paramore
- Love Is The Foundation- Faith Hill
- After The Fire Is Gone -Steve Earle and Allison Moorer
- If You're Not Gone Too Long -Reba featuring The Time Jumpers
- I Know How -Kid Rock
- Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight) -Lucinda Williams
- Coal Miner's Daughter (Featuring Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert)
Music reviews of Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn
Music Review: The "Coal Miner's Daughter" Still Speaks Today
Rating: 4 Stars
Prime Cuts: Love is the Foundation (Faith Hill), You're Looking at Country (Carrie Underwood), If You're Gone Too Long (Reba and the Time Jumpers)
The songs of Loretta Lynn are so juicy that they can fill an entire tabloid. Over the course of the last half century, Lynn has not been reticent in giving voice to the socially repressed. In a time where birth control was only a hushed bedroom talk, Lynn sings about it educationally in "The Pill." As a result "The Pill" has liberated many women from the far too laborious act of making love. While society often treats divorced women as a social odium, Lynn addresses such a double standard in "Rated X." Lynn further gives voice to women by echoing the pains of what it means to be a veteran's wife in the plaintive "Dear Uncle Sam." In short, Lynn and her songs have been the voices of our society especially those who are socially repressed. Thus, it's only right that after 50 years since she released her debut single "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl" that a tribute CD should be commissioned. For this effort, Lynn has carefully handpicked the artists who would contribute to it. And she sure picked a star studded list from both the country and rock genres. Some of them (such as Lucinda Williams, Reba, Gretchen Wilson and Faith Hill) sure are deserving chosen as they have continued to carve out the path of revolutionizing our society for the better first pioneered by Lynn.
While it's a good thing that contributors come from both the rock and country genres, this is also here the disparity becomes obvious. The more mainline country artists tend to have a more reverent treatment of their songs backed by a tighter and at times even polished production. Most obvious is Lee Ann Womack's wooden reading of Lynn's debut single "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl." Womack must have been so overwhelmed to be handpicked by Lynn that she tries to get each note karaoke perfect that she lost her soulful creativity in the process. Much better is Reba's take of Lynn's top 5 hit "You're Gone Too Long" where McEntire lets her Oklahoma roots loose. She has never more relaxed over this Western-swing number. Faith Hill gives a gorgeous take of the sensous "Love is the Foundation." Though in total's standard such sensuality seems tame, but in Lynn's heyday it was ground breaking. Hill does Lynn proud in taking the time to nuance the emotions of the track spot-on. Carrie Underwood, who came to fame via her ability to tackle cover songs, shows her brilliance in the anthemic "You're Looking at Country." However, considering Underwood's current pop sizzlers she's been churning out, she might as well take some of what she's singing here to heart herself. Alan Jackson sounds as comfortable as a warm pair of gloves on a winter's day in Conway Twitty's role on "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" while duet partner Martina McBride seems to struggle with some of the higher and faster notes.
While most of the mainstream country acts try to be reverent in their readings, the rock acts tend to take more liberties with their creativity. Immediately the production between the two genre artists is quite noticeable: the rock acts tend to have a more garage-feel to their songs while the country acts tend to be more polished in their backings. Jack White and the White Stripes who have resurrected Lynn's career by producing her 2004's "Van Lear Rose," tackles Lynn's controversial "Rated X." Giving it a more stripped down feel with tambourines and oft-beat drums, "Rated X" sure sounds like it's a fresh new song for today's rock stations. On the other hand, Steve Earle and wife Allison Moorer have taken too much liberties with dragging out "After the Fire is Gone" over a languid pace that it literally takes the fire out of the song. Lucinda Williams' diction is far too lazy on "Somebody Somewhere" making it quite a pain to get through. The real dud here is Kid Rock's "I Know How"-- there's just too much shouting on Kid Rock's part totally destroying the song.
With a career spanning half a century with 54 studio albums and 88 charted singles, narrowing them down to these 12 tracks is indeed an onerous task. Obviously all these tracks were high charters many of them even career defining. Yet, one is disappointed that some of Lynn's more "rebellious" songs such as "The Pill," "Pregnant Again" and "Fist City" were not covered. Perhaps, this calls for a second volume of tributes. Nevertheless, this is an honorable tribute giving fans a gentle reminder how relevant, honest and true Lynn's music is even today.
Description of Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn is a true icon of Country music and American culture. To honor the 50th year anniversary of her debut single, a diverse group of artists have come together to pay tribute to her in this stellar 12-hit collection. Lynn personally selected the artists which include (in alphabetical order) Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Kid Rock, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Allison Moorer, Paramore, Reba featuring The Time Jumpers, Carrie Underwood, The White Stripes, Lucinda Williams, Gretchen Wilson, and Lee Ann Womack. Each artist personalized their version, recording with their own choice of producer and musicians.Country CDs
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