After the relatively lukewarm reception of Little LoveLetters, Carter made one attempt at making a "Nashville" record; instead of letting Epstein produce her, she worked...
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C'est C Bon 1/1/1983, Yahoo! Music, Brian Mansfield
Carter obviously had lost her musical way by this album of synthesizer pop; the closest it gets to her roots is a recasting of Jerry Lee Lewis's "Breathless" that makes it...
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This not particularly interesting album suffers from lack of direction. It was the last album of her early period, before she re-created herself in 1990 as a country singer...
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Hindsight 20/20 is a comprehensive overview of Carlene Carter's career, concentrating on country hits like "Every Little Thing" and "I Fell in Love," but also touching on...
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Carter's comeback, produced by the Heartbreakers ' Howie Epstein, is a marvel of country-rock that includes not only Carter's biggest singles but a version of the Carter...
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This comeback album has a perfect mix of old (A. P. Carter's "My Dixie Darlin'") and new (guest spots from Dave Edmunds, David Lindley, and Albert Lee). If Carter hasn't...
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Carter's follow-up to I Fell In Love produced one great hit, "Every Little Thing," and an album's worth of entertaining songs, co-written by the likes of Epstein, Benmont...
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This is the album fans always dreamed she would make. While it shows off her love of, and ability to handle, various styles of music, she never loses her direction. ~ Jim...
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This "two-fer" disc of Carter's Nick Lowe-produced albums is available only as an import through Demon Records, but it's worth the search. Musical Shapes still lives up to...
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Demon Records reissued Carlene Carter's Musical Shapes and Blue Nun on one disc in 1992. Neither album is straight country -- with their propulsive rhythms and jangling...
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