26-01-2014, 13:22
enters the Billboard chart this week at #5
allmusic gives it a 1.8 of 3.0
Grooveshark online listen
Rick Ruben producing peaked my interest
will get pegged as country but it will be a crossover
many genres on here
we get some bluesy, some horns, some latin sounds
disband Sugarland please
nice Seeger cover at the end
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Bio - from allmusic
Singer and songwriter Jennifer Nettles is best known as half of the successful country pop duo Sugarland with Kristian Bush. She was born in
Georgia in 1974 and began singing in earnest at age four. As a teen she played in local bands. Her influences ranged from gospel and pop to
classic rock and even grunge.
Nettles began her recording career as part of another duo, Soul Miner's Daughter, with songwriter Cory Jones. The pair recorded two albums,
1996's The Sacred and Profane and 1998's Hallelujah. They received widespread critical notice and their albums sold respectably. They played
some major festival dates including 1999's Lilith Fair.
After the band broke up, Nettles created her own band and recorded three solo albums, 2000's Story of Your Bones, and 2002's Gravity: Drag Me
Down and Rewind. The Jennifer Nettles Band's recordings received major market airplay, and at the debut Independent Music Awards, she received
the award for Independent Artist of the Year.
In 2003, she co-founded Sugarland with Bush and songwriter Kristen Hall; the latter left after the group's 2004 debut, Twice the Speed of Life.
After five studio albums and one live recording with Sugarland, Nettles took a break from the band, had a child, and recorded a solo album
entitled That Girl with producer Rick Rubin and an all-star cast. It was released in January of 2014.
Album Review - from allmusic
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That Girl is Jennifer Nettles' first solo record since she co-founded pop-country's superstar act Sugarland. Produced by Rick Rubin, it's mostly
a collection of originals, co-written with some of the music industry's most successful songwriters. For his part, Rubin has chosen a familiar
stable of sidemen -- Matt Sweeney, Smokey Hormel, Jason Lader, ex-Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan, Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith, Alex
Acuña, and Lenny Castro -- but his work here is busier than is the norm. Winds, strings, and horns also make appearances. The first single and
title track, with its faux Latin groove -- complete with handclaps and congas -- is a left-field pop song kissed by McLagan's B-3 floating about
the guitars and bassline until it becomes the driving engine of the tune under her voice. Opener "Falling," initiated by a pair of acoustic
guitars, is completely self-written and feels closest to what Nettles has done with Sugarland. It whips itself up into a dynamic anthem with a
weave of country and gospel underscoring the song's drama. "Without You" and "This Angel" are essentially acoustic ballads that get painted with
strings about midway through. "Moneyball" and "Good Time to Cry" use Southern soul as their jump-off points. That said, they are so self-
consciously retro, they feel somewhat restrained by the genre formula. "Jealousy," co-written with Kevin Griffin, is a shiny, breezy, summery
pop song kissed by Brazilian rhythms and fluid acoustic guitars. It's also in the R&B camp, but it's modern and more natural in its well-
polished yet effective presentation. "This One's for You," a sultry love song co-written with Sara Bareilles, contains a simple melody but
showcases a dynamite chart displaying an intricate interplay between piano, electric guitar, and horns as they frame the obvious emotion Nettles
puts into the song. These two cuts are the album's finest moments. "Now You Wanna Know," co-written with Richard Marx, is a straight-up barroom
rocker with a chanted male backing chorus and driven by McLagan's Jerry Lee Lewis-esque piano. The lone cover is Bob Seger's "Like a Rock" that
closes the record and features the Dap Kings' horns. It begins as a stately acoustic ballad, but quickly becomes a crossroads where old-school
Southern soul and gospel intersect. It's looser, rawer, inspired, committed: it works. She should use it as an inspiration for her next solo
offering. No one doubts the power in Nettles' throaty contralto, but some of these songs feel too calculated or require more subtlety to
completely pull off. That said, these simple shortcomings won't -- nor should they -- deter her fans. That Girl was obviously designed to
showcase her diversity as a vocalist and songwriter, and to cross over to a pop audience (but don't expect country radio to ignore it) -- more
than likely, it will.
[video=youtube;yh4n9tdS5yo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh4n9tdS5yo[/video]
Track Listing
1. Falling
2. Me Without You
3. Moneyball
4. That Girl
5. This Angel
6. Jealousy
7. This One's for You
8. Know You Wanna Know
9. Thank You
10. Good Time to Cry
11. Like a Rock
allmusic gives it a 1.8 of 3.0
Grooveshark online listen
Rick Ruben producing peaked my interest
will get pegged as country but it will be a crossover
many genres on here
we get some bluesy, some horns, some latin sounds
disband Sugarland please
nice Seeger cover at the end
Bio - from allmusic
Singer and songwriter Jennifer Nettles is best known as half of the successful country pop duo Sugarland with Kristian Bush. She was born in
Georgia in 1974 and began singing in earnest at age four. As a teen she played in local bands. Her influences ranged from gospel and pop to
classic rock and even grunge.
Nettles began her recording career as part of another duo, Soul Miner's Daughter, with songwriter Cory Jones. The pair recorded two albums,
1996's The Sacred and Profane and 1998's Hallelujah. They received widespread critical notice and their albums sold respectably. They played
some major festival dates including 1999's Lilith Fair.
After the band broke up, Nettles created her own band and recorded three solo albums, 2000's Story of Your Bones, and 2002's Gravity: Drag Me
Down and Rewind. The Jennifer Nettles Band's recordings received major market airplay, and at the debut Independent Music Awards, she received
the award for Independent Artist of the Year.
In 2003, she co-founded Sugarland with Bush and songwriter Kristen Hall; the latter left after the group's 2004 debut, Twice the Speed of Life.
After five studio albums and one live recording with Sugarland, Nettles took a break from the band, had a child, and recorded a solo album
entitled That Girl with producer Rick Rubin and an all-star cast. It was released in January of 2014.
Album Review - from allmusic
That Girl is Jennifer Nettles' first solo record since she co-founded pop-country's superstar act Sugarland. Produced by Rick Rubin, it's mostly
a collection of originals, co-written with some of the music industry's most successful songwriters. For his part, Rubin has chosen a familiar
stable of sidemen -- Matt Sweeney, Smokey Hormel, Jason Lader, ex-Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan, Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith, Alex
Acuña, and Lenny Castro -- but his work here is busier than is the norm. Winds, strings, and horns also make appearances. The first single and
title track, with its faux Latin groove -- complete with handclaps and congas -- is a left-field pop song kissed by McLagan's B-3 floating about
the guitars and bassline until it becomes the driving engine of the tune under her voice. Opener "Falling," initiated by a pair of acoustic
guitars, is completely self-written and feels closest to what Nettles has done with Sugarland. It whips itself up into a dynamic anthem with a
weave of country and gospel underscoring the song's drama. "Without You" and "This Angel" are essentially acoustic ballads that get painted with
strings about midway through. "Moneyball" and "Good Time to Cry" use Southern soul as their jump-off points. That said, they are so self-
consciously retro, they feel somewhat restrained by the genre formula. "Jealousy," co-written with Kevin Griffin, is a shiny, breezy, summery
pop song kissed by Brazilian rhythms and fluid acoustic guitars. It's also in the R&B camp, but it's modern and more natural in its well-
polished yet effective presentation. "This One's for You," a sultry love song co-written with Sara Bareilles, contains a simple melody but
showcases a dynamite chart displaying an intricate interplay between piano, electric guitar, and horns as they frame the obvious emotion Nettles
puts into the song. These two cuts are the album's finest moments. "Now You Wanna Know," co-written with Richard Marx, is a straight-up barroom
rocker with a chanted male backing chorus and driven by McLagan's Jerry Lee Lewis-esque piano. The lone cover is Bob Seger's "Like a Rock" that
closes the record and features the Dap Kings' horns. It begins as a stately acoustic ballad, but quickly becomes a crossroads where old-school
Southern soul and gospel intersect. It's looser, rawer, inspired, committed: it works. She should use it as an inspiration for her next solo
offering. No one doubts the power in Nettles' throaty contralto, but some of these songs feel too calculated or require more subtlety to
completely pull off. That said, these simple shortcomings won't -- nor should they -- deter her fans. That Girl was obviously designed to
showcase her diversity as a vocalist and songwriter, and to cross over to a pop audience (but don't expect country radio to ignore it) -- more
than likely, it will.
[video=youtube;yh4n9tdS5yo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh4n9tdS5yo[/video]
Track Listing
1. Falling
2. Me Without You
3. Moneyball
4. That Girl
5. This Angel
6. Jealousy
7. This One's for You
8. Know You Wanna Know
9. Thank You
10. Good Time to Cry
11. Like a Rock
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