Single reviews
Single Review: ‘He Loves to Make Me Cry’ – Kristen Kelly
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘He Loves to Make Me Cry’ – Kristen Kelly
Songwriters: Kristen Kelly, Paul Overstreet, Even Stevens Kristen Kelly is following up her sassy debut, ‘Ex-old Man,’ with a bluesy love song, ‘He Loves to Make Me Cry.’ ‘He loves to make me cray / loves to make me weep / puts those tears in my eyes / not the bitter but the sweet,’ Kelly Read MoreSingle Review: ‘Better’ – Maggie Rose
11 years ago Liv Carter 1
Songwriters: Candy Cameron, Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant Maggie Rose’s new single ‘Better’ is a bit more on the serious side than 2012’s cheeky ‘I Ain’t Your Mama.’ Written from the perspective of a woman who has just been through a bad breakup and is tempted by the urge to drink the pain away, it’s a Read More
Single Review: ‘Still Rollin” – Gretchen Wilson
11 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: Gretchen Wilson, Vicky McGehee Rebooting her career, and annoucning three album releases in 2013, Gretchen Wilson has released her new single, ‘Still Rollin’.’ Wilson’s career so far should be held up as an example in Music Business courses. It is not a good idea to go around marketing an artist as everything Music Row Read More
Single Review: ‘Pirate Flag’ – Kenny Chesney
11 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: David Lee Murphy, Ross Copperman Less than a year after the album’s release, Kenny Chesney has declared an end to the Welcome to the Fishbowl era by sending the first single off his next album to radio (which is a shame as I’d hoped to see ‘Sing ’em Good My Friend’ released as a Read More
Single Review: ‘Cheat On You’ – Big & Rich
11 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: John Rich, Amanda Watkins, Kasey Buckley Maybe I don’t have my finger on the pulse of my beloved America, but I’ve never been so mad at a significant other that I thought the best revenge would just be to cheat on them. But since that’s the subject of Big & Rich’s latest outing Read MoreSingle Review: ‘Half Broke Horses’ – Jaida Dreyer
11 years ago Liv Carter 2
Country singer-songwriter Jaida Dreyer has been patiently working on her music in the last few years, writing with some of Nashville’s best songsmiths, and perfecting her live performance by hitting the road with Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley and Eric Church. Dreyer grew up traveling, showing horses since her age was still expressed in single digits, Read More
Single Review: ‘Carolina’ – Parmalee
11 years ago Liv Carter 5
Another sign of the increasing homogenization of music genres, rock band Parmalee follows up their country radio debut, ‘Musta Had a Good Time,’ with a song that arguable belongs there even less, ‘Carolina.’ I shouldn’t even waste time explaining how this is in no way, shape or form country music. This is not just reminiscent Read More
Single Review: ‘Downtown’ – Lady Antebellum
11 years ago Liv Carter 6
Songwriters: Luke Laird, Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally Pop-country trio Lady Antebellum have been decidedly more pop than country on their second and third albums. For the upcoming fourth release, they have been talking about getting back to their original sound. If that was the aim, there is no evidence of this on new single, ‘Downtown.’ Read More