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Format: CD
Oct 2003
Record Label: Sugar Hill Records
Recording Type: Studio
UPC: 015891398020 |
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Track Listing
1. 9 to 5 - Alison Krauss
2. I Will Always Love You - Melissa Etheridge
3. Grass Is Blue, The - Norah Jones
4. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind - Joan Osborne
5. Seeker, The - Shelby Lynne
6. Jolene - Mindy Smith
7. To Daddy - Emmylou Harris
8. Coat of Many Colors - Shania Twain/Alison Krauss And Union Station
9. Little Sparrow - Kasey Chambers
10. Dagger Through the Heart - Sinead O'Connor
11. Light of a Clear Blue Morning - Allison Moorer
12. Two Doors Down - Me'Shell NdegeOcello
13. Just Because I'm a Woman - Dolly Parton (bonus track)
| Details | | Distributor: | Welk | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Includes liner notes by Emmylou Harris.
Despite her numerous accomplishments as a performer, actor, and all-around media mogul, Dolly Parton has often said that she views herself primarily as a songwriter. JUST BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN goes a long way towards highlighting the craft of Parton's extraordinary songs. Unlike some cash-in tribute albums, this disc showcases artists who clearly love and respect the music in question, making for a record that bears no trace of crass commercialism.
Most tracks on the album strip the songs down to their bare essence, framing the tunes in a newgrass-like acoustic setting typical of many Sugar Hill Records releases. Notable exceptions are the two final, and most interesting, tracks. While Allison Moorer's take on "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" boasts a spooky, ethereal production that perfectly suits her husky voice, Me'Shell NdegeOcello completely deconstructs "Two Doors Down," turning a fairly straightforward 1980s pop song into a mysterious, funky, and brooding lament. Perhaps the album's best moment, though, is Joan Osborne's stunningly pure, straightforward version of "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind," which at once showcases the unaffected beauty of the singer's voice, and makes crystal clear why Dolly Parton truly deserves a tribute album.
Industry Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - [T]he post-Porter Parton finally gets a golden handshake from her peers. And some line-up it is.
Uncut (01/01/2004)
4 stars out of 5 - In storytelling and melody, the elegance, economy and heartfelt clarity of Parton's writing deserves comparison with not only Hank Williams or Johnny Cash but George Gershwin or Irving Berlin.
Mojo (01/01/2004)
...Sterling results....[the tribute] runs the Shania-to-Sinead gamut... - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (11/07/2003)
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