Rating: 4/5
Review:
Good, not great
I like this album but it's not a major addition to Mary
Chapin Carpenter's catalogue.
She has re-recorded some fine songs and they sound very
good; the arrangements are generally quiet and thoughtful and Mary's voice has
an even deeper, mellower quality these days which I like a lot. There is absolutely nothing not to like
here…but if you already have the originals you may legitimately wonder whether
this is worth it. Personally, I think it
is - but only just, and I can't see this getting as much play as many of her
other albums.
Mary Chapin Carpenter has undoubtedly still got it; The
Things That We Are Made Of was a very fine album in my view, and she was
terrific when I saw her in concert last year.
This feels like a bit of a holding exercise, but I hope we can look
forward to more top-quality original music from her before too long.
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