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Based On A True Story
Whether she has to put on a cowboy hat, kick it at the club, or cake on rock-chick quantities of black eyeliner, Kimberley Locke is going to see to it that you like her. Based on a True Story, the 2003 American Idol finalist's second CD, wanders through a dressing room of genres, wiggling into rock ("Trust Myself"), strutting around in R&B and dance ("Supawoman" and "Doin' It Tonite"), and unbuttoning contemporary country ("Fall"). Locke, an artist who otherwise exhibits a Queen Latifah-like gift for keeping it real, probably should have stuck to what fits best: pop (see the excellent first single "Changes"). That she doesn't--that she instead chooses to make an Idol-style show of her versatility--is a little bit of a letdown. But not much. Because she pumps personality and warmheartedness into every song, effectively if not ingeniously carrying off a boatload of styles, she'll still have a lock on a lot of mental lists of all-time-favorite female AI contestants, and deservedly. -Tammy La Gorce
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Tracks| 1 | Change | | 2 | Any Which Way | | 3 | Trust Myself | | 4 | Supawoman | | 5 | Doin' It Tonite | | 6 | Friend Like You | | 7 | Fall | | 8 | I Don't Wanna Know | | 9 | Talk About Us | | 10 | You Don't Have to be Strong | | 11 | Everyday Angels | | 12 | Band of Gold |
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