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No Place That Far
Sara Evans's 1997 debut, Three Chords and the Truth, seemed, on first hearing, impossible. Here was a major-label Nashville album that, once again, faithfully captured the heartbreaking simplicity of classic country; here was a singer who could belt out with raw nerve and then slip low into deep smokiness. Evans's RCA follow-up is nearly as good, even as it leaves that hard country sound for a more radio-friendly, rocking edge. Billy Sherrill handles the recording, and though there's a luxurious quality to the layers of guitars and vocal harmonies, the standouts "Crying Game" and "Great Unknown" sound more like driving Americana rock than Top 40 country-pop. The real attraction, however, is Evans's fluid songwriting and expressive voice: whether she's singing beside George Jones, Vince Gill, or Alison Krauss, Evans's true, warm tone is, on the mainstream country scene, an emotional world apart. --Roy Kasten
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Tracks| 1 | The Great Unknown | | 2 | Cryin' Game | | 3 | No Place That Far | | 4 | I Thought I'd See Your Face Again | | 5 | Fool, I'm A Woman | | 6 | Time Won't Tell | | 7 | The Knot Comes United | | 8 | Love, Don't Be A Stranger | | 9 | These Days | | 10 | Cupid | | 11 | There's Only One |
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