Every Girl

Every Girl

by Trisha Yearwood
Every Girl

Every Girl

by Trisha Yearwood

Compact Disc

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Overview

The release of Every Girl brings Trisha Yearwood back where she should be: at the forefront of country music as one of its finest vocal stylists. This is her first set of all new material since 2007's Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love. Produced by longtime collaborator Garth Fundis, Every Girl includes a whopping 14 songs from a host of fine composers and lyricists, some of whom are relative newcomers. Kelly Clarkson provides a wonderful harmony vocal on opener "Workin' on Whiskey," a desolate, country waltz (she also appears as a duet partner on "Tell Me Something I Don't Know"). Yearwood digs deep into the lyric's grain and pulls its lonely desperation up by the roots for the listener to witness. She shifts gears abruptly on the soulful, pop-leaning "Find a Way." It's a rousing, up-tempo paean of commitment to healing her beloved -- no matter how hard his fear tries to push her away. Yearwood's falsetto in the recurrent refrain is not only resonant, it's believable. Karla Bonoff's "Home" was originally recorded by Bonnie Raitt for 1977's Sweet Forgiveness. While that version was drenched in longing for an unattainable ideal, Yearwood's -- with its whining pedal steel, sweeping strings, piano, and a honky tonk band -- frames it as a portrait of gratitude and solace. The affirmative, empathic "Every Girl," co-written by Caitlyn Smith (who appears on backing vocals), Erik Dylan, and Connie Harrington, offers timeless feminist inspiration atop a rocking backbeat and anthemic refrain; it's reminiscent of the great material that launched the singer's career -- without the hint of nostalgia. In the tender, swinging, bluesy "What Gave Me Away," Yearwood's phrasing is sultry, sassy, and passionate, while husband Garth Brooks appears in duet, offering rootsy support. "Something Kinda Like It" is a strutting roots-rocker with Tim O'Brien singing perfect harmony. Gretchen Peters is one of the finest living songwriters in virtually any musical genre, and Yearwood's tautly dramatic reading of her "Matador" smolders with barely restrained passion, framed by a startling arrangement complete with wrangling, Spanish-tinged lead guitar and humid mariachi horns. Another highlight, "Bible and a .44," featuring longtime friend and compatriot Patty Loveless, is adorned in staggered layers of fingerpicked acoustic guitars, brushed snares, and gospelized country harmonies. Closer "Love You Anyway" is stripped to the bone; Yearwood's only accompanists are a piano, a skeletal synth, and Don Henley's iconic harmony in a tried-by-fire love song. That track sends this album off with resonance, fortitude, and an abundant tenderness. Yearwood's voice on Every Girl is more commanding and more emotionally resonant than in years past. Supported by excellent charts and nonintrusive production, she inhabits these songs as if she wrote them, making this not only a welcome return but one of her finest albums. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date: 08/30/2019
Label: Gwendolyn / Gwendolyn Records
UPC: 0850001590068
Rank: 107776

Tracks

  1. Workin' on Whiskey
  2. Find a Way
  3. Home
  4. Every Girl in This Town
  5. Tell Me Something I Don't Know
  6. What Gave Me Away
  7. Something Kinda Like It
  8. When Lonely Calls
  9. The Matador
  10. I'll Carry You Home
  11. Drink Up
  12. Bible and a. 44
  13. Can't Take Back Goodbye
  14. Love You Anyway

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Trisha Yearwood   Primary Artist,Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Gabe Dixon   Synthesizer,Piano (Electric),Organ,Piano
Monisa Angell   Viola
Dan Dugmore   Guitar (Steel)
Hillary Lindsey   Vocal Harmony
Chad Carlson   Percussion,Vocal Harmony,Piano (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Garth Brooks   Featured Artist
Rob McNelley   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Lucie Silvas   Vocals (Background)
Scotty Huff   Trumpet
Roland Barber   Horn
Melissa Fuller   Vocals (Background)
Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz   Cello
Jenny Bifano   Violin
Wei Tsun Chang   Violin
Dave Cohen   Organ,Piano,Synthesizer,Synthesizer Strings
Carl Miner   Dobro,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Resonator),Guitar (Nylon String)
Jon Randall   Vocal Harmony
Steve Herman   Horn
Jessi Alexander   Vocal Harmony
Jim Hoke   Horn
Karyn Rochelle   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Jarrad K. Trisha   Vocals (Background)
Patty Loveless   Featured Artist
Steve Mackey   Bass
Robert Bailey   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Kelly Clarkson   Vocal Harmony,Featured Artist
Kristin Wilkinson   Viola
David Davidson   Violin
Don Henley   Featured Artist
Greg Morrow   Drums,Percussion
Vicki Hampton   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Caitlyn Smith   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Rob McNelly   Guitar (Electric)
Karen Winkelmann   Violin
David Angell   Violin
Tim O'Brien   Vocal Harmony

Technical Credits

Hillary Lindsey   Composer
Chad Carlson   Engineer
Trisha Yearwood   Harmony
Mike Busbee   Composer
Jeffrey Steele   Composer
Lucie Silvas   Composer
Mike Reid   Composer
Gordie Sampson   Composer
Dave Thomson   Composer
Shannon Wright   Composer
Patrick Savage   Composer
Russ Harrington   Photography
Ashley McBryde   Composer
Terri Jo Box   Composer
Jessica Mitchell   Composer
Erik Dylan   Composer
Karla Bonoff   Composer
Caitlyn Smith   Composer
Tommy Colorigh   Retouching
Patricia Conroy   Composer
Troy Verges   Composer
Blair Daly   Composer
Kristin Wilkinson   String Arrangements
Connie Harrington   Composer
Garth Fundis   Producer
Gretchen Peters   Composer
Adam Wright   Composer
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