Disco de Brooks & Dunn: “If You See Her”

Descripción (en inglés) :

Brooks & Dunn: Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn (vocals). Additional personnel includes: Mark Casstevens, Steve Gibson (acoustic guitar); Brent Mason (electric & gut string guitars); Chris Leuzinger (electric guitar); Bruce C. Bouton (lap & pedal steel guitars); Carl Gorodetzky, Pamela Sixfin, Lee Larrison (violin); Larry Franklin (fiddle, mandolin); Rob Hajacos (fiddle); Kris Wilkinson, Gary Vanosdale (viola); Bob Mason, John Catchings (cello); Dennis Burnside, John Barlow Jarvis (piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ); David Hungate, Glenn Worf (bass); Lonnie Wilson (drums, percussion); Shannon Forrest (drums); Wes Hightower, Liana Manis, John Wesley Ryles, Dennis Wilson (background vocals). Producers: Don Cook, Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn, Tony Brown, Tim DuBois. Principally recorded at The SoundShop Recording Studios-Studio A, Nashville, Tennessee. All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. "If You See Him/If You See Her" was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals. Fans may be lured to Brooks & Dunn's fifth album by the title track, a "tri-et" featuring the duo performing with their pal Reba McEntire. But there's much more here to hold the listener's attention, starting with the very first track. "How Long Gone" is an instantly hummable song with a great melody and Ronnie Dunn's winning vocals. Dunn turns in several terrific vocal performances, especially on the duo's version of Roger Miller's "Husbands & Wives," an eloquent meditation on the reasons why marriages fail. Brooks takes the lead on barn-burning numbers like the hyperactive "Your Love Don't Take A Backseat to Nothing" and "Way Gone," a jumping song that makes you want to hit the floor at the nearest Texas dancehall and boogie all night. Overall, IF YOU SEE HER features plenty of what fans have come to expect from the most successful duo in country music history--high energy, solid material, Dunn's soulful voice, and what Brooks calls "the redneck fun factor."

One word describes Brooks & Dunn's album "If You See Her" : WOW! I mean, does country music get any better than this? I don't think so. I own three of their older albums, but "If You See Her" is the best of the bunch. The best songs on the album are South of Santa Fe, Born and Raised in Black And White, and If You See Him/If You See Her. The rest of the songs are spectacular also. Yes, it's true that Ronnie has the stronger voice of the two, but Kix is also a very talented singer and his voice is just rights for slower songs, such as South of Santa Fe. I enjoy hearing them sing together. I recommend this album to any country music fan. You won't be disappointed.

With the outstanding title track (a duet with Reba McEntire) and four other major country hits (How long gone, I can't get over you, South of Santa Fe and Husbands and wives), this was another huge success in the careers of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn.

Most of the songs here are originals, though Husbands and wives (one of the hits) is a cover of a Roger Miller song from the sixties, which was covered by the Everly Brothers on one of their country albums, Pass the chicken and listen. I wouldn't have envisaged it as a Brooks and Dunn song, but their performance is superb and it deserved to be a hit all over again.

The album is wonderful mix of ballads and rocking country songs, with Ronnie singing lead on most songs. Kix sings lead on South of Santa Fe (one of the hits) and Way gone, both of which he co-wrote.

Brand new whiskey, one of the rocking songs, is my favorite among the tracks not released as singles, but Born and raised in black and white, Your love don't take a backseat to nothing. Way gone, When love dies and You're my angel are all great too.

All the hits can be found on their second volume of greatest hits so if you are only interested in hits, you may be content to buy that and ignore this - but if you want to go beyond the hits, this album is definitely wotrth listening to.

I've never considered myself much of a country music fan, but after listening to this CD, I might just have to reconsider. This is outstanding in every respect. "South of Santa Fe" is one of the best songs I've heard this DECADE! Other great tunes include "If You See Her", and "When Love Dies." This is well crafted, heartfelt, and very entertaining. You won't be able to stop listening to it...it's that good.

This is not only a great country CD, but a true testament to the lyric/music writing abilities of Kix Brooks & Ronny Dunn. There is also a great covers of Roger Williams "Husbands & Wives" If I was to pick a best on the album it'd be either "Brand New Whiskey" or "South of Santa Fe" I rank the songs on this album alongside "Boot Scootin' Boogey", "My Maria", "Neon Moon" and other B&D classics. This album is promised to bring great music to the speaker that it plays out of and no one will be dissapointed when buying it.