I loved Deana Carter's last 2 CD's, and was excited to get "I'm Just a Girl", but...what happened? The songs are just flat out disappointing, except for There's No Limit. No surprise that No Limit was the radio single released to hype the CD before it became available. But nothing else on the album sounds like There's No Limit. The first song, "I'm Just a Girl", is okay - but pretty bubblegum poppish and she keeps singing about a back seat in a Corvette - doesn't exist! (Just a mild annoyance.) The third track, "You and Tequila" is a downer, but Matraca Berg has songwriting credit here so it's good. The album falls apart after the first 3 songs. Some of it is truly unbearable ("Girls Night Out") but most is just forgettable. Hope her next effort is back up to speed.
Good Album. Favorite song on this album is "There's No Limit". This song is one I'll put on all my country compilations I burn for the forseeable future.
On her first new studio and non-holiday themed album since 1998's far underrated and unnoticed EVERTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT, Deana is back with an album full of uptemo cute numbers and emotional ballads. From the cute and playful pop-country tune I'M JUST A GIRL to the sensual first single THERE'S NO LIMIT....the album starts off on a high note! It then shifts into the emotional ballad YOU AND TEQUILA about love gone wrong to the theme song of the album (see cover art and insert) COVER MAGAZINE (a fun uptempo playful number) to the great ending songs GOODBYE TRAIN and GIRL'S NIGHT.....this album is just a real pleasure from start to finish....the only thing I had wished for is some more ballads in her sweet girlish voice....but maybe next time...but this album does reflect the happy place she is in now and that is MOST IMPORTANT.....way to go! *Note-WAITING is a duet with Dwight Yoakam....also Deana wrote or co-wrote every track!!!!!*
Deana Carter is back with a new album, IM JUST A GIRL, and its great that she is back. I missed her unique music and spirit in country music, and it's good to see there is some good airplay for the album's first single, "There's No Limit". The album is her first in 4 and a half years, since her second album was released in 1998, which didn't fare too well for her sadly. She went through a divorce, and a label change, which is why this album took so long she once explained in an interview. The album has a reminiscent feel to her first album, as well as new elements, there is more of a rock element to the music.
The album opens with the title track, a fun piece of country-pop heaven, would make an excellent summer single. Then there is the current single, "There's No Limit", which is a fun uptempo song about devotion and love, I love the guitar solo in the break as well as Deana's warm vocals. "You & Tequila" is one of the better ballads of the album, about the negative effects of alcohol. "Me And The Radio" is a must single, excellent ballad.
"Cover of a Magazine" is a fun uptempo song, but its very true, about how fickle society can be and just wanting a taste of what other people live like. I enjoy "Wildflower", its a nice ballad/midtempo that suits her vocals well. "Twice As Worth it" has some unique instrumentation I quite enjoy. "Eddie" is another fun uptempo summer love song.
"Waiting" is a surprise, her first duet, and its with Dwight Yoakam. You have to hear it to believe it. "Liar" is a rock edged uptempo song. "Goodbye Train" is one of my favorites on the album, another potential single, this one was written with Matraca Berg. The album closes with the rocker "Girl's Night" which is interesting and unique, a nice closer.
Overall, I am enjoying Deana's new music quite a bit. It's good to see she still has a place in country music, and that people haven't forgotten about her, because she is a true talent in the industry.
I really liked the songs there's no limit and I'm just a girl but the rest of the cd is crap. She definately is not a true country singer (she listens to rap music, stated in an interview). One reviewer stated that the cd has a video of there's no limit, this is untrue. One of the reasons I bought this cd was because I thought the video was on it. Not so! If you like a variety of music you may like it, but if you are a true country fan like me I believe you will be let down.
