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Dixie Chicks Album: “Fly”
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Release Date:1999-01-01
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Country
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Label:Monument
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Explicit Lyrics:No
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UPC:5099749515123
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Review - AMG :
With more than six million copies of the Chicks' first album Wide Open Spaces sold, the highest ever by a country group, it's reasonable to have pretty imposing expectations of their sophomore album. But Fly delivers. When you watch Natalie, Martie, and Emily being interviewed on TV or performing in front of an audience, they always look they are having a blast. And that fun shines through in their songs, particularly in "Goodbye Earl," a song about spousal abuse and getting even. If someone like Patty Loveless or Faith Hill sang it, it'd seem silly, but with Natalie's sassy vocals and Emily and Martie's spirited harmonies, it's just good, plain, ol' fun. From the first track, the ebullient "Ready to Run," to the final track, the wistful "Let Him Fly," the Chicks know how to belt out a tune with confidence and flair and have a good time doing it. ~ Maria Konicki Dinoia, All Music GuideReview - :
{^Wide Open Spaces} unveiled the new incarnation of the {$Dixie Chicks}, revealing an eclectic, assured group that was simultaneously rootsy and utterly modern, but if that 1998 de facto debut captured the band just leaving the ground, {^Fly} -- perhaps appropriately, given the title -- finds the group in full flight, in full possession of their talents. This time around, the different sounds they draw upon are more fully integrated, which only makes them more distinctive as a group. Even if the whole of the album feels more of a piece, they still take the time to deliver a slice of pure {\honky tonk} on {&"Hello Mr. Heartache"} and a piece of breakneck {\bluegrass} on the rip-roaring, wickedly clever {&"Sin Wagon,"} which is also one of the group originals here, a collaboration between {$Natalie Maines} and {$Emily Robison} and outside writer {$Stephony Smith}. It -- along with the {$Maines}-cowritten {&"Without You,"} the {$Maines}/{$Robison} {&"Don't Waste Your Heart"} and {$Martie Seidel}'s co-written {&"Ready to Run"} and {&"Cowboy Take Me Away"} -- showcase the trio's increasing craft as writers, which is one of the reasons this album sounds unified. But even the outside-written material feels like the group, whether it's the twangy boogie {&"Some Days You Gotta Dance,"} {$Patty Griffin}'s {&"Let Him Fly,"} the melancholy {&"Cold Day in July"} and, especially {&"Goodbye Earl"} where a wife gets revenge on her abusive husband. Like before, the group moves gracefully between these different styles, with {$Maines} providing a powerful, compelling focus with {$Robison} and {$Seidel} offering sensitive support, and this blend makes {^Fly} a rich, nuanced album that just gets better with repeated listens. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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