Chely Wright - Definitive Collection
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Free Music Review: Includes all of Chely's non-duet singles
Hit: 5 Stars
Chely Wright is one of the most underappreciated country artists ever. Possessing very strong pipes (sort of a country Pat Benatar) and a lot of personality, she has undeservedly never risen above the second tier of country artists.
This collection captures all of the singles she charted between 1994 and 2005 as a solo artist (the omitted tracks were the "Hard To Be A Husband, Hard To Be A Wife" collaboration with Brad Paisley from 2000 and the 2003 "Scary Old World" pairing with Radney Foster). Chely's first two albums WOMAN IN THE MOON in 1994 and RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT in 1996 were for Mercury subsidiary Polydor and - as shown on the enclosed singles "Till I Was Loved By You," "Sea of Cowboy Hats" and "Listenin' To The Radio" - their music was high octane honky-tonk, with lots of fiddles and steel guitars.
While fun, none of her Polydor singles reached the country top 40. The albums also sold poorly, so she moved to MCA Records in 1997 to work with producer/label President Tony Brown. The first couple of MCA singles "Shut Up And Drive" and "I Already Do" from the LET ME IN cd cut back on the instrumentation, allowing Chely's stellar voice to shine amid the sparse settings (they also finally brought her some top 20 success at radio). The follow-up cd, 1999's SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, was Chely's true commercial breakthrough, spawning the catchy number one title track and the midtempo top-tenner "It Was."
Those gems found Chely's music going in a more pop-oriented direction, an approach that was even more pronounced on 2001's NEVER LOVE YOU ENOUGH. It's two singles - the lush yet torchy title track and the rip-roaring "Jezebel" - surrounded Chely with loads of orchestration but stalled outside the top 20. This setback was surprising, since Martina McBride has been a staple in the country top 10 with loads of power ballads like the former and Terri Clark had been quite successful at the time with footstompers like the latter.
After the chart underperformance of those two engaging singles, Chely Wright and MCA parted company. She signed with Jeff Huskins' Vivaton label in 2003 and released the top 40 "Back Of The Bottom Drawer" to radio the following year. A disagreement over the direction of her music caused Wright to leave Vivaton and she ended up putting out the single on 2005's The METROPOLITAN HOTEL album which was released on her own label Painted Red, along with the touching hit follow-up "The Bumper Of My SUV, a Wright composition based on a true story. These two singles were licensed from Chely.
Hopefully, there will be more hits in Chely Wright's future. She is an extremely gifted singer and songwriter.
Free Music Review: Definitive Collection Is the Best Of Wright!
Hit: 5 Stars
You get in all here on one cd. The # 1 hits Single White Female and The Bumper Of My S.U.V. PLUS the top 10's It Was and Shut Up & Drive. Then throw in CMT & GAC favorites (all #1 on CMT & GAC)Jezebel, Never Love You Enough and She Went Out for Cigarettes. That is some collection. Not to leave out all the early records Chely made and one of the non-sigle tracks but the best on the whole CD Picket Fences. Get it and Enjoy over and over and over again!Free Music Review: A must have
Hit: 5 Stars
Getting this cd would be a great addition to any cd collection. For you have songs from her 1st cd right up till the latest cd she has released. It is great to listen to and some of the songs take you back from when you first heard those songs on the radio,or maybe you saw her in concert and heard her sing these songs. You may even have her previous cds but it is great to have all these amazing songs on one.Free Music Review: A Must Have Album
Hit: 5 Stars
This is truely a Definitive Collection of Chely Wright's music. From her very first album to her latest, this album covers it all. You can see Chely grow as an artist over the years. I think the album is full have great songs and fun songs. I would recommened this album to a long time Chely fan and also a person who never owned a Chely album in the past. It's a "Must Have" album for anyones collection.Free Music Review: Awesome Collection of Songs!!
Hit: 5 Stars
This is probably the best collection of songs that I have come across in several years! Chely Wright is one of the most under-appreciated artists in Country music -- or any music genre for that matter -- today. This collection displays her incredible vocal and songwriting ability. If you don't have this CD in your collection, you are missing out! HIGHLY recommended!