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| Sara Evans is back with a new album, at last! Her first since 2000's BORN TO FLY, which solidified Sara's position as a leading country lady with its many hit singles. RESTLESS is a 13 track album, 5 of which Sara helped write. The first single is the sweeping "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus", a ballad about a young girl who is forced to leave a small town when she discovers she is pregnant, and gives birth to the child out of wedlock on a greyhound bus. It's a nice sentimental song that fared alright at country radio, ranking just in the top 20. The title track has a celtic feel to it. The album opens with the uptempo "Rockin' Horse", a unique song about a tree being hit with lightening and something beautiful coming out of something so frightening (as the lyrics suggest). There's some great ballads here that are instant hits. If "Niagara" were not released, it would be the biggest injustice done to this album. The song is a sweeping ballad, the big ballad of the album. Another strong ballad is Sara's cover of Leigh Nash's "Need To Be Next To You", which I think she even betters the original. The song was penned by Diane Warren, who Sara had a hit with on her last album with her rendition of "I Could Not Ask For More". "I Give In" is another hit waiting to happen on country radio. There's some fun uptempo's like the optomistic "To Be Happy", and the song "Feel It Comin On" as well as the album closer, the hilarious "Suds in the Bucket". Sara pushes the envelope musically and spreads her wings on "Otis Redding", a song with bongo drums, and "Big Cry" which is a sweeping R&B song. Overall RESTLESS was worth the wait, and does not disapoint at all! | ||||||
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| Sara Evans is back with her first new album in 2 and a half years since 2000's BORN TO FLY. The first single is "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus", a song about a young woman who gives birth to a baby girl out of wedlock on a greyhound bus, and finds everything she was looking for. The album fared alright at country radio, cracking the top 20. "Rockin Horse" opens the album, a rocking country song about a tree that is hit with lightening and the rocking horse is made from that frightening experience. The title track is a bluesy, celtic sounding song that Sara has said, is her favorite song on the album. "Niagara" is the big ballad of the album, it should defiantely be a single it has hit written all over it. "Perfect" is slated to be the next single, or "Niagara", either one would be nice, "Perfect" is about not needing to have a perfect relationship with someone. "Need To Be Next To You" is another excellent ballad, a Diane Warren penned song that Leigh Nash from Sixpence None The Richer recorded for the BOUNCE soundtrack a few years ago. Sara does it justice. "To Be Happy" is a fun uptempo song that's positive. "Tonight" is a nice ballad that Sara said she wants to be a single. "Otis Redding" is a different song for her but it's definately a standout on the album. "I Give In" is a nice ballad that I predict will be a big hit at country radio if released. "Big Cry" is an interesting song, with its R&B sound. The album closes with the country/bluegrass sounding "Suds In The Bucket" which is pretty funny, and definately a highlight. Overall RESTLESS is a great CD, may even be her best CD yet. | ||||||
 not "Perfect" but pretty good | ||||||
| This isn't Sara Evans' best effort (for that you need to go to her 2000 multi-platinum Born To Fly), but it's a solid album, with a lot of songs that are pleasant and listenable and a few that match the excellence of her previous release. Song By Song: | ||||||
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