Gloriana (CD) by Gloriana

0093624975427. New condition. CD. Gloriana's stylized synthesis of Fleetwood Mac and '70s Californian country-rock is designed to elicit astonished gasps of "they sure don't make them like this anymore" -- which is more or less true, especially when the group's composition is taken into the equation. Gloriana is an old-fashioned construction of a band, assembled mainly from old pros who haven't quite hit the big time yet -- although Cheyenne Kimball, veteran of America's Most Talented Kid and her own MTV reality show in 2006, came close. The group has been put through major-label machinations, singing songs from professional songwriters and being produced by Matt Serletic, best-known for his work with Matchbox 20 and Collective Soul, and now launching his own Emblem label with Gloriana as its flagship debut artist. Serletic co-wrote the bulk of the songs on the group's self-titled debut, steering the band toward a bright, melodic crossover country-pop that greatly emphasizes the latter, sometimes so much that this album seems country in name only, with the fiddles and mandolins used primarily as window-dressing. Sometimes, this approach is entirely too slick, particularly when the rhythms are pounding too hard on "Wild at Heart" and "You Said," but at their best, Gloriana can evoke the forgotten charms of '70s studio-centric soft rock in both its mellow and rocking incarnations, giving the ballads a lilting touch of grace and pushing the hooks and guitars so hard on "How Far Do You Wanna Go?" and "If You're Leaving" that they recall nothing less than prime Rick Springfield. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

{$Gloriana}'s stylized synthesis of {$Fleetwood Mac} and '70s Californian country-rock is designed to elicit astonished gasps of "they sure don't make them like this anymore" -- which is more or less true, especially when the group's composition is taken into the equation. {$Gloriana} is an old-fashioned construction of a band, assembled mainly from old pros who haven't quite hit the big time yet -- although {$Cheyenne Kimball}, veteran of {#America's Most Talented Kid} and her own {@MTV} reality show in 2006, came close. The group has been put through major-label machinations, singing songs from professional songwriters, and produced by {$Matt Serletic}, best-known for his work with {$Matchbox 20} and {$Collective Soul}, and now launching his own {@Emblem} label with {$Gloriana} as its flagship debut artist. {$Serletic} co-wrote the bulk of the songs on the group's self-titled debut, steering the band toward a bright, melodic crossover country-pop that greatly emphasizes the latter, sometimes so much that this album seems country in name only, with the fiddles and mandolins used primarily as window-dressing. Sometimes, this approach is entirely too slick, particularly when the rhythms are pounding too hard on {&"Wild at Heart"} and {&"You Said,"} but at their best, {$Gloriana} can evoke the forgotten charms of '70s studio-centric soft rock in both its mellow and rocking incarnations, giving the ballads a lilting touch of grace and pushing the hooks and guitars so hard on {&"How Far Do You Wanna Go?"} and {&"If You're Leaving"} that they recall nothing less than prime {$Rick Springfield}. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Performer	Gloriana
Music genre	Country, Contemporary Country
Music subgenre	Country Pop
Music release type	Debut Album
Media format	CD
Original release date	2010-04-13
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	How Far Do You Wanna Go?,Wild At Heart,The Way It Goes,Lead Me On,If You're Leavin',You Said,Cry On Command,Over Me Now?,Come And Save Me,Even If I Wanted To,All The Things That Mean The Most,Change Your Mind,Time To Let Me Go
Record label	Emblem
Songwriter	Matt Serletic
Music producer	Matt Serletic
Track name	Wild at Heart, You Said, How Far Do You Wanna Go?, If You're Leaving, Gold Rush, Sunset Lovin', Wanna Take You Home, (Kissed You) Good NIght, Carolina Rose, Go On...Miss Me, Can't Shake You, Soldier Song, Turn My World Around, Doing It Our Way, Where My Heart Belongs, Trouble, Ain't Runnin' Outta Summer, Are You Ready Gloriana, Nobody But You, It's on Tonight, Fight, Wanna Get to Know You, Let's Take a Shot, Get Back That Goodbye, Lighters, It Won't Let Go, My Somebody
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N