Lady a - Lady Antebellum - Music & Performance - CD

This is the self-titled debut album from Lady Antebellum the trio-comprised of Hillary Scott (vocals), Charles Kelley (vocals), and Dave Haywood (vocals, acoustic guitar, keys). Co-writing most of the songs on this album including the first smash single "Love don't Live Here" Lady Antebellum is a strong and sturdy country band with rich tones and a great helping of good music.

Lady Antebellum is a two-guys-and-a-girl trio comprised of co-lead singers Charlie Kelley and Hillary Scott with multi-instrumentalist Dave Haywood. The group is also a songwriting collective, a Nashville rarity, co-writing most of the songs on its self-titled debut album. The three may have come up with material as good as what a publisher could have provided, although they never stray too far from formula, as reused titles like "Love Don't Live Here," "Long Gone," "I Run to You," "Home Is Where the Heart Is," and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," suggest. Love is true or false, depending on the song, or it's forgotten in the honky tonk haze of "Lookin' for a Good Time." Kelley has a sturdy country baritone, but he sometimes sounds a bit too pleased with his own rich tone and comes off mannered. Scott, by contrast, seems to know that her voice can't match Kelley's for distinctiveness, so she works harder at coming up with striking phrasing and emotional force. The contrast gives their duets a chemistry that is the band's strongest element. Producers Victoria Shaw and Paul Worley give the record a pop/rock sound, with plenty of guitars and rhythmic punch, the better to goose a little more feeling from the singers. At this point, Lady Antebellum is a group that seems to know the basics of contemporary country but isn't ready to move beyond them or redefine them for its own ends. Still, this is a good beginning. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Performer	Lady A
Music genre	Country
Music subgenre	Country
Media format	CD
Original release date	2008
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	Love Don't Live Here, Lookin' for a Good Time, All We'd Ever Need, Long Gone, I Run to You, Love's Lookin' Good on You, Home Is Where the Heart Is, Things People Say, Slow Down Sister, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, One Day You Will
Record label	Capitol
Songwriter	Lady A
Track name	Love Don't Live Here, Lookin' for a Good Time, All We'd Ever Need, Long Gone, I Run to You, Love's Lookin' Good on You, Home Is Where the Heart Is, Things People Say, Slow Down Sister, Can't Take My Eyes off You, One Day You Will
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N