Country soul sisters : women in country music 1952-78

"Velkendte navne som Dolly Parton, Lynn Anderson og Tammy Wynette bidrager alle med mindre kendte numre, men herudover er det ikke mindst de "glemte" navne, som imponerer. Tanya Tuckers 1973-hit California Cottonfields er storartet, mens Bobbie Gentry forbavser med Ode to Billie Joes ambitiøse Southern Gothic".

"It presents a concept -- female country singers who would occasionally dabbled in soul. A good idea, but it's not one that's executed especially well, as the earliest music here pre-dates soul and doesn't have much to do with R&B, either ... It is most effective as a sampler, not as an introduction; there are so many odd choices and non-hits here that this delivers a feeling, not an overview. It's a time capsule, for better or worse".

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