Day breaks
Norah Jones
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Reviews (2)
AllMusic
2017
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine
2017
"... Road Less Traveled almost plays like a second debut album. It announces a new Lauren Alaina, one who is happy to be a country diva in the vein of Carrie Underwood. Wildflower, her 2011 album, also carried a debt to Underwood but it retained a bit of a twang, whereas Road Less Traveled is a big, bright country confection. Alaina co-wrote every one of the 12 songs and whether they're ballads or chipper pop tunes, they're usually sturdy numbers. She may drift into the saccharine when she slows the tempo - the closing "Pretty" is a self-empowerment anthem that attempts to spin Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" toward Middle America - but the faster cuts are usually jubilant and help propel Road Less Traveled, turning it into a strong modern country-pop album".
Sounds like Nashville
d. 26. Jan. 2017
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Laura Hostelley
d. 26. Jan. 2017
"Lauren Alaina has been a voice to be reckoned with since her runner-up success on American Idol in 2011, and in her latest project, Road Less Traveled, she proves she isn't going anywhere. The 22-year-old entertainer opens herself to vulnerability throughout her album, exploring tough themes of divorce, alcoholism, body-image issues and growing up in the music industry".