Trisha Yearwood
is a
pop
diva who knows how to play her instrument: her voice. Perhaps one of the most gifted
contemporary pop
vocalists,
Yearwood
continues to explore the vast expanses of her talent. Displaying only traces of her early work as a
country
music artist, she sings with yearning on songs like
"Powerful Thing."
Buddy Miller
's backing vocals on
"Bring Me All Your Lovin'"
are a highlight of this project.
's brilliance is adequately displayed on
"I Don't Want to Be the One"
and
"I'll Still Love You More"
(the latter a
Diane Warren
composition). She is at her best when she inhabits the world of emotional
ballads
and snappy, up-tempo tunes about the emotional life of modern women. While she is no
singer by any stretch of the imagination, she is still an important element in
music. ~ Jana Pendragon