Mindy Smith - Long Island Shores
ARTIST.....: Mindy Smith
TITLE......: Long Island Shores
LABEL......: Vanguard Records
URL........: http://www.mindysmith.net/
RIP DATE...: Oct-12-2006
STORE DATE.: Oct-10-2006
GENRE......: Rock
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 58,4 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Out Loud 03:29
02 - Little Devil 03:57
03 - Edge Of Love 03:52
04 - Please Stay 03:01
05 - Tennessee 03:34
06 - I'm Not The Only One Asking 03:08
07 - What If The World Stops Turning 03:40
(With Buddy Miller)
08 - You Just Forgot 03:26
09 - You Know I Love You Baby 03:42
10 - Out Of Control 04:02
11 - Long Island Shores 03:11
12 - Peace Of Mind 03:17
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42:19 min
Release Notes:
Singer/songwriter Mindy Smith first came to attention with a
faithful cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" on a tribute to the
latter, Just Because I'm a Woman: The Songs of Dolly Parton.
Smith's fine debut album, One Moment More, arrived the following
year and marked her as a country-pop talent worth watching. "Come
to Jesus," the album's leadoff track, though uncharacteristic of
the rest of the record, gave Smith a substantial hit and readied
her newly acquired audience for the sequel. Long Island Shores
doesn't exactly take Smith to new places -- she remains perched
firmly between mainstream and daring -- but it's as solid an
effort as that debut and confirms that the level of talent it
displayed was no fluke. On Long Island Shores, Smith never
succumbs to the clich's of craftsmanship or production that mar so
many contemporary efforts within the genre. Although her tunes are
relatively free of edge and quirk and her voice is naturally
tender and crystalline, the vulnerability and honesty in her words
and delivery elevate her quickly from novice to confident veteran.
Smith is willing to explore and unafraid of intimacy. In the
heartrending title track she longs for a family reunion that can
never be, and the intimate soul-baring detail of "Peace of Mind"
is confessional songwriting at its best: "I need peace of mind and
a lullaby/'Cause there is an angry voice in my head
tonight/Telling me to do things that can't be right." Those
looking for more along the lines of "Come to Jesus" will find it
in the evangelistic "I'm Not the Only One Asking" and "Little
Devil," in which surprise overcomes her: "I thought he'd have two
big horns and look at me with big red eyes/Instead he wore those
baby blues and whispered promises and lies." Though there is a
seriousness to much of her writing, it's not all meant to weigh
heavily: "Tennessee" is a love letter to her adopted home, and
both love (of the non-religious/non-geographic sort) and loss find
themselves the center of attention in tracks like "Edge of Love,"
"You Know I Love You Baby," and "What If the World Stops Turning?"
It remains to be seen whether Mindy Smith will emerge as a major
player, but there's no sophomore jinx here. Though some might find
it on the meek and lightweight side, many more will likely revisit
Long Island Shores again and again.