Sweet Right Here
SHeDAISY
Lyric Street Records

It’s been two years since the release of Kristyn, Kassidy and Kelsi’s woefully underappreciated sophomore CD, Knock on the Sky. Although it never reached the million-selling status of their 1999 debut, The Whole SHeBANG, it hinted at the Osborn sisters’ potential as a pop-country powerhouse. While their harmonies are as sugary sweet as they are intensely intoxicating, SHeDAISY’s secret weapon has always been sister Kristyn’s considerable gift for a well-turned, and often completely unexpected, phrase. Some may dismiss bits of Sweet Right Here as something akin to the fluffiest of Shania Twain’s crossover creations (like that’s a bad thing), but in time those same naysayers will no doubt find this Sweet stuff swirling around in their heads.

– Stephen L. Betts

This I Gotta See
Andy Griggs
RCA Records

IF YOU’RE IN THE MOOD FOR: Deep-Southern-fried country rock at its best, with some killer ballads thrown in the mix
OF NOTE: Soulful belters Delbert McClinton and Bekka Bramlett join Andy on the closing track, “No Mississippi.”

www.andygriggs.com

Amazing Grace 3: A Country Salute to Gospel
Various artists including Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Josh Turner, Sara Evans, Jamie O’Neal, Buddy Jewell, Trace Adkins and more
Sparrow Records

IF YOU’RE IN THE MOOD FOR: Divinely inspired performances by some of today’s top country stars
OF NOTE: Though she has since “retired” from the music business, Cyndi Thomson’s “’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” is one among the many heart-touching performances found here.

www.amazinggracemusic.com

Wayward Angel
Kasey Chambers
Warner Bros. Records

IF YOU’RE IN THE MOOD FOR: One of the most plaintive, achingly beautiful voices on record today
OF NOTE: The title track was written by Kasey for her infant son.

www.kaseychambers.com

Guess Things Happen That Way
Cowboy Jack Clement
Dualtone Music Group

IF YOU’RE IN THE MOOD FOR: An eclectic, exuberant offering
OF NOTE: A living legend who’s written and produced hits for Johnny Cash, U2 and Jerry Lee Lewis, among many others, this is only his second album as a performer, but it was well worth the long wait.

www.dualtone.com

IF YOU’RE IN THE MOOD FOR: Richly textured vocals and shimmering instrumentation
OF NOTE: She’s sung background vocals on albums by Kenny Chesney, John Michael Montgomery and Chely Wright. This album, her debut, includes her version of the Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss
duet “Whiskey Lullaby.”