Stand Still,Look Pretty

When I first heard that Michelle Branch was hooking up with her band's backup vocalist , I really didn't know what to expect. Michelle has had an amazingly successful career as a solo artist,going platinum with both of her albums The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper.Legendary guitarist Carlos Santana took notice and featured her as a guest vocalist in his album Shaman.Michelle won a Grammy for that collaboration(The Game Of Love). All this time,her touring partner/friend Jessica Harp stuck to her famous friend and never once showed signs of unrest or jealousy. Then the announcement was made.....and the rest as they say.. is history.
Blending Michelle’s pop-rock sensibility with Jessica’s country-folk style, Stand Still,Look Pretty had a bit of everything.Michelle's genre crossover from pop to country went off without a hitch. The duo wrote every track on the album excluding Patty Griffins' One More Girl and Leave The Pieces.Their soaring harmonies often lift their contemporary country sound over the conventional country-pop crossover formula.
My favorites from the album:

1. Leave The Pieces - The best song on the album in my opinion.Very catchy chorus and a nice guitar hook.
2. Tennessee - Jessica sings lead on this song. Overflows with emotion.
3. My Oh My - This is the crowd-pleaser on the album.Also the most "country" song on here.Cheesy lyrics.
4. One More Girl - I've never heard the original but this version is just beyond comparison!
5. Rain - Michelle's time to sing lead.The least "country" song and also the most reminiscent of Michelle's Hotel Paper days.
6. Crazy People - A fun song with typical country styled nonsensical lyrics.
   

Michelle and Jessica suit each others voices very well in throughout the CD and I really think they are the best female country duo to have come out in a long time. Sadly, for Wreckers fans , the duo have announced the break-up of the band and are currently concentrating on solo projects. Crazy people!

Download These:Leave The Pieces, Different Truck,Same Loser(Live) , Tennessee
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