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Album DescriptionLimited Edition enhanced Japanese pressing of the 2006 release from the Country superstar (AKA Mr. Nicole Kidman) features one bonus track ('Got To Let It Go') plus the enhanced video for 'Once In A Lifetime'. Grammy Award winner and reigning Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban has completed the
Album Description
Limited Edition enhanced Japanese pressing of the 2006 release from the Country superstar (AKA Mr. Nicole Kidman) features one bonus track ('Got To Let It Go') plus the enhanced video for 'Once In A Lifetime'. Grammy Award winner and reigning Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban has completed the follow-up to his nearly four times platinum third album Be Here. Toshiba EMI.
It's tempting to read these songs--many about hope in the face of potential heartbreak--as an adjunct to Keith Urban's own tabloid-fodder life, which lately reads "ex-junkie country star marries Nicole Kidman, enters rehab." But his three previous albums have similar dark undertones. That would also be an underestimation of Urban's creative powers, which are broad enough to balance assembly-line Nashville pop with emotionally fine-tuned artistry. Breezy rockers like "Faster Car," sweet hooky ballads like "Shine," and readymade big-chorus hits like "Once in a Lifetime" rub elbows with more complex numbers like "I Can't Stop Loving You"--an essay about sad courage that starts with an acoustic guitar and adds instrumental textures as it unfolds--and "Stupid Boy," a tale of loss and self-discovery. It's no coincidence that both those songs climax with Urban's own crying guitar solos. As a player, his bold, midrange-heavy tone complements his most nuanced vocal performances. Another highlight is "Raise the Barn," which Urban co-wrote and sings with Ronnie Dunn. The cheerful tune, inspired by the survivors of Hurricane Katrina, is a tribute to the durability of the human spirit--a subject Urban seems to know more than a little about. --Ted Drozdowski More Keith Urban
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