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Will the '60s counterculture adage to "Never trust anyone over 30" become "Don't trust anyone over 14"? Pop's newfound fascination with the pre-driver's-license-eligible set is underscored by this debut from the 12-year-old Nova Scotia singing sensation and the same-named PBS television special it inspired. Produced by vets Peter Asher (Linda Ronstadt, 10,000 Maniacs) and George Massenberg (Garth Brooks, Aaron Neville), Debison's debut hews closely to a country-crossover tack that's a pleasant showcase for the crystalline innocence of her voice, if but a tantalizing hint at her potential. Whether soaring int
Will the '60s counterculture adage to "Never trust anyone over 30" become "Don't trust anyone over 14"? Pop's newfound fascination with the pre-driver's-license-eligible set is underscored by this debut from the 12-year-old Nova Scotia singing sensation and the same-named PBS television special it inspired. Produced by vets Peter Asher (Linda Ronstadt, 10,000 Maniacs) and George Massenberg (Garth Brooks, Aaron Neville), Debison's debut hews closely to a country-crossover tack that's a pleasant showcase for the crystalline innocence of her voice, if but a tantalizing hint at her potential. Whether soaring into a hormonally unchallenged falsetto on a Caribbean-inflected "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" or brightening up the Celtic-country "Driftwood" and contemporary Nashville of the title track, Debison's voice sometimes seems to want to go beyond the largely safe and sometimes pedestrian material she's been presented with here--and that's the sign of a promising future. --Jerry McCulley
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Manufacturer: Sony
Release date: 8 October 2002
EAN: 0069699877072 UPC: 069699877072
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