Search - Claire Lynch :: Out In The Country

Of interest for Claire fans--or for Patty's

08/02/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This is not bluegrass but country, an early Claire album cut for a Roanoke, VA, independent label in the early 1980s. It doesn't have that great Front Porch String Band groove, but Claire sounds terrific and there was some stuff here that got heard in Nashville and was quite influential. If you enjoy Patty Loveless's early albums, the clean, neo-traditional arrangements on those were copied in at least one case from this record. It's well worth hearing for Claire fans, but if you're new to Claire, start with "Friends for a Lifetime" or "Moonlighter.""

Different from Claire's other albums

Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 09/16/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Claire has mixed feelings about this album, which is rooted in traditional country, though there are bluegrass influences here and there.Claire contributed one song (Old by and by) and her friend Mark Fair contributed another original (Heart mad of stone), but the songs here are mostly obscure covers, including Listen to a country song (Lynn Anderson), Somebody loves you honey (Charley Pride), I'll never grow tired of you (Stanley brothers), I can't get you off of mind (Hank Williams song) and He rode all the way to Texas (John Starling).Some of Claire's fans may not like it, preferring to stick to her bluegrass music, but there is no denying the quality of this album - Patty Loveless was so impressed that she covered four of the songs on her early MCA albums.This is a brilliant album which shows that Claire could sing more than just bluegrass."