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Lorrie's good, but the songs are cheesy

Black Ice | Portland, OR | 05/18/2004

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Lorrie is a great vocalist and that is the only reason I don't doze off listening to this collection of cheesy love songs. It so reinforces the stereotype of 'girl' singers. When 6 out of 10 song titles either start or end with the word love, you know something is wrong. I don't have anything against love songs, but there's no need to be so squishy about it. In some songs, you can hear traces of her trademark gutsy drawl. I only recommend this for die hard fans or people who appreciate early 1980's pop country."

Early works by a future Top Forty star

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 04/22/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Lorrie Morgan

"Oh Boy Classics Presents: Lorrie Morgan"

(Oh! Boy Records, 2002)

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Like Pam Tillis, singer Lorrie Morgan comes from country music royalty, being the daughter of 1950s crooner George Morgan. Doubtless this helped her get her foot in the door and start a career in Nashville. Still, like everybody else she had to make demo tapes first, and this release on John Prine's eclectic Oh Boy label unearths Morgan's early studio work, tracks that were clearly recorded before her 1989 major label debut. It's no the greatest country music ever, but it's interesting to hear her working in a more modest country mode (her hits were pretty glossy and high-tech) and also to hear the earnestness and youth in her voice. Certainly worth checking out if you are a fan. (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Guide To Country Music)"