Description

Lady A is a two-guys-and-a-girl trio comprised of co-lead singers Charlie Kelley and Hillary Scott with multi-instrumentalist Dave Haywood. The group is also a songwriting collective, a Nashville rarity, co-writing most of the songs on its self-titled debut album. The three may have come up with material as good as what a publisher could have provided, although they never stray too far from formula, as reused titles like Love Dont Live Here, Long Gone, I Run To You, Home Is Where The Heart Is and Cant Take My Eyes Off You, suggest. Love is true or false, depending on the song, or it’s forgotten in the honky tonk haze of Lookin For A Good Time. Kelley has a sturdy country baritone, but he sometimes sounds a bit too pleased with his own rich tone and comes off mannered. Scott, by contrast, seems to know that her voice can’t match Kelley’s for distinctiveness, so she works harder at coming up with striking phrasing and emotional force. The contrast gives their duets a chemistry that is the band’s strongest element. At this point, Lady A is a group that seems to know the basics of contemporary country but isn’t ready to move beyond them or redefine them for its own ends. Still, this is a good beginning.

Track list:
1. Love Dont Live Here
2. Lookin For A Good Time
3. All Wed Ever Need
4. Long Gone
5. I Run To You
6. Loves Lookin Good On You
7. Home Is Where The Heart Is
8. Things People Say
9. Slow Down Sister
10. Cant Take My Eyes Off You
11. One Day You Will