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Anchored Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash
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Because she rarely recorded under her own name, a tribute to the late
June Carter Cash
by default also stands as a tribute to her genealogy: several of the songs among the dozen here were recorded by
June
with her late husband,
Johnny Cash
, or by
country
music's legendary
Carter Family
, from which
sprang. In addition, the album was produced by
John Carter Cash
, the only child of
Johnny
and
, and there are tracks by
Carlene Carter
,
's daughter from her first marriage (to
Carl Smith
), and
Rosanne Cash
's daughter with his first wife. As producer,
largely plays it predictable. There are few surprises and no truly offbeat rearrangements or radical interpretations. Folks who enjoyed the singing of
will likely be quite satisfied with these loving, faithful covers. And they should be, because virtually all of the performances are flawless, honest, and inspired. Two duets lead things off:
Sheryl Crow
and duet king
Willie Nelson
give a spirited, if somewhat rote, reading to
"If I Were a Carpenter,"
the
Tim Hardin
-penned classic, and
Ronnie Dunn
hoot it up on
"Jackson,"
Nancy Sinatra
-
Lee Hazlewood
hit -- both songs were longtime staples of
's shows together. A handful of top-shelf
artists, among them
Loretta Lynn
(a tender
"Wildwood Flower"
),
Brad Paisley
(a straightforward, beautifully sung
"Keep on the Sunny Side"
bluegrass
hero
Ralph Stanley
(
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken,"
what else?), pay their respects with kind treatments, and
Emmylou Harris
, who certainly learned a thing of two from
, sends it off in style with
"Song to John,"
's self-explanatory tribute of her own. It wouldn't be a tribute album if
Elvis Costello
didn't turn up, and though his
"Ring of Fire"
will never go down as the definitive version of that
signature,
Costello
brings his usual commitment -- and an autoharp,
's favorite instrument -- to his no-frills version. Two of the more left-field approaches come via
Patty Loveless
Kris Kristofferson
, who bring a touch of drollness to
"Far Side Banks of Jordan,"
Billy Joe Shaver
, who's exactly the right guy to give a bit of bite to
the Carter Family
's
"Kneeling Drunkard's Plea."
You've got to think that both
would have loved this homage, whose release coincides with the publication of
's same-titled biography of his mother. ~ Jeff Tamarkin
June Carter Cash
by default also stands as a tribute to her genealogy: several of the songs among the dozen here were recorded by
June
with her late husband,
Johnny Cash
, or by
country
music's legendary
Carter Family
, from which
sprang. In addition, the album was produced by
John Carter Cash
, the only child of
Johnny
and
, and there are tracks by
Carlene Carter
,
's daughter from her first marriage (to
Carl Smith
), and
Rosanne Cash
's daughter with his first wife. As producer,
largely plays it predictable. There are few surprises and no truly offbeat rearrangements or radical interpretations. Folks who enjoyed the singing of
will likely be quite satisfied with these loving, faithful covers. And they should be, because virtually all of the performances are flawless, honest, and inspired. Two duets lead things off:
Sheryl Crow
and duet king
Willie Nelson
give a spirited, if somewhat rote, reading to
"If I Were a Carpenter,"
the
Tim Hardin
-penned classic, and
Ronnie Dunn
hoot it up on
"Jackson,"
Nancy Sinatra
-
Lee Hazlewood
hit -- both songs were longtime staples of
's shows together. A handful of top-shelf
artists, among them
Loretta Lynn
(a tender
"Wildwood Flower"
),
Brad Paisley
(a straightforward, beautifully sung
"Keep on the Sunny Side"
bluegrass
hero
Ralph Stanley
(
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken,"
what else?), pay their respects with kind treatments, and
Emmylou Harris
, who certainly learned a thing of two from
, sends it off in style with
"Song to John,"
's self-explanatory tribute of her own. It wouldn't be a tribute album if
Elvis Costello
didn't turn up, and though his
"Ring of Fire"
will never go down as the definitive version of that
signature,
Costello
brings his usual commitment -- and an autoharp,
's favorite instrument -- to his no-frills version. Two of the more left-field approaches come via
Patty Loveless
Kris Kristofferson
, who bring a touch of drollness to
"Far Side Banks of Jordan,"
Billy Joe Shaver
, who's exactly the right guy to give a bit of bite to
the Carter Family
's
"Kneeling Drunkard's Plea."
You've got to think that both
would have loved this homage, whose release coincides with the publication of
's same-titled biography of his mother. ~ Jeff Tamarkin