Here For the Party
| Gretchen Wilson
Here For the Party
Here for the Party is the debut studio album by American country music singer Gretchen Wilson. It reached the top of the US country charts in May 2004 and number 2 on the Billboard 200 album charts. - wikipedia
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These tracks give Party some welcome depth, playing off its more rowdy material nicely and proving that Wilson isn't just a loudmouth novelty. Sure, that mud on her jeans in the back cover photo is real. But so is the sentiment in "Holdin' You," when she declares that "Holdin' you/Holds me together." Gretchen Wilson may be a redneck woman, but she has a heart of gold.
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BBC
Country sales are up, and there's whispers in some quarters that young Gretchen Wilson has a lot to do with it...
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Country Standard Time
Nothing is certain about music these days and Wilson could end up being a one-hit wonder, but don't blame her if that happens. Give Wilson credit for dishing out a ballsy album filled with very high quality music.
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HOT PRESS
Gretchen Wilson has co-written six of the songs here and they are about the life she and many others of her background can easily relate to. Add to that her strong vocal delivery and you have a very strong and seemingly irresistible package.
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Record Store Day
Yet Wilson namechecks Skynyrd and "Kid" (that'd be Mr. Rock) on the same song, so don't expect any dumbass quibbles about country is's and ain'ts. Wilson's strength is her willingness to throw herself into a song and leave distinctions between rock and hard honky-tonk to record-store shelvers. Whether squeezing into tight jeans on the title track to tease the boys ("I'm not a ten but the men say I clean up nice") or wringing lust and fear from "When I Think About Cheatin'," Wilson's not just proud of where she came from, she's determined to remain there, at least in spirit. And being as hell hath no fury and all, she'd better. If she ever tries to get all uppity with a Dianne Warren megaballad, redneck gals from every area code will string her up by her bootstraps.
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