Kellie Pickler
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Kellie Pickler
Kellie Pickler is the self-titled second studio album by American singer Kellie Pickler. The lead-off single, "Don't You Know You're Beautiful", was debuted at the 43rd Academy Of Country Music awards and peaked at 21 on Hot Country Songs. The album was released via BNA Records/19 Recordings on September 30, 2008. Since the albums' release, three more singles have charted; "Best Days of Your Life" at number 9 (which was co-wrote with singer-songwriter Taylor Swift), "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" at number 14 (a re-recording of an album cut from Pickler's debut album Small Town Girl) and "Makin' Me Fall in Love Again" at number 30.-Wikipedia
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So what do Kellie and company do for her self-titled second album? Chuck all that out the window by corseting her cornball humor into an immaculately tailored straitjacket, burying her voice in the mix, cutting away the country in favor of a manicured crossover pop unsuited for Pickler's gawky, gangly voice. Her limitations as vocalist are most acutely felt on big diva ballads like "Somebody to Love Me," where she is dwarfed by the scale of the song and the arrangement, but the high gloss of the production also obscures whatever charms such sprightly pop as "Makin' Me Fall in Love Again" might have had, because the hooks are in the vocal melody and Pickler has been pushed into the background because she can't quite carry a tune.
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Slant Magazine
Unfortunately, Chris Lindsay’s production does absolutely nothing to distinguish Pickler’s effort from the lackluster offerings of those two singers. Kellie Pickler is rote, overproduced Nashville pop-country, while Kellie Pickler is too forceful a personality to be reigned in by such convention. If she’s ever to transcend her supporting-player status within the country genre, she’s going to have to find a way to minimize her technical limitations and to capitalize on her potential as a memorable brand. Her sophomore album fails, then, because it does exactly the opposite and leaves lingering questions as to whether or not Pickler has the necessary self-awareness to address that problem.
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Country Central
Much of this album contains some cliche and mildly repetative tunes, while the remainder contains the aspects of Kellie as an artist and a person. Take songs like “Somebody To Love Me” and “One Last Time“. They both take advantage of her powerful and beautiful vocals within a touchy and delicate matter. Much of the project is childish and can get annoying after a few repetitions to some, but Kellie attempted to take a little more time with this project to secure a more definite example and representation of who she is as a person and an artist and possibly separate from her own stereotype formed by AI.
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Metacritic
The sophomore album for the "American Idol" alum features a song cowritten by Taylor Swift.
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The Oklahoman
But when Pickler tries to do more mature fare, she sounds like someone who read too many romance novels. Pickler’s vocals rival Alvin and his requisite Chipmunks in the height of their pitch. She hits the notes and sings with passion, but appreciation for her voice must be acquired.
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