Rather than open her Universal South debut with a boot-stompin' rave, Moorer sounds an autumnal tone -- not just on the opening track, but on the first three.
Though several up-tempo tunes do follow, this muted quality pervades Miss Fortune.
Clearly the point is that Moorer intends to move past her identification with traditional country into a more personalized and varied realm in which she exercises full creative control.
Make no mistake: This is a country album, but it's closer to what the music might have become rather than to where it has sunk in its current doldrums.
A honey-toned and expressive singer, Moorer does seem more at home with slower, thoughtful material; on faster numbers, like "Ruby Jewel Was Here" and "Hey Jezebel," her phrasing is more affected -- in fact, the grooves are transparently derivative, reflecting the Band and the Stones, respectively.
On the other hand, when she slinks into a Kurt Weill pose on the closing track, "Dying Breed," she feels totally at home with the idiom and its interpretive implications.
Despite the ambiguity of the title, Miss Fortune suggests an intriguing turn for Moorer, not to mention affirmation that there are still opportunities to experiment outside the boardrooms of Music Row.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tumbling DownAllison Moorer, Doyle Lee Primm, Doyle Primm | Allison Moorer | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Cold In CaliforniaAllison Moorer, Doyle Lee Primm, Doyle Primm | Allison Moorer | Play | 04:52 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | Let GoAllison Moorer | Allison Moorer | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Ruby Jewel Was HereAllison Moorer, Doyle Lee Primm, Doyle Primm | Allison Moorer | Play | 05:54 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 5 | Can't Get There From HereAllison Moorer, Bruce Robison | Allison Moorer | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Steal The SunAllison Moorer, Doyle Lee Primm, Doyle Primm | Allison Moorer | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | Up This HighAllison Moorer, Doyle Lee Primm, Doyle Primm | Allison Moorer | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Hey JezebelAllison Moorer, Doyle Lee Primm, Doyle Primm | Allison Moorer | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Mark My WordDoyle Lee Primm, Doyle Primm | Allison Moorer | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 10 | No Place For A HeartAllison Moorer, Doyle Lee Primm, Doyle Primm | Allison Moorer | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | YessirreeAllison Moorer, Doyle Lee Primm, Doyle Primm | Allison Moorer | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 12 | Going DownAllison Moorer, Doyle Lee Primm, Doyle Primm | Allison Moorer | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 13 | Dying BreedAllison Moorer, Doyle Lee Primm, Doyle Primm | Allison Moorer | Play | 06:47 | 15 MB | 39 MB |
| 57 mins | 132 MB | |||||
| 57 mins | 360 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Bennett | Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Leslie), Mandolin, Organ |
| 2 | Kenneth Blevins | Drums |
| 3 | Mike Brignardello | Bass |
| 4 | Tony Brown | Executive Producer |
| 5 | Chris Carmichael | Conductor, Fiddle, String Arrangements, Strings, Violin |
| 6 | Eric Conn | Mastering |
| 7 | Steve Conn | Accordion, Clarinet, Piano |
| 8 | Karen Cronin | Art Direction, Design |
| 9 | Jim DeMain | Engineer |
| 10 | R.S. Field | Guitar (Electric), Producer |
| 11 | Billy Gosser | Guitar Technician |
| 12 | David Grissom | Guitar (Electric) |
| 13 | Jim Herrington | Photography |
| 14 | Yvonne Hodges | Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Jim Hoke | Horn Arrangements, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 16 | Billy Huber | Euphonium, Trombone, Trombone (Bass) |
| 17 | Manfred Jerome | Percussion |
| 18 | George Massenburg | Mastering, Mixing Engineer |
| 19 | Rob McNelley | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 20 | Allison Moorer | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Kim Morrison | Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Greg Morrow | Drums, Percussion |
| 23 | The Nashville String Machine | Strings |
| 24 | Michael Noble | Banjo, Dobro, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 25 | Russ Pahl | Pedal Steel, Slide Guitar |
| 26 | Allison Presswood | Bass |
| 27 | Doyle Primm | Composer |
| 28 | Doyle Lee Primm | Composer |
| 29 | Jared Reynolds | Vocals (Background) |
| 30 | Bruce Robison | Composer |
| 31 | Neal Rosengarden | Euphonium, French Horn, Trumpet |
| 32 | Rick Schell | Drums, Percussion, Vocals (Background) |
| 33 | Joey Turner | Assistant Engineer |
| 34 | Michael Webb | Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Piano, Wurlitzer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |