The Hardest Part
Allison Moorer
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The Hardest Part | Allison Moorer | 3:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Day You Said Goodbye | Allison Moorer | 4:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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It's Time I Tried | Allison Moorer | 4:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Best That I Can Do | Allison Moorer | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Think It Over | Allison Moorer | 3:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Bring Me All Your Lovin' | Allison Moorer | 5:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Is It Worth It | Allison Moorer | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Send Down an Angel | Allison Moorer | 3:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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No Next Time | Allison Moorer | 6:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Feeling That Feeling Again | Allison Moorer | 7:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Album Review
The year 2000 proved to be a momentous year for this Alabama native. Obviously influenced by the soulful, mature departure from contemporary country music taken by her sister Shelby Lynne on her 2000 release I Am Shelby Lynne, Alison Moorer has similarly grown since her 1998 album Alabama Song. While her debut CD flirted with the fine line between traditional country and the slick Nashville sound, The Hardest Part dives headfirst into a southern soul-tinged countrypolitan sound, complete with string and horn sections. The Beatlesque, mellotron-infused "Send Down an Angel" sounds almost like "Strawberry Fields Forever" with less LSD and more whiskey, while "Is It Worth It" feels like Dusty Springfield is back in Memphis again. The dark final track (unlisted in the liner notes) is a somber murder ballad, a heart-wrenchingly honest reaction to the death of her parents. Her brash, husky vocals hold the album together through heartache and pedal steel, and the fact that she co-wrote and co-produced the album proves that she's more than just a pretty voice. While it took six albums for her sister to realize her dissatisfaction with the limits of the pop country sound, Allison Moorer has made great strides in just two.
Customer Reviews
Beautiful album!
This album is incredible. Ms. Moore sings with such emotion. Send Down an Angel is one of my favorite songs ever...its beautiful. I also like No Next Time...the harmonies are so different. By far my favorite album of hers.
A masterful work, give it time to grow on you though
This is an amazing record. Allison has such a different voice than anything else on mainstream radio right now, it can be a challenge to listen to at first. IMHO you have to listen to this record a few times before you really hear it. Then, the more you listen to it the more you love it, until it gets under your skin & you find yourself humming it throughout the day. After awhile you won't want to listen to anything ELSE. Kind of Lucinda Williams in the way that it grows on you. This album is deeply emotional & personal.
A rediscovered masterpiece
I just found this album in my old cassette collection and played it through. I had forgotten what a powerful album this is! Superb voice, some incedible songs, especially "No Next Tme" and some beautiful country guitar work. I've just bought it again on iTunes. Very strongly recommended!
Biography
Born: June 21, 1972 in Mobile, AL
Genre: Country
Years Active: '70s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Allison Moorer
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A Soft Place to Fall | Alabama Song | 3:51 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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A Soft Place to Fall | The Definitive Collection: Allison Moorer | 3:51 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Send Down an Angel | The Definitive Collection: Allison Moorer | 3:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Alabama Song | Alabama Song | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Alabama Song | The Definitive Collection: Allison Moorer | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Broken Girl | Crows (Deluxe Version) | 3:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Storms Never Last | Lonesome, On'ry and Mean - A Tribute to Waylon Jennings | 4:29 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Send Down an Angel | The Hardest Part | 3:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sorrow (Don't Come Around) | Crows (Acoustic Version) - EP | 3:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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After the Fire Is Gone | Coal Miner's Daughter - A Tribute To Loretta Lynn | 2:51 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Country, Music, Vocal, Alternative Country, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Country
- Released: Sep 26, 2000
- ℗ 2000 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
