A Shot of Whiskey and a Prayer [Enhanced]

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What's a honky-tonk babe to do when country radio ain't country no more? Well, in the case of Danni Leigh, whose 1998 debut, 29 Nights, established her as a female Dwight Yoakam, you hang tight, cowriting shuffles like "Cruel Heart" and "Longnecks, Cigarettes" that evoke a neon barroom so realistically there's almost the smell of sawdust in the air. But you also know that steel guitars and heart-on-the-sleeve vulnerability aren't going to give Faith and Shania much competition, so you compromise a bit, throwing in some lightweight rhythm numbers like Stacy Dean Campbell and Al Anderson's rockabilly toe-tapper "Honey, I Do." And for an ace in the hole, you rely on Jamie Hartford's "Back in Your Arms Again," a killer plea for real love. What if that still doesn't cut it at radio? Well, you say, "Forget it, dudes! I'm goin' back to the roadhouse," and you make the grittiest album of your life. This isn't it--the first one was closer--but it's a hint of how great Leigh can be, wedding a barfly's pain to a honky-tonk heart, armed only with a shot of whiskey and a prayer. --Alanna Nash

A Shot of Whiskey and a Prayer,Danni Leigh,Sony,Contemporary Country,Country,Country & Western,Pop

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Superb Follow Up

Danni's Second Album

I don't know

True blue

Traditional country alive and well in the new millenium

A Shot of Whiskey and a Prayer
Danni Leigh
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
General | Country | Styles | Music
Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000058T7E
Release Date: 2001-02-13

Tracks:

Chain Gang
Longnecks, Cigarettes
Trying To Get Over You
What'cha Gonna Do
Shiver Of Lonesome
Honey I Do
Little Things
Can't Build A Better Love
I Don't Feel That Way Anymore
Back In Your Arms Again
Cruel Heart

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What's a honky-tonk babe to do when country radio ain't country no more? Well, in the case of Danni Leigh, whose 1998 debut, 29 Nights, established her as a female Dwight Yoakam, you hang tight, cowriting shuffles like "Cruel Heart" and "Longnecks, Cigarettes" that evoke a neon barroom so realistically there's almost the smell of sawdust in the air. But you also know that steel guitars and heart-on-the-sleeve vulnerability aren't going to give Faith and Shania much competition, so you compromise a bit, throwing in some lightweight rhythm numbers like Stacy Dean Campbell and Al Anderson's rockabilly toe-tapper "Honey, I Do." And for an ace in the hole, you rely on Jamie Hartford's "Back in Your Arms Again," a killer plea for real love. What if that still doesn't cut it at radio? Well, you say, "Forget it, dudes! I'm goin' back to the roadhouse," and you make the grittiest album of your life. This isn't it--the first one was closer--but it's a hint of how great Leigh can be, wedding a barfly's pain to a honky-tonk heart, armed only with a shot of whiskey and a prayer. --Alanna Nash

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Superb Follow Up.......2007-07-11

Danni Leigh remains very strong in this second album. The music makes no apologies, it's aggressive and strong, definitely 100-proof. If you like tame music, this isn't for you. If you want something that you can't help but stomp your feet to, this is it. Danni does the uptempo, energetic stuff superbly, but also shows on this album she can do some slower, even kind of haunting stuff. Great album by great singer. Why didn't she get more radio time?

Danni's Second Album.......2004-03-06

Danni's second album almost didn't get released. After Decca folded, Danni signed with Monument, and they dropped her before this album was even released, but it did get a release in February 2001. The album is a little different from her debut in the sense that Danni did not contribute as many of her own tracks as she did on her debut, there's quite a few songs from heavyweight songwriters from Nashville on here. The album is definately more commercial than 29 NIGHTS. The first single was the uptempo "Honey I Do", which made little to no impact on country radio, but it's a fun song. The arrangements seem to be a little more acoustic and stripped back. There's some haunting songs like "Shiver of Lonesome", and some good uptempos like "Trying To Get Over You", "Chain Gang", "Longnecks, Cigarettes", and some nice ballads like "Whatcha Gonna Do", "Cruel Heart" and "I Don't Feel That Way Anymore". A nice collection of music, I'm glad it did get a release.

I don't know.......2003-06-10

Great voice. Average songs. But, production? It becomes very obvious that the two producers have chosen to use this album to spotlight their musical abilities. There are styles of music (Metallica, for instance) when it is appropriate for the guitars to overshadow the vocals. But, not country. If you believe a country singer need country musicians to back her up, you won't find it here.

True blue.......2003-04-14

Danni Leigh is refreshingly country when country is going pop. A little disappointed by Faith Hill and LeAnn Rimes' turns for the worse, I found Danni Leigh a pleasing return to traditional roots country. With a honky-tonk flair that puts her side-by-side with Dwight Yoakam, Leigh deserves that hat she wears. No mainstream female artist today can keep it countrier, and no one can sound as good. Her voice has a deep resonant twang sporting influences from the best of the past, and the songs are all true blue country heart. Thank god for Danni Leigh...she reminds us all that pure country is still alive.

Traditional country alive and well in the new millenium.......2002-09-01

Danni Leigh may be too traditional for American country radio, but there is still a substantial market for this type of music and Danni is serving that market extremely well. She has sometimes been called a female Dwight Yoakam, and it's not difficult to see why. Danni can rock when she chooses too, without straying from her traditional country sound. While others are driven by an ambition to sell millions (and sometimes succeed in producing high quality pop-country which does just that), Danni records music which, while firmly rooted in tradition, has a sufficiently modern edge to have a broader appeal, without upsetting traditionalists - just like Dwight.

As far as I can tell, all the songs are originals. What'cha gonna do was written by Kevin Welch, but I don't think he recorded the song himself. In any case, he couldn't have done it any better than Danni. All eleven songs here are typical traditional country songs of love, heartbreak, drinking and the like. You've heard these kind of songs before and will hear plenty more in the futue, but Danni is one of the best and most exciting singers of this kind of music.

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