Terri Clark moves to BNA Records

"It's Christmas...Cheer!

When it comes to recording a country Christmas album, usually the less wheel-reinvention, the better. Some artists attempt to go all Sinatra jazzy or take on a rocker's pose. While these exercises may feel freeing to these artists, it leaves less room for more hearty, straight forward country collections. Terri Clark did not attempt to create a better wheel with her holiday album. Instead, she made a straight-ahead traditional album, which sounds slightly revolutionary when compared to some ...

Classic

If done correctly, a covers album is a great opportunity for a singer to reinvent some classic songs while making a statement about the type of music that he or she loves. Done poorly, it can be terribly boring. What's better, hearing some singer do a karaoke version of a Loretta Lynn hit or listening to the original? Fortunately, Terri Clark's "Timeless" more than does justice to some of her favorite songs. Clark wisely avoids the trap of staying too close to the ...

Roots and Wings

Terri Clark is the perfect example of country music perseverance. Despite being nearly six years removed from her last major label release and having not produced a single reaching higher than 30 on the U.S. country chart since 2007, Clark just put out what is arguably her finest and most complete artistic statement with "Roots and Wings." The album, her second release on her own imprint, has everything from soaring rockers to raw and emotional ballads, along with a dash or two of ...