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Lady A, Turner lead charts

Thursday, February 11, 2010 – Josh Turner jumped to the top of Billboard country song chart for the week ending Feb. 20 with Why Don't We Just Dance. Turner moved up from fourth and took over from The Truth, Jason Aldean's latest hit, which slipped to second. On the album chart, Lady Antebellum continued with the number one selling disc in the U.S. with "Need You Now" selling about 210,000 units in its second week.

Taylor Swift stayed second on the album chart with "Fearless." Zac Brown Band was up one to third with "The Foundation," while Carrie Underwood was also up one to fourth with "Play On." Lady A's debut was fifth, down two.

Dailey & Vincent debuted at 19th with "Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers." The disc was number one on the bluegrass chart. Rascal Flatts' "Greatest Hits Volume 1" was 23rd, up 4. Kellie Picker's self-titled effort was up 3 to 29, while "Easy Does It" from Jake Owen was at 30, up 4.

Brad Paisley stayed third on the song chart withAmerican Saturday Night. Darius Rucker inched up one to fourth with History in the Making. Miranda Lambert moved down from second to fifth with White Liar. Lambert's boyfriend, Blake Shelton, was at ninth, up three, with Hillbilly Bone, his song with Trace Adkins.

Every other song in the top 30 was up 1 or 2 spots with new band Love And Theft at 30, up 1, with Dancing in Circles.

On the overall top 200 chart, Swift was 7th, Zac Brown Band 10th, Underwood 18th and Lady A 21st.


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CD review - I Serve a Savior When Josh Turner reaches down to sing "swing low" during "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," he has the sort of deep voice that can do this chorus's low notes justice. Turner isn't shy about his Christian faith, which makes all of these "I Serve A Savior" songs ring true. Then with this title track, Turner pours on the traditional country joy with a pedal steel beauty. The latter makes the honky tonk feel like a church or vice versa. It's just the kind of line ...
CD review - Deep South They're called "overtones" or pleasing harmonic notes that neatly accompany a main melody. People gifted with them - Josh Turner, for example - essentially have more than one great singing voice in one body. Outfitted with overtones, a good vocalist - Josh Tuner, for example - can accentuate the emotion of a song, each note an opportunity to go a step higher or lower. It's that rare combination of talents that earned Turner a 2007 invitation to the Grand Ole Opry at the ...
CD review - Live Across America Josh Turner's relationship with Cracker Barrel stretches far beyond a love of chicken & dumplings and sweet tea. The country store/restaurant sponsored his 2012 tour and previously has released a live concert recorded at the Ryman Auditorium. Turner's latest release for Cracker Barrel features songs from his latest tour, recorded at 12 different stops along the way. While live releases seldom compare well to studio albums, Turner has a crack band that can match the abilities of the ...


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