Lambert doubles up
Jake Owen was second on the songs chart with "Beachin'," while last week's chart topping "Play It Again" fell to third. "This is How We Roll" by Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan fell to fourth. Dierks Bentley was fifth with "Drunk on a Plane."
Kenny Chesney jumped from 17 to 6 with his new single "American Kids." Tim McGraw's "Meanwhile Back at Mama's," which features Faith Hill went from 16 to 13. Eric Paslay was at 19 with "Song About a Girl," up 3. Newcomer Sam Hunt was at 24 with "Leave the Night On," up 2.
On the albums chart, Brantley Gilbert was second with "Just as I Am" and Bryan third with "Crash My Party." Last week's number one "Band of Brothers" from Willie Nelson fell to fourth. "NOW That's What I Call Country: Volume 7" was fifth.
Frankie Ballard jumped from 32 to 19 with "Sunshine & Whiskey." The Band Perry went from 26 to 22 with "Pioneer."
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, "A Dotted Line" from Nickel Creek again was first. Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell were second with "Live." Martin and Brickell were third with "Love Has Come For You." Alan Jackson held fourth with "The Bluegrass Album." Jonathan Widger, Sarah Moore, Randy Nichols were fifth with "Timeless Treasures: Bluegrass Gospel."
On the overall top 200, Lambert was 8th, Gilbert 12th, Bryan 20th, Nelson 23rd and "NOW" 25th.
More news for Miranda Lambert
- 03/14/25: 20 years later, Lambert celebrates "Kerosene"
- 09/13/24: Lambert, Gilbert, Watson put out new music
- 08/26/24: Worthington, Lambert team up
- 08/21/24: Lambert occupies "No Man's Land"
- 07/29/24: Wilson rides "Good Horses"
- 06/13/24: Lambert drops "Wranglers" video
- 04/23/24: Lambert signs with Republic; new single coming
- 04/08/24: Lambert announces short tour
CD reviews for Miranda Lambert
Cynics might think that Miranda Lambert is presumptuous in entitling her fifth disc "Platinum" and, in effect, assuming she'll get her plaque for selling 1 million units. But Lambert says that isn't the case, but more a matter of style, looks and feel.
Lambert also wrote and discovered a lot of excellent songs that fit her quite well in an album in which she exposes her inner self as she matures. That may never more apparent than in the country rocker Lambert wrote ...
Every once in a while an album comes along that restores your faith in mainstream country music. Miranda Lambert's "Revolution" is just such a recording. It's not revolutionary, as the title might suggest. Instead, this CD is chock full of topnotch songs that are both memorable and sincere and never sound slick or overproduced. (Come to think of it, such old school values as these may in fact be revolutionary around Nashville).
Lambert vocalizes a bit like a little girl at ...
Even though it sounds like a cliche from the big book of country songwriting, the truth is that, when the timing's right, a loser can end up being the biggest winner of all. Today's object lesson comes from Miranda Lambert and her sophomore album, the follow-up to her 2005 near-platinum debut, "Kerosene."
Imagine for a moment if the then-19-year-old had actually taken the crown in 2003's Nashville Star and then been forced into the studio within weeks to be primped and ...
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