Long Way From Home - Sara Grey

Advantages: 'Balancé' is a beautiful record
Disadvantages: None

...I can't resist writing a review about all that is from my home country Portugal as Sara Tavares is a beautiful Portuguese singer, composer and guitarist, here is my brief review: Born Cape Verdean, Sara grew up between two cultures (Sara Tavares was raised by an older Portuguese woman when her Cape Verdean parents left her to search for a better life). Despite residing in Lisbon, she does not forget her Cape Verdean origins. Sara Tavares was only 16 years old when she won two of Portugal's most prestigious TV music contests: Tavares won the 1993/1994 final of the song contest Chuva de Estrelas(stars in they're eyes) and the Portuguese Television Song Contest final in 1994, consequently earning a place the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Chamar a Música" Her second album 'Mi Ma Bô', produced by Parisian Lokua Kanza... Read review

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Advantages: More than just country music
Disadvantages: Not their best effort

...following a similar route as Shania Twain did with "Come On Over" and trying to get more fans from other genres. How successful this might be will depend on the quality of the music. The album starts with the almost title track, "The Long Way Around", proving that the defiance the Dixie Chicks showed back in 2003 is still present. Musically, they appear to have taken a long way around as well, with their sound having much more of a folk influence than before and the latter part of the song particularly sounding a little like the Corrs. It's got quite a bouncy mid-tempo beat and proves to be a decent enough opener, with a pop-folk influence given a slight edge by the country sounding vocals. There's a slower start to "Easy Silence", which proves to be very much a pop-country ballad. There isn't quite the same strong country influence... Read review

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Advantages: Can be listened to over and overagain.
Disadvantages: Please let me know of them.

...where she worked as, guess what ,a waitress to support herself whilst she honed her writing and singing skills.Incidentally, it makes me wonder , at this juncture, just how many stars of the future are at this very moment are setting down coffee and grits in front of some unsuspecting Nashville country fan! It wasn`t long however before she found herself a husband- Craig Schelke - and moved off to Oregon,performing in a group that opened for the likes of Tim McGraw and Willie Nelson.However the draw of Nashville was just too strong for in 1995 she returned to the home of country. Fate played it`s hand here in the form of Harlan Howard,song-writer extraordinaire.He heard a demo tape of Sara`s singing his song "I`ve got a tiger by the tale".His response included the words "You`re great !"and immediately brought her to the attention of RCA... Read review

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