After two years, Carrie Underwood finally unleashes her latest album Play On. The album features 13 tracks including the current country smash "Cowboy Casanova" and promotional singles "Mama's Song," "Temporary Home" and "Undo It."
Writing credits include Hillary Lindsey, Luke Laird, Max Martin, Kara DioGuardi, Raine Maida, Chantal Kreviazuk and Carrie herself among others.
Links to purchase the aforementioned can be found below:
Albums
Carrie Underwood, Play On
Amazon.com - ($9.99) - Buy
Amazon MP3 - ($8.99) - Buy
Barnes & Noble - ($9.99) - Buy
Best Buy - ($9.99) - Buy
Buy.com - ($12.97) - Buy
CDUniverse - ($11.18) - Buy
CMT Shop - ($13.98) - Buy
iTunes - ($10.99) - Buy
Sears - ($10.79) - Buy
Walmart - ($13.88) - Buy
The only version of Play On that includes bonus material of any sort is the iTunes version, which includes the pre-order bonus track "O Holy Night," which was previously available on a Walmart edition of Carrie's second album Carnival Ride that was released last fall.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Out today: Carrie Underwood's 'Play On'
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Out today: Carrie Underwood's "Undo It"
"Temporary Home," the third of three consecutive singles from Carrie Underwood in the weeks leading up to her third studio album Play On (Nov. 3) was today released to iTunes.
Links to purchase the aforementioned can be found below:
Singles,
Carrie Underwood, "Undo It"
iTunes - ($1.29) - Buy
"Undo It" is a feisty uptempo track co-written by Carrie, Kara DioGuardi, Martin Frederiksen and Luke Laird. It is the fifth track to appear on Play On.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Track review: Carrie Underwood's "Undo It"
Venturing back into nitty gritty angry woman territory, country chanteuse Carrie Underwood puts on her game face on “Undo It,” the final pre-release single ahead of the release of her third studio album ‘Play On’ (Nov. 3).
"Undo It" is now available to purchase on iTunes ($1.29).
Although it is nothing new for Underwood to undertake this style of music (see “Before He Cheats,” “Last Name,” “Cowboy Casanova”), she is able to conceive a catchy lyric in the form of “I wanna uh uh uh uh uh undo it” with the help of Kara DioGuardi, Martin Frederiksen and Luke Laird. This could very well become Underwood’s very own “Umbrella” (ella, ella, eh, eh, eh).
Despite the fact that “Undo It” is rather short, Underwood is able to get her point across loud and clear to the subject of the song and his “stupid games.” Her vocals are not top-notch here, but what she loses in this department she makes up for it in terms of the song’s catchiness.
The bottom line on “Undo It” is that Carrie Underwood knows how to write and record a fun, feel good tune, and the diversity shown in her ability to shift from tender ballads to out of your seat toe-tappers in the difference of a track or two is a testament to her knack for creating extraordinary music.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Track review: Carrie Underwood's "Temporary Home"
Carrie Underwood gives what will perhaps be remembered as her most emotionally invested, beautifully sung vocal performance of her career to date on “Temporary Home.” The song, which is the eighth track on the country starlet’s latest album ‘Play On’ (Nov. 3), explores new areas of artistic expression.
"Temporary Home" is now available to download on iTunes for $1.29.
From the opening piano chord to the final note, Underwood masterfully narrates three powerful accounts by people who are in need of help but instead look to a day where they can be together again with their loved ones in heaven. The stories of a six-year-old boy in foster care, a single mother at a halfway house and elderly man on his deathbed, pull at the heartstrings of listeners. Not since “Jesus, Take the Wheel” has there been such a moving country musical composition.
The songwriting here is top-notch, with Underwood receiving help from Luke Laird and Zac Maloy. The fact that Laird drew on his childhood experience in penning the track is even more remarkable because it is given a sense of sincerity. Despite the extra moving storylines featured in the verses of “Home,” it is in the chorus where the lyrics are most effective (“This is my temporary home / it’s not where I belong / windows and rooms / that I’m passing through / this is just a stop / on the way to where I‘m going / I’m not afraid because I know / this is my temporary home”).
As for her vocals, Underwood charts new territory in showcasing control in her falsetto. There are no true glory notes, nor are there any rousing crescendos, simply because they are not needed. Instead, Underwood opts for an overall soft-spoken tone, which allows listeners to pay close attention to the lyrics rather than production and vocal acrobatics that are found in most songs nowadays.
If “Before He Cheats” and “Last Name” can each win at the Grammys, it would by a travesty if Carrie Underwood does not take home an award for “Temporary Home” sometime in the near future. If ever there was a song that deserved such recognition, this is it.
Out today: Carrie Underwood's "Temporary Home"
"Temporary Home," the second of three consecutive singles from Carrie Underwood in the weeks leading up to her third studio album Play On (Nov. 3) was today released to iTunes.
Also making an appearance on digital retailers Adam Lambert's single "Time For Miracles" for the 2012 soundtrack.
Links to purchase the aforementioned can be found below:
Singles,
Carrie Underwood, "Temporary Home"
iTunes - ($1.29) - Buy
Adam Lambert, "Time For Miracles"
Amazon MP3 - ($1.29) - Buy
iTunes - ($1.29) - Buy
"Temporary Home," which was co-written by Carrie, Luke Laird and Zac Maloy, has been getting massive amounts of praise from all corners, with both Carrie and boyfriend Mike Fisher calling it their favorite song on the album.
"Time For Miracles" is getting a big push ahead of the release of 2012, as its music video featuring Adam will premiere in movie theaters across the country on Wed., Oct. 28, when it will air before Michael Jackson's concert film This Is It.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Carrie Underwood collaborating with Ryan Tedder?
In anticipation of Carrie Underwood's third studio album, currently slated for release on Tues., Nov. 3, there are many rumors swirling about which songwriters will be contributing to the disc. One of the biggest names that just popped up is Ryan Tedder, the in-demand songwriter and fronting member of OneRepublic. The photo on the right of Carrie and Tedder at the NightBird Studio in Los Angeles, Calif., adds fuel to the flames of this rumor. But there are other possibilities for the leakage of the photo.
Is this, perhaps, a way of getting back at Kelly Clarkson for her recent outspokenness about her disappointment with Tedder and her current single "Already Gone," which she claims is a rip-off of Beyonce's hit song "Halo," which Tedder also had a hand in writing. Tedder has written for other Idol alums, including Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis, so maybe it really isn't a stretch for him to be collaborating with Carrie.
As for Carrie's confirmed collaborations, she has once again been writing with Luke Laird and Hillary Lindsey ("So Small," "Twisted") and Ashley Monroe ("Flat On the Floor" according to Carrie's listings on BMI and ASCAP. Possible song titles that are widely suspected of making the cut include "Cowboy Casanova," "Faith, Hope, Love," "Lord Help Me" and "Oklahoma Wind." Her lead-off single for the forthcoming album is expected to be released sometime later this month.
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