Carrie Underwood - "See You Again"

[Cody Wants Out...]

*facepalm*

I seriously expected "One Way Ticket" next; that would've been the perfect choice heading into the summer imo.

I'm sure my stance on SYA is part of the minority, but I only find this to be decent. However, it's a little too poppy for my tastes and for some reason, I don't find it to be as spectacular of a masterpiece from the vibes I get of various PMB Carrie fans. I'm sure radio will eat this up regardless, though.

[kw9461]

I honestly don't know why I keep expecting something good from her. We've now hit the 4 year mark since the last single of hers that wasn't an instant station changer for me. I wouldn't be disappointed if I didn't know the talent she possessed. She sings the hell out of this, but it is pure HAC. She's really no different than Swift at this point. Swift is pure pop and Carrie is pure HAC. What's disappointing is that I know she has a genuine knowledge and appreciation for country music and its history. I just wish her single choices would reflect that every now and then.

[someguy]

I also wanted "One Way Ticket", but I do think that this is a good choice. I just think that a more uptempo song would have been a good move at this point, but "See You Again" is a good song, and will almost definitely be another huge hit fot her.

[countrygirl918]

Mar 18, 2013 19:38:22 GMT -5 kw9461 said:

I honestly don't know why I keep expecting something good from her. We've now hit the 4 year mark since the last single of hers that wasn't an instant station changer for me. I wouldn't be disappointed if I didn't know the talent she possessed. She sings the hell out of this, but it is pure HAC. She's really no different than Swift at this point. Swift is pure pop and Carrie is pure HAC. What's disappointing is that I know she has a genuine knowledge and appreciation for country music and its history. I just wish her single choices would reflect that every now and then.

And I can understand your viewpoint. I'm not sure why Carrie always seems to leave her country gems as album cuts, because those who only hear her on the radio probably don't know she has that in her. Thankfully, she does still include those songs on the album. But I too wish she'd release one of them as a single every now and then.

[Dustin J.]

Mar 18, 2013 19:38:22 GMT -5 kw9461 said:

I honestly don't know why I keep expecting something good from her. We've now hit the 4 year mark since the last single of hers that wasn't an instant station changer for me. I wouldn't be disappointed if I didn't know the talent she possessed. She sings the hell out of this, but it is pure HAC. She's really no different than Swift at this point. Swift is pure pop and Carrie is pure HAC. What's disappointing is that I know she has a genuine knowledge and appreciation for country music and its history. I just wish her single choices would reflect that every now and then.

THIS! Absolutely could not have said it better.

[Deleted]

In the push for international touring and exposure, both Carrie and her label are doing the right thing by releasing more Pop-leaning singles. It's incredibly smart on their part because that's what will attract more audiences to buying her material and dropping money for her concert tickets. With her recent trips to the UK, Ireland, and Australia, she's really expanding her empire, and with how thinly-spread Country music is outside of the US, there's no way she could tour the UK if all she did was release standard banjo tracks. Good on her and her label for releasing this.

[NeRD]

Hell fucking yes..is all I can say.

[Juanca]

I remember some people commenting that there was an agreement with Sony or Arista NY that gave the hint that BA was going to be pushed to pop or HAC. What happened with that? Was it true? Was the agreement canceled?

With Pop being receptive to so many different artists in the past couple of years (e.g Band Perry, Lady A, Lumineers, Mumford & Sons, P^2), I think that it wouldn't be that difficult for Carrie to make some dent in the pop or HAC charts with her recent singles

[Spacey_Kacey]

OK song. At least as decent as "Good Girl". Still way too much pop influence. At least the last two singles were some pretty wicked stories that made them elite. I think DYTAM would have been much better, especially at this time of year, but I'm definitely expecting that next.

I hope that and WAW are both released, though I really feel that WAW is not even in consideration which is extremely disappointing. I don't know how that is not even in the setlist. It's definitely the best song on the album. If they were to go 6 deep, OWT would probably be the next choice over WAW.

[zaclord 🌈]

When I first read Carrie's tweet, I was shocked and disappointed. I'm definitely in the minority apparently, but "See You Again" is nowhere near my favorite on the album.

But then I thought of the positive side effects of SYA being the 4th single.

1) "One Way Ticket" is likely not going to be a single because summer will be over. I was expecting this to be the next single, and I hate that song so I am super excited that it probably won't be a single now.

2) They seem to be releasing singles in order of the track listing, which means "Do You Think About Me" could be next if this trend continues. This will make me very happy.

[tsr]

I personally wanted "Good in Goodbye" next, but I'm SO happy that the 1-2-3-4 punch of "Good Girl," "Blown Away," "Two Black Cadillacs" and this song are all seeing radio releases. They're doing a great job with the singles this era.

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Mar 18, 2013 20:20:22 GMT -5 @14887fan said:

In the push for international touring and exposure, both Carrie and her label are doing the right thing by releasing more Pop-leaning singles. It's incredibly smart on their part because that's what will attract more audiences to buying her material and dropping money for her concert tickets. With her recent trips to the UK, Ireland, and Australia, she's really expanding her empire, and with how thinly-spread Country music is outside of the US, there's no way she could tour the UK if all she did was release standard banjo tracks. Good on her and her label for releasing this.

Well in that case, couldn't the label just release this as an international single, and release the countrier tracks in the US? Don't know why her label couldn't just do that, but I am happy it's getting a single release at all because I love this song.

[Sean]

Damn, I so did not expect this! I'm so happy right now!!! I honestly thought this was going to be stuck as a hidden treasure on the album, so I was rooting for "Good In Goodbye" or "Do You Think About Me", but I'm beyond grateful for this! As so many have said, I love the way they've been going with these singles. One flawless one after another!

Omg, since I feel like a dream came true with this song being released is it too much for me to ask if my other dream of "Wine After Whiskey" being released can come true too?

Gah, still so happy!!!!

[jughead]

The only difference between Taylor and Carrie so far with their single choices is that Taylor has been all-out Pop whereas Carrie has been "somewhere in the middle of Adult Pop and Pop." To be honest, Carrie only sounds country when compared to Taylor's extreme and bold move but when taken into context with the rest of her contemporaries, she sounds like an Adult Pop/ Adult Contemporary. Even Begin Again is more country than anything Carrie has released so far this era.

[Marv]

^^^I agree with this 100%, and was hoping for a mesmerizing ballad such as 'Wine After Whiskey' or 'Thank God For Hometowns'.

Collectively speaking, her ballads are much stronger than her punchier numbers IMHO, with 'Don't Forget To Remember Me' still comfortably ensconced at #1 on my list of her best singles to date;

I've always held it in extremely high regard as a relaxed & thought-provoking ballad minus the over-the-top histrionic bombast exemplified by the final half of 'Remind Me' or the final 60-75 seconds of 'Last Name'.

We all know that she can 'sing the phone book' as the saying goes as well as produce more than enough volume to demolish every piece of dinnerware in Granny's china closet, but restraint is usually a very good thing with tons of singers of all genres, and Carrie is no exception.

Several format standards/masterpieces/classics which were summertime smashes despite being ballads remain among the format's most shining triumphs, including 'I Hope You Dance, 'Carrying Your Love With Me', 'It's Your Love', 'Austin','The Good Stuff', & 'Carried Away' among them.

consequently I felt that etiher of the two previously mentioned ballads would have been fine releases for summertime listening, as well as mortal-lock number one singles (duh!).

Nevertheless, chalk up another smash-in-the-making for Ms. Underwood.

[drock89]

I love this song, but everything in me thinks this is a poor choice to follow "Two Black Cadillacs." Why not "Cupid's Got a Shotgun" or "One Way Ticket?" (which I kind of find bubblegum, but whatever). Why why why did they go two ballads in a row?

[malwaredie]

I'm not a fan of this at all. This has to be the worst single of hers that will be sent to country radio. Very disappointing to see this Narnia reject end up being released.

[#brayden]

This was one of my favorites when the album came out and it still is. I am, however, somewhat surprised this is being released as a single. It's definitely a bit more pop-leaning, but it shouldn't have much trouble reaching the summit on country as per usual. I predict this will do a bit better than 'Two Black Cadillacs' digitally too.

Is it bad that I still want, like, four more singles from this album?

[maddkat]

^ me too, they need to go at least 7 deep with BA

I love SYA.Was totally surprised it's the next single but it's beautiful.And with today's country radio,that includes rap, how can it be too poppy?
I also agree that it will do better digitally then TBC

[carriekins]

I was pretty much of the mind that as long as they didn't go with One Way Ticket (which literally made me say "ugh!" the first - and only - time I listened to it) I would be happy, and so I am.

SYA is a more accessible single, I think, if that makes sense. No talk of revenge or killing here, so I think that will also serve it well.

I would still love to see Good in Goodbye, Wine After Whiskey, or DYTAM get released.

[bornfearless2000]

Yay !!

Perfect choice !!!

[malwaredie]

Mar 18, 2013 17:48:45 GMT -5 @14887fan said:

I'm so, so, so happy that this is finally seeing a release. This is Arista's second chance at pushing this to, at the very least, AC/HAC after they dropped the ball with "Blown Away".

Mar 18, 2013 18:37:04 GMT -5 countrygirl918 said:

They better send this to Hot AC and AC. If they're not going to go all out for pop success, why keep releasing her most pop-sounding singles? Not sending this to HAC/AC/Pop would be an even bigger miscalculation than the lack of effort they put in for "Blown Away" at those formats.

I can't wait to see what they come up with for a video for this song.

Given past precedent, there is no reason to believe that there will be any significant push to other formats. I'm surprised about these comments repeatedly showing up for every single that Carrie releases...

Mar 18, 2013 18:04:14 GMT -5 @dawson said:

Mar 18, 2013 18:00:59 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

I personally would've preferred DYTAM

Next, please.

.indulgecountry is entitled to his opinion.

Mar 18, 2013 20:20:22 GMT -5 @14887fan said:

In the push for international touring and exposure, both Carrie and her label are doing the right thing by releasing more Pop-leaning singles. It's incredibly smart on their part because that's what will attract more audiences to buying her material and dropping money for her concert tickets. With her recent trips to the UK, Ireland, and Australia, she's really expanding her empire, and with how thinly-spread Country music is outside of the US, there's no way she could tour the UK if all she did was release standard banjo tracks. Good on her and her label for releasing this.

Don't you think she has been releasing enough pop-leaning material? Is it not important to release something that is more representative of Country? Even before Blown Away, it's not as if Carrie had never before released tracks that were more Pop-leaning in her entire career. As for the part about the banjo tracks, I have highlighted it, but won't respond to it. The reason for this should be obvious enough.

[countrygirl918]

Mar 19, 2013 11:18:20 GMT -5 malwaredie said:

Given past precedent, there is no reason to believe that there will be any significant push to other formats. I'm surprised about these comments repeatedly showing up for every single that Carrie releases...

I didn't say I expected the label to do it. I agree that given the label and Carrie's history, the likelihood of this receiving any significant push to other formats is almost nil. But then I don't understand why they keep releasing her poppiest songs as singles if they're not going to push for pop (or at least HAC/AC) success. If they want to focus solely on country, why do they never seem to release her country gems a singles, like "Someday When I Stop Loving You," "Wine After Whiskey," etc. It's not like they didn't have plenty of great country songs to choose from on this album, but instead they've gone with the four most poppy tracks on the entire album. None of them are bad songs (in fact, I'd argue they're four of the best songs Carrie has released ever), but I'd like the singles to be a bit more representative of the album as a whole.

The good news is, no matter what they release next, it's pretty much guaranteed to be more country than any of the first four singles. That is, if they release any more singles after this. I'm still hoping for at least 5 and preferably 6 singles, especially since we likely won't get another Carrie album until late next year.

[#brayden]

Mar 19, 2013 11:38:59 GMT -5 countrygirl918 said:

Mar 19, 2013 11:18:20 GMT -5 malwaredie said:

Given past precedent, there is no reason to believe that there will be any significant push to other formats. I'm surprised about these comments repeatedly showing up for every single that Carrie releases...

I didn't say I expected the label to do it. I agree that given the label and Carrie's history, the likelihood of this receiving any significant push to other formats is almost nil. But then I don't understand why they keep releasing her poppiest songs as singles if they're not going to push for pop (or at least HAC/AC) success. If they want to focus solely on country, why do they never seem to release her country gems a singles, like "Someday When I Stop Loving You," "Wine After Whiskey," etc. It's not like they didn't have plenty of great country songs to choose from on this album, but instead they've gone with the four most poppy tracks on the entire album. None of them are bad songs (in fact, I'd argue they're four of the best songs Carrie has released ever), but I'd like the singles to be a bit more representative of the album as a whole.

This argument comes up almost everytime she releases a single. I love Carrie's music, but I think her issue is that she doesn't want to be viewed as a "sell out" by throwing out an adds date at CHR. She would rather it cross over naturally so that way she can act surprised when her barely country sounding single is enjoying success elsewhere.

It might sound a bit harsh, but I don't care.

[Living Legend]

I literally screamed when I saw her tweet that this would be the next single!! This has always been my favorite song off the record and it is very radio friendly. It's very bright and upbeat and it's a good contrast to the previous 3 singles (all of which I loved).

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Mar 19, 2013 11:18:20 GMT -5 malwaredie said:

Don't you think she has been releasing enough pop-leaning material? Is it not important to release something that is more representative of Country? Even before Blown Away, it's not as if Carrie had never before released tracks that were more Pop-leaning in her entire career. As for the part about the banjo tracks, I have highlighted it, but won't respond to it. The reason for this should be obvious enough.

Well firstly, pardon the optimism that I express. I always have some hopes that they push Carrie's pop-leaning singles to contemporary formats (and with them putting "Blown Away" under AllAccess' Cool New Music in September 2012, I actually had massive hopes that there would be an adds date for Pop since that's usually what happens when songs are classified there). One of these days, Carrie will achieve another big crossover success, and I'll be the one laughing at the naysayers.

Second, I'm actually thrilled that she's releasing the more pop-leaning tracks this era because, both melodically ("See You Again", "Good Girl") and lyrically ("Blown Away", "Two Black Cadillacs"), they've been the best tracks on the album. With the Blown Away album, Carrie has put herself in a perfect position to be able to release a solid 6 or 7 singles that could all each easily hit the top spot on the charts. Yeah, "Wine After Whiskey", "Do You Think About Me", and "Good in Goodbye" would all be great Country representations of the album, but for international exposure, releasing pop-leaning material is what will gain her a larger audience. Country is already barren in nearly all international music markets while Adult Contemporary and Pop music is flourishing. Since Carrie is a very contemporary Country singer, why not showcase what her largest hits have consisted of? Her label is playing everything correctly with this era, in my opinion, and I'm sure that those who are complaining about releasing too many "poppish" singles will get their fix with the next release or two from this album. If I had it my way, the era would follow up "See You Again" with a Summer/Fall transition release of "Do You Think About Me" and a winter closing of "Wine After Whiskey". They both fit the settings of the season and the timing on radio for each would be ideal. Let's be real here: the summer hit off of this album came down to one of four options: "One Way Ticket", "Leave Love Alone", "See You Again", or "Cupid's Got A Shotgun". Seeing as Carrie just toured Ireland, the UK, and Australia for the first times with the Blown Away World Tour, wouldn't it be smart to keep the momentum from the shows going by releasing material that was played, enjoyed, and both critically and fanatically raved about? Not only that, but let's think quality here: "One Way Ticket" is very fun, but we'll probably have a million island-breezy singles coming out this summer courtesy of the usual suspects: Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band, Luke Bryan, etc. Carrie is, once again, known best for being a contemporary Country artist even through her "Countriest" of singles -- see "Temporary Home", "Just A Dream", and even "Jesus, Take the Wheel", so would releasing "Leave Love Alone", the lyrically weak album cut, or "Cupid's Got A Shotgun", the redneck anthem that could burn crazy-fast on fans, be smart, as well? Not to me, at least. "See You Again" has plenty of hooks in it, the instrumental is grand, and she's not alienating her Country fans (nor are they alienating her -- see the 17 #1s and the 2x Platinum "Blown Away" single release from a mere 5 months ago) because the message of the song is the equivalent to plenty of her other songs, such as "Temporary Home", which is on course to go Platinum as early as the middle of this year -- a massive feat for a very religious and slow ballad.

To me, "See You Again"'s release is ideal and it'll keep the momentum for this album going. It has yet to ever even drop out of the Top 50 on the Billboard 200 since its release last year on May 1, 2012. I don't recall Play On or Carnival Ride ever doing that (correct me if I'm wrong, though). That shows that the single releases are correct, and as long as "See You Again" sells well, continues her Top 2 streak (and/or becomes her 18th #1 single), and even keeps the album in the Top 100 of the Billboard 200 throughout its course, it'll validate why it was, and is, a perfect choice for the fourth single.

And in course to the "banjo" remark? I see nothing wrong with it. To those who enjoy releasing songs stuffed with banjos, steel guitars, and all: great for them. Carrie's contemporary, so by her releasing the tracks that have contained the same formations as her biggest hits is smart to me. That's all I meant by that comment. Sorry if you found an issue with it.

[43dudleyvillas]

Mar 19, 2013 12:56:57 GMT -5 #brayden said:

This argument comes up almost everytime she releases a single. I love Carrie's music, but I think her issue is that she doesn't want to be viewed as a "sell out" by throwing out an adds date at CHR. She would rather it cross over naturally so that way she can act surprised when her barely country sounding single is enjoying success elsewhere.

I give Carrie a little more credit than to think that she believes a CHR adds date would somehow expose her more to "sell out" accusations than releasing a contemporary Christian pop song with no country attributes beyond some of her vocal touches. Besides, "Good Girl" did have an adds date on Hot AC, a format whose target demo overlaps directly with that of country radio. I think "Blown Away" did, too. And I don't believe that Carrie and her team operate in such an informational vacuum that they are unaware that remixes, adds dates, and active pop (CHR and Hot AC) promotion haven't hurt Lady Antebellum's cause.

I will say this again: the reason there hasn't been active promotion of Carrie's singles to other formats, and where she differs from Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, The Band Perry, and Florida-Georgia Line, is that she no longer has a formal mechanism for pop promotion ever since renegotiating her record deal. Her first deal, straight out of Idol, was a 19/Arista New York/Arista Nashville deal. Her renegotiated deal, since the beginning of 2009, is a 19/Arista Nashville deal. I imagine that the reasons for the renegotiated deal were both a matter of principle (wanting control over issues like remixing) and monetary (renegotiating cut a relatively inactive party out of the royalty pie). That's not to say that another linkup is impossible (see: Kelly Clarkson's promotion deal with Columbia Nashville), but the upfront investment would have to be there. I don't see that happening unless there's some belief of sufficient return on investment.

"Before He Cheats" didn't get an adds date until it was already top-30 CHR and Hot AC and clearly destined for top-20. I don't think there is much chance of an investment in cross-format promotion now unless testing shows top-30 and probably top-20 CHR potential. The fact that "Blown Away" didn't even make the Hot AC top-30 suggests that, its download sales notwithstanding, the pop radio potential just wasn't there. Hence, no CHR adds date and no active promotion. The fact that Carrie gets plenty of mainstream TV opportunities that expose her songs outside of country audiences probably makes her team less desperate to seek pop radio play, as well.

I think the genre purity argument has gotten distorted when it comes to Carrie. She is clearly neither an Ashley Monroe nor a rebranded Kellie Pickler when it comes to her original music. But at the same time, as suggested by a recent Billboard Country Update lead story, there is a direct line between many of the phrasing and stylistic tendencies in Carrie's voice and those of Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, and their modern-day successors (the likes of Reba, Martina and Trisha among the them). Carrie's is a predominantly country voice, a country voice that is not always singing country songs (which is at the root of a lot of the frustration she encounters, I think). But even the sonic experimentations of "Blown Away" and "Two Black Cadillacs" were built on lyrics loaded with Southern Gothic signifiers traditionally found in country music. I was able to appreciate both songs as genuine attempts to engage with certain elements long entrenched within country music's history and roots. In that respect, "See You Again" comes up short for me as a single to country radio.

I see the choice of "See You Again" either as capitulation to country radio's current lack of interest in country songs, or a renewal of Carrie's commitment to releasing a song reflecting her faith, this time without regard for whether the song sounds country. That said, I understand the appeal of the song: it has the best melodic hooks on Blown Away, in my view, and Carrie's vocal performance is really warm and appealing here. I can actually imagine it going over very easy on radio for those reasons. But it sure would be nice if someone with Carrie's continued status at country radio, an Opry member who has a responsibility to bridge the genre's history with its present and future, used her position to help promote a countrier sound in a time when country radio seems to have diminishing room for it.

For me, this is not about "See You Again" being less country than a host of other country singles, because this will not be the first time that a Christian contemporary pop song was released to country radio (Blake Shelton's version of "God Gave Me You" and Martina McBride's "I Just Call You Mine" come to mind). This is about a missed opportunity for a format superstar to showcase a sound and side of her that I personally prefer, and to make a case that that sound is still relevant to country radio. It's not as if she didn't have some excellent options: my vote for fourth single would have gone to the clever and catchy "Cupid's Got a Shotgun" or the rootsy and warm "Do You Think About Me," with "Wine After Whiskey" closing out the album if there were a fifth single. If "See You Again" is followed by any of those songs as a single as 14887fan proposes, then great. But that hasn't happened yet, so it can't condition my response to "See You Again" as a single choice.

Mar 18, 2013 19:16:49 GMT -5 rsmatto said:

Wouldn't surprise me at all to see a "Greatest Hits" 'cash grab' by the label for Fall/Christmas season with 1 or 2 new singles on it. Think about it. W/this that's 18 chart hits. 2 singles. 20 tracks. And with Carrie's fan base, a Hits CD would actually sell.

Do you think that would happen this soon? I always figured that her label would be saving that for a contract-stretcher during contract renegotiations and/or in case Carrie chose to take a break for whatever reason. I have no idea how many more albums Carrie owes Sony Nashville at this time, but I'm guessing it is more than one. For that reason, I figured that renegotiations wouldn't be due yet, and that Sony Nashville wouldn't yet be looking at a greatest hits package. But this is all speculation on my part.

[Deleted]

This is a great choice and I would love to see easily 6 singles on this album. Right now, I will be pulling for WAW and GIG.

[countrybamafan]

I start out the week being a little upset because the worst song on the charts blocked Two Black Cadillacs. This news is much worse!! I've stated my opinion on this song tons of times, and I honestly am completely baffled. Why, Carrie, why? Seriously why? What are you thinking? Unless you are going to become a pop/AC artist and push this song to those formats (which you say you won't do), what's the purpose of releasing this song to the country format?

To those who say this is a good choice because Carrie's fans love it, you are definitely generalizing. It seems that many of the people here who love the song are pop/AC fans (I realize not everyone is). See You Again has no country instrumentation, and because Carrie's name is attached, it won't completely tank. However, I don't see this hitting #1. In fact, I wouldn't be all too surprised to see this miss Top 5. If it meets a lot of resistance, it could miss the Top 10 even.

I know Carrie has released a lot of pop and AC-leaning songs in the past. Blown Away certainly was a different sound, but the storyline and vocals had a country sound, in my opinion. Plus, the song was just too strong. Two Black Cadillacs was the same way (Of course, I also stated that I didn't think it was a good idea to release TBC right after Blown Away, and although Two Black Cadillacs did well, I will stand by my opinion that it could have done better if it would have been spaced out. Or maybe not).

See You Again is a boring AC ballad, through and through. It is a song that belongs on the Some Hearts album as a throwaway song. Yes, Carrie sings it beautifully, but that's it.

Do You Think About Me and Wine After Whiskey would have been so much better in virtually every aspect for a next ballad single. One Way Ticket, while it is polarizing, would have done well on country radio (which is the format Carrie says she's chasing, right??!!).

I'm just stunned and very upset. This definitely counts as my least favorite single from Carrie ever. I'm sick of Carrie not releasing the true country gems from her albums. She had the sense to release I Told You So from Carnival Ride, and look how well that did, especially for a 5th single from an album, and it was a cover! However, with Play On, she didn't release Someday When I Stop Loving You, which was truly an award-winning song. Instead, she releases Undo It and Mama's Song. Now, this album, I wouldn't be surprised to see her leave off both Do You Think About Me and Wine After Whiskey. Heck, this could be the last single from the album.

Some of you may think I'm going overboard, and I'll probably cool off in the next few weeks, but I only do this because I absolutely love Carrie's voice. And, I think that's why others get so upset with her single choices as well. In my opinion, Carrie is the greatest country talent in many decades. Her voice wipes the floor with any current country female artist, not just in power, but in tone and just overall beauty.

Listen to her cover of Eddy Arnold's Make The World Go Away. This is probably my favorite cover of hers. No power notes, just absolutely incredible singing that cannot be matched by anyone (On a side note, Brad also sounded really great, and he needs to get back to releasing songs that fit his voice better).


A very close second for me is her cover of Connie Smith's Once A Day (which was performed at last year's CMA's. Although it's very short, Carrie's voice is flawless. Again, Brad sounded great as well.


Listen to her cover of Bob Wills's San Antonio Rose (I let my grandmother listen to this, and she thought it was Loretta Lynn herself!)


Listen to her cover of Brooks & Dunn's Neon Moon


Listen to her cover of Loretta Lynn's You're Lookin' At Country


Listen to her cover of Tammy Wynette's Stand By Your Man (this was back in 2005 when, in my opinion, Carrie's voice hadn't fully blossomed like it has now).



Carrie actually has really good country songs on her albums. Wine After Whiskey:


Do You Think About Me:


Finally, here is an excellent song from her last album that was never released, Someday When I Stop Loving You. I think this song could have been a huge career song.



It's frustrating. I guess I'll just listen to some other songs I enjoy on the radio (I especially love Zac Brown Band's Jump Right In), and just hope Carrie comes to her senses for the next single.

[Deleted]

Hopefully this song will get a huge launch from the ACMs.