Favorite Country Album

[someguy]

Reba McEntire - Read My Mind

[sabre14]

Could have went with Horse Of A Different Color Big & Rich or Tough All Over by Gary but I could only choose one, so I went with...

[Kanenrá:ke]

This may have been one of her weakest in terms of commercial success but I absolutley love this album. What I love most about it is how all the tracks feel like they're themed around the title of the album. Her songwriting with Mary Chapin Carpenter was amazing and her choices in outside material remain her strongest picks of her career imo. My favorite song is the title track as it's also my favorite song of all time. There's nothing I don't love about this album and it's a shame it's usually overlooked when discussing Terri's career.

[Sean]

<3 <3 <3

[onebuffalo]

All the classics are here: Forever And Ever, Amen, I Won't Need You Anymore Always & Forever, Too Gone Too Long, and I Told You So. Two others that should have been singles: What'll You Do About Me (love the Travis version over the others) and Tonight We're Gonna Tear Down The Walls. Traditional country at its finest!

[Andy]

My top 25, limited to one album per artist and excluding compilations:

Bobby Bare - Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies
Chris Knight - s/t
Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors
Dwight Yoakam - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
Emmylou Harris - Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
Gary Allan - Tough All Over
George Jones - I Am What I Am
Guy Clark - Old No. 1
Jamey Johnson - The Guitar Song
John Anderson - Seminole Wind
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
John Prine - s/t
Kris Kristofferson - Kristofferson
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
Patty Loveless - Mountain Soul
Randy Travis - The Storms of Life
Ray Price - Night Life
Robert Earl Keen - A Bigger Piece of Sky
Rodney Crowell - The Houston Kid
Steve Earle - Guitar Town
Tom T. Hall - In Search of a Song
Townes Van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter
Waylon Jennings - Honky Tonk Heroes
Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie

[Deleted]

Dixie Chicks "Home"

The harmonies, lyrics and production on this album are among the best I've ever heard. A divine album in every way. <3

[Kentucky25]

Chris Young - Neon
Corey Smith - Undertones
Easton Corbin - Easton Corbin
Eli Young Band - Life at Best
Eric Church - Sinners Like Me
Garth Brooks recently released covers album, not sure if it counts but I love all four CDs.
Jamey Johnson - The Dollar
Jason Aldean - Wide Open, My Kinda Party, Night Train...I'm a big fan.
JT Hodges - JT Hodges
Randy Houser - How Country Feels
Lee Brice - Hard 2 Love
Luke Bryan - Tailgates & Tanlines
Toby Keith - Pull My Chain
Tracy Lawrence - Strong, The Singer, The Rock
Trent Tomlinson - A Guy Like Me
Will Hoge - Never Give In

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May 11, 2014 8:05:01 GMT -5 @brian said:

Name your favorite country album(s).

I'll definitely take advantage of that (s).

• Carrie Underwood, Blown Away
• Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts
  
• Chely Wright, Lifted Off The Ground
  
• Dixie Chicks, Taking The Long Way
• Faith Hill, Breathe
  
• Faith Hill, Fireflies
• Jake Owen, Barefoot Blue Jean Night
• Jennifer Nettles, That Girl
• Johnny Reid, Born To Roll
• Kacey Musgraves, Same Trailer Different Park
• Kellie Pickler, The Woman I Am
• Kellie Pickler, 100 Proof
• Lady Antebellum, Lady Antebellum
• Lee Ann Womack, Call Me Crazy
• Linda Davis, Shoot For The Moon
• Little Big Town, The Road To Here
• Little Big Town, The Reason Why
• Lori McKenna, Lorraine
• Lori McKenna, Massachusetts
• Martina McBride, Timeless
• Martina McBride, Waking Up Laughing
• Martina McBride, The Way That I Am
• Michelle Wright, Shut Up & Kiss Me
• Reba McEntire, For My Broken Heart
• Reba McEntire, If You See Him
• Reba McEntire, It's Your Call
• Reba McEntire, Read My Mind
• Reba McEntire, Reba Duets
• Reba McEntire, Room To Breathe
• Reba McEntire, Rumor Has It
• Reba McEntire, Starting Over
• Reba McEntire, What If It's You
• Shania Twain, Come On Over
• Shania Twain, The Woman In Me
  
• Sugarland, Enjoy The Ride
• Sugarland, Twice The Speed Of Life
• Terri Clark, Life Goes On
• Terri Clark, Roots & Wings
• Tim McGraw, Emotional Traffic
• Tim McGraw, Two Lanes Of Freedom
• Trisha Yearwood, Heaven, Heartache, & The Power Of Love
• Trisha Yearwood, Jasper County
• The Wilkinsons, Home
• The Wilkinsons, Nothing But Love

[Todd]

George Strait - Pure Country Soundtrack

I like every song on the album and when I hear each one, it takes me to a particular place in the movie.

[rbundy1987]

I love Carrie :) and Miranda ;)









Another favorite, from 1997!!!

[tim]

I'm going to go with three here. First, my current favorite country album. Second, one of my all time favorite albums. Third, a album I feel is underrated.

Current Favorite:


One of my all time favorites:


Very underrated album that got picked on but is actually really, really good:

[.indulgecountry]

Literally the most perfect album in country music ever, imo. It is easily my favorite Sara Evans record in every way and I can listen to this start-to-finish anytime and it never ages with me. There are so many truly incredible songs on this album and I strongly like every single track, and it's a very cohesive album and a perfect companion for the car (it basically lives in my glove box and rarely leaves it). Her vocals, the production, the lyrics and song choice are all A+ for me.

Other favorites, listed in alphabetic order because a subjective list would be impossible:

Ashley Monroe - Like a Rose
Ashton Shepherd - Where Country Grows
The Band Perry - Pioneer
Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts and Blown Away
Chris Young - Neon
David Nail - any of his three tbqh
Deana Carter - Did I Shave My Legs for This?
Dixie Chicks - Taking the Long Way
Dolly Parton - Backwoods Barbie
The JaneDear Girls - The JaneDear Girls
Jessica Harp - A Woman Needs
Jewel - Sweet and Wild and Perfectly Clear
Jo Dee Messina - Delicious Surprise
Joey + Rory - The Life of a Song and Album Number Two
Josh Turner - Haywire
Kellie Coffey - When You Lie Next to Me
Kellie Pickler - Small Town Girl, 100 Proof, and The Woman I Am
Laura Bell Bundy - Achin' and Shakin'
Lee Ann Womack - There's More Where That Came From and Call Me Crazy
Little Big Town - A Place to Land
Maggie Rose - Cut to Impress
Miranda Lambert - all of em
Reba McEntire - Keep on Loving You
Sara Evans - all of em, though RFP is a cut above the rest
Sugarland - Twice the Speed of Life
Sunny Sweeney - Concrete
Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift
Terri Clark - Life Goes On
Trisha Yearwood - Jasper County
The Wreckers - Stand Still, Look Pretty

[ky24941]

My top 15 (in alphabetical order)

* Carolyn Dawn Johnson - Room With A View (2001)
* Deana Carter - Everything's Gonna Be Alright (1998)
* Jessica Andrews - Now (2003) 
* Lari White - Wishes (1994)
* Lisa Brokop - Every Little Girl's Dream (1994)
* Martina McBride - Emotion (1999)
* Patty Loveless - The Trouble With The Truth (1996)
* Patty Loveless - Long Stretch of Lonesome (1997)
* Patty Loveless - Strong Heart (2000)
* Paul Brandt - Calm Before The Storm (1996)
* Rebecca Lynn Howard - Forgive (2002)
* Shania Twain - The Woman In Me (1995)
* Shania Twain - Come On Over (1997)
* Shania Twain - Up! (2002)
* SHeDAISY - The Whole SHeBANG (1999)

[Ten Pound Hammer]

Big & Rich, Horse of a Different Color. I just love the energy and creativity put into it. Every song sounds fresh and different, there are no bad songs on it at all, and it's just a ton of fun all around.

[onebuffalo]

Close your eyes for a minute and pretend that country music started with this album. Ready?

[tim]

May 12, 2014 7:42:35 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Close your eyes for a minute and pretend that country music started with this album. Ready?

As an avid fan, does anyone know where the photo shoot took place for his first album? Hint: he went back to the same place to do an album shoot for a fairly recent album.