Mary Chapin Carpenter - "Sometimes Just the Sky"

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[someguy]

Such a beautiful album. It's nice to hear many of these songs revisited so many years later. The wisdom and experience you can hear on her voice now gives a whole new meaning to songs like "This Shirt" and "Rhythm Of The Blues". "Heroes and Heroines" is especially poignant in the world we live in now too, and still rings true 30 years later. I wasn't aware of the nature of the project before I got it (I knew some songs were re-recordings, but I didn't know that was what the bulk of the album consists of). I'm glad that I didn't look at the tracklisting before I ordered it, because I may not have bought it if I knew what it was, but I'm very glad that I did.

[tim]

Apr 14, 2018 18:03:51 GMT -5 someguy said:

Such a beautiful album. It's nice to hear many of these songs revisited so many years later. The wisdom and experience you can hear on her voice now gives a whole new meaning to songs like "This Shirt" and "Rhythm Of The Blues". "Heroes and Heroines" is especially poignant in the world we live in now too, and still rings true 30 years later. I wasn't aware of the nature of the project before I got it (I knew some songs were re-recordings, but I didn't know that was what the bulk of the album consists of). I'm glad that I didn't look at the tracklisting before I ordered it, because I may not have bought it if I knew what it was, but I'm very glad that I did.

“Rhythm of the Blues” has always been one of my favorite album tracks so I was excited to hear the remake for this album. I also enjoyed the remakes of “What Does It Mean to Travel” (although I do prefer the original version) and “I Have a Need for Solitude” (whereas I prefer this version over the original). I ordered this on vinyl and am so glad I did (if anything I did just because I absolutely love the album cover lol). I know she’s working on a new studio album as well so I’m looking forward to also getting new music from her soon.