Carly Pearce - Carly Pearce

[Troublemaker]

1. Closer to You (Hillary Lindsey, gordie Sampson and troy verges)
2. Call Me (busbee, Emily Shackleton, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet)
3. I Hope Your Happy Now feat. Lee Brice [Carly Pearce, Randy Montana, Luke Combs and Jonathan Singleton]
4. Dashboard Jesus (Victoria Shaw, Sara Haze and Emily Shackleton)
5. Halfway Home (Carly Pearce, Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz)
6. Heart's Going Out of It's Mind (Carly Pearce, Laura Veltz and Joe ginsberg)
7. Finish Your Sentences (feat. Michael Ray) [Kelsea Ballerini, Thomas Rhett, Ashley Gorley and Jesse Frasure]
8. It Won't Always Be Like This (Carly Pearce, Sam Ellis and Natalie Hemby)
9. It's Lightening in a Bottle (Hannah Ellis and Anna Vaus)
10. Love Has No Heart (Shane McAnally, Sara Haze and Trevor Rosen)
11. Woman Down (Shane McAnally, Laura Veltz and Jimmy Robbins)
12. You Kissed Me First (Hillary Lindsey, Josh Kear and Gordie Sampson)
13. Greener Grass (Hillary Lindsey,Jonny Price and Ben West)

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

I didn’t realize Gordie Sampson was still present in Nashville.

[George Strait Junkie]

Here’s my ranking off my 1st play not bad album I think I like her 1st better but who knows need more plays

1. Halfway Home
2. I Hope You”re Happy Now
3. Love Has No Heart
4. Lightning In a Bottle
5. It Won’t Always Be Like This
6. Dashboard Jesus
7. Hearts Going Out Of it’s Mind
8. You Kissed Me First
9. Finish Your Sentences
10. Call me
11. Woman Down
12. Closer To You
13. Greener Grass

[bigfan101]

Holy shit...Halfway Home hit me in all the feels.

[kf1992]

Dashboard Jesus and Halfway Home have to be singles! I think Halfway Home could be another Every Little Thing for her.

Overall I like this album much more than her debut, in fact I only really liked three songs of her debut album.


My ranking as of now:

1. Dashboard Jesus
2. Halfway Home
3. You Kissed Me First
4. Greener Grass
5. It Won't Always Be Like This
6. Love Has No Heart
7. Hearts Going Out Of Its Mind
8. Finish Your Sentences
9. Woman Down
10. I Hope You're Happy Now
11. Closer To Me
12. Lightning In A Bottle
13. Call Me

[sabre14]

Heard “Halfway Home” last August and happy it’s finally out there. Best song I’ve heard from Carly so far.

This a solid record start to finish.

[kf1992]

I just found out that Dashboard Jesus was already released by a singer called Katie Ohh in 2007.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0HDUgy58EM


Also, Love Has No Heart was released by Tiffany Woys last year.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMI8ejkuHJw



Are there any more songs on the album that were released by other artists as well?

[bigfan101]

Big fan of how this turned out. I just love Carly’s voice.

On singles, I would go:

Dashboard Jesus
Halfway Home or It Won’t Always Be Like This (I LOVE Halfway Home, but IWABLT already has serious passion)
Finish Your Sentences

[raylatch98]

I really hope they don't go with "Finish Your Sentences" as a single mainly because it is jarring and kind of cringe inducing to have both singers not even finish verses when the other one starts. I get it because well the title, but it is not something I particularly like in music. 

Honestly in terms of single choices go with "It Won't Always Be Like This" next (Studio Sessions video is at about 750k in views) and probably one of "You Kissed Me First" or "Call Me". 

This is a solid album, but not anything amazing or ground breaking

[.indulgecountry]

Feb 17, 2020 9:44:10 GMT -5 bigfan101 said:

Big fan of how this turned out. I just love Carly’s voice.

On singles, I would go:

Dashboard Jesus
Halfway Home or It Won’t Always Be Like This (I LOVE Halfway Home, but IWABLT already has serious passion)
Finish Your Sentences

I came in here to say almost the same thing! I'd go with "Finish Your Sentences" as the next single as I think it would keep her momentum up following her current single the best since 1) it sounds like a smash and 2) I think radio would love the chance to play a duet between her + Michael Ray (and the timing is perfect since his last single from Amos is looking like it'll probably be done around the time "I Hope You're Happy Now" peaks). Then I'd go with one of those other three as the final single (sadly I don't think we'll get more than 2 more releases since she's a female and won't have fast enough chart climbs), with my preference order being "It Won't Always Be Like This" > "Dashboard Jesus" > "Halfway Home"

Those 4 are the standouts for me after my first half dozen listens of the album. I also love the seductive swagger and production of "Lightning in a Bottle" very much. The melody of "You Kissed Me First" is SO good. That sounds like a possible radio friendly option, too. "Woman Down" is another one that I'm digging right now, and I find myself loving the She can make a mountain move, and do it in her high heeled shoes lyric. I think "Call Me" might be my least favorite on the album, and even then it isn't bad at all, but it does feel a little bit like its just missing a punch to it or something, like in the production. It just has this feeling like its a little empty/limp.

Overall, a big step up from her debut record, which I did think was solid -- but this one is much stronger imo and has more personality, stronger hooks and melodies, and the production on most of these tracks is just delightful (love all the flushes of banjo and dobro in various songs).

[Kanenrá:ke]

2 listens in and I think my favourite is “Lightening”

I’d love to see it be a single but there’s a lot of choices they can go with! “Halfway Home” and “It Won’t Always Be Like This” strike net as the strongest for radio. “Dashboard Jesus” would be cool too!

[bboat11]

Holy cow!!!! I haven't been nearly as excited for her as some of the other newer females, because her first album was incredibly underwhelming to me, but this album was damn near perfect!! What a turnaround! I agree with indulge about this one having much stronger melodies and hooks overall. I find the production to still be a bit too bland in places, but that is minor. Her vocals have also improved quite a bit too! Not that she was bad before, but she definitely has grown! For example, on the chorus to "It Won't Always Be Like This", how she resonates with that sustained head voice is a whole new sound that puts her a bit closer to great vocalists like Sara and Faith than I had previously placed her. Lol

Damn, now that I am thinking about it, I would really love to hear that song in Sara's hands...

[kamala 2024 truther]

Currently listening for my country reviews article in The Pulse Monthly so I won't go too far into detail about what I think about the album (you can read it in a few days when the magazine is ready for release) but I will say it's incredible! I absolutely love everything about this record--even my least favorite is a song I still at least like. No skip album for me. "Greener Grass" is beautiful.

As for singles (radio and charts be damned):

1. Closer To You
2. I Hope You're Happy Now
3. It Won't Always Be Like This
4. Dashboard Jesus
5. Woman Down or Finish Your Sentences (I personally didn't care too much for the latter upon first listen but it's a yes from me as a single.)

All this talk about having Sara or Faith do "It Won't Always Be Like This"...hoo doggies! The very idea gives me good chills!

[SHOOTER]

This is a great progression from her debut. She really hits that sweet spot between pop and country perfectly and even if some of the songs are a bit fluffy, they work so well with her voice! Plus there's melodies and hooks galore, which I'm a sucker for, and I didn't have a desire to skip any of the songs (unlike a few on her debut). 4/5 in my book!

[thewp]

Does anyone know the sales #s? I couldn’t find anything except for #6 Country Albums, # 73 Billboard 200.

[jamatthews83]

From Roughstock

11K SPS, with 4900 pure sales.

[bigfan101]

Feb 26, 2020 2:23:08 GMT -5 jamatthews83 said:

From Roughstock

11K SPS, with 4900 pure sales.

And she debuts with already 78,000 SPS due to Closer to You and IHYHN consumption prior to the album release.