Denim & Rhinestones [Deluxe Edition] [Picture Disc 2 LP]

by Carrie Underwood

Overview

Album by album, Carrie Underwood crept slowly toward the kind of spangly, oversized country-pop made by Shania Twain at the dawn of the 21st century -- a transition that reaches its culmination on Denim & Rhinestones, her seventh proper studio LP. As the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, Underwood always had at least one foot firmly planted in pop, so this evolution doesn't come as a shock. Nevertheless, the gleam and sheen of Denim & Rhinestones is rather overwhelming; it's a record where the shining surfaces are buffed so brilliantly, they're blinding. Such extravagance suits Underwood, who continues to demonstrate a masterly sense of control as a vocalist, able to milk the melodrama out of power ballads while also sounding defiant on arena-fillers and seeming convincingly tender on the sweeter melodies. Despite this gift, the best moments on Denim & Rhinestones are the ones that contain no subtlety: the overdriven '80s-MTV inflections of "Crazy Angels," the insistent taunt of the chorus on "Hate My Heart," the bubbly exuberance of "Pink Champagne," the exaggerated retro-chill vibe on "Wanted Woman," and the high-'80s throwback spirit of "Denim & Rhinestones." These are the moments that give Denim & Rhinestones its character and charm, an unabashed pop spirit that separates it from the rest of Underwood's catalog along with most of the mainstream country of 2022. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/22/2023
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	0602455483584
Rank:	27231

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Denim & Rhinestones
2. Velvet Heartbreak
3. Ghost Story
4. Hate My Heart
5. Burn
6. Crazy Angels
7. Faster
8. Pink Champagne
9. Wanted Woman
10. Poor Everybody Else

Disc 2

11. She Don't Know
12. Garden
13. Out Of That Truck
14. Give Her That
15. Drunk And Hungover
16. Damage
17. Take Me Out
18. She Don't Know [Live]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Carrie Underwood   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Wes Hightower   Vocals (Background)
Jimmie Lee Sloas   Bass
Jerry Roe   Drums,Percussion
Hillary Lindsey   Vocals (Background)
Aaron Sterling   Drums,Percussion
Rob McNelley   Guitar (Electric)
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle
Fred Eltringham   Drums,Percussion
Bryan Sutton   Dobro,Guitar (Acoustic)
Seth Rausch   Drums
Derek Wells   Guitar (Electric)
Mark Childers   Bass,Conductor,Musical Direction
Chad Jeffers   Guitar (Acoustic)
Chris DeStefano   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Charlie Worsham   Guitar (Acoustic)
Jordan Lawson   Mandolin
Ilya Toshinskiy   Banjo,Dobro,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Dave Cohen   Keyboards
Ed Eason   Guitar (Electric)
David Garcia   Bass,Banjo,Dobro,Mandolin,Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Sol Littlefield   Guitar (Electric)
Matt Reviere   Guitar (Electric)
Sydni Perry   Fiddle,Vocals (Background)
Michael Walter   Vocals (Background)
Alex Wright   Keyboards
Sol Philcox   Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Serban Ghenea   Mixing,Engineer
F. Reid Shippen   Mixing,Engineer
Jeff Balding   Engineer
Justin Niebank   Mixing,Engineer
Julian King   Editing
Ashley Gorley   Composer
Brian David Willis   Editing
Josh Miller   Composer
Drew Bollman   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Hillary Lindsey   Composer
Josh Kear   Composer
Rob Dennis   Mixing
Carrie Underwood   Composer,Producer,Creative Director
Dave Clauss   Mixing,Engineer
Trey Keller   Editing
Tim Holder   Recording
Randee St. Nicholas   Photography
Jim Cooley   Mixing,Engineer
Scott Johnson   Production Manager,Production Coordination
Karen Naff   Creative Producer
Chris DeStefano   Composer,Vocal Producer
Joe LaPorta   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Dave Cohen   Programming
David Garcia   Editing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Digital Editing,Drum Programming
Kam Luchterhand   Engineer
Jordan Reynolds   Composer
Sean R. Badum   Assistant Engineer
Nicolle Galyon   Composer
Ryon Nishimori   Design
Michael Walter   Assistant Engineer
Michael Hardy   Composer
Abby Murdock   Design
Bryce Bordone   Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Zach Kuhlman   Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Lydia Vaughan   Composer
Brandon Towles   Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Brian David   Digital Editing
Tyler Keller   Digital Editing
Lydia Vaughn   Composer
Erik Rodstol   Recording