Sheryl Crow has become a country girl since moving to Nashville a few years ago, so the title of this album can be taken literally. It’s twelve songs that are more than a little a bit country. The singer, whose brand of pop rock never really fit snug in a particular subgroup, embraces her new world with open arms.

The problem is that, genres aside, she isn’t making good music anymore. The closest thing here is an Easy summer romancer that begins remarkably similar to Tom Petty’s Free Falling. Other songs, like Waterproof Mascara and the bombastic Give It To Me, are molded with flat melodies and cornball lyrics.

my rating : 2 of 5

2013