The Only Promise that Remains

A couple of days back I posted about the song “The Only Promise That Remains” written by Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris) being another great song from Reba’s Duets CD. After listening to it over and over (and over and over and…), I’ve come to some decisions on what makes it so good. What attracts me to a song is the music, the lyrics, or both. This is one of the occasions where both are excellent. I would have the song on my mp3 player even if it didn’t have words. It is a mix of old and new country and a little soft rock. The lyrics are such that what isn’t said makes the song much better. It keeps it from being a corny Country & Western song. The harmony of the singers’ voices is also very nice. It’s also a lower pitched song. I prefer those types of songs to the ones up in the rafters. Granted, some artists do those songs very well (Julie Andrews in her heyday, Faith Hill, Kelly Clarkson, to name a few). Even Reba has had some good songs that were high pitched, but in recent years, I like her songs that are down lower.

Some other songs that are growing on me are “Everyday People” with Carole King, that tells stories about ordinary people doing great things for their fellow man, “Does the Wind Still Blow in Oklahoma” with Ronnie Dunn, and “Break Each Other’s Hearts Again” with Don Henley. The song with Ronnie Dunn is one they co-wrote together. It reminds me of Country songs from the 1980s. It kinda has a George Strait beat to it. There are a lot of each of the artist in the song, and it makes it special.

All in all, a very good CD. Definitely worth adding to the collection.

Reba Duets Released Today

I purchased the new Reba Duets album from iTunes today (they have the digital booklet that comes with the album. Very cool.). So far my favorite song, after “Because of You” with Kelly Clarkson, is “The Only Promise That Remains” with Justin Timberlake.

The video for “Because of You” is currently at #1 on GAC Top 20 Country Countdown and CMT Top Twenty Countdown.

Reba is also going to be at the Oklahoma Centennial Spectacular at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City on November 16 of this year. She’ll be joined by Vince Gill, Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, Carrie Underwood, and more. Tickets seem to be sold out already (there are some on Ebay), but it says it will be shown on OETA as well. I would love to see her in concert again. It’s been about 15 years since I last went to one of hers.