Carter Girl

Carter Girl is the tenth studio album by American country music singer Carlene Carter. It is her first release since 2008's Stronger, as well as her first album for Rounder Records. All twelve tracks on the album were written or co-written by a member of the Carter Family, with the majority being composed by Carlene's granduncle A.P. Carter.

Carter Girl
Studio album by
Carlene Carter
ReleasedApril 8, 2014
RecordedNashville, Hollywood, West Los Angeles
GenreCountry, Americana
Length46:09
LabelRounder Records
ProducerDon Was
Carlene Carter chronology
Stronger
(2008)		 Carter Girl
(2014)		 Sad Clowns & Hillbillies
(2017)

Reception

Carter Girl received positive critical acclaim, with Robin Denselow from UK publication The Guardian giving the album 4 out of 5 stars and saying "[Carter] has done her justice to her history", highlighting how the songs of the Carter Family have been revived with "intensity and emotion", specifically on the track "Long Black Train" which Carter has given "new maturity". Denselow also praises producer Don Was who has "captured the energy [Carter] showed in the late 1970s when she recorded in London".[1] Similarly, Rolling Stone Country reported that "the two original tracks on the record alone are worth the price of admission", calling Me And The Wildwood Rose a "sweetly moving tribute to Carter's grandparents, Maybelle and Ezra, told through childhood memories".[2] Metacritic also chose Me And The Wildwood Rose as the top track from the album, which was rated 81 based on 10 reviews, indicating universal acclaim.[3] Mojo called Carter Girl "unashamedly traditional, committed, personal and really quite perfect". The Boston Globe suggesting that "this may be the best album the Carter Girl has ever made".[4] Similarly, AllMusic explained that "Carlene Carter has confronted the mightly legacy of the Carter Family songbook and allowed it to strengthen her music rather than buckling under its weight, and this ranks with her finest recorded work to date".[5] Regarding the Carter Family, PopMatters state that Carter Girl is responsible for maintaining and extending their legacy "without falsehood or artifice of any kind".[6] Blurt Magazine awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars, explaining that Carlene "long ago proved herself worthy of the family legacy", adding that "Carter Girl would be a highlight of her substantial discography regardless of a familial stamp".[7]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Little Black Train"A.P. Carter2:49
2."Give Me The Roses"A.P. Carter3:28
3."Me And The Wildwood Rose"Carlene Carter4:30
4."Blackie's Gunman" (featuring Elizabeth Cook)A.P. Carter4:23
5."I'll Be All Smiles Tonight"A.P. Carter4:47
6."Poor Old Heartsick Me"Helen Carter2:41
7."Troublesome Waters" (featuring Willie Nelson)Ezra Carter, Maybelle Carter, Dixie Hall5:18
8."Lonesome Valley 2003" (featuring Vince Gill)Al Anderson, A.P. Carter, Carlene Carter5:28
9."Tall Lover Man"June Carter Cash3:55
10."Gold Watch And Chain"A.P. Carter3:17
11."Black Jack David" (featuring Kris Kristofferson)A.P. Carter2:49
12."I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow" (featuring The Carter Family)A.P. Carter2:44

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[8]

The Carter Family – duet and harmony vocals (track 10)

References
  1. Denselow, Robin (10 April 2014). "Carlene Carter: Carter Girl review – Johnny Cash's stepdaughter revisits Carter Family classics" – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. "The 26 Country Albums of 2014 You Need to Hear". Rolling Stone.
  3. "Carter Girl by Carlene Carter".
  4. "ALBUM REVIEW: Carlene Carter, 'Carter Girl' - The Boston Globe".
  5. "Carter Girl – Carlene Carter – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic.
  6. "Carlene Carter: Carter Girl".
  7. MICHAEL TOLAND (June 30, 2014). "CARLENE CARTER – Carter Girl". Blurt Magazine.
  8. "Carter Girl – Carlene Carter – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic.
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