★★★★★
(Big Machine)
KELLIE PICKLER
"The Woman I Am"
(Black River)
Of all the critiques lobbied against music-competition reality shows -- they're stilted, they're unimaginative, they're ineffective at finding stars -- the argument that they don't reveal much about their contestants has always been the least convincing...
- www.nytimes.com
2013-12-02
★★★★★
(Big Machine)
KELLIE PICKLER
"The Woman I Am"
(Black River)
Of all the critiques lobbied against music-competition reality shows -- they're stilted, they're unimaginative, they're ineffective at finding stars -- the argument that they don't reveal much about their contestants has always been the least convincing...
- www.nytimes.com
2013-11-26
★★★★★
If you loved Kellie Pickler's last album, 100 Proof, which was filled with traditional country music themes and arrangements, get ready for Chapter 2. With The Woman I Am, Kellie has made a natural evolution while managing to stay true to those things that are important to her. Undeniably one of the best and most identifiable female voices in country music, there's no accusing this songbird of being too pop...
- www.countryweekly.com
2013-11-15
★★★★★
After two albums that were as bland as Simon Cowell's wardrobe, Kellie Pickler turned around her career by following the bad-girl path of fellow reality-show alumna Miranda Lambert, which continues on The Woman I Am. On the ebullient breakup song "Ring for Sale," Pickler gets revenge on a cheating fiance by selling her ring. (Lambert would probably shank the jerk...
- www.rollingstone.com
2013-11-12
★★★★★
After three albums with 19 Entertainment and Sony Nashville, Kellie Pickler and the companies parted ways with the Platinum-selling singer looking for a new label home. She found that home with Black River Entertainment and that has allowed the stunning vocalist to show off all sides of her musical persona, from the traditional balladry of the brilliant first single "Somewhere Somewhere Tonight" and the title track "The Woman I Am" to the more contemporary, radio-ready fare of "Closer To...
- www.roughstock.com
2013-11-10
★★★★★
For almost a year now, Kellie Pickler has insisted that her third album would lean heavily toward the kind of traditional country music that she says she's always wanted to record...
- www.slantmagazine.com
2012-01-26
★★★★★
So, which American Idol female country artist has more legitimate country music credentials? Is it Carrie Underwood, Lauren Alaina or Kellie Pickler? Well, up until the release of Pickler's 100 Proof, it was a toss-up. However, this straight-up country record makes Pickler the purist winner, hands down. Listening to the fiddles saw and the guitars twang during the honky-tonk spunk expressed on "Stop Cheatin' on me" just does any country music loving heart good...
- www.roughstock.com
2012-01-19
★★★★★
When she was on American Idol, Kellie Pickler was cast as the dumb hick who didn't know anything. While she probably didn't know what Calamari was, she isn't "Chicken of the Sea" dumb. She just was showcasing her personality on the show. The child of a truly horrific upbringing, Pickler survived American Idol to land a deal with 19/BNA Recordings and released the much rushed "Small Town Girl" album...
- roughstock.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
No text for this review; see http://robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php.
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
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