★★★★★
February 7, 2014
It's a daunting task to separate Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles from the bells and whistles of her platinum-selling pop-country band, but producer Rick Rubin is the man to do it. Nettles' voice is brassy enough for Broadway or vulnerable enough for college radio, depending on how she chooses to wield it; as a no-frills platform for those pipes, this solo debut satisfies...
- www.rollingstone.com
2014-02-08
★★★★★
Taking a break from her Grammy-winning country duo Sugarland, Jennifer Nettles channels her inner '70s singer-songwriter for this contemplative solo set. Produced by Rick Rubin, the 11 tracks -- all written or co-written by Nettles and friends like Sara Bareilles and Butch Walker, save for a cover of Bob Seger's "Like a Rock" -- exude a living room hootenanny-style warmth...
- www.bostonglobe.com
2014-03-05
★★★★★
Taking a break from her Grammy-winning country duo Sugarland, Jennifer Nettles channels her inner '70s singer-songwriter for this contemplative solo set. Produced by Rick Rubin, the 11 tracks -- all written or co-written by Nettles and friends like Sara Bareilles and Butch Walker, save for a cover of Bob Seger's "Like a Rock" -- exude a living room hootenanny-style warmth...
- www.bostonglobe.com
2014-01-23
★★★★★
What happens when duos spend some time apart? Can Jennifer Nettles be a viable country star without Sugarland partner Kristian Bush? Jennifer wisely sidestepped those questions for her solo album That Girl, recording in California with Rick Rubin and some West Coast session pros instead of staying in Nashville. The resulting album is earthy, warm and spacious, not sounding too fussed over or suffocated with studio tricks...
- www.countryweekly.com
2014-01-15
★★★★★
wipe away any thoughts you had about Jennifer Nettles's solo debut album That Girl being a continuation of what the talented vocalist does with Sugarland. It's not that. Instead, she's worked with iconic Grammy-winning producer Rick Rubin to create an album that in many ways shows off that fantastic set of pipes in some interesting and dynamic ways. The album's opening tracks "Falling" and "Me Without You" showcase an artist with an introspective perspective on relationships...
- www.roughstock.com
2014-01-14
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