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Life Is Bad

Shelby Lynne

Album: I Am Shelby Lynne

Genre: Country

Composer: Lynne/Bottrell/Frit


Life Is Bad		3:18

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Rating

Just A Little Lovin' 1/29/2008

Suit Yourself EMI 5/24/2005 Recommended Tracks Track 12 Sleep You Don't Have a Heart	67.5px;'>Currently 4.5/5 Stars.

Identity Crisis EMI 9/16/2003 Recommended Tracks One With the Sun Baby Evil Man	60px;'>Currently 4/5 Stars.

Love, Shelby Universal 11/13/2001 Recommended Tracks Mother All Of A Sudden You Disappeared Tarpoleon Napoleon	30px;'>Currently 2/5 Stars.

I Am Shelby Lynne Mercury 1/25/2000 Recommended Tracks Black Light Blue Where I'm From Lookin' Up	60px;'>Currently 4/5 Stars.

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Show Track Metadata

ALBUM_ID	461318
TRACK_NAME	Life Is Bad
COMPOSER	Lynne/Bottrell/Frit
TRACK_NUMBER	3
RUN_TIME	3:18
TRACK_ID	3309219
ALBUM_TITLE	I Am Shelby Lynne
ARTIST_NAME	Shelby Lynne
SEARCH_NAME	Shelby Lynne
RATED	7
GENRE_DESCRIPTION	Country
FLAGS	L
SPIRALFROG_AVAILABLE	Yes
OFFICAL_LENGTH	0:03:17
SITE_REVIEW	After years of kicking around Nashville to great acclaim but nonexistent sales, Shelby Lynne got fed up with the system and reinvented herself on I Am Shelby Lynne as a tough and sexy singer, equal parts Bonnie Raitt and Sheryl Crow. Though this album is undeniably classicist in approach, borrowing from classic R&B, country, soul, and rock & roll, it's cleverly constructed, as producer Bill Bottrell gives it a wonderful, warm production graced by slight contemporary flourishes (such as the rolling rhythms behind "Thought It Would Be Easier") that keep it fresh, not entrenched in history (even though its succinct ten tracks and half-hour running time are welcome holdovers from classic rock). Ultimately, of course, the triumph of the record belongs to Lynne, who finally sounds comfortable in her writing and voice. This music is so warm and welcoming, it's easy to overlook the darker themes running through the songs, particularly because Lynne's greatest strength is that she never oversings, shading her phrasing and drawing listeners in with her easy confidence and sexy rasp. This isn't an album that flaunts its strengths -- it's expertly constructed, subtle music that grows in stature with each spin, revealing Lynne as a trad rocker of uncommon skill and charm. It may have taken her years to finally find her groove, but I Am Shelby Lynne is so good, the wait seems worthwhile. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
ARTIST_ID	1704
UPC	00731454617727
ISRC	USMR19989054
VOLUME	1
SIZE_OF_FILE	3224327
ASSOCIATEDISRC
LABEL	Island Def Jam
LABEL_GROUP	UMG
Genre	Pop
ExplicitLyrics	No

media	label
CD	Mercury
CD	Mercury
CS	Mercury

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