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The True Voice of Country Music

G. Oakes | Las Vegas, NV USA | 01/11/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Mandy Barnett is probably one of the greatest voices in Country music

today. Unfortunately, as great as she is, she has not received the

recognition that should be afforded to such an extraordinary talent.

This collection will more than convince you of that fact. Listening

to this CD will also demonstrate why she has been compared to the great

Patsy Cline. I dare say she even surpasses the lady in her vocal timbre,

giving her own unique treatments of standards and original tunes that

are filled with heartfelt and expressive interpretations, whether they

happen to be ballads, up-tempo, gospel or bluegrass influenced. This

exceptional young lady can-- and superbly does-- sing them all with

heartfelt emotions. I highly recomend this CD and guarantee that if

by chance you are not aware of this remarkable voice, once you hear

this wonderful CD, you will become as avid a fan of Ms Barnett as I

have become."

Needs better management

deedub | 02/28/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have both "Mandy Barnett" and "I've Got a Right to Cry" and I enjoy both very much. This recording is a low-cost alternative to buying the other two. The comments here are right on about her abilities although I would take exception to the notion that she is superior to Patsy Cline. I suspect that if the quality of Mandy's recordings seems higher than Patsy's, it has as much to do with technology as with talent. I think that given equal footing, it would be hard to distinguish between the two.



It's unfortunate that she has been mismanaged. Until she loses the "Patsy Clone" personna, she will never get the recognition she deserves. Musical knockoffs are seldom successful. (The only exception that comes to mind was Badfinger.) Nonetheless, I will probably buy everything she releases as soon as I become aware of it."