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Classic Album Review: Mandy Barnett | I’ve Got A Right To Cry

The spellbinding singer showcases her jaw-dropping torch ’n’ twang.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


With her spellbinding voice and Grand Ole Opry leanings, Mandy Barnett is being hailed as the new Patsy Cline. Her second CD — the last album produced by legendary Cline collaborator Owen Bradley before his death — should cement that rep once and for all.

Along with her jaw-dropping torch ’n’ twang, Barnett also has the same subtle combination of on-her-sleeve emotionalism and sophisticated vocal mannerism that have kept generations of fans crazy over Cline. Tunes by old-school Nashville vets like Porter Wagoner, Don Gibson and Felice and Boudleax Bryant don’t hurt either.