This came out in 2000 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Different? And how.
Perhaps you remember Cassandra Vasik as the woman who won a pair of Junos for Female Country Vocalist after her early ’90s albums Wildflowers and Feels Like Home. Perhaps you also remember wondering what happened to her after that. Well, in the seven years since her last CD, Vasik seems to have traded in her country albums for some Rolling Stones and Sheryl Crow albums.. And the change has done her good. The latest product of her long-time collaboration with writer/producer Tim Thorney, Different boasts a dozen tracks of radio-ready rock and roots-pop, complete with warm, funky grooves, catchy choruses, ear-candy production tricks and plenty of blues and gospel touches to augment the touch of torch ‘n’ twang still evident in Vasik’s alluring voice. Just like the fast-food folks say, Different is good.
