Too Far Gone is the second studio album from Australian country music artist Catherine Britt, released on 16 January 2006. It peaked in the top 50 of the ARIA Albums Charts and No. 3 on the ARIA Country Albums Chart.[1][2] It was co-produced by Bill Chambers and Keith Stegall. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006 Britt received a nomination for Best Country Album for Too Far Gone.[3]
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| Released | 16 January 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2005 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 39:10 | |||
| Label | ABC Country/Warner | |||
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"The Upside of Being Down" was released as a single in the United States in August 2004, where it was promoted by RCA Records. It reached the top 60 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[4] Australian singles released from the album were "Poor Man's Pride" (2005), "Swingin' Door" (2006) and the title track (2006). Two cover versions are included on the album, "Wrapped" by Bruce Robison as the title track of his 1998 album, and "Life's Highway" by Steve Wariner from his 1986 album of the same name.
Reception
editJeff Glorfeld of The Age observed, "it becomes evident she is serious about her music, showing classical influences such as Hank Williams and Loretta Lynn... The voice is rich if generic, and the songs are mostly from the honkytonk heartache, you-done-me-wrong perspective, which sounds a bit silly coming from this kid, but Britt's wry self-awareness makes it work. It's good fun."[5]
Comcast's Tim Noel felt "[it] may not be strong enough to share with your friends as far as an introduction to [Britt]. There is some strong material here such as 'Swingin' Door' and 'Poor Man's Pride', but it's filled with mediocre stuff that sounds like late 90s material... I know Britt has a more rocking side that should hopefully come out in her upcoming [album]."[6] Amazon.com editorial review includes, "an exquisitely crafted collection of powerful and moving songs, mostly written by Catherine."[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Swingin' Door" | Terry Clayton, Brett James, Ashley Monroe | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Wrapped" | Bruce Robison | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Too Far Gone" | Catherine Britt, Paul Overstreet | 3:48 |
| 4. | "The Upside of Being Down" | Britt, Shari Baker, Rory Lee Feek | 3:06 |
| 5. | "New Pair of Shoes" | Dean Dillon, Jim McBride | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Hot Doggin'" | Britt, Jerry Salley | 2:29 |
| 7. | "Fallin' Out of Love with You" | Britt, Brice Long | 3:31 |
| 8. | "I'm Gone" | Britt, Keith Stegall, Dan Hill | 3:01 |
| 9. | "I'm Nobody's Fool" | Britt, Long | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Life's Highway" | Richard Leigh, Roger Murrah | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Poor Man's Pride" | Britt, Salley, Guy Clark | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 39:10 | ||
Charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| ARIA Albums Chart[1] | 47 |
| ARIA Australasian Artists Albums Chart [2] | 14 |
| ARIA Country Albums Chart [2] | 3 |
References
edit- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Catherine Britt". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Wallace, Ian (6 February 2006). "Week Commencing ~ 6th February 2006 ~ Issue #831" (PDF). The ARIA Report (831). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 5, 9, 13, 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2006: 20th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Catherine Britt – Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Glorfeld, Jeff (20 January 2006). "Too Far Gone". The Age. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Noel, Tim (14 June 2007). "Catherine Britt review". Comcast Interactive Media (Comcast). Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ editorial staff. "Britt, Catherine – Too Far Gone". Retrieved 9 September 2020.