So, I just picked up Lady Antebellum’s second album Need You Now. I’ve been looking forward to it’s release ever since I heard “Need You Now” for the first time. After the success of the title track I have high expectations for the rest of the album.
Here are some of my thoughts during the initial listen:
Track 1 “Need You Now”- The album version is about 30 seconds longer than the single version. Therefore, there is even more “NYN” goodness.
Track 2 “Our Kind of Love”- I’m loving the piano melody. It seems to me that Lady A excels at piano parts, which is always a nice addition to a country song. Lyrically, this song kind of reminded me of a Keith Urban song, which is never a bad thing.
Track 3 “American Honey”- It’s my first time hearing this song, even though it’s their latest single and was released a few weeks ago. Honestly, I can’t decide how I feel about the tempo. It’s somewhere between too slow and too fast. I can definitely tell that it’s a Hillary Lindsey song though.
Track 4 “Hello World”- Love the string part. Beautiful song overall.
Track 5 “Perfect Day”- This is a fun one.
Track 6 “Love This Pain”- Another upbeat one. More Keith Urban-esque lyrics.
Track 7 “When You Got a Good Thing”- Love the lyrics and the guitar solo at the end.
Track 8 “Stars Tonight”- From the opening chords, I knew I was going to like this one. It’s fun and very much in the spirit of a typical country summer party song.
Track 9 “If I Knew Then”- Love the opening piano. Love Charles’ vocals. Love the lyrics.
Track 10 “Something ‘Bout a Woman”- The tempo and melody fit the vocals and lyrics well.
Track 11 “Ready to Love Again”- Love this song. Hillary is great on lead vocals.
Overall, I liked the album. After one listen, I have to say though, that I like their first album better. Of course, that opinion will probably change within a few days. My favorite tracks on this album ended up being the ones that Hillary, Charles and Dave wrote or cowrote. (But then again, I usually like songs that the artists write themselves better.) I think that “Need You Know” is one of the best tracks on this album and they made a good choice in making it the first single.
Buy or download Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now and let me know what you think!
