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Title: Womack contracts Faith Hill Disease
Review: For those who loved Womack's first two albums, this one is a shock to the system -- an apparent attempt to trade in the neo-traditionalism that exploded Womack onto the country scene. In its place are smooth pop/alt arrangements with all the edges sanded down, lively and nice but sliding right past the ears. The few obviously country tracks are grouped in a ghetto at the end of the CD, starting at track #9, like someone was ashamed of them. Still, Womack has a magnificent voice, and the high concept title track (with Sons of the Desert) is possibly the year's best song; it could make up for the rest of the record. There are a few good moments, like the acoustic-based opener "The Healing Kind," but overall I Hope You Dance is a deep disappointment.
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