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Epic Recordings
Compilation album by
Shelby Lynne
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2000 (2000-09-19)
GenreCountry
Length54:23
LabelEpic
Producer
  • James Stroud
  • Billy Sherrill
  • Bob Montgomery
[1]
Shelby Lynne chronology
I Am Shelby Lynne
(1999)
Epic Recordings
(2000)
Love, Shelby
(2001)

Epic Recordings is a compilation album drawing from Lynne's three Epic albums, Sunrise, Tough All Over, and Soft Talk. The album was released on September 19, 2000.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[2]

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic noted that the "album is not billed as a 'best-of'", and concluded that it was instead "the rest of Shelby Lynne."[1]

The Los Angeles Times advised that listeners avoid the album "until [they] know exactly what's involved", and explained that the majority of its content is from the era in which Lynne "wasn’t allowed to pursue her musical instincts [when recording]. Instead she was encouraged to make records in a radio-friendly country style."[3]

Country Standard Time stated that the album's "eclecticism" demonstrates why Lynne "has always been a marketing person's nightmare", while emphasizing that "as a singer, she's rarely a let down to anybody".[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Get Around Much Anymore"2:52
2."Till You Were Gone"3:30
3."Lonely Weekends"Charlie Rich2:25
4."I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)"
  • Doc Daugherty
  • Al J. Neiburg
  • Ellis Reynolds
3:42
5."Don't Mind if I Do"Skip Ewing2:42
6."Your Love Stays with Me"
  • Rory Michael Bourke
  • Mike Reid
2:58
7."Lighter Shade of Blue"3:49
8."Dog Day Afternoon"Wayne Carson3:41
9."Soft Talk"
  • Troy Seals
  • Eddie Setser
3:39
10."I Walk the Line"Johnny Cash2:38
11."I'll Lie Myself to Sleep"
4:05
12."Thinking About You Again"
  • Mike Porter
  • Stephony Smith
3:08
13."You Can't Break a Broken Heart"
3:17
14."I've Learned to Live"
3:53
15."Stop Me"3:43
16."It Might Be Me"
  • Chuck Jones
  • J.D. Martin
4:21
Total length:54:23

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ruhlmann, William. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Review". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Hilburn, Robert (2 March 2001). "Review". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ MacIntosh, Dan. "Review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ Epic Recordings (liner notes). Shelby Lynne. Epic. 2000. CK 61566.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)