Sugarland: Enjoy the Ride

CML call number: CD COUNTRY Sugarland
Contents: Settlin' -- County line -- Want to -- Everyday America -- Happy ending -- These are the days -- One blue sky -- April showers -- Mean girls -- Stay -- Sugarland.
Chuck Arnold wrote in People: "Though they went from a trio to a duo — Kristen Hall departed after 2004's double-platinum debut Twice the Speed of Life — the country-pop sounds of Sugarland remain just as sweet on the crowd-pleasing Enjoy the Ride. With lead singer Jennifer Nettles still the driving voice of the group, and Kristian Bush still providing harmony and guitar/mandolin, the twosome carry on without missing a foot-stomping beat. Sugarland continues to connect with the heartland on songs like the small-town anthem 'Everyday America' and the nostalgic romp 'County Line.' On the defiant opener 'Settlin',' Nettles strikes a blow for the Everywoman: 'I ain't settlin'/ For just getting by/ I've had enough so-so/ For the rest of my life.' Meanwhile, the sentimental closer 'Sugarland' paints a place that is, more than anything, a state of mind" ("Picks & Pans: Music," 11/13/06, p. 45).