Inside Out
After establishing herself as "theLinda Ronstadtof the '90s," Trisha Yearwood seems to be suffering from the sort of hackneyed production that undermined Ronstadt's career. Despite her impeccable vocal control, she barely finds room to breathe amid coproducer Mark Wright's cheesy bombast on the album-opening "Love Alone." The following cut and first single, "I Would've Loved You Anyway," sounds like aCeline Dionballad that got lost on the way to a movie soundtrack. Fortunately, Yearwood loosens up with the playful bite ofMatraca Berg's "For a While" providing material worth sinking her teeth into, while vocal support fromVince Gill("I Don't Paint Myself into Corners") andBuddy Miller("Love Let Go") complements her subtle soulfulness. A sing-along withRosanne Cashon a remake of the latter's "Seven Year Ache" adds little to the classic original, but neither does it subtract appreciably. The title track featuresDon Henleyon a frisky duet that reprises his and Yearwood's "Walkaway Joe" pairing.--Don McLeese