|
|
Article: Faith Hill, Back to Being A Country Slicker
- Article from:
- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- August 3, 2005
- Author:
CopyrightThis material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information)
|
According to the conventional wisdom, country singer Faith Hill's
denim-to-diamonds Hollywood makeover Went Too Far when she took a
small role in the big-budget train wreck "The Stepford Wives." Hill's
convincing portrayal of a toothy blond robot alarmed longtime fans
and confirmed everyone else's worst suspicions.
"Fireflies," Hill's first album since her 2002 multi-platinum pop
confection "Cry," is a conspicuous sonic retrenchment, a glossy,
countrified hair shirt packed with pointed references to the singer's
Mississippi upbringing and her love of cutoff overalls and baseball
caps.
Some of the changes are merely cosmetic (Hill recently dyed her
hair brown, as if to convey a seriousness of ...