- Record Label: Spit & Polish
- Release Date: May 17, 2011
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May 17, 2011Cantrell's all-too-brief Kitty Wells Dresses contains its object's sense of sophisticated vocal economy that still conveys the power of truth in the human heart with elegance and grace, making it a fitting tribute for all the right reasons.
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May 17, 2011This is a connoisseur's collection, steering clear of hits that have since veered into kitsch (like Release Me or I Can't Stop Loving You) to favour a handful of classics, some less-known treasures, and the title song--a charmer of Cantrell's own that sits snugly among the marvellous covers.
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May 17, 2011Cantrell's voice bears an affinity to Wells's, but it's her ability to capture what she points to as most affecting about her predecessor--the simultaneous restraint and emotiveness of her singing--that makes this tribute fittingly evocative.
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May 17, 2011Impeccably tasteful, Kitty Wells Dresses is no mere museum piece. It deserves to rest in an enthusiast's country collection somewhere among, say, Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard and Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams.
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Aug 1, 2011The result is a finely crafted album that recalls the vintage sound of country music past.
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UncutMay 20, 2011Cantrell'a sprightly tribute LP is beautifully rendered, her bell-pure voice and the chops of Chris Scruggs, Fats Kaplin and Lambchop's Mark Nevers lending old songs a new, urban sophistication. [May 2011, p.92]