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.

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)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Robert Christgau  [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)