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<text id=92TT0874>
<title>
Apr. 20, 1992: Reviews:Music
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992
Apr. 20, 1992 Why Voters Don't Trust Clinton
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
REVIEW, Page 94
MUSIC
Singular Act
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<p>By Janice C. Simpson
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<qt>
<l>ARTIST: Wynonna Judd</l>
<l>ALBUM: Wynonna</l>
<l>RECORD LABEL: Curb/MCA</l>
</qt>
<p> THE BOTTOM LINE: On her own for the first time, she shows
that daughters too have their day.
</p>
<p> Their down-home harmony made the Judds one of the most
popular groups in country music, selling more than 10 million
records. Daughter Wynonna sang most of the main vocals, while
mother Naomi took the lead in other departments, writing many
of their songs and crafting their image as good ole gals with
just the right touch of glamour. So when hepatitis forced Naomi
to retire last year, fans wondered if Wynonna could make it
alone. They can stop worrying. In her debut solo album, Mama's
little girl does just fine.
</p>
<p> Wynonna, 27, is clearly determined to show that she can be
her own woman. She mostly eschews harmonies for single-line
vocals and, as in her album title, even distances herself from
her surname. She also traded Brent Maher, the longtime
architect of the Judds' distinctive sound, for veteran producer
Tony Brown. The singer starts off on the right foot with her
opening cut, What It Takes, a funky declaration of independence
that boasts, "I wanna ride the rails on my own roller coaster/
I'm gonna do just what it takes to keep this smile on my face."
</p>
<p> Longtime fans will feel at home with traditional ballads
like She Is His Only Need, already No. 1 on the country-singles
chart. But the most delightful tracks are the swaggering
honky-tonk tunes like A Little Bit of Love (Goes a Long, Long
Way), where Wynonna moves boldly into Bonnie Raitt territory.
</p>
<p> Wynonna hasn't totally untied Mama's apron strings. Naomi
co-wrote one of the tracks and can be heard harmonizing on
another. And, poignantly, at least two of the songs are
testimonials to the difficulties of leaving Mom and home. "It
ain't easy to ever say goodbye/ It ain't easy letting go of the
ones you love," croons the nostalgic daughter. Nevertheless,
Wynonna is out there by her lonesome, with an album in the
stores and a 100-concert tour under way. Who says a fledgling
can't soar?
</p>
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