Stones In The Road By Mary Chapin Carpenter

Why Walk When You Can Fly (Album Version)
3:32        
2
House Of Cards* (Album Version)
3:44        
3
Stones in the Road
4:31        
4
A Keeper For Every Flame* (PCM Stereo)
3:47        
5
Tender When I Want To Be (Album Version)
2:53        
6
Shut Up and Kiss Me
3:40        
7
The Last Word* (Album Version)
3:36        
8
The End Of My Pirate Days* (Album Version)
5:02        
9
John Doe No. 24* (Album Version)
5:44        
10
Jubilee (Album Version)
4:36        
11
Outside Looking In* (Album Version)
4:42        
12
Where Time Stands Still* (Album Version)
3:40        
13
This Is Love* (Album Version)
6:11       

"It's been a long time since I was completely obsessed with listening to an album over and over again when I first got it, but I surely did that with Stones in the Road. The songs cover a wide variety of topics, from songs about love to MCC's signature story type songs. Unlike at least one reviewer, I don't feel the dearth of uptempo songs hurts this album in any way. Maybe because I tend to like her ballads more anyway.
 

The album is so good in its entirety, that it's difficult for me to pull out individual songs to point to specific stand-outs. So I'll just choose one to comment on. This is Love is one of, if not the, most powerful songs about love that I've ever heard. It's not your typical, "Oh I love you so much, you're fabulous" love song. It's a song that demonstrates knowledge of what true love is, and how it transcends life's decisions and heartaches."

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