Jesus, Take the Wheel

...yin-yang template set by her early hits: the Shania-style sassy rockers ("Before He Cheats'') and the angelically reverent ballads ("Jesus, Take the Wheel''). The songs on "Play On'' that fall into the first category are, unsurprisingly, a...

In this article: Carrie Underwood, Change, Before He Cheats, Shania, Vince Gill, and Nashville

...who followed him during his long American Idol journey. The track, "It's Only," is an inspirational ditty that's clearly channeling "Jesus, Take The Wheel," and his breathy voice is nearly drowned out by a super-mournful slide guitar at...

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...of one produced following the Carrie Underwood model of how to make it in country music post AI. Like Ms. Underwood's first single 'Jesus Take the Wheel', Gokey's song has all the elements: cheesetastic lyrics, overproduced isntrumentation...

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...Hearts, featuring the American Idol single "Inside Your Heaven," produced an astounding number of hit singles. Three songs shot to #1: "Jesus Take The Wheel,""Wasted," and the saucy "Before He Cheats. " The Oklahoma native scored just as...

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...girl who occasionally goes bad, a Barbie doll with sporadic Bratz tendencies. Previous albums have balanced pristine ballads (Jesus, Take the Wheel, So Small, Just a Dream) with fiery rave-ups (Before He Cheats, Last Name). Those discs...

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...Carrie ever sings a note, Cowboy Casanova announces that something different is going on with country's sweetheart. Written with Jesus, Take the Wheel co-writer Brett James and hip-hop bassist/producer Mike Elizondo, it's just far enough...

In this article: Carrie Underwood, Max Martin, Keith Urban, Nashville, Jim Collins, Mike Fisher, Steve Wariner, and Martina McBride

...of Music Row tunesmiths including Hillary Lindsey and Luke Laird, who co-wrote "So Small" and "Last Name," and Brett James, who co-wrote "Jesus Take the Wheel" with Lindsey and Gordie Sampson. For "Play On," she expanded her circle to...

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...with Sons Of Sylvia, they sang with her live), and "Cowboy Casanova". Carrie also did a holiday-themed medley that started with "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and ended with a stirring version of "O Holy Night. " Brad Paisley who had already...

In this article: Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, Ryan Seacrest, Bo Bice, Nigel Lythgoe, Make the World Go Away, I Will Always Love You, Sylvia, and Change

...the Country Music Assn. Awards with Brad Paisley. Underwood co-wrote "Cowboy Casanova" with Brett James, who penned her 2006 hit "Jesus, Take the Wheel," and Mike Elizondo, who is best known for his work with hip-hop artists Eminem, Jay-Z...

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...it was the vocals that mattered most. Especially on the tunes that she belted for all of Highland Park to hear, such as "I Know You Won't," "Jesus, Take The Wheel" and "Just a Dream." (Songs that, incidentally, could have cost Underwood some...

In this article: Carrie Underwood, Stage fright, Before He Cheats, All-American Girl, Paradise City, Just a Dream, Don't Forget to Remember Me, Guns N' Roses, and American Idol