Track Listing

1. Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
2. This Is Me You're Talking To
3. They Call It Falling For A Reason
4. Nothin' `Bout Memphis
5. We Tried
6. Let The Wind Chase You
7. Dreaming Fields
8. Cowboys Are My Weakness
9. Help Me
10. Not A Bad Thing
11. Nothin' About You Is Good For Me
12. Drown Me
13. Sing You Back To Me

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1227 in Music
• Released on: 2007-11-13
• Number of discs: 1

People Magazine, November 9,2007
3 out of 4 stars, reviewed by Randy Vest

Trisha Yearwood offers up some memorable story songs on this follow-up to 2005's "Jasper County," infusing each tale with her pitch-perfect delivery. "Nothin' 'Bout Memphis" finds a guilt-ridden woman hiding a past romance from her current lover, while "Dreaming Fields" is an achingly beautiful reminiscence of a 1940's couple who lose the family farm. But the mood here is not all downbeat. "Nothin' About You Is Good For Me" is a boisterous rebuke of a low-down lothario, and "Cowboys Are My Weakness" is a loping two-stepper that playfully nods to hubby Garth Brooks.

The Advocate, Baton Rouge, November 9, 2007
Yearwood Explores Power of Love on New Studio Album BY DEBORAH EVANS PRICE Billboard

Street week is always a busy time for an artist,but this week will be especially crazy for Trisha Yearwood. In addition to promoting the arrival of her Big Machine Records debut on Nov.13,Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love, Yearwood is currently opening nine sold-out shows for her husband Garth Brooks in Kansas City, Mo. Yearwood admits she was initially hesitant about pulling double duty."I'd been saying I couldn't open the show because I have my album coming out the 13th,"she says."Then I started thinking,`I just don't want to miss it. He's retired and doesn't do shows. I'd love to be a part of it. 'But all the things I'm doing for street week,I'm still doing." During the Kansas City shows,Yearwood will perform for more than 150,000 fans, but even that pales in comparison to the millions of impressions she'll garner appearing on Late Show With David Letterman(Nov.15), Today(Nov.16)and The View(Nov.20), not to mention the radio promotions and online initiatives Big Machine has lined up. The activity is complemented by the strong performance of the single/titletrack, which is No.22 onBillboard's Hot Country Songs. Beginning Oct. 15,stations were able to offer a free download of the single for 30 days. "People are thrilled to have something new from her,and there's been a very warm welcome at radio,"Big Machine president/CEO Scott Borchetta says. The new album is a diverse collection that runs the gamut from the playful Western yarn "Cowboys Are My Weakness," which she admits reminds her of Brooks,to the poignant"This Is Me You'reT alking To,"a strong contender for the second single. "I love songs that tell stories, but when you do those songs,you become the narrator," the Monticello,Ga.,native says. "When you start singing,`This happened to me,'instead of, `This happened to her,'you in- stantly become a lot more vulnerable." That emotion is best felt on "Sing You Back to Me,"which deeply affected Yearwood. "The song says,`If I could write a song that would bring you back to me,it would be the only song I'd ever sing,'"says the artist,who lost her father in September 2005. "Listening to the demo,I would just cry and cry. It's so personal to me." The new album will join Yearwood's recently issued MCA greatest-hits package in the marketplace. But Borchet- ta says that rather than cannibalizing sales, the latter CD will "bring awareness to the fact that Trisha is alive and well and in play. We're going to make it clear that Trisha has a new studio album." Retailers are counting on Yearwood's loyal fan base to snap up Heaven."Given that the first single has been received well at radio and the fact that we are getting regular requests at store level,I think it is a perfect time for the new album," says Brian Smith,VP of store operations for Marietta,Ga.-based Value Music Concepts. During street week,Yearwood will fly back and forth between the Kansas City shows and events in New York and Nashville. Yearwood will play alive acoustic concert the night of Nov.13, which is being offered for simulcast on radio station Websites. A Lon Helton-hosted radio special will also be serviced in conjunction with Westwood One. As for touring, Yearwood says she'll perform the ater dates in February and March,then take time in April to pro- mote a cookbook she has coming out through Random House that she wrote with her mom, Gwen, and her sister,Beth Bernard. Fair dates are in the works for next summer. "Somewhere in the back of my mind,I felt like this album as a whole had to be undeniable," Yearwoods ays."After 15 years,you've got to find a way to make people say,`I know you've heard her sing for 15 years, but you need to hear this.' And that's a hard thing to do." ©2007, Nielsen Entertainment NewsWire THE BEAT

USA Today, November 13, 2007
3 1/2 stars out of 5 by Brian Mansfield If Trisha Yearwood's first album in two years gets overshadowed by Garth Brooks' ultimate hits hoopla, then that's a real shame. Her album may not arrive with the fanfare of her husband's, but what an album it is. It delivers everything its title promises and then some: a couple of blues-rocking barnburners, a little Memphis soul, some cooing cowboy swing and perfectly wrought ballads that Yearwood sings with emotional precision of a latter-day Tammy Wynette.

Customer Reviews

A Modern Classic
On this album, Trisha delivers some of her best vocal performances, along with outstanding songs. EVERY SINGLE ONE is a winner!
A stronger album hasn't come out of Nashville since 1980, when Reba's "Feel The Fire" came out. I truly adore it, and listen to it constantly, even though I bought it 6 months ago.
Favourites:
"Nothin' 'Bout Memphis"
-This has got to be the single most impressing vocal performance I have ever heard by anyone! Exeptional song, and probably my favourite song off the album.
"The Dreaming Fields"
-A haunting piano-driven song. The lyrics are so emotional, you might actually burst into tears at first listen. A true modern classic.
"Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love"
-Probably my all-time favourite uptempo number by any artist! It is so much fun to listen to, and it is just plain awesome"

Buy this album now! If you don't, you are missing out on a true modern classic.

Mrs. Brooks Brings it Again!
Trisha Yearwood delivers another cd full of hits here. The woman has a voice that can be rivaled by few and she displays her stardom on this cd. She makes the transition from singing "country" to "diva pop" seem effortless and natural, which is a skill that few of her comtemporaries have mastered. Once again, she sings about love and relationships and I can relate to many of the songs on this cd. "Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love" is one of the overall best country cds I have heard this year (I didn't get the cd until a few months ago) and it reminds me why Trisha Yearwood has become a mainstay in country music.

Amazing Exhibition of Power and Soul
This is an amazing collection of songs, thematically related as you might guess from the title. The songwriting and musicianship contribute to display Trisha's unique style and incredible vocals. Powerful vocals and heart-tugging memorable lyrics are what she's known for, and this CD does not disappoint.

The title track is an awesome gospel-tinged tune, a fantastic choice to reveal her particular talents. "This is Me You're Talking To" resonates with me; it tears my heart out. This is some of Trisha's best work. Though elements of new country exist on this record, its more an exhibition of how great traditional gospel-tinged country can be. I agree with reviewers who believe that there's no filler on this record. They're all great songs, interperated to the fullest.