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shaniatfan
07-28-2006, 4:38pm
"Want To" will be Sugarlands next single which will be released to radio August 7th, it will be the 1st single of of their sophmore album. So keep you ears open.
http://www.sugarlandmusic.com/start.asp
MiniShaniaTwain
07-28-2006, 8:47pm
Thanks! I listened to it, and it's so awesome!
Sugarland's Enjoy the Ride Arrives Nov. 7
Mon. August 14.2006 6:56 PM EDT
Sugarland's second album, Enjoy the Ride, will be released on Nov. 7. The duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush wrote or co-wrote all 11 tracks and produced the project with Byron Gallimore. Enjoy the Ride follows Sugarland's double-platinum debut album, Twice the Speed of Life, and marks the release of their first recordings since the January departure of singer-songwriter Kristen Hall. "Want To," the first single from the new album, has already reached No. 30 on Billboard's country chart.
I like the title. Sounds like a tropical rithm hehe.
I like the title. Sounds like a tropical rithm hehe.
Yeah it does.
MiniShaniaTwain
08-15-2006, 5:17pm
Cool name! I heard the song on the radio yesterday!
shaniatfan
08-16-2006, 1:15am
I love the song, wish iTunes had it
I head the song and I like it.
You can now see the video on cmt.com
Sugarland's New Album Unveiled in Carnival Setting
Wed. October 25.2006 6:48 PM EDT
Music Row regulars mingled with fans Tuesday evening (Oct. 24) at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds when Sugarland performed at an outdoor party celebrating the upcoming release of the duo's new album, Enjoy the Ride. Fans from as far away as Atlanta, Sugarland's home territory, traveled by cars and buses to attend the party which featured carnival rides and an appropriate array of food, including popcorn, pretzels, candied apples, funnel cakes and barbecue. With a fall temperature in the high-to-mid 40s, many washed away the chill with a life-affirming elixir of hot cider and Jack Daniel's. Ninety minutes after the party began, Sugarland -- Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush -- were backed by a five-piece band to perform material from the new album and more familiar material, including the opening number, "Something More." After a few songs, Nettles asked the crowd, "How's the hot cider and whiskey? That's where I'm headed after the final note." Enjoy the Ride will be released Nov. 7.
MiniShaniaTwain
10-26-2006, 5:26pm
You can now buy the single on iTunes, which I've already done. ;)
You can now buy the single on iTunes, which I've already done. ;)
It is a good song.
AdorableEilleen
10-26-2006, 10:16pm
I saw these guys open for Brad Paisley. I don't mind them too much but not real big on them either. Jennifer Nettles doesn't have an appealing voice to me. Oh well to each their own I guess.
I believe Jennifer Nettles has one of those voices that people either like or dislike. In a way though a distinctive voice is needed in music business. Although I am not a fan of her voice, I feel that it benefits the band (well duo) to get noticed, to distinguish them from all the others. There are plenty of examples with artists that sound just like anybody else, when their singles are playing on radio they aren't instantly recognized.
Sugarland is.
I believe Jennifer Nettles has one of those voices that people either like or dislike. In a way though a distinctive voice is needed in music business. Although I am not a fan of her voice, I feel that it benefits the band (well duo) to get noticed, to distinguish them from all the others. There are plenty of examples with artists that sound just like anybody else, when their singles are playing on radio they aren't instantly recognized.
Sugarland is.
That is some good points Marika.
You can hear the whole album at cmt.com
http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/sugarland/1356299/album.jhtml
AdorableEilleen
10-30-2006, 8:47pm
I believe Jennifer Nettles has one of those voices that people either like or dislike. In a way though a distinctive voice is needed in music business. Although I am not a fan of her voice, I feel that it benefits the band (well duo) to get noticed, to distinguish them from all the others. There are plenty of examples with artists that sound just like anybody else, when their singles are playing on radio they aren't instantly recognized.
Sugarland is.
Very true but Jen just chews at my ear. :p
From performances and rehearsals to hanging out backstage with the band, CMT In the Moment: Sugarland gets up close and personal with Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, including a visit to Bush's home with his family in Atlanta.
Sat., Nov. 4 10:00 PM ET/PT
Sugarland in Sugar Land
-- Sugarland is pounding the pavement and shaking the bushes to promote their new release, "Enjoy The Ride," which arrives in stores next Tuesday (11/7).
On Wednesday, the duo visited City Hall in Sugar Land, Texas, where the mayor rolled out the red carpet. Nearly 5,000 fans turned out to hear songs from the album and were treated to an acoustic performance by the band.
Even Texas Gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman dropped by for the show, and perhaps to sniff out a few votes.
Sugarland will appear on "Good Morning America" on Monday (11/6), taking over Nashville's lower Broadway for an outdoor peformance with special guests Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora.
MiniShaniaTwain
11-03-2006, 1:03pm
You can hear the whole album at cmt.com
http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/sugarland/1356299/album.jhtml
I listened to 4 songs of it the other day before I got tired and turned the computer off. So far, it sounds really good!
Music Review: Sugarland
MICHAEL McCALL
Associated Press
Sugarland, "Enjoy the Ride" (Mercury): "Enjoy the Ride" may sound like an appropriately positive title for a group that shot to the forefront of country music with a two-million-selling debut.
But Sugarland's rocket to stardom, which began in 2004 with the release of "Twice the Speed of Life," hit some turbulence: singer Jennifer Nettles and mandolinist Kristian Bush dealt with the abrupt departure in January 2006 of guitarist and songwriter Kristen Hall, who'd co-written their hits. The duo also changed producers, bringing in veteran producer Byron Gallimore, who's worked with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
Fortunately, Sugarland goes down just as sweet as a duo. As on past hits "Something More" and "Baby Girl," the Georgia residents remain obsessed with upbeat songs about living their dreams. On songs like the new "Settlin'" and "One Blue Sky," they continue to find fresh ways to combine uplifting messages and catchy, pop-country arrangements without relying on lyrical or musical cliches.
But the album is at its best when the duo move beyond their core theme. "Stay," a soulful acoustic ballad, shows how effectively Nettles can express more complex emotions; "These Are the Days," a seemingly autobiographical defense against nay-sayers, portrays a man and woman who ignore the haters and keep their eye on enjoying their success; and, most surprising of all, the hard-rocking, humorous "Mean Girls", an Avril Lavigne-meets-Nashville tune that sneers at those who try to bring others down.
Sugarland are having too much fun, and have too much to say, to let that happen to them.
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/entertainment/music/15923492.htm
Must say I love it down in Sugarland. I heard 'Want to' and it made me want to hear more :D Nice melodies, maybe some lyrics are a bit the same with the 'something more' subject. But it sounds great to my ears, so I'm not complaining. County line, These are the days, April showers ... I kinda like them all. Yupz, nice album.
Taking it to the streets
-- Sugarland wakes up downtown Nashville on Monday (11/6) with a live performance on ABC's "Good Morning America," in support of Tuesday's release of their album "Enjoy The Ride."
The concert, with special guests Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, will take place on The Chevy Stage at Gaylord Entertainment Center's outside plaza.
fanmaster
11-05-2006, 2:43pm
I thought Sugarland new album was all right when I heard it on CMT. But it started to get on my nerves by the end. Pity, could it's that kind of Shaniaish music.
Sugarland guests on today's (11/8) "Martha Stewart Show."
MiniShaniaTwain
11-13-2006, 12:12pm
I LOVE this CD! My favorites are "Settlin' ", "Everyday America", "Want to", and "Stay".
Singing with Elmo
-- Sugarland members Jennifer and Kristian recently taped an episode of "Seasame Street," where they sang a tune called "Songs" with the show's Elmo character.
According to Kristian, "Songs" was originally done many years ago as a duet, sung by Big Bird and Crystal Gayle.
The episode will air sometime in 2007.
Sugarland has landed their first No. 1 single on the R&R chart with the debut track "Want To" from their sophomore album, Enjoy The Ride.
Sugarland's album, Enjoy The Ride, just received a platinum certification.
It's that guy from Sugarland...
-- Sugarland fan, Brooke, a second-grader from Tampa, received a phone call last week from the band's Kristian Bush. Brooke was chosen from a large group of fans for her hard work promoting the duo's latest album, Enjoy the Ride.
Brooke and her mother, Jennifer, took Sugarland posters to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, handing them out to fans and posting them everywhere they could.
Kristian and Brooke enjoyed a nice chat, and at the end of the call, Brooke surprised him with her entire 2nd grade class yelling, "We Love Sugarland!"
Say... if second graders can promote albums, why are record labels so lame at it? Chill. I didn't mention UMG by name.
Sugarland's 'other half' says he's in to stay
Things happen fast for Sugarland. Who knew the country trio’s first album title — "Twice the Speed of Life" — would prove so apt a description? In 2004 that CD turned the group into an immediate platinum act.
By the time the follow-up, “Enjoy the Ride,” arrived last year, Sugarland was down to a duo, already shedding a member.
Kristen Hall, a former guitar tech for Indigo Girls, bailed when she realized she couldn’t stand the heavy touring lifestyle Sugarland now commanded. In her 40s, she’s also a decade older than lead singer Jennifer Nettles.
“She decided early on in the touring of that first record she wasn’t having fun,” Sugarland’s Kristian Bush says. “She came to us and said, 'I’m a songwriter by trade ... I can’t imagine myself doing this.' We said all right, 'people will think you’re nuts,' but that’s fine. She’s doing what she loves and we’re doing what we love.” Hall has one songwriting credit on “Enjoy the Ride.”
Meantime, Nettles already scored a No. 1 smash outside of the band when she teamed with Jon Bon Jovi for “Who Says You Can’t Go Home.”
Given all of this, one has to imagine Bush’s stint in Sugarland is at its end as the powers-that-be contrive to spin the nasal-voiced Nettles into a solo star.
Not so. At least, no one’s saying this out loud. Bush, a married father with two young children who makes his home in Atlanta, will say, “I felt my personality and Jennifer’s personality adapt to rapid change, it works for me.”
He says he gets along fine with Nettles. “I’m so grateful for this experience I’m having and who I’m having it with.”
Sugarland also is at the forefront of the new trend in which aging rockers are finding acceptance within the country community.
Last year’s “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” marked the first time a legit rock artist (Bon Jovi) landed a chart-topping country track in Billboard.
Today it’s not unusual to find rockers like Bob Seger, Sheryl Crow and John Mellencamp, who sings with Little Big Town on his new CD, jockeying for chart positions with established country acts like Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley.
Additionally, pop singer Jewel’s hosting duties on the USA network’s “Nashville Star” this season seem like an attempt to ease her entry into the country market. Pop singer Michelle Branch’s similarly floundering career has been revived via Nashville since she formed the country duo The Wreckers.
"American Idol'"s Kelly Clarkson just partnered with NASCAR for the 2007 season, and rumor has it Rod Stewart wants to cut a country record.
Bush, 36, who used to be one-half of the ‘90s pop/rock duo Billy Pilgrim, thinks the new country landscape is wonderful.
“I come from a pop/rock history,” he says. “My first record deal was when I was 22 with Atlantic Records in New York. I toured with Tom Petty and Melissa Etheridge. I’ve been trained well for what we’re doing and it’s such a different environment now. The country music machine is so much more friendly and well maintained. It’s flexible.
There is music on country radio that seven years ago would have been on a different format. Bon Jovi was the first hair metal act to go No. 1 country. It’s still songs about life. It’s not songs about jumping off a roof.
“Country is still the home of the singer-songwriter.”
(c) 2007, The Miami Herald.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/01/27/freetime/doc45b90429e4c13261016558.txt
This is an awesome album.
Sugarland duo stands alone and together
By Alison Bonaguro
Special to the Tribune
Published February 23, 2007
Sometimes, you just can't hide a twang. You can't bury it beneath the lyrics, and you can't drown it out with the music.
Such was the case with Jennifer Nettles' vocals during Sugarland's show Wednesday night at the Chicago Theatre. And that was a good thing. Because between Nettles' big brassy voice and Kristian Bush's intense mandolin flatpicking, the band's sound stands out in the never-ending supply of Nashville banality.
Proof of their distinctiveness was on display from the opening song, their rousing new single "Settlin'." Other mega-hits, such as the girls-night-out anthem "Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)" and the bittersweet "Just Might (Make Me Believe)" came on strong during the 90-minute show.
And since Sugarland is the only girl-boy duo in country music right now--think Johnny Cash and June Carter without the flirtatious vibe--everything they did seemed out of the ordinary. So when Nettles was rhapsodizing about new love, money woes or red wine, the soul in her voice took center stage. At times, their music passed for a crossover sound with some pop-heavy hooks. But the twang-and-mandolin combination was enough to placate country purists. Hits off their double-platinum "Twice the Speed of Life" album (such as their debut "Baby Girl" and "Something More") were well-received by the capacity crowd, as was "County Line," which Nettles described as "the place you went in high school that you thought the cops didn't know about."
Halfway through the show, when four of the band members came to the front of the stage for a bluegrass cover of Bruce Hornsby's 1986 hit "The Way it Is," Nettles called it a full-frontal assault. Or, as it's known in Nashville, Opry style. Bush's brother Brandon, borrowed from his regular gig with Train, joined the band to play keyboards and a very cool squeezebox throughout the set.
Stunts like that energized the fans, who were on their feet the entire show. It seemed unsophisticated and out of place to be standing at the legendary Chicago Theatre, but Sugarland does that to people. Their songs have been steadily pouring out of country radio for three years. There's no way this crowd was going to take that sitting down.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-0702230083feb23,1,1102465.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
Sugarland's Music in Tournament's Opening Segments
Fri. March 02.2007 4:44 PM EST
Sugarland's music will be in the opening segments of both the 2007 ACC and SEC basketball tournaments that begin Thursday (March 8). The videos, which will run at the beginning of every session in the tournaments, will feature highlights from the season's ACC and SEC games, along with clips from Sugarland's "Settlin'" video. "Settlin'" is currently No. 11 on Billboard's country singles chart.
Happy Birthday Kristian Bush who is 37.
Sugarland Seeks Fan Videos
Tue. May 22.2007 6:00 PM EDT
Sugarland and CMT are calling on country music fans to be the music video star as part of the "Everyday America" video contest hosted exclusively at CMT.com. The user-generated competition allows fans to provide their own video interpretation of Sugarland's new single, "Everyday America." The fan-created music video will premiere later this summer on CMT's Top Twenty Countdown, and Sugarland will feature the winning entry onscreen during their summer concert tour. Submissions will also be featured on CMT Loaded, the network's broadband channel.
Sugarland Spices Up No. 1 Party for "Settlin'"
Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush, Tim Owens Celebrate in Nashville
By: Craig Shelburne
Sugarland collected a bunch of plaques on Monday afternoon (June 4) in Nashville's ASCAP offices for their No. 1 hit, "Settlin'," which the duo wrote with Tim Owens. Clearly, the music thing seems to be working for Sugarland, but should something happen, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush might consider a career in stand-up comedy.
Nettles had the industry crowd in stitches with her rapid-fire thank-you speech. "I'm not ashamed to say it," she said. "I go to therapy. Yes, believe it or not, ladies and gentlemen! You'd be amazed that when you talk to a whole lot of people for 90 percent of the time, and then you talk about yourself for an hour, how much it helps!"
After the crowd laughter died down, she added, "Last time my therapist said, 'Jennifer, I have to tell you, we have people coming in all the time who say this song has helped them so much. And one lady came in yesterday and said that "Settlin'" was her theme song.' And I thought, 'This is overpowering to make such a difference.' And I thought, 'Something More' encouraged people to quit their jobs, and now we're encouraging people to leave their marriages!'"
You almost expected Bush to remind you to tip your bartenders, but instead he joked about being grateful to be let in the room. (He's signed with BMI, a competing performance rights organization.) Then he praised Owens, who also wrote "Happy Ending" and "Mean Girls" with the duo for their second album, Enjoy the Ride. His other co-writing credits include "Ticks" for Brad Paisley, who initially arranged for the Sugarland-Owens writing sessions.
"If you are an artist or a producer, you need to listen to Tim's songs," Bush said with a big grin. "Don't miss this chance because he is really on fire. It isn't just Brad Paisley. Jen and I are about to get wealthy off Tim Owens."
After the party, Bush and Nettles were asked what they remembered the most about the writing session for "Settlin'."
"It was the first song we wrote for the record and interestingly enough it's also the first song on the album," Bush said. "So the way you experience it as a fan is the way we experienced it as writers, which is unique. It went very fast when we wrote it that day."
Nettles said Owens came in with the first line for the chorus, and they went from there. "He has so much energy anyway that it has to go fast," she explained. "If you could plug him in, he could light up the whole block. He's wonderful to write with because of that. At the time, the whole context of the song -- of not settling -- was important because it was second album. It was the first song we had attempted to write. We knew there were a lot of eyes on us at that time, so we really wanted the message to empower us and reinforce what we wanted to put out."
Even though all of their singles have done well so far, "Settlin'" is only the band's second No. 1 single. (Their previous single, "Want To," reached the top in December.) Nettles said she feels the pressure of going three-for-three with their new single, "Everyday America." Meanwhile, Bush said he is grateful for their success so far and that he realizes how hard it is to reach No. 1.
"I didn't know quite what to expect with the first No. 1, and now I'm aware enough to look around and go, 'Oh my gosh, I can't believe this!'" he said. "I'm so appreciative and so thankful. Now I get it."
On the eve of the CMA Music Festival, Nettles took a moment to thank the fans for their support.
"I think it's really cool that we're here at the beginning of the week of CMA Fest, simply because that is a week that is all about the fans," she said. "The fact that we have a No. 1 record is obviously about the fans, too, because they're the ones who want to hear the song, they're the ones who request the songs, they're the ones who are tested for the songs and they're the ones who buy the records."
http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1561754/20070605/sugarland.jhtml
Sugarland's Enjoy the Ride Double Platinum
Tue. December 04.2007 6:35 PM EST
Sugarland's second album, Enjoy the Ride, has been certified double platinum for shipments of 2 million units. The album was released in late 2006. Singles from the project include "Want To," "Settlin'" and "Stay." The band's debut album, Twice the Speed of Life, was certified double platinum in January 2006. Sugarland is currently headlining CMT on Tour with Little Big Town and Jake Owen. Their next concert will be Thursday (Dec. 6) in Battle Creek, Mich.
The Story Behind Sugarland's "Stay"
Jennifer Nettles Inspired by Reba McEntire's "Whoever's in New England"
By: Lindsey Roznovsky
Sugarland's "Stay" is the first of the duo's chart-topping songs to solely be written by singer Jennifer Nettles. Although she has never lived the storyline of the song, she knew the subject of betrayal is something everyone could relate to, yet she wanted to tell the story from a different viewpoint.
The song was written four years ago and inspired by Reba McEntire's "Whoever's in New England," which was written from the perspective of a wife whose husband is cheating on her. Nettles knew countless songs written from that viewpoint but none from the other two people involved. She says most people don't realize that even the person who is doing the cheating gets hurt as well.
"Even though the person who is cheating might think he or she is getting away with something, they know they aren't living their highest truth," she says. "And they wouldn't be in the situation if they were just happy-go-lucky in the first place. Nobody is happy in this situation."
Once she decided to write the song from the other woman's perspective, Nettles was overwhelmed with emotions and says the song pretty much wrote itself.
"You know, it was just in a couple of sittings on my couch," she explains. "And once the first line came, 'I've sitting here staring at the clock on the wall. I've been laying here, praying she won't call,' the story just unfolded."
Kristian Bush, the other half of Sugarland, remembers being blown away by the lyrics the first time he heard the song.
"This is one of those first times when you become like Bob Dylan, where you are writing the character's story rather than your story," he notes. "And it's a huge moment, and I am humbled around people who write like this. When I heard that song, I was like, 'Oh, my gosh. This is a heavy hitter of a writer here. This is a monster of a machine that is about to write songs.'"
"Stay" was one of the first songs Nettles and Bush wanted recorded for Enjoy the Ride because they knew the song would resonate with fans. While headlining the recent CMT on Tour, the duo encountered several fans who gave them the strength to speak out in their own relationships. Nettles said she knows how hard it is to say something you know is for your own good but at the same time doesn't feel good while you're saying it. And in that moment of standing up for what is right for yourself, she says, you'll be amazed at how powerful and liberated you feel.
Bush says they often got odd looks from audience members wondering whether the song had anything to do with his and Nettles' relationship. Bush is married and says his relationship with Nettles is a brother-sister relationship. His "big brother" instincts came out when they taped the video for "Stay," as Nettles became overwhelmingly emotional.
Bush recalls, "Immediately, I was just like, 'Everybody stop. Stop this! Y'all leave the room. Y'all made her cry.' I was like a knuckle dragon dad or a husband or something. I was really freaked out."
He went to console Nettles, who had stepped out of the room, and offered to send everyone home, saying they could continue taping the following day. But Nettles assured him she was fine and continued to cry during the next three takes, making it hard for Bush to watch.
"About that time, I'm spent," he said. "It's not even noon and I'm emotionally drained. They had to tie me down to watch all of this happen. It was like watching someone torture your friend."
Lindsey Roznovsky is a writer for CMT Radio.
http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1578707/20071228/sugarland.jhtml
mcjessica
01-07-2008, 11:06pm
Thanks for the info.
I love the song, I'm definitely a big fan of Sugarland.
Thanks for the info.
I love the song, I'm definitely a big fan of Sugarland.
Same here.
Sugarland Plans Overseas Concerts
Fri. January 11.2008 6:30 PM EST
Sugarland will be touring overseas this year, including an appearance on an all-star bill at the West Coast Blues 'n' Roots Festival in Fremantle, a port city in Western Australia. According to the festival's Web site, Sugarland will be appearing on March 16 with John Fogerty, Patty Griffin, jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour and others. The two-day festival begins on March 15 with Buddy Guy, Sinead O'Connor, KT Tunstall and Brandi Carlile. Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles alluded to the international dates in a statement released Friday (Jan. 11) by the duo's record label. Noting that they'll be recording their new album in February, Nettles added, "We're even gonna go across the old pond, as it may be, and try to visit some other folks that love country music in the world. We're gonna come back [to the U.S.] and do every fair and festival on the planet, so there are lots of plans to be enjoyed and fulfilled." Sugarland will also appear March 10 at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
I don't care for them but thats just me.
mcjessica
01-14-2008, 5:36pm
Ah I love them. Most people I know don't like them either though.
I think it's Jennifer Nettles' accent when she sings. It's too twangy for them.
Personally, I like it. Their music is so easy to identify because very few female contemporary country singers keep that southern drawl in their voices when they sing.
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