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Best album to-date adopting a more poppy approach, with really good tracks all through. Great songwriting from a very talented lady, sung with passion and arranged very nicely, great album, buy it!!

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With an album this good, Conroy would soon be the talk of the town. Known primarily for her dexterity as a songwriter, Conroy has crafted songs for Michelle Wright, Tera Lee, Diane Chase among others. Naturally, for "Talking to Myself" Conroy has put her pen to work in penning all 11 tracks, some with other Nashville scribal giants such as Tom Shapiro, Jim Weatherly and Cyril Rawson. However, the major departure for Conroy since her last studio album (which was 9 years ago) is that she has taken strikes to upkeep herself with a fresher, gutsy and contemporary sound. Without the occasional pedal steel and mandolin, many of these songs could sit side by side with the catalog of say Kelly Clarkson or Hilary Duff. However, the pride of place of this CD belong to the infectious melodies and Conroy's passionate-filled deliveries that sound more and more like a younger Patty Loveless.

"Talking to Myself" has already caused quite a commotion with its single "Ray of Sun" already racing up the Canadian country chart. As perky as the title suggests, "Ray of Sun" finds Conroy sinking potent chops into a sizzling lyric of the first flushes of a summer fling. Such infatuation gets more intense with the equally catchy "Everything That You Do," a track she co-wrote with Tom Shapiro (who has written for almost everyone in country music including Brooks and Dunn, George Strait and Kenny Rogers). However, the weather does turn for the worse with "When" finding a heartbroken Conroy wondering when her tears will dry. Even when the disposition is dour, Conroy still effervesces with verve and affection. "When" quickly segues without a pause into "Til I Hear It from You" a Kelly Clarkson-rocker which finds Conroy strutting away vocally in style and class. In terms of its ability to captivate one's attention, "Til I Hear from You" is without peer.

On the other hand, Conroy does slow down for breath and a few more contemplative moments. On the ballad "I Know," Conroy does let us in on the emotional complexity of meeting one of her former paramour again. With lots of attention paid to the exploration of the hurt, anger and regrets associated with such a predicament, "I Know" is spot on as one of Conroy's most engaging pieces. Writing with Jim Weatherly (who wrote Gladys Knight "Neither One of Us" and Linda Davis' "How Can I Make You Love Me"), "Everyday Ordinary Life" is a gentle ballad which is perhaps also the album's most country tracks. However, if there are any teeth to pick, the album lacks more ballads especially those piano-driven ones.

Nevertheless, Conroy has sink her teeth into some sturdy material here. "Talking to Myself" though boasting in its very contemporary and at times too polished sound, it is as much cherished for Conroy's engaging delivery over songs that give exposition to the human heart without much fanfare and shade. Let us hope the US country market will warm up to Conroy as her native land has had.

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The lady looks somewhat dead on the cover with so much mascara around her eyes. But in fact she's very alive and makes a perfect performance all the way through the 11 tracks, which flow from title to title without gaps in between. You don't need to program to avoid dropouts there are none. Great sound from soft to powerful, mainly heartache stories (that's the reason for the dark eyes). It's not really country, but VERY good stuff !!