CD review: Martina McBride “Eleven”
From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.
Country
Martina McBride “Eleven” (Republic Nashville)
Contemporary country songstress Martina McBride declares her independence with “Eleven,” her 11th album and debut effort on Republic Nashville.
When her longtime contract with RCA Records expired last year, McBride, 45, signed with part of the Big Machine Records family of labels and took a seize-the-day attitude to a big career change. With “Eleven,” she returns with a new co-producer in Byron Gallimore, freshly honed songwriting skills and an obvious…