Trio

Okay

Exactly the kind of classic country I fw. I love the vocal harmonies and all three of their voices are so powerful.

+1 Dolly point almost gives a 3

I still hate country I guess. This sounds like the caterwauling that spews from the bandstand at a county fair. Makes my teeth itch. Twangy harmonies ain't for me.

Ouch, not for me, yawnville! I nearly fell asleep 3 times whilst listening. I had to google photos of Linda Ronstadt (younger, of course, but whatever), just to keep me awake.

Three wonderful singers, whose voices work really well together. From an old school Nashville that I don't generally like, but with a clear influence from the highwaymen and the travelling Tilbury. Very dated, and not the finest work from any of the three, but with a charm and grace, and such flawless vocal performances, that it couldn't get less than 4 from me!

No.

Trio
I’ve never heard of this despite liking all 3 of them.

Such lovely vocals and harmonies. Each voice is distinctive yet the three combine beautifully. I think I could listen to those three voices in harmony indefinitely.

Great playing and arrangements. As it was made in 1987 I was half expecting it to sound very 80s with big echoey snares etc. There are some slight elements of that with the piano on Telling Me Lies and I’ve Had Enough (the two weakest songs), but overall I love the sound. It has nice, straightforward and simple country instrumentation with a lovely warm and sympathetic sound. Simple is not a criticism, but the shuffling drums with acoustic instruments augmented by fiddle, dulcimer, mandolin etc is just great - it’s easy to ‘over musician’ this sort of thing but the restrained number of instruments works really well.

This has been a very pleasant surprise. Not sure if this is overlooked just because I’d never heard of it, but it feels like an overlooked gem. Definitely going into rotation.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It’s a really, really nice 3 that I’m going to be biased and call a 4, just for how often I felt touched by this album.

It really does just come down to how well their vocals blend together, and my bias towards this sort of general sound. I might have this sort of bias for a lot of the country albums that come up, but I’ll live with that. If nothing else, this album is great for easy listening, and to hear three great female vocalists. For my tastes, it just hit right, and sometimes, that’s all you can ask music to do.

I unlike it as much as I was expecting. I can't say they don't have a point.

De bekende Amerikaanse country-klanken. Prima gezongen door de drie dames, maar al gedateerd toen het uitkwam.

Dolly Parton is a legend, but I don’t like country music

This fucking slaps. Three totally perfect singers join voices in a sort of voltron esque creation of unstoppable country music. Telling Me Lies is the perfect example.

One star each.

Whoever approved this horrendous album cover was hopefully fired immediately.

I adore the three members of Trio as much as the next person. Legends each in their own right.

I’m sure they had a fun time recording this together. I just don’t see the point in it.

I'm usually not a fan of country music, and in my opinion the 80s were when the genre really started pushing that "country pop" I oh so loathe. However, Dolly Parton is a treat of a person, so I won't dismiss this instantly.

While the harmonies and vocals were impressive, the album left a lot to be desired. At best, it was pretty okay but less than notable country music, but it often dipped into either hard to enjoy 50s era country, or was very generic 80s country, the exact that I figured I would not enjoy. There is enough here to keep it out of the one star, but I see nothing here to make this album notable, save for vocals that are outdone by other singers or Parton herself on this very list.

arrraaa