Between Midnight & Hindsight

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Joy Lynn White had the voice, the emotion and the attitude — along with a certain untamed quality, which may account for why she couldn’t be properly marketed. Her 1992 debut <i>Between Midnight & Hindsight</i> (first credited to “Joy White”) gives a taste of her potential. She's sometimes reminiscent of a young Linda Ronstadt, adept at filling her throbbing notes with palpable desire and heartache. But really, White was her own artist from the start, coming on a little too folky for classic honky-tonk and too rowdy for mainstream balladry. At times, she chafes against some of the more pedestrian tunes on this album. But when she fully connects with a song, the results are galvanizing, with the country-rocking “True Confessions,” the two-stepping “Little Tears” and the spunky “Hey Hey Mama” especially delightful. The don’t-miss moment here is “Cold Day In July,” a gospel-tinged ballad that was subsequently covered by the Dixie Chicks. After attempting to play by Nashville rules, White moved on and established herself as an alt-country artist. <i>Between Midnight & Hindsight</i> gives an early glimpse of her formidable talent.

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