Suit Yourself

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Suit Yourself
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Studio album by
Shelby Lynne
ReleasedMay 24, 2005 (2005-05-24)
StudioSherry Lane Studios, Rancho Mirage, CA
The Rendering Plant, Nashville, TN.
Genre Country
Length44:41
Label Capitol Records
Producer Shelby Lynne
Shelby Lynne chronology
Identity Crisis
(2003)		Suit Yourself
(2005)		 Just a Little Lovin'
(2008)

Suit Yourself is the ninth studio album by Shelby Lynne, released on May 24, 2005. The album is the second consecutive self-produced album for Lynne, and one of two recorded for release by Capitol Records. (The album's follow-up, Just a Little Lovin' , was also recorded at Capitol, but would be distributed elsewhere due to the label's corporate restructuring.) The album received mainly positive reviews from critics with an average Metacritic rating of 76/100. [1]

Contents

Lynne wrote music and lyrics for ten of the album's songs, including "Johnny Met June", a tribute to the relationship of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash which was written on the day of Johnny Cash's death. Though the album does not explicitly state the title of its final track, "Track 12" is a cover of "Rainy Night in Georgia" written by Tony Joe White, who also composed the album's fifth song, "Old Times Sake."

In 2016, "Johnny Met June" was featured in a PSA for Sandy Hook Promise. [2] As a result, the song entered #20 in Billboard's Country Streaming Songs.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [4]
Music BoxStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic concludes a lengthy review with, "Suit Yourself is aptly named, Lynne dressed herself this time out with great players and finely wrought songs, and put it all together on her own. This is her finest moment yet." [3]

Jason Schneider of Exclaim reviews this album and says, "This has always been how Lynne's sultry voice sounds best, and the intimacy she captures throughout the album is heart-melting at times." [7]

T.J. Simon of The Music Box gives the album 3½ out of a possible 5 stars and concludes with, "Another impressive element of Suit Yourself is that Lynne produced the effort herself, and the mix is perfect. On future releases, Lynne would be wise to distance herself further from standard country fare and instead emphasize her soulful side, but in the meantime, there’s a lot to enjoy on Suit Yourself. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Shelby Lynne, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Go with It" 2:57
2."Where Am I Now" 3:41
3."I Cry Everyday" 4:18
4."You're the Man" 3:19
5."Old Times Sake"
4:50
6."I Won't Die Alone" 2:41
7."You and Me" 0:59
8."Johnny Met June" 3:03
9."You Don't Have a Heart" 5:05
10."Iced Tea" 2:42
11."Sleep" 3:28
12."Rainy Night in Georgia" (untitled track)Tony Joe White7:38
Total length:44:41

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [8]

Charts

YearTitleChartPeak
position
2016"Johnny Met June"Country Streaming Songs [9] 20

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  2. ↑ Burns, Will (December 2, 2016). "The Power Of This Film Is That You Don't See The Point Coming". Forbes. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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  5. 1 2 Simon, T.J. (1 July 2005). "Review". Music Box. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  7. ↑ Schneider, Jason (1 August 2005). "Review". Exclaim. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Suit Yourself (liner notes). Shelby Lynne. 2005. CDP 7243 4 73464 2 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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