I think of this as my version of a country record, explains Osborne, who admits that, although born and raised in Kentucky, she never really explored the genre until she relocated to New York in the early 80s. Im thinking about this album almost as if a film director decided to make a genre films -- a western, then a romantic comedy, then a detective film. Its a little like taking these genres that have certain constraints built in, then putting your own sensibility into it.
Osbornes sensibility -- a restlessness of spirit and an unfettered...
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