Own The Night is the follow-up to Lady Antebellum's highly successful debut album Need You Now. Need You Now earned the Nashville country group no less than five Grammys in 2011. With Own The Night, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood and singer Hillary Scott elaborate on a successful concept: making country pop and uncomplicated love songs. The strength of the band, however, lies in the excellent harmony
… vocals that also stand out on this album in songs like Dancin 'Away With My Heart and Cold As Stone. Vocals are central to all songs and it is to their credit that they have not let themselves be further commercialized. For example, at Own The Night you can hear traditional mandolins, steal guitars, violins and even a flute. Country music in short. This keeps Lady Antebellum fairly close to her roots and silences critics who feared that the band would deliver a real pop album. An acoustic version of the hit single Need You Now is included as a bonus track. (BvdV)more
