Entertainment Weekly (10/10/97, p.93) - "...an important component of Nashville's return to traditionalism--equal parts Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Patty Loveless--without the vulnerability....CHORDS is ultimately engrossing..." - Rating: B
Musician (7/97, p.88) - "...the best elements of trad country with a contemporary sensibility....Evans brings back the country epic saga song with `The Week The River Raged.'..."
Personnel: Sara Evans (vocals); Murray Adler (conductor); Pete Anderson (electric guitar, Baja sexto, hand claps); Dean Parks, Kevin Dukes (acoustic guitar); Tom Brumley (lap steel & pedal steel guitars); Bucky Baxter (pedal steel guitar, dobro, mandolin); Doug Pettibone (guitar); Scott Joss (fiddle, mandolin); Skip Edwards (keyboards, piano, organ, accordion); Taras Prodaniuk (bass); Jim Christie (drums); Beth Anderson, Tommy Funderburk, Jim Lauderdale, Joy Lynn White (background vocals).
Recorded at Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, California.