The Whole SHeBANG (CD - 1999)

Additional personnel: Biff Watson, B. James Lowry (acoustic guitar); Gordon Kennedy, Dann Huff (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore, Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Jonathan Yudkin (mandolin); Aubrey Haynie (fiddle); Terry McMillan (harmonica, percussion); Tim Lauer (accordion, electric piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards); Steve Nathan, John Hobbs (keyboards); Glenn Worf, Mike Brignardello (bass); Vinnie Colaiuta, Paul Leim (drums); Eric Darken (percussion).

"Little Good-byes" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

Shedaisy: Kristin, Kelsi, Kassidy.

Additional personnel includes: Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Terry McMillian (harmonica, percussion); Tim Lauer (electric piano); Glenn Worf (bass);

Vinnie Colaiuta (drums).

Engineers include: Jeff Balding, Mark Hagen, Jed Hackett.

Personnel: B. James Lowry, Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Dann Huff, Gordon Kennedy (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore, Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Jonathan Yudkin (mandolin); Aubrey Haynie (fiddle); Terry McMillan (harmonica, percussion); Tim Lauer (accordion, electric piano); John Hobbs, Steve Nathan (keyboards); Paul Leim (drums); Eric Darken (percussion).

Audio Mixer: Jeff Balding.

Recording information: Bennett House; Masterfonics Inc; Masterfonics, Inc; Quad Studios, Nashville, TN.

Photographer: David Hogan.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Kassidy Osborn; Kristyn Osborn; Kelsi Osborn.

SheDAISY and Grammy award-nominated producer Dann Huff decided after two years that they needed to do something a little different. The result: The Whole Shebang: All Mixed Up is a collection of radio remixes derived from the group's 1999 debut, The Whole Shebang. All Mixed Up offers the same chart-topping songs as the original, and attempts to put a fresh spin on the Platinum-plus selling debut with cool re-mixes and interesting musical twists. Call it what you will, but simply stated, it's the first album, this time with an overproduced sound. Listeners may hear heavier guitars, digitized sound breaks, some funky echoes, and the occasional a cappella break out. But unless you're a hardcore SheDAISY fan, there really isn't anything excitingly new here or that you haven't heard already. ~ Maria Konicki Dinoia

SHeDAISY is one of those contemporary country acts who are country in name only. Using the work of Faith Hill, Shania Twain, and the Dixie Chicks as a starting point, the three Osborn sisters -- Kristyn, Kelsi, and Kassidy -- have created an appealingly polished collection of modern country-pop, which means it sounds as much (if not more) like mainstream, radio-ready adult contemporary pop as it does contemporary country. For purists, that will be a problem, but the fact of the matter is, SHeDAISY does this music very well and their debut, The Whole Shebang, is every bit as winning as Hill's Faith and Twain's Come on Over, even if it doesn't quite match the Dixie Chicks' Wide Open Spaces. The key to the record's success is not only the sisters' harmonies, which are very good, but Kristyn Osborn's fine songwriting skills. She wrote or co-wrote every song on the album, and while there are a few tunes that feel like filler, most of them are well-crafted, melodic, memorable songs which are distinctive enough to give the group their own identity. The Whole Shebang may not be pure country, but its glossy pop sheen and big hooks, along with SHeDAISY's charismatic vocals, are enough to make it a winning debut. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

THE WHOLE SHEBANG is the debut album from SHeDAISY, a polished pop-country trio consisting of the Osborn sisters--Kristyn, Kelsi, and Kassidy. Imagine the Dixie Chicks crossed with Shania Twain, or Wilson Phillips crossed with Deana Carter--sweet harmonies, catchy-as-all-get-out songs, perky, sassy attitude, every note in the right place. Songs include "Little Good-Byes," "Before Me and You," and "I Will.". minimize