Release date: 25-03-2011 (originally released in 1977)

2011  exclusive limited edition 10-track LP vinyl -With Tears, Lies, and Alibis the follow-up to 2008's Just A Little Lovin' and the first release on her own label, Everso Records, Shelby Lynne affirms her position as a visionary, iconoclastic artist who deftly weaves country, soul, rock, blues, pop and folk influences to forge her own unique style. Like Identity Crisis (2003) and Suit Yourself (2005), this sparse, unguarded collection was produced by Lynne, who evokes a live-in-the-studio vibe from a stellar group of musicians. - presented in picture sleeve.-First release in her own label.

Tracks:
01. Rains Came 
02. Why Didn't You Call Me 
03. Like A Fool 
04. Alibi 
05. Something To Be Said 
06. Family Tree 
07. Loser Dreamer 
08. Old #7 
09. Old Dog 
10. Home Sweet Home

Born in Quantico, VA, she grew up in Jackson, AL and headed to Nashville at an early age. At 18, Lynne s demos landed her an appearance on TNN s Nashville Now series, which led to a Top 50 duet ( "If I Could Bottle This Up" ) with George Jones and a record deal. Following the release of the critically acclaimed I Am Shelby Lynne in 2000, she won the GRAMMY® for Best New Artist. She made her acting debut in 2005, playing Johnny Cash's mother in the Fox Searchlight motion picture Walk the Line.

BBC Review
There’s melancholy underneath just about everything Shelby Lynne comes out with. Not surprising, considering the hard start she had in life. Melancholia, though, has been a valuable underpinning for many songwriters, and when mixed with a little wry humour, it’s very effective.
And that’s what we have here. Personal songs, ranging from Alibi – the thoughts of a woman as she starches the collar of her cheating husband’s shirt – to Something to be Said About Airstreams, extolling the virtues of the iconic trailer.

Her appealing unpredictability is occasionally let down by an over-reliance on cliché, though. In Like a Fool she falls back on lines about clowns and how love is blind. Since everything else is so endearingly quirky, it’s a shame Lynne hasn’t spent a bit more time on those words.

Shelby’s previous offerings have taken her through mainstream country, western swing and big band to a tribute to Dusty Springfield. Of this record she says, "I finally have the creative control I’ve needed to get my vision out there." She certainly has her stamp on it; all the songs are hers, and they’re set against the backdrop of her own, strummed guitar. That makes it very personal: a session guitar player would never play like that, which isn’t to demean her technique in any way; she accompanies herself better than anyone else could. She knows where she’s going.

Tears, Lies, and Alibis is an album worth buying mainly for two reasons. Firstly the opening track, Rains Came. It sits in what sounds like a familiar bed, but doesn’t quite go where you expect it to, and is, this time, lyrically opaque. Secondly, you can drown in her voice. It is fabulous; not an in-your-face "listen to how many octaves I can leap" sort of way, but it effortlessly convinces you she’s lived this stuff, and means every word.

--Nick Barraclough