Mary Chapin Carpenter was part of a small group of folk-influenced country artists in the late 1980s. These musicians cared little about the commercially successful country music that came from Nashville. As one of the few artists from this group, she broke through to the general public in America. Since her album Come On Come On (1992) she has focused more on country rock and honky tonk. Party Doll
… And Other Favorites has 17 songs including her US hits, album tracks, live recordings and her contributions to tribute albums. In addition to a lot of her own work, she sings compositions by John Lennon (Grow Old With Me), Lucinda Williams (Passionate Kisses) and Mick Jagger (Party Doll). (CK)more