Carrie Underwood's Carnival Ride: Early Album Review

Former American Idol season four winner Carrie Underwood was one of the few American Idol winners to take her success from the show to critical and commercial success. Her debut album, Some Hearts, has sold close to six million copies in an era of incredibly low record sales that is a major accomplishment for a debut album. On her sophomore album, Carnival Ride, she is ready to crack the dreaded sophomore slump. Will her new album be as successful as her debut?

The first single off of Carnival Ride is So Small. The song is a very strong pop-country track. The song features Carrie's extremely strong voice which makes the song a hit. This is the first song which Carrie has released as a single where she has writing credit on the song. The song is very catchy and has been a big hit for her.

Flat On The Floor is a track penned by Brett James and Ashley Monroe. The song is a catchy up-tempo ditty. The song is more traditional country with a little bit of Rock-n-Roll as opposed to most of the other songs on the album.

I Told You So is a cover of the Randy Travis classic from 1988. The song is very good and at the same level as the original which is hard to do. The song is very catchy and very easy to listen to.

I Know You Won't is one of the ballads on the album. The song is very well written and produced. The song talks about the disappointments in a relationship. Carrie's big voice shines over the mellow track.

Last Name musically sounds like the sequel of Before He Cheats. The song features the playful nature of Carrie over a rock-country inspired beat. The song talks about meeting someone in the club and having a good time and not even knowing their last name.

The More Boys I Meet is another playful up-tempo song. The song shows off the charm that Carrie has as an artist.

Get Out Of This Town is a solid pop-country track. The song features a very catchy melody and a great hook.