Look how my tiara can be bent back to the shape it was....

Ok Gap, you've got your new ad. The blond, the brunette, and the redhead, a collective "Josie & the Pussycats" of country-pop, if you will.

SHeDaisy (don't ask me about the capitals, it's how they spell it) is another in the long line of Utah-based (read "probably Mormon") family singing groups that culminated in the death-star of pop that were the Osmonds (gotta love those Osmonds). After three albums (as well as a kick-ass Christmas album and a weirdly-made "remix" album), Kristyn, Kelsi, and Kassidy (awww, how cute, the same letter, even) have chugged along as a moderately successful female answer to Rascal Flatts, who by the way came out on the same label at around the same time....hmmm. Fortuneteller's Melody continues the soccer-mom easy country style they've succeeded with on their other albums, however the songs here aren't as strong or memorable. The leadoff single, "I'm Taking The Wheel", a standard female-somewhat-empowerment anthem is about the best thing on there, and even that's not as memorable as their best work on their previous albums (like "I Will (But)" or "Mine All Mine"). Also their second single, the ballad "In Terms Of Love" is a pretty good track in its own right, but again not as heart-tugging as their previous "Still Holding Out For You" or "Come Home Soon". The rest of the album is competently performed, but not really noteworthy. It even includes their contribution to the Desperate Housewives soundtrack, "God Bless The American Housewife" (cute but a little plastic). The only totally boring duds are the filler "Bring It On Back" and "Kickin' In". If you're inclined to like the harmonizing pop-country group sound, you'll like this as background music. Better yet, pick up the Little Big Town album first.

Grade: C+
Best Cuts: "I'm Taking The Wheel", "In Terms Of Love"
Weakest Links: "Kickin' In", "Bring It On Back"

Fortuneteller's Melody made #6 country albums and #22 pop albums.
"I'm Taking The Wheel" hit #26 country songs.
"In Terms Of Love" hit #32 country songs.

You can pick up a copy of Fortuneteller's Melody at sites like here and here.

To listen to the song "Burn Down The House", you can click here to download (rightclick to bring it up in a new window).

And here's the cute video to the song "God Bless The American Housewife".