LISA McHUGH - Dreams Come To Life

The lovely LISA McHUGH is getting plenty coverage at the moment, from her successful appearance in Caithness, to her impending appearance at CMA Festival in Nashville, and she also has a cracking new album to offer her fans.
“Dreams Come True” is her second official album, and is released on the Rosette label, home to Daniel O’Donnell.
Across the fourteen tracks on the album, there’s a really refreshing mix, from her fast paced cover of Rhonda Vincent’s “Court Of Love”  and her latest single “In The Glow Of The Light”  to ballads like “Help Me Make It Through The Night”, and Ronan Keating’s “This I Promise You”, which she does a really nice job on.
There are covers like “Somedays You Gotta Dance” and “The Time Has Come”, but some newer material too, including “Out There Somewhere”, written by rising Irish star Derek Ryan, and the Miranda Lambert hit “I Cant Be Bothered”.
She even goes back in time with her version of “The Lightning Express”, which she does a good job on.
Dolly Parton has obviously made a huge impression on Lisa, as she’s featured three very different Dolly songs on the album. “Why’d You Come In Here” packs a punch, whilst “To Daddy” shows her sentimental side, but it’s the very traditional sounding “False Eyelashes” that stands out for me.
Apart from the superb twin fiddles, I love the story of the girl singer who left home to become a star, and because she hasn’t made it, she’s afraid to face family and friends at home. It could’ve mirrored Lisa’s move from Glasgow to Donegal, but her success has ensured that the song isn’t autobiographical.
But my favourite track has to be the heart wrenching “Words Dont Reach My Heart”, a ballad that Lisa really delivers with such emotion.
It’s a superb album, offering such diversity from one of our most enthusiastic entertainers. And the CD cover is worth having as well, with no less than 16 pictures of the lady herself.