I received music for Christmas. 5 albums my hubby bought and 2 I bought myself (don’t judge me—music and books are my crack).  I’ll admit I prefer to buy whole albums from artists that I like because I invariably find a track that is just special and speaks to me. Here are the albums and the tracks that I’m obsessing over:

Kelly Clarkson, Stronger

 Although I’ve never watched American Idol, I do like Kelly. My favorites are Honestly and Dark Side.

Daughtry, Baptized

 While I really enjoy the title track, I’m really draw to Battleships (acoustic version) while an honorable mention to long live rock and roll.

Miranda Lambert, Four the Record
Although it received a little airplay in Phoenix, I am still drawn to her All Kinds of Kinds with a nod to Nobody’s Fool for it’s clever lyrics.

Katy Perry, Prism
 I admit that Birthday reminds me of disco, but it’s so up beat I can’t get it out of my head and I wonder if it’s a remake/cover song. But it’s By the Grace of God that’s hauntingly beautiful.

Keith Urban, Fuse

 I had debated a long while before deciding to get this album, I’m not sure why but most of the songs have been played already on the radio but I do like Shame.

This one I found from one of the blogs I follow. Bastille, Bad Blood

 I love all the songs but one that I can’t get out of my head is The Silence. The lyrics are just brilliant!

AS for the other album, I bought the soundtrack to the original Sound of Music after watching Carrie Underwood perform it live. I prefer the original as it brought back memories of driving through Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland to visit Civil War sites with a young nun named Chris.