Victoria Boland
All Woman Girl

© 2001 VIVI

	Pampa Cowboy
	You'll Be Lonely

Victoria was born in Oshawa, Canada, but moved to Merewether Beach in Australia, when she was only 2 years old, returning to Canada in 1991, where she has since performed in local amateur theatre doing Broadway musicals. She also sung with a jazz band for 4 years and won 2 scholarships to Boston's Berklee College of Music. As a result of that affiliation, she has competed in, and won, many contests. Victoria says she has experimented with all kinds of music and developed a feel for new country along the lines of Shania Twain, JoDee Messina and Faith Hill and the albums opening track, "The Moves" certainly reflects that.

Shania's influence is also evident on the title track, "All Woman Girl,"….. complete with ah, ah's and uh, uh's….and the catchy "Wanna Have It Both Ways," while "Just For Tonight" is a Faith Hill type pop ballad that Nashville seems to be very fond of these days.

There are some good, modern Country tracks on here as well though, like the excellent, "Pampa Cowboy" with some wonderful yodeling from Victoria, that reminds me somewhat of Suzy Bogguss. This is my favourite track on the album! There's also the catchy "You'll Be Lonely" a track that is sure to go down well with the linedancers and I also like the ballad "Forgotten Lullabies" a wonderful song about an ageing woman hoping her son will visit her in the old folks home and evoking memories of the days when he was just a child.

On "All Woman Girl" Victoria mixes modern country music with the pop sounds of Shania Twain and Faith Hill and comes up with a recipe that is sure to go down well with today's, young, country/pop fan. That said, there are some good songs on here, even if they aren't all country, and I feel sure the album will find favour with listeners of all ages and preferences. Add to that the fact that Victoria also has a wonderful voice, and I have no doubt the album will prove to be very successful.