Trisha Yearwood: Next Steps

Few singers, country or otherwise, have ever been able tackle a slow jam quite like Trisha Yearwood. Tracks like "On a Bus to St. Cloud" feel like power ballads even if there aren't any electric guitars—Yearwood's big, clear voice adds enough wattage on its own, charging every word that passes through it. Her husband, Garth Brooks, even joins in on "Where Your Road Leads," their vocals swelling as tender piano gives way to an epic, soaring hook.