Everybody's Got a Story (2002)

With her soulful belt, jammy tunes, personal lyrics, and cascading curls, Amanda Marshall recalls Joan Osborne, albeit a blonder, blander one. The smoothing strings on almost every track steer Everybody's Got a Story, this Canadian singer's third CD, down the middle of the road. And although the songs' themes are varied, her voice lacks the emotional complexity to do them justice, making all Marshall's stories feel the same.