Earlier this year Whitney Duncan released her debut single “When I Said I Would” to country radio and while the single didn’t score as much as she had hoped, Whitney’s talent as a songwriter has gotten noticed as both Katie Armiger (“Unseen”) and Lee Ann Womack (“I Found It In You”) have recently recorded Whitney’s songs.   In view of the fact that “When I Said I Would” garnered her some fans online, Whitney’s label has decided to release a 5 song EP digitally as a preview to Whitney’s upcoming full-length release “Right Road Now.”  

The EP starts off with the fun “The Bed That You Made.” Producers Mark Bright and John Shanks have wrapped up Whitney’s alto in a fun bluesy fiddle and dobro track that shows off her personality.  Fans of get-you-back cheatin’ songs will certainly appreciate this track as Whitney sings about how she’s gonna get him back for cheatin’ on her.  It’s certainly not as spite-filled as “Before He Cheats” and actually falls more in line with Joey+Rory’s “Cheater Cheater” when compared to recent songs of the same ilk.  It’s fun and shows off Whitney’s personality.  With production that echoes pop rock, “Little By Little” also manages to recall the best of Shania Twain’s ballads.  This track, which Warner Brothers shared on their A&R Team site, could certainly find a home at radio.

“So Sorry Momma,”  has a great beat to it and the song certainly showcases the country-rock abilities of Whitney.  It’s a fiddle-laced track with a blues undercurrent and sing-a-long parts.  This is one many women will certainly love and while it doesn’t say anything new, it certainly has hit potential.  “When I Said I Would” is up next and while it’s a nice song to listen to, the song certainly falls more in line with what other artists are doing, something that most of the songs on this EP are not doing.  “Away” is a power ballad that is the last song on this EP.  Once again I hear a deep Shania influence here both melodically and vocally and this isn’t a bad thing.  

The quality of songs on Whitney Duncan’s “Digitial EP” is pretty stunning.  If these songs are any indication, Whitney Duncan is certainly an artist worth looking out for as she has the talent (both vocally and as a songwriter) and the drive to succeed (she’s been singing and writing since she was a teenager).