Last April when I saw Lady Antebellum in concert, I fell completely in love with them. They put on a really great show and stole the hearts of the audience. Right after the concert, I bought “Lady Antebellum,” their first CD. I absolutely love that album. The members of Lady Antebellum are Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley, singers, and Dave Haywood, who performs background vocals as well as playing the mandolin, piano and guitar. On January 26 the band released their second album, “Need You Now.”

The first single from the new album, “Need You Now,” was released by Lady Antebellum quite some time ago. I consider it to be one of the album’s best songs. It has a catchy tune and hits you hard when you listen to it carefully. The music in the very beginning, before Hillary and Charles start to sing, is very beautiful. Weeks ago I bought the single on iTunes. Lady Antebellum has also released a music video which is quite good. In fact’s it’s my favorite music video by them.

“Stars Tonight” is another song that stands out. The melody is once again amazing. However what makes this a great song instead of just a good one, are the lyrics. They give insight into just how Haywood, Scott and Kelley really feel about being musicians. I think for people aspiring to be professional musicians this song would be very inspiring to them. It would also make a great music video.

The song “Our Kind of Love” has a completely different sound to it than the song “Stars Tonight.” The song is a lot slower. It’s a nice song and very enjoyable to listen to.

On “If I Knew Then” the voices of Hillary and Charles really shine through. It’s a really special song. I usually don’t go for overly romantic songs, however this one does really move me.

Some musicians hit what’s called the sophomore slump. That’s when their second album doesn’t turn out to be as good as their first. However, Lady Antebellum most definitely avoided the sophomore slump. “Need You Now” is a great second album.