given the sparse arrangements, and the fact that the moments of distortion are very brief (and easy to isolate), maybe I can fix this myself? So I loaded the most problematic track up in Audacity and had a look. But according to this thread, the CD has the same problem unless you buy the remastered SACD version (which is hard to find now and stupid expensive). I was originally going to re-purchase it on CD (I currently have the MP3 download from Amazon), in the hopes that this issue was purely due to a screwup when they created the downloadable rips (I've had that happen before). This has bugged me ever since getting this album, since the arrangements are fairly sparse and the mix is very warm, so the moments of distortion stand out like warts on what is otherwise an umblemished, fan-damn-tastic recording. It sounds like static or a faint buzz when it happens. in just a few spots scattered around the album, when Shelby belts out a line, there's some clipping distortion. On the whole it is is fantastically performed and recorded. A while back, I purchased an album based on a recommendation in the 'What are you listening to.' thread: Just A Little Lovin by Shelby Lynne, a Dusty Springfield tribute album.

How to fix clipping in audacity