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09/16/2003 | Lightyear 

All Music Guide Review

Singer/songwriter Katrina Carlson has been bubbling just under the surface of the pop music mainstream since her independent debut release of 2001, Apples for Eve; her songs have been picked up for advertising campaigns and TV-show soundtracks, and she's a regular fixture on Billboard's adult contemporary charts. Her sophomore effort finds her getting souped-up production worthy of any chart-topping diva, resulting in a rootsy but polished sound that brings to mind some of Sheryl Crow's better work. The album's centerpiece is a gorgeous love song titled "I Know You by Heart," which she sings in duet with Benny Mardones (who had a hit back in the '80s with "Into the Night"), but other highlight tracks include a subtly cynical rewrite of the Beatles on "New Shoes," the melodically cathartic and faintly country-flavored "Go-To Girl," and an unidentified track hidden after the brief, operatic outro at the end of the album. Very nice stuff indeed. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Track Listing

Credits

  • Tom Weir
  • Choir, Chorus, Engineer, Mixing
  • Dave Darling
  • Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Musical Direction, Engineer, Guitar (Electric)
  • Jefferson Denim
  • Guitar (Acoustic), Piano, Vocals (Background), Guitar (Electric)
  • Katrina Carlson
  • Guitar (Acoustic), Harmonica, Executive Producer, Producer, Vocals (Background), Vocals, Guitar (Electric)
  • René Reyes
  • Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background), Guitar (Electric), Percussion


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