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Sandy's Notes
"If I had to select just one highlight from the many gifts life has given me, well, this album is it. Allen Reynolds and I spent hundreds of hours together in the mid '70s, crafting this record and playing all the parts ourselves, (except for some keyboard overdubs by Charles Cochran and Bobby Wood) . I couldn't wait to get to Jack's Tracks, then an experimental studio recently created by the legendary Jack "Cowboy" Clement. Allen and I would have some coffee and then become lost again in the moment -- and the music -- that became this album. I was so fortunate to have a mentor like Allen in my earliest Nashville years as we both struggled to find our place in Music City. Looking back I realize those magical hours in that small building on 16th Avenue became my spiritual foundation. Allen was captivated by a song on the album called "When I Dream" and over the years it's warmed the hearts of people all around the world. I've made other albums in the years since but SING ME A LOVE SONG will always have a special place in my heart. Now I'd like to share this place with you. I sincerely hope that it will bring you just a tiny fraction of the peace, love and joy it has brought to me!" Sandy Mason Theorét |
Bob Anderson, Writer for High Times Magazine 1976
If you're into the stillness of those gentle hours between midnight and dawn, here is a rare treasure of an album. Sing Me A Love Song is fresh, sensual and unique-something to be shared with the special people in your life. I've yet to play it for anyone who wasn't moved by it.
In the cutthroat big-business reality of the record industry, this is a record made not for the money but for love-the love of making an unashamedly romantic statement, hoping to touch others with that feeling. There aren't enough times in life when you get to experience such deeply emotional music. This album packs the same kind of impact and potential as the first Phoebe Snow album-which also started as a work-of-mouth album.
Sandy Theorét is a rarity today, a singer who isn't afraid to sound pretty. The texture of her voice is warm and childlike. She's not an innocent child but a woman-child saying, "I haven't done this before, but I know I can." Her melodic structures are haunting and beautiful, outstanding because of the soft, understated acoustic arrangements featuring guitar, keyboards and strings, with light percussion rather than standard drum-ming. Overall this provides the material with a soothing flow that captures her emotions perfectly.
Within her songs, she almost appears to be taking you aside to share her secret thoughts and desires. She delights in capturing the listener's curiosity about her myriad views of love, as in "Mama Don't Want No Worry"-"But the fact is, dear, I'm going with where I'm comin' "-then answering that with "Love that's a lie never has a good direction, dream when they die, no longer need protection." The title song sets the tone for the album's direction: "Sing me a love song, wherever you are," a fas-cinating love song to an ideal.
So here is an album made by artists, not heavy-handed music men grabbing for your wallet. Sing Me a Love Song is a wonderful little pack-age of dreams that is perfectly suited for mellowing out on a quiet night. The people who are responsible for this obviously took pride in making it-it could be the sleeper of the year.
If you're into the stillness of those gentle hours between midnight and dawn, here is a rare treasure of an album. Sing Me A Love Song is fresh, sensual and unique-something to be shared with the special people in your life. I've yet to play it for anyone who wasn't moved by it.
In the cutthroat big-business reality of the record industry, this is a record made not for the money but for love-the love of making an unashamedly romantic statement, hoping to touch others with that feeling. There aren't enough times in life when you get to experience such deeply emotional music. This album packs the same kind of impact and potential as the first Phoebe Snow album-which also started as a work-of-mouth album.
Sandy Theorét is a rarity today, a singer who isn't afraid to sound pretty. The texture of her voice is warm and childlike. She's not an innocent child but a woman-child saying, "I haven't done this before, but I know I can." Her melodic structures are haunting and beautiful, outstanding because of the soft, understated acoustic arrangements featuring guitar, keyboards and strings, with light percussion rather than standard drum-ming. Overall this provides the material with a soothing flow that captures her emotions perfectly.
Within her songs, she almost appears to be taking you aside to share her secret thoughts and desires. She delights in capturing the listener's curiosity about her myriad views of love, as in "Mama Don't Want No Worry"-"But the fact is, dear, I'm going with where I'm comin' "-then answering that with "Love that's a lie never has a good direction, dream when they die, no longer need protection." The title song sets the tone for the album's direction: "Sing me a love song, wherever you are," a fas-cinating love song to an ideal.
So here is an album made by artists, not heavy-handed music men grabbing for your wallet. Sing Me a Love Song is a wonderful little pack-age of dreams that is perfectly suited for mellowing out on a quiet night. The people who are responsible for this obviously took pride in making it-it could be the sleeper of the year.
ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON VINYL copies still available as LP in our store
Produced by Allen Reynolds
Musical Accompaniment by The Trolley Car Band with guest performance by Charles Cochran and Bobby Wood
All song by Sandy Mason Theoret except Äll I Wanna Do Life" by Allen Reynolds and Sandy Mason Theoret
© copyright 1976 and 2007 Good Music www.yourgoodmusic.com 386-663-1308
Produced by Allen Reynolds
Musical Accompaniment by The Trolley Car Band with guest performance by Charles Cochran and Bobby Wood
All song by Sandy Mason Theoret except Äll I Wanna Do Life" by Allen Reynolds and Sandy Mason Theoret
© copyright 1976 and 2007 Good Music www.yourgoodmusic.com 386-663-1308