cd release: you are here
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The album is packed with 16 great recordings, representing a wide range
of emotions and songwriting styles. The tracks are:
- "You Are Here" (3:47)
- "Everywhere I Am" (3:57)
- "The Sweetest Sound" (4:53)
- "Somewhere Off the Foot of This Mountain" (4:18)
- "Monday Morning Stretch" (3:44)
- "J'ai Fait Tout Le Tour de Grand Bois" (2:38)
- "Texas Waltz" (5:10)
- "The Lumber Song" (3:43)
- "Old Fashioned Waltz" (2:57)
- "My Name Is (Mud)" (3:49)
- "Hide Your Face" (4:08)
- "Don't Move Back" (2:09)
- "She's Looking for a Dave" (3:35)
- "Somewhere Off the Foot of This Mountain (solo)" (4:18)
- "In the Corner of the Room" (4:13)
- "Prayer" (3:57)
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Released in June 2001, You Are Here is Gina Forsyth's debut solo
album. It presents Gina's vivid, offbeat original songs, with a Cajun
fiddle track, a Mike West comedy song, and a rural church hymn.
Musicians include Larry Clyman and David Doucet, guitars; Don Stiernberg,
mandolin; Steve Rashid, Hammond B-3; Jim Markway bass; Doug Belote, drums;
and Sue Demel, Nancy Walker, Kat Eggleston, and Myshkin, vocals.
Critics and fans alike have raved about You Are Here. Here's some
of what they're saying:
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"In one of the best independent or small-label
submissions from a regional talent we've heard in a way long time, New
Orleans' Gina Forsyth rips it up on You Are Here, an eclectic,
beautifully played testament to choosing the right personnel and
crafting a great song."
—Walter Pierce, The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, LA
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"Musically, Forsyth's traditional folk sound
encompasses...bluegrass, Cajun, country, gospel and New Orleans rhythm
and blues influences...a triumphant accomplishment"
—Margaret Coble, Southern Voice
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"...truly one of the warmest singer-songwriter
recordings in recent memory. May this girl go."
—Dan Willging, Offbeat, New Orleans, LA
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"...crucial folk listening for those to whom
Woody Guthrie has more significance than the Backstreet Boys."
—Gambit Weekly, New Orleans, LA
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(Full reviews can be found in the reviews
section of this site.)
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