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Barbara Harley: First Glance Album Review By The Muses' Muse
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“FIRST GLANCE contains nice melodies that are simple and go down smooth and easy as Kentucky bourbon.”
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Barbara Harley’s CD, FIRST GLANCE (Rinse the Dish Records), was recently reviewed by Stacey Board of “The Muses Muse” (www.musesmuse.com), one of the largest and most respected on-line webzines dedicated to all things songwriting. Here’s what Stacey had to say:
“I have an unpleasant confession to make. I’ve become just cynical enough about the music industry to have half a second of worry when I first saw Barbara Harley’s CD. “Uh oh… a very pretty woman in multiple attractive poses …” But never fear! She’s got the goods and FIRST GLANCE is a very good CD.
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Along with her album co-writers, Al Lind and Kim Jakubicki, Harley recently enjoyed success as her debut single, "First Glance", grabbed notable Independent chart placement. "Writing my own songs has been a real boost to me," Barbara has said. "Not just the obvious reason of creating songs, but as an artist, too. Nothing beats playing and singing your own songs and having the audience love what you do!" And there is a lot to love on this album.
New Jersey’s Barbara Harley has released her debut disc, First Glance, on the new Rinse The Dish Records label. For the singer who started her career as a grade school Paul McCartney clone, singing on a box top while playing a left-handed air guitar, she is primed to score. Along with her album co-writers, Al Lind and Kim Jakubicki, Harley recently enjoyed success as her debut single, "First Glance", grabbed notable Independent chart placement. "Writing my own songs has been a real boost to me," Barbara has said. "Not just the obvious reason of creating songs, but as an artist, too. Nothing beats playing and singing your own songs and having the audience love what you do!" And there is a lot to love on this album.
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“I can think of another pretty brunette contemporary country artist that writes lots of uplifting songs … Shania. But Barbara keeps her production much closer to planet earth than Ms. Twain’s latest releases. FIRST GLANCE has very professional sounding production quality without leaning anywhere near overproduced gloss.
“Barbara and her writing partners Al Lind and Kim Jakubicki write story songs that are surely right at home anywhere near Harley’s address in Nashville. The subjects are largely about aspects of love and its loss – her own and others. It's a little of the bitter but mostly the sweet. She sings them in a thoroughly pleasing sweet voice with nice range and flawless performances throughout the CD.
“FIRST GLANCE contains nice melodies that are simple and go down smooth and easy as Kentucky bourbon. She’s assembled some first rate session players to contribute on every song. They add very nice touches of lap steel, fiddle and mandolin without ever getting in the way. My favorite though is a bit different than the rest. On “I’m Getting Out” there are a few more minor chords and a little more sass and edge in the singing and playing.
“I admit that my first glance almost had me forming the wrong first impression, but I think any fan of the Dixie Chicks and other contemporary country artists would enjoy Barbara Harley’s FIRST GLANCE.”
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