Amy Hart
Every Beat Of My Heart
Painted Rock Records – 101 – 2
Released 2000
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For a debut disc this is one to make you open your eyes wide and look around. As much twang as there is in this ladies voice, when she wants to get right on down to it she can rock with anyone. There also shows in her voice and phrasing a good amount of a blues influence. The songs here are definitely country in feel and sensibility, but they have that little something extra that prevents them from sounding like the vacuous radio hits that pass for country music. The song that comes closest to a ‘good old country standard is Be That Way, and that shows off her strong voice, and lets those rocking influences sneak in there. The songs display a broad and open sense of music in general, their appeal is much more broad base than the traditional country music. The band playing behind her is tight and stays with her on all the changes doing an admirable job in supporting her and the sound quality is very good. I am intrigued and am looking forward to the next disc.
Produced by – Amy Hart
Songs and times – All songs written by Amy Hart
1 Rockabye – 3:05
2 Love Train – 3:58
3 A Heart’s An Awful Thing– 3:34
4 Every Beat Of My Heart – 3:50
5 Be That Way – 3:37
6 Why Don’t You Stay – 3:47
7 Love Is Killing Me – 2:56
8 You Left The Light On –3:22
9 Is There Any Hope – 2:41
10 Take Me Out Tonight – 3:07
Musicians
Amy Hart – guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, background vocals
Ed Greene - drums
Scott Chambers – bass
Gary Olyear – guitar, mandolin
Tom Reynolds – keyboards
Mark Thompson – lead guitar, lead guitar
Mike Johnson – steel
Bill Strickler – background vocals
Matt McKenzie – bass
Mickey Raphael – harp
Byron Hagan – piano, Hammond B-3
Chet Hinesley – lead guitar
Bart Busch – background vocals
Andrea Zonn – fiddle
Dirk Johnson – piano
Bob Babbitt – bass
Scott Chambers – bass
Michael Stidolph - mandolin