Truth from Lies

Truth from Lies Artist: Catie Curtis
Label: Rykodisc
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 014431060120
EAN: 0014431060120
ASIN: B000042VQF


Release Date: 2000-02-01

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Tracks:

  1. You Can Always Be Gone
  2. Troubled Mind
  3. Radical
  4. Dad's Yard
  5. Silhouette
  6. Everybody Was Dancing
  7. Slave to My Belly
  8. Party's Over
  9. Crocodile Tears
  10. Wolf
  11. Just Getting By
  12. Cry Fire

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars My New Favorite.......2002-10-24

When I played "The Wolf," I realized what a wonderful songwriter this artist is; But it was listening to the rest of the CD that made me fall in love with Catie and her music. And darn, I've been missing it and her all this time. John Gorka backs her on "Troubled Mind", still my favorite song of longing: "I'm tired of being strong ... let me lay down in your arms." How often I've wanted the words for those feelings. Her music is always thoughtful, but the quality is light and some cuts are just downright fun.
Don't let the gay element scare you--love is just love after all, and all the lyrics can apply to any combination. I am working on getting all of Catie's CDs, and this one plays every day several times on my stereo. Go Catie!! [reminds me of Dar Williams' lyric "I have never had a way with women, but ... make me wish that I could"]

5 out of 5 stars Up and coming artist!! Great CD.......2002-04-24

A friend of mine loaned me this CD...let's just say that I now own *all* of Catie Curtis' work. She is a remarkable songwriter who is still developing. This is her most raw, unpolished work, but i like it that way. "Troubled Mind" is one of the best ballads i've heard in a long time.

Crash Course in Roses is also a great album...

If you like folk / singer-songwriter acoustic music, you'll love all her work.

5 out of 5 stars I love this cd.......2001-01-13

I first heard this CD when a friend of mine wanted to play me the song "Radical." I loved the great melody, guitar playing, and beautiful lyrics. I went out and got the CD and out of my whole collection it is definitely it my top three most played CD's. Troubled Mind is a beautiful duet. I also love Slave to my Belly. The Cd is full of great songs and a real appreciation for life. I recommend this CD to anyone who is a fan of great female musicians.

4 out of 5 stars I'm a slave to my belly!.......2000-11-28

I first saw Catie Curtis a few weeks ago as the opening act to a Dar Williams concert. I am hooked. I have never enjoyed an opening act this much. I just got Truth From Lies because I love her song "Slave to My Belly" and found myself singing it on the way to work the next day. The first verse goes like this: "I'm a slave to my belly 'cause it got to be fed/Every morning, well it lifts me out of bed/ and says: 'Go to work for me baby./Buy me some bread and some wine.'/My belly doesn't like me to be playing guitar all the time/So I'm on the train all the way to town/I sell my day and ride away to town..." This song just makes me laugh because I am a slave to my belly, it wants to be fed, and that's why I'm on the train, going to work. The amazon.com review calls this awkward humor, but I think it's great. The entire CD hasn't stuck with me yet, though, hence 4 stars not 5.

5 out of 5 stars Poetry in Music.......2000-07-28

Catie Curtis speaks to my soul. Her lyrics and music make her my favorite. She views the world as manageable. A true artist.

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