If Wishes Were Horses

Artist: Kathy Hussey Label: The Orchard Category: Music Average customer rating: Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 669910391525 EAN: 0669910391525 ASIN: B00004C4NY Release Date: 2000-03-11

Tracks:

1. We Have Everything
2. Skin Deep
3. If Wishes Were Horses
4. Day After Day
5. Light Up The Night
6. Jekyll & Hyde
7. Are We There Yet
8. Turn On The Radio Daddy
9. Table For Two
10. Lay Them Down
11. Along The Way

Customer Reviews:

A star in the wings.......2002-09-13

Earbuzz.com review of "If Wishes Were Horses".......2000-01-20

In Kathy's title track, "If Wishes Were Horses", the gently moving song showcases Hussey's songwriting talent and subtle ability to deliver her lyrics like a heart surgeon, painlessly entering your emotions with the heart of an artist. She writes, 'out in the back yard in my little kingdom, my subjects were all in a row, down through the bushes and into my castle, me and my prince we would go, but it wasn't long before i was grown, without a prince or a castle my own, and if wishes were horses then i'd ride a Clydesdale, if hope were a river then i could set sail, and if it wasn't for these then i'd be a sad sight indeed, cause if boat rides were ten cents then all i could do is sit on the bank and cry, my what a deal.' What a song.

Track 2, with it's Bonnie Raitt flavor, "Skin Deep", shows Kathy in front a more R&B rock format - and she nails the genre with deft ability, 'your clothes are pretty like the company you keep, you spend your money but your talk is cheap'.

"Day After Day", opens with a classic jazzer guitar solo, and the tune moves with downbeat strums and siren like vocals, sweet and unassuming - 'day after day, week after week, year after year, i won't have to wonder, i'll have no fear, cause I know it'll be this way, and that you'll be here, day after day, year after year.' The amazing thing about this tune is that it sounds like a jazz standard already - wonderful.

The final track, which is true of so many artists, is a raw representation of what is closest to the artist - the song, "Along the Way", is a narrative of some of the tougher subjects in life and the nurturing comfort Kathy is providing to whomever she's singing to, 'you'll be afraid of growing old along the way, there'll be mysteries to unfold, but i'll do my best to keep you young at heart, and i'll shine my brightest when you feel you're in the dark, if you ever need me i'll be there, there's a place in this life that's ours to share, and you can count on me, let my love set you free, along the way.'

Kathy is a substantial singing/songwriting talent and nearly every song on the CD is a melodic touching gem. Relaxing quality folk/pop/country record.

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