Little Bit of Heaven

Carol McComb | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hazelwood
• ASIN: B0000589LT
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #575,003 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Look at the Moon

2. Watershed

3. She Always Breaks My Fall

4. Little Bit of Heaven

5. Touch and Go

6. Dreaming in Three-Quarter Time

7. Bad Girl, Sad Girl

8. Goodbye Song

9. Not Quite a Love Bite

10. Only a Fool Would Be Taken In

11. Simple Melody

12. Mary's Lullaby

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite a bit of Heaven actually, March 17, 2001

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Patrick C. Donohue "pcdonohue" (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Bit of Heaven (Audio CD)

I should probably preface this review with the fact that I've been a student in various of Carol's workshops for about the past year now. So before picking up this album, I had already been familiar with her voice and her guitar work for some time. . . at least so I thought! Wow! Though I'd always been impressed with Carol's guitar work, singing, and incredible range in her workshops, I guess I had forgotten that most of the time she was playing down to level of the musicians in the class. Plus I hadn't much exposure to her song writing and arrangement skills, and they're impressive.

Little Bit of Heaven is just as another reviewer stated, enjoyable and memorable, from start to finish. I hadn't expected to get so many songs off the album stuck in my head, and for so long! Carol combines great melody, beautiful lyrics, and spot on arrangements for the great group of talent backing her up. Instrumentally, there's a mixture of guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, violin, pipe, pedal steel, cello, and even a set of bag pipes or two. Sounds ecclectic on paper, but it works in your ear, and backed up with strong vocals by Carol and crew, it's a very enjoyable mix. Personal favorites include "She Always Breaks My Fall", "Simple Melody", "Dreaming in Three-Quarter Time" and of course the title track "Little Bit of Heaven", which is a fun bit of bluegrass thrown into the mix.

This album has made it into my car collection (where I listen to music the most), along side other great albums by Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, Santana, Bela Fleck, John Coltrane, and the Buena Vista Social Club. Well worth your time and money!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forever a Fan, April 18, 2001

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E. Malone "erinkat" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Bit of Heaven (Audio CD)

Carol McComb's album is delicious. Not a steady folk, country, bluegrass listener, this album has turned me into a rabid fan. The blend of styles and instruments is a rich sampling and there is something for everyone here. The richness of the music, the weaving of the instruments and Carol's voice leaves me wanting more. The album spans various styles - from the country lamentations of "Dreaming in Three Quarter Time" to the blugrass feel of "A Little Bit of Heaven" to one of the songs ending in accapella almost african rhythm chanting.

I play the album in my car and find myself singing the songs throughout the day. A sure sign of success.

If you like bluegrass, folk, country or even the song stylings of other female singers lik KD Lang or Patsy Cline or even Joni Mitchell - you will love this album

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We love these songs, March 3, 2001

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Keith and Bev Anderson (Woodside, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Bit of Heaven (Audio CD)

It isn't often that you find a CD that is both enjoyable and memorable from start finish. Little Bit of Heaven is that and more. Every song on this CD is a gem and we find ourselves listening to it repeatedly. If you like a smooth female voice that can handle folk, country, jazz or lullabies with equal ease you'll love this CD. We recommend Little Bit of Heaven whole-heartedly.