Sarah Shannon

Sarah Shannon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 19, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Casa Recording Co.
• ASIN: B00006369U
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,693 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Down

2. I'll Run Away

3. Call You on the Telephone

4. Anyone

5. What's Mine

6. Looked to the Sky

7. When You Live Life Alone

8. Heaven Got Wider

9. Are You Far Enough

10. Can't You See

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Different from Velocity girl, but just as great!, March 31, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Sarah Shannon (Audio CD)

As most of you know, Sarah Shannon was the former lead singer of Velocity Girl and Starry Eyes. She also released a 5 song EP in 1999 called "Estheraho" in 1999 which is kind of hard to find. Her new album is quite a departure from what many of you may be used to. Instrumentation has gone from fuzzy, distorted guitars to strings, trumpets, violins and piano (though are a couple songs that have the old VG feel like like "Are you far enough"). I really liked this album mostly because Sarah's familiar and wonderful voice is still with us but in a different context that works very well (the Seattle Times described one of her songs as if "coming from a Broadway Musical" and anothers as having a "Burt Bacharach-y" feel). Like the reviewer before me from D.C, I was fortunate enough to see Sarah in concert (in Seattle). Her voice translated very well and was quite strong in a live setting (though much of the lush instrumentation was replaced by a keyboardist, drummer, bassist and guitarist) and I enjoyed myself thoroughly. So, if you love Sarah's voice and are ready for her slightly different musical direction, you will have to get this album.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Someone send Brian Wilson a copy!, August 5, 2002

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A. Peterson "jennap8" (Groton, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sarah Shannon (Audio CD)

I heard about this album on NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday" and totally fell for it. This is a deliciously terrific pure pop album, something no one seems keen to make anymore, and for my money the best release of the year. There's nary a clunker on the record (hard to pick a fave) and a few solid rockers that might -- MIGHT -- appease Velocity Girl fans. I've been recommending this to my friends who care about good pop. If I had Brian Wilson's address, I'd send him a copy. I think he'd approve. Burt Bacharach, too.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sarah Shannon is one of my Top Ten Favorite CD's, May 6, 2003

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Reid Swetland (Cape Ann, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sarah Shannon (Audio CD)

I heard about thirty seconds of Sarah on NPR's Weekend Edition and that was enough for me. I love this CD, and the only reason I can think of that it has not received more national acclaim, is that Norah Jones' debut was released one month later on a major label. This is a great performance by Sarah, who has one of the freshest voices to grace the airways in years. She holds the notes, her songs are well crafted, and musically there's something for everyone. Down, Call You on the Telephone, Heaven got Wider, and Can't You See are all great pop-type songs, in that they are easy to listen to, but not cookie-cutter pop. I'll Run Away, When You Live Life Alone are great ballads that are readily identifiable. This CD is on my top-ten deserted island list. Enjoy!