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When I Was Made

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I got to see Edie Carey at a "house concert," where fans of music provide their living room, kitchen, patio etc as a place for a traveling musician to play. The hosts provide snacks and a place to play, the guests pay a small fee to cover costs and the artist provides music. In Edie Carey's case, really good music.

This was the CD I purchased after the show, primarily for what I thought was the best song of the evening, "Compromise (Be A Poet About It)." It is a sad song with a sweetly hushed vocal, and I found it to be somewhat like Joni Mitchell or Shawn Colvin. I asked Edie to point me to the right CD, and this is what I brought home. "When I Was Made" walks between bluegrass/country and confessional folk. The first song, "With Our Hands," is a plucky country number enlivened by Jonathan Kingham's banjo. But she glides just as easily to Sheryl Crow pop like "All The Way Down" and the aforementioned "Compromise."

If you don't mind some genre-hopping, or any of the artists mentioned prior, you'll probably enjoy "When I Was Made." I will also cheerfully recommend Edie Carey's performance should she visit your town. You can find a schedule at the website that bears her name.

...any Edie is great Edie! One cannot go wrong with this woman. This album is a twist on her usual sound but it is a natural progression and sounds awesome! I love to hear people grow and expand. The lyrics are fabulous. The title track "With Our Hands" is heart wrenching and uplifting at the same time. I don't know many artists who can create that combo. Keep up the good work Edie!

I stumbled across Edie Carey nearly two years ago and, in short order, owned all of her CD's to that point with CALL ME HOME topping the short list. As much as I appreciated Edie's offerings to date, somehow everything changed with WHEN I WAS MADE...somehow very much for the better. My favorites When I Start To Cry and Compromise seem to be intensely personal and I feel honored to be allowed to listen in. By themselves they would make this CD a keeper, but there is so much more. With Our Hands is a great song but then add Jonathan Kingham's dobro and banjo pickin' and what a treat this one becomes. Go ahead...try not to move or sing along with it. Additionally, Under A Sky, All The Way Down, and Chemistry (JK/banjo again) are just three more chapters in this amazing musical gift. And if this wasn't enough for you to purchase WHEN I WAS MADE, know this: After seeing Edie in concert this past Saturday, what resonates with her audience in addition to her awe-inspiring voice and songwriting is the fact that she intensely loves sharing her craft with us and is so very grateful that we stopped by to listen. No, maam...the gratitude is ours, Edie C.

This is Edie's most poignant and beautiful work to date. Evan Brubaker's production gives her a fresh, new sound. It's intimate, organic and simply beautiful. The banjos and dobros on some songs will make everyone think it's country, but it's better described as rootsy pop.

Edie writes hooky songs with some of the most amazing lyrics I've ever heard. There are the upbeat songs "With Our Hands" and "Under A Sky"; the haunting "Open Wide" and "Chemistry"; the heartbreaking "If I Start To Cry" and "Already Gone", and she's recorded a studio version of her signature song "Compromise (Be A Poet About It)". Every song on this CD is a winner and a must-have for fans of the singer/songwriter genre.

I bought the When I Was Made cd based on other Amazon purchases I had made. Well, I found Edie Carie's lyrics and delivery to be a sad disappointment.