Wicked Little High

Bird York

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: February 21, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Narada
• ASIN: B000E5LF78
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,401 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

With Wicked Little High, a familiar face looks set to become a familiar voice. A busy actress with a long list of credits--including a recurring role on The West Wing--Kathleen "Bird" York had a bit part in best picture winner Crash. More significantly, she wrote and performed the Oscar-nominated theme song "In the Deep" (an honor shared with co-writer Michael Becker). There's more where that mesmerizing number came from on the striking redhead's seductive Narada debut. Take the title track, for instance, in which York can't resist the charms of a Mr. Wrong who's like "the fifth drink before a long drive home," but "desire is such a wicked little high when the one you want is blind to you." Sounding like Sia's sexy older sister, York wraps her smoky alto around 11 other tales of lust and loss, including the Isaac Hayes-penned r&b classic "Hold On, I'm Coming"--a top 10 hit for Sam & Dave--here reinvented as blue-eyed soul with a trip-hop beat. On other tracks, she assumes the voice of a teenage runaway in the grips of young love ("Open Wider") and an elderly widow grappling with loneliness ("Save Me"). A revamped version of 2003's The Velvet Hour ("Freedom" and "Hold On" replace "Haunting You" and "Never Gonna Find Us"), Wicked Little High features contributions from producer Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Peter Gabriel) and guitarist Steve Caton (Tori Amos). --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sensual and healing . . ., March 6, 2006

By	hr - See all my reviews

Whether you heard Bird York's song "In the Deep" in the film "Crash", or saw her perform the song live at the Academy Awards - do yourself a favor and check out this CD. You will absolutely not be disappointed. Bird's music is both sophisticated and at the same time quite sensual. There is also a meditative and even healing quality to many of the songs which I think is why director Paul Haggis chose "In the Deep" to play such a pivotal role in his film.

Two quick notes: - While the song is also featured on the excellent Crash soundtrack CD by Mark Isham - the advantage to this CD is that you'll discover that "In the Deep" is not a just a fluke but rather just one of many incredible songs by Ms. York.

Secondly - many of the songs appearing on this CD also appear on her previous CD "The Velvet Hour", which from what I've read was sort of an earlier version of this CD that she released prior to signing with a proper label. Bottom line - if you want to check out Bird's music - I would definitely start with this one.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Wait to Buy This, March 19, 2006

By	Erica K. Miller "rikkikm" (Tampa, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had it on my wish list for a couple of weeks before ordering it. That's time I lost with this beautiful music. I love this CD- I'm listening to it over and over. Sultry, smooth vocals, resonating lyrics. The transitions are well done too, you're taken for a ride on a beautiful wave of emotion and harmony. You should have this CD.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEAUTIFUL MUSIC, June 13, 2006

By	N. LaBarge - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Truly there are no words to describe the bliss I feel when I listen to Bird York. Discovering her was the loveliest musical thing to happen to me in a long time. I always advise people to listen. She is an incredibly talented woman. Keep on making the music for us Bird, I can't get enough of it!!! The movie CRASH is what brought me to her music but I now own all of her albums. Do not miss them!