Lori Lieberman - Takes Courage

Styles: Vocal Pop
Year: 2010
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 57:34
Size: 92,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:49)  1. Early Wednesday Morning
(4:32)  2. Another Galaxy
(4:28)  3. New York Mining Disaster
(4:18)  4. Gun Metal Sky
(4:19)  5. The Opposite Of Love
(3:38)  6. Only With You
(4:13)  7. When You Were Mine
(5:18)  8. He Needs You
(4:23)  9. Bus Stop
(5:04) 10. More Than This
(4:54) 11. My Baby Needs A Shephard
(4:13) 12. Killing Me Softly
(4:18) 13. Takes Courage

Leonard Cohen came up on stage in one of her concerts and sang “Bird On A Wire”. Don McLean invited her to be a part of his documentary, “American Troubadour,”   Judy Collins called her a gifted songwriter.Highly regarded among her peers and younger artists alike, this legendary artist has gone on to record LP after CD, gleaning the respect of an ever-changing industry  a loyal and devoted base of fans. Best known for Killing Me Softly”, written during her Troubadour days in Los Angeles when her girlfriend, writer Michele Willens, took her to a  Don McLean in concert, she developed her producing and arranging skills into a career that has spanned over fifteen albums. Featured in author, Leo Blokhuis’ book, “Sounds Of The West Coast” which won the Golden Tulip Award, he devotes a chapter that details Lori Lieberman’s early music California in the seventies, the Sunset Strip and the West Coast club circuit that included singer-songwriters such as Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, and The Eagles. A true full circle moment occurred a few weeks ago, when she met Don McLean for the first time at his concert in Los Angeles, where he credited the song to Lori Lieberman, and sang its inspiration, “Empty Chairs”, to her. Born in Los Angeles but raised in Switzerland, among Lieberman’s early musical influences were Francoise Hardy, Tom Rush, Cat Stevens “and anything from the States I could get my hands on”.

After attending University in Boston, she signed her first record deal with Capitol Records. The next five LPs on that label included some of the leading studio musicians a young Larry Carlton, members of the “L.A. Express”, Sneaky Pete, and pianist Joe Sample. She toured the U.S. with Randy Newman, Billy Joel, Leonard Cohen, John Sebastian and Rick Nelson, to name a few. For several years,as the  music business went from acoustic to disco, Lori Lieberman spent time away in the hills of Malibu to raise three children. She returned to recording under the guidance of Joseph Cali, who first had the idea to record her with his then partner, Mark Levinson, as a two mic live experience. She was nominated for the Golden Note Award for excellence with “A Thousand Dreams”, on Pope Music, and two CDs followed “Home Of Whispers”, and “Gone Is The Girl”, became staples of the Audiophile community, who embraced her stunning songs, warm vocals and rich orchestrations. Rich Warren, of WFMT Chicago, named “Home Of Whispers” as his number one, most recommended CD of that year. With the release of “Monterey”, on Drive On Records, co-produced by Lori Lieberman and Joseph Cali, with songs composed and arranged by Lieberman, she toured the U.S., receiving airplay as the Indie market increased, highlighting her natural and acoustic sound. “Gun Metal Sky”, released in 2009, marked her debut as an orchestrator for strings and woodwinds. While most of the songs were self-penned, she included interesting and unique versions of songs by some of our most beloved songwriters Emmylou Harris, The Bee Gees, Paul Simon, and the Hollies. Three songs were added to Sirius Radio’s “The Loft”, and performances that included the City Winery in New York, and a premiere concert tour of the Netherlands led to distribution throughout Europe, and a deal with V2 Records...More  http://lorilieberman.com/wordpress/bio/

Takes Courage

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