Showing posts with label Debbie Cunningham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Debbie Cunningham. Show all posts

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Debbie Cunningham - A Million Kisses

Size: 100,0 MB
Time: 36:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. A Million Kisses (4:45)
02. Next Thing You Know (3:30)
03. Do You Love Me (3:16)
04. Will You Dance (2:32)
05. Kiss And Make Up (2:50)
06. Day Like This (2:32)
07. Do What Lovers Do (2:48)
08. Anniversary Song (3:31)
09. Here We Are (2:25)
10. Stay In Love (3:23)
11. A Million Kisses (Acoustic) (4:31)

This album is a collection of songs I wrote over the time of 5 years. A time when I saw many of my friends struggling in their marriages mid-life & getting divorced which made me incredibly sad. As a child of divorce, I have always been passionate about making love last in my marriage and investing in our relationship. But I totally get the struggle. Relationships are challenging but so worth the investment of time and commitment! I penned these songs to encourage couples in their journey of staying in love. I think marriage is so much like dancing…by the time you learn the steps, the music changes and there is another dance to learn, all while trying not to step on your partner’s toes.
It is fun but it does require practice to get better! However, when you finally get to the point where the 2 of you are gliding across the floor and moving at the right pace and in the same direction, it can be the most exhilarating experience you have ever known. This is the kind of love that is filled with a Million Kisses over a lifetime. That is exactly what I wish for you…... ~Debbie Cunningham

Personnel:
Lead Vocals & BGVs - Debbie Cunningham,
Keyboards- Barry Sames (tracks 3,4,5,6,7,8) & Jim Michie (tracks 1,2,10)
Bass: Upright & Electric- Matt McKenzie (tracks 1,2,6,7,8,10),
Upright - Todd Parks (tracks 3,4,5,9)
Drums: Dave Dunseath (tracks 1,2,10) & Josh Hunt (Tracks 3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
Auxiliary Percussion & Conga: Dave Dunseath (tracks 4, 10)
Guitar: Acoustic/Classical/Electric - Rex Schnelle (Tracks 1,2,4,10,11)
Midi Strings : Derek Cunningham (tracks 3,8,10)
Cello: Paul Nelson (track 8)

A Million Kisses

Monday, August 19, 2013

Debbie Cunningham - The Rest of Your Life

Styles: Jazz Vocals
Label: Indie
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:20
Size: 101,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:17)  1. My Funny Valentine
(3:34)  2. I Thought About You
(4:09)  3. How Much I Love You
(3:18)  4. When I Look In Your Eyes
(3:46)  5. Overjoyed
(4:39)  6. The Way He Makes Me Feel
(3:11)  7. What's New
(3:32)  8. Just In Time
(4:41)  9. The Nearness of You
(3:13) 10. (Our) Love Is Here To Stay
(4:54) 11. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life

What a glorious sound Debbie makes on this album. “The Rest of Your Life” is a collection of timeless jazz classics souped up by Mrs. Cunningham and her talented friends. What I love about this album is her vocal fearlessness. She’s not afraid to open her mouth and place the notes exactly where she wants them. There are a hundreds of “My Funny Valentine” renditions floating around and her sassy version is rather refreshing. Kudos to John Swana, on trumpet. 


The playfullness of the lyrics is echoed in her sensuous, playful delivery. You can tell she had fun with it. Each of the 11 tracks on this album are an absolute elegant treat. “The Way He Makes Me Feel” made me picture myself in a sepia toned reality where everything is sophisticated. This is a very professional, romantical and sophisticated effort. Debbie’s voice has a firm command of human emotion. Anyone that knows me knows that I take my Stevie Wonder very very seriously. I couldn’t wait to get to “Overjoyed” just to see if she might have messed my boy’s classic up. NOPE. She nailed it. Her backing instrumentalists ( Piano: Barry Sames; Drums: Wilby Fletcher) should be given props here as well for their remarkable musicianship.~Mut Asheru ( Unsigned - The Magazine Dec 2, 2008).

“Some singers’ entire careers are spent searching for that delicate, delicious connection with their listeners when a song becomes an intimate statement one is compelled to hear. Debbie Cunningham grabbed it right from the start on her CD, ‘The Rest of Your Life’. Such sensitive delivery, her choice of songs, the arrangements and accompanists belie the fact this is her debut disc. WOW!”~Greg Lee – (WMOT-FM, Jazz-89 Nashville Apr 13, 2007)

“Soulful,sultry,smooth”, “delicate,delicious”, “elegant and sophisticated”, lyrical and intimate”, “Romantic”, “soothing”, “powerful and engaging”, “an exquisite taste of jazz, “Eloquent”, “Totally ear friendly”, “Soothing – yet never sleepy”~What FANS ARE SAYING…… (Apr 21, 2007).(http://debbiecunninghamjazz.com/reviews/).

The Rest of Your Life