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"The songs are insightful and intelligent, and on top of that the rhythms are catchy, the hooks stay with you, and you can't help but enjoy the time this CD is in your player." - Dennis Halsey - BestFemaleMusicians.com Play Falling Down Play Tuesday Play Renee Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. Falling Down 2. Renee 3. Mr. Heart 4. Beautiful Secret 5. Humble Pie 6. Home 7. Movie 8. Tuesday 9. OK, Alright 10. Shade of Blue 11. Sunshine  | | "At their best, Amy Fairchild’s songs boast an abundance of classic-rock virtues: catchy, organic melodies, muscular rhythms, lyric hooks. And as heard on this terrific live album, she delivers them all in a roots-pop package that nods to the Replacements (“Simple Thing”) as much as Suzanne Vega (“Renee”). That’s a broad swath, but Fairchild connects those disparate influences with her gritty, sultry vocals and her down-to-earth approach that combines the sensibility of a singer-songwriter with the dynamics of a chick rocker." - Seth Rogovoy - Berkshire Eagle Play Simple Thing Play Beautiful Secret Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1) Falling Down 2) Simple Thing 3) Renee 4) Mr. Heart 5) Humble Pie 6) Come Around 7) Home 8) Tuesday 9) Safe and Sound 10) Falling Down (solo/acoustic) 11) Renee (solo/acoustic) 12) Mr. Heart (solo/acoustic) 13) Johnny 14) Beautiful Secret 15) Pieces 16) Movie |
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The first album. This critically acclaimed, once out-of-print release from 1996 is now available again on CD exclusively from ItsAboutMusic.com. You can also download all tracks from our Download Store Play When I Was a Bird Play Las Vegas Play Samples of the entire album Songs on this album are: 1. This Time 2. Johnny 3. When I was a Bird 4. Las Vegas 5. Counting Angels 6. Long Way Home 7. Romeo 8. Last Time 9. Jimmy 10. Cowgirl's Lament | ||
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| More about Amy Fairchild With the 2002 release of her CD Mr. Heart, Amy Fairchild has come into her own. Critical acclaim gathered fast for this self-released effort. According to Steve Morse of the Boston Globe, Fairchild is "...on the verge of big things." In the words of rock critic Dave Marsh, "If there still was a recording industry, this would come out on a major label...and would be such a big hit that you'd be sick of her by now. Not many people make records this good". Album Network says, "Reminiscent of Sheryl Crow, Fairchild effortlessly delivers natural lyrics and organic vocals while her band keeps it rocking. This stuff is really cool." Seth Rogovoy, in the Dec 6th Berkshire Eagle picked Mr. Heart as one of his top 10 CD Releases for 2002. "Falling Down" from Mr. Heart won Grand Prize in the Pop Category of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, and was then named the $20,000.00 - Maxell Song of the Year, and "Renee" just took an unprecedented second straight Grand Prize in that contest's Pop Category, announced on 1/15/04. "Tuesday" a song about Sept 11th won Grand Prize in the Billboard Songwriting Competition in the Country/Folk Category. Song placements include "Humble Pie", which was used in an episode of Dawson's Creek and "Beautiful Secret", placed in the national touring company production of Spiderman Live (the show played in 45 major US markets). "Beautiful Secret" was also used in CBS's new hit Joan of Arcadia. Amy was nominated for two 2003 Boston Music Awards, Best Female Vocalist and Best Female Singer/Songwriter. Fairchild's musical career began in Northampton, MA with the release of her first CD "She's Not Herself" which was voted "Album of the Year" by several local papers. She moved to New York City in 1998 and immediately began performing and filling clubs throughout the city. In May of 2001, she won the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Songwriting Competition, joining a list of winners that includes Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, Nanci Griffith and Shawn Colvin. She was also the NYC 1999 Lilith Fair Talent Search Winner, and performed at the Jones Beach stop of the tour. In addition to the Lilith Fair headliners, she has shared the stage with such diverse artists as Pat Benatar, The Bacon Brothers, Freedy Johnston, Ben Folds, Joan Osborne and Ellis Paul. Sensitive introspection, a sharp melodic radar, rock and roll's rebellious energy, and an intuitive feel for the understated power of an acoustic guitar and a good lyric all inform her music and distinguish Amy as a dynamic performer. The Berkshire Eagle also picked her performance at Club Helsinki in Gt. Barrington as one of the Top 10 Concerts in 2002 saying "Fairchild combines the literate intimacy of a new-folk singer-songwriter, the unerring pop-rock instincts of a Sheryl Crow, and the moves of a rock goddess." (others on the list included Springsteen, McCartney, Dylan and James Taylor with the Boston Pops!) Mr Heart was produced by Boston's multi-instrumentalist/producer Adam Steinberg (Patty Griffith, Dixie Chicks, Todd Thibaud) and features Graham Maby (Joe Jackson, Natalie Merchant) and Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing, Neil Finn) on bass, Gary Burke (Joe Jackson, Bob Dylan) on drums and Steinberg on electric guitar, keyboards and more. She is touring both solo and with a band (including legendary drummer Dave Mattacks) to support Mr. Heart. A live CD, "Amy Fairchild Live" was released on February 10th, 2004 and a new studio album is in the works with tracks produced by both Adam Steinberg and Rick Chertoff (Joan Osborne, Cyndi Lauper) for release sometime later in 2004. Visit Amy Fairchild's Web Site |