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Janna Audey : She's Gone
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A journey of musical yoga; a collection of songs about life, conveying hope, meaning, and understanding, despite its unpredictability, and her soothing, yet powerful, voice is guaranteed to cast a spell on you.
Genre: Folk: Modern Folk
Release Date: 2003
She's Gone
Janna Audey
Record Label: Janna Audey
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
She's Gone 4:17 $0.99
Found 4:00 $0.99
Outta Here 4:00 $0.99
Type-A World 3:18 $0.99
Up to Me 3:40 $0.99
Soul Reaches Out (To You) 2:45 $0.99
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Album Notes

It's like licking your favorite cherry lollypop, or nursing a glass of Yellowtail shiraz. As the last note of "She's Gone" plays through your headphones, car speakers, or home stereo, you will be wishing there was more. Yet, paradoxically, you'll be content with the slow, steady buzz that lingers on, pulsing through your entire being, until you hit "replay" and start it all over again.

Janna Audey is a rare talent, and her ethereal voice is sure to cast a spell on you. If you put Jewel, Natalie Merchant, Nora Jones, and Joni Mitchell in a blender, add two teaspoons of sugar and one cup skim milk, puree for about two minutes, well, out would come "Janna". Her audiences leave each performance wondering why she hasn't "made it". And yet Janna grins each time she hears this question, because "making it" to her means doing what you love, regardless of the level of fame one achieves by doing so. To her, she is making it.

Janna has written over 50 songs and has been performing as a solo artist since 1998. She'll virtually play any venue, including biker rallies, benefit shows, farmer's markets, bookstores, lounges, and coffeehouses. "Music connects all types of people through sound, lyrical content, and energy, and it is my ongoing mission to accomplish this connection, whether during a live show or through my recorded material."

Janna is also involved with studio projects outside of her own. She recently recorded back-up tracks for the electronica group, Hitchcock Blonde, and can be heard on their take of Lou Reed's "Satellite of Love," released on Wampus Multimedia's "After Hours: A Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed" in 2003.

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REVIEWS

As deep as it gets
author: Eddie
“She’s Gone” is just as much about how it’s performed, as what the lyrics say. I do agree with Karim, the lyrics may be challenging. But when I get lost in Janna’s voice, and you will get lost in her voice, I hear an artist baring her soul. Completely. Her first CD seemed to be a collection of some of her best or favorite songs. “She’s Gone” is on a mission. Janna begs us to listen. She pleads with us to hear her, see her, know her pain. Her beautifully haunting, forlorn voice is unparalleled. Every chord, every syllable tells us she is trying to cleanse her soul, but we are left to ourselves to figure out why. No, there are no fairy tale solutions in her lyrics. There is little hope in her voice. Perhaps a glimmer, but she seems mostly resigned to her fate. “Found” marks a new beginning, yes, but to where? Not even Janna seems to know. She is compared to many contemporary and past artists, but that might be an injustice. There is only one Janna, and “She’s Gone” desperately seeks to find her. You can’t help but pray that she does.
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"She's Gone" but not forgotten
author: Karim
Janna works her magic on this compilation, an incredibly beautiful collection of original songs. Lyrically, the songs mostly have a bittersweet flavor... "Type-A World" is world-weary, yet with a knowing smile; "She's Gone" seems to be about a loss of identity -- or perhaps the acquisition of a new one. "Soul Reaches Out" describes a fervent spiritual longing, but not its consummation. There are no easy answers in the songs, no saccharine-sweet resolutions. Those of limited emotional maturity may find the lyrics somewhat challenging. :-) The recording is very intimate-sounding -- with headphones on or speakers cranked, it's like Janna and her guitar performing live in your living room. Her voice performs marvelous tricks -- lush & velvety one moment, and a low, earthy purr the next. Virtuoso trills on one track and countrified drawls on the next. It's absolutely a treat to hear her sing, and this recording does her justice. She's accompanied by her own sweet, jangly acoustic guitar. The album bears up extremely well to repeated listening -- is "classic" too strong a word? -- and seems to hit the right tempo whether I'm driving on the Interstate or trying to unwind at the end of a day. "She's Gone" sits near the top of my pile of frequently-listened-to CDs. I'm guessing it would probably take the same spot in your collection!
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