Just a great CD. Each song better than the last. Can't wait to hear some new music from her and Matt

To put it succinctly: I'm blown away, mesmerized, amazed; I've been listening to it constantly. Like my favorite songwriters, Barbara has the wonderful ability to take complex, often painful personal experiences and universalize them for the listener. In Kenny, I see parts of myself; I've had my own seat at the window ("Window Song"); I've loved and yearned to go "Nowhere Slow." Like "Bird", I know how fear often makes running seem the only option. As with all my favorites, in her work I'm continually discovering new and as yet unexplored lyrical alleyways. Uncovering the depths of meaning, the very 'soul' that really good writers invest in their material, is one of the greatest pleasures I get from music. But as good as lyrics can be, without music to move me, they go for naught. For me, it's always the music first! Matt's and Barbara's melodies are original yet, at the same time, classic and timeless--instantly addictive out of the gate. These days, my litmus test for a great song is whether the melody and lyric move me enough to take the time to sit down and figure them out on guitar for myself. I've been there already. Her singing is simply stunning--the nuances in phrasing. The production and playing is absolutely first rate. Love the guitars and the B-3 is awesome. The rhythm section is tight and always there without getting in the way. The choice of instruments is so very tasteful . . . cellos (even slightly backwards, yes, in parts of Kenny?), fiddles, percussion, peddle steel, all manners of guitars ranging from fat & sustained, to sitar-like, to Harrisonian. Matt is one large talent, and should really be proud of his playing, engineering and production. Some more specific thoughts? Favorite song(s) (can't pick just one!): Your Story, followed closely by Bird, Window Song, Nowhere Slow, & Kenny. Catchiest potential single: Never Knew Him. It so grabs you right out of the gate: great intro with an instantly memorable guitar figure, a lyrical situation drenched in the kind of faithless love lost ["Last night I knew, the moment I saw the two of them" indeed!] that everyone can relate to, and an undeniable hook in the chorus. Best potential single/video with a slight novelty aspect Thank God. Most intriguing song(s) I want to ask Barbara about: Window Song (Destiny Keeps Teasing Me); Dark Skies Favorite Phrase Turned (in a middle 8: "Your Story"): "But none of that will matter, if you let me add a chapter." Best pure poetry: Mouthful of Rain. As hokey as they were, Donny & Marie knew the best music to be "a little bit country, a little bit rock n' roll." It describes perfectly the seminal style that grew out of LA in the late 60s/70s that came to be known as LA Rock. Originated by the Byrds, the Buffalo Springfield, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Little Feat, the Eagles, Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Brown, and others, it was a style that revolutionized rock n' roll. Barbara Way's writing style falls squarely within this time-honored tradition. Consider this my highest compliment.