ANNE HEATON: Give In

Anne Heaton

Give In

© 2004 Anne Heaton (746834102922)

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Heaton sings and plays keyboards, collaborating w/ longtime musical partner Frank Marotta Jr. on vocals and acoustic/electric guitars. Their new album "Give In," produced by Mike Deneen (Aimee Mann, Fountains of Wayne) is available here now.

tracks

1 Give in to You
2 Make You Sad
3 The Line
4 Your Heart
5 Underdog
6 Counting
7 Breathing My Breath
8 Maybe It's Peace
9 Hey New York (Live)
10 Perfectly Lovely (Live)

notes

Anne Heaton has been lauded by The Boston Globe as "easily [one] of the area's most notable female singer-songwriters." Chris Smith, former editor of Performing Songwriter Magazine, wrote "Heaton is one of the finest writers and performers I've come across in years."

Heaton sings and plays keyboards, collaborating with longtime musical partner Frank Marotta Jr. on vocals, acoustic and electric guitars. Currently Heaton and Marotta are finishing up their new album with producer Mike Deneen (Aimee Mann, Guster, Fountains of Wayne, Merrie Amsterberg). The new album is expected in September 2004.

With Marotta's new role as songwriting collaborator, their sound has evolved. Heaton says, "working with Frank has allowed me to develop new ways of constructing a song, such as building a song around a bass line or electric guitar part, rather than always writing music based on a piano part." The songs "Your Heart," "Wanna Make You Sad," and "The Line," all co-written with Marotta, are significantly more upbeat and "more like the rock songs we would want to listen to."

The two put on an energetic, full-sounding show combining Heaton's rhythmic and moving keyboard style with Marotta's aggressive acoustic guitar and lush, clean electric guitar sounds and backing vocals.

Heaton's debut studio album "Black Notebook," which charted on CMJ at #139 and has sold over 5,000 copies to date, is a luminous collection, full of the sorts of people who frequent all of our personal circles. "Sweetly nostalgic without being overly sentimental and powerful without being melodramatic" (decontrol.com), Heaton's songs are catchy, with soaring melodies boasting great emotional pull and smart lyrics.

Performing Songwriter Magazine, which chose "Black Notebook" as one of its Top 12 Independent Releases, describes Heaton's music as "alternately lush, sweet, funny and sorrowful. At times, Heaton almost sounds like Macy Gray. She switches from Midwestern high school girl for "Megan & Kevin" to Tori Amos intensity for "I Want to Fly."

Her musical influences are varied: Peter Gabriel, Indigo Girls, Sinead O'Connor, 10,000 Maniacs, and the Rolling Stones to name only a few. Through her touring (visit www.anneheaton.com for dates near you), Heaton has shared the stage with singer-songwriters Melissa Ferrick and Jonatha Brooke, as well as jazz drummer Max Roach. Heaton was recently chosen in a national competition as a finalist to open for Jewel on her Fall 2003 Tour.

Heaton "plays her piano and sings her open-hearted platitudes like a stream in spring thaw, crisp and overflowing" (The Chicago Reader). With her richly textured voice, Heaton has been described as having "an uncanny ability to succinctly and unpretentiously say what she has to say" (Cincinnati CityBeat).

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  • Awesome!
    author: Frank

    Anne's music is soulful and wonderful.

  • Excellent
    author: Michele

    This cd is great and gets better with every listen. I am a fan of her first cd and was pleasantly surprised to find her second was available.

  • excellent cd!
    author: Dana

    Love the latest Anne and Frank release. Don't hesitate - just buy it (and buy it from CDbaby for a humorous (all in a good way) sales experience)!

  • AWESOME!
    author: Candace

    This CD is addictive, and that is all I have to say about that.

  • It just gets better
    author: David

    I picked up Give In a few weeks ago, and it's really a great record. The clever lyrics and lovely melodies and harmonies should have wide appeal. In contrast to Black Notebook, the instrumentation is more organic, which I think suits Anne and Frank's sound very well. A couple of the tunes could fit in radio rotation, and Anne's quirky sense of humor (a big part of her charm) is also in evidence. Buy it now!

  • spunky fun lively great!
    author: Sue

    I also liked Black Notebook, but LOVED Give In. I saw Anne and Frank play this spring and Give In is a great representation of those live performances, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

  • anne heaton is pure musical genius
    author: susan

    On the one hand, I want to keep the anne heaton secret quiet, for fear of ending up in the 87th row of the fleet center for a concert someday....but on the other hand, I want EVERYONE in the world to hear how amazing she is! gorgeous songwriting, amazinf voice, quirky phrasing, melodies that never leave your head....she's created another masterpiece. Buy this, and then buy black notebook, immediately!

  • Fantabulous!
    author: ~Heather~

    This is actually the first time I have ever heard of Anne Heaton. I've met quite a few of her fans who preached her name to me so many times, I figured I would try out her new CD. Wow. I was BLOWN AWAY! Such beautiful vocals, amazing piano skills and the right combination blend with Frank doing background. Beautiful blend of soft rock to some down right Interstate jamming dancing (okay, so I might be speaking for myself there). I'm hoping she will be dropping by North Carolina soon! If anything, I'll suffer through a Jewel concert to see Anne open. :) DEFINATELY check out this CD! You won't regret it! On my way to order "Black Notebook", ~Heather~ Ferrickhead28@yahoo.com

  • This CD will appeal to all ages--teens to grandparents!
    author: Joan E.

    Give In is a very enjoyable album. Anne's unusual and unique phrasing makes the songs catchy and interesting. The musicians dress up her songs beautifully. I love this CD more every time I hear it.

  • Very good CD
    author: Hannah

    I love Anne's music, and I've seen her live a number of times. I also loved Black Notebook. This new CD is quite good, and worth checking out. I don't like it as much as Black Notebook, and I'm not a fan of the male background singer's voice, but some of the songs such as Give In and Underdog have beautiful lyrics.

  • Another gulp of fresh air
    author: Valorie Kay

    Anne has again created a masterpiece of beautiful lyrics and soul sweeping sound. A cant live without it piece!

  • really top notch cd.
    author: roland bowman

    really top notch cd! Underdog was so real it scares you. a wakeup call and one hell of an experience.

  • Wow !!!!!
    author: Chris (from Munich)

    This CD is fantastic. I liked "Black Notebook" but I love "Give In". What will be next ?

  • Great step in the evolution of Ms. Heaton's sound
    author: Ben

    I first heard Anne Heaton at a concert at Bates College way up in Maine and fell in love with her music. Her embelishment upon syllables of words makes her music totally unique and always keeps you guessing. Many of the songs on this cd were played at the show I was at, but I like them even more on the cd--they've changed slightly since I first heard them. This cd clearly shows that Anne is a mature, confident, and gifted musician. I think that we can only expect great things from her in the future. If you have heard her music from the "Black Notebook" cd, this cd contains all of the same originality while displaying more control. It is smoothe and well written. A must have.

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