Album Notes

Jayne Alison is a 50-something writer who has dabbled in music as a way to channel the emotional roller-coaster (or is it more like a merry-go-round? or high-wire tightrope act?) of her life as a single parent still searching for romantic love. It explores the minefields of online dating, surviving single-hood -- all with wit and wisdom, never quite stepping over the line into bitterness or despair. The album was produced by her son, Ryan Hommel, and his music buddy Seth Glier, both of whom helped arrange and also play all the instruments on the album and provide some of the background vocals. Jayne's friends, Joan Robb and Terry Rooney, who inspired two of the characters in Jayne's novel (also called "A Lot Like Life," which was written around these ten songs) can also be heard singing background vocals.