Album Notes

john everson of popstops 3/2/06
( www.popstops.net ) writes in his music column this week (firstlook magazine/ the star newspapers):
local folk-rocker phylis renee marconi will hold a cd release party for her second cd "let me in," ..... fans of melissa etheridge should definitely not miss this show or this cd, which includes strong full-band arrangements that range from jammy roots rockers to dreamier, strummy acoustic melancholy. marconi has the kind of smoky, powerful vocal delivery that sells every song with soulful emotion.
"let me in" opens with "fool me three times," an anthem for everyone who's ever been consistently let down in a relationship......but keeps coming back for more. "i've given you" follows up on that theme with one of the albums strongest tracks that admits "my heart is no longer whole."


**********
this second cd has been a long time coming. i actually have been recording it, in stealing moments, here and there for the past few years. in this cd i was able to spread my songwriting wings a bit….and actually step out of character for a few of these songs…experimenting with vocals and styles. although i do play these songs out with my guitar at my unplugged shows, i was not too proud to hand off the musician duties of this project to guitar genius kraig mccreary. he took it all on….which entailed the playing of all instruments as well as the technicalities of engineering and mixing my project. i could not have done it without him. his gifted talent and humble team player presence overcame any creative obstacles we faced. also on this journey, i have had the opportunity to team up with a few other lyricist/writers along the way. it has been an incredible experience. i am excited to have finished this project and am ready to evolve to the next one! most importantly, i couldn’t have existed without the support of my family, friends, cohorts and fans who are sometimes one in the same! they are always there to cheer me on and believe in me. they are certainly my guardian angels! so thank you, thank you, thank you, i thank you and appreciate you more than you will ever know!

************
produced, arranged and performed by dallas kraig mccreary & phylis renee marconi.
engineered, recorded & mixed by dallas kraig mccreary at lucky penny studios, roselle, illinois. (www.luckykraig.com)
all songs written/copyright phylis renee marconi music ascap. allow me written by phylis renee marconi & michael drakulich. daddy please written by phylis renee marconi & roberta lynn annicks copyright phylis renee marconi music & sky music songmill/songs2share music ascap. all rights reserved.
mastered by danny leake, urban guerrilla engineers, chicago, illinois.
cd design & layout by phylis renee marconi & carolyn stith
photography by suzette marconi & dan locke

phylis