Album Notes

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Shannon Karen, is a Singer/Songwriter, born & raised in Southern California.
She grew up playing the piano in Bach & Contemporary festivals, writing poetry and doing art. Shannon's debut album, "Marks On My Heart" is a blend of all of her passions. "All of my interests came together and the songs just started pouring out. I was also fortunate to work with (producer, arranger) Guy Thomas, a great musician, who co-produced the album. Guy just knew where I wanted to go with the songs and his production skills brought a high level of quality to this project."

Shannon's style has been described as a cross between Sarah Mclachlan & Joni Mitchell. A few of her influences are:
Peter Gabriel, Sting, ColdPlay & The Beatles.

"Shannon sings from the heart and her lyrics are as pure as a Diane Warren song." We got phones on "Burned" immediately. That didn't happen with the new Madonna record"! -Mark Elliott/OM-PD, B95.1 Gavin Magazine's Program Director of the Year. Cumulus Broadcasting.

"Great music!! I picked cuts #1, #2, #3, #5 and #6---really like #2 Great sound." - Laney Goodman, Host/Producer, Women in Music with Laney Goodman. www.womenonair.com

"Names" Track 1 - was featured on Garageband.com's Alternative Pop Chart as "Track of the Day" on Dec. 5 2004 and is currently ranked #22 as "Best Lyrics of All Time"

"Wake Up Call" Track 7 - held the spotlight on Garageband.com as "Track of the Day" in Alternative Pop on September 30, 2005.