Wanda Harrell, author; lyricist, and award-winning poet*, has a down-to-earth style of writing, which is further enhanced by her gentle, soothing voice.
WORDS FROM THE HEART is Wanda's debut album, containing a compilation of her original poetry and poetic prose about love and life, and read as only she can read her works...with PASSION & FEELING.
* I SHALL, a poem on this CD, won third prize in the VOICES OF SERENITY international competition. COLORS, included in this CD, has been published in several anthologies.
WORDS FROM THE HEART was produced by Charles E. Givings, Sound Company Productions, of Los Angeles, CA for Harrell-House Productions.
The original music score for WORDS FROM THE HEART is by Bill Burchell of Los Angeles, CA, a most talented keyboardist for Tim Russ, singer and actor of Star Trek Voyager fame.
Currently, Wanda has been collaborating on song lyrics with Umphrey Jackson (of the internationally acclaimed group from Miami, FL, THE UMPHREY JACKSON PROJECT).
A FEW COMMENTS FROM FANS:
"Listening to WORDS FROM THE HEART is more relaxing than taking a Calgon bath."
"I just can't get enough."
"I want it to go on forever, so I play it over and over again."
"I feel like Wanda is sitting right here with me...as if speaking directly to me."
"I listen to WORDS FROM THE HEART to and from work. Her voice and words relax me, and even heavy traffic doesn't work on my nerves."
"We always play WORDS FROM THE HEART when we travel out of town...we find Ms. Harrell's words so calming."
So, when you listen to WORDS FROM THE HEART, lean back...relax...close your eyes...allow Wanda's words and warm voice to paint vivid imagery for you...transporting you away from the harshness of everyday struggles.
READ THE FOLLOWING REVIEW FROM PROFESSIONAL SCREENWRITER and PLAYWRIGHT, MANNY J. DIEZ:
"WORDS FROM THE HEART" by Wanda Harrell is the kind of CD that, like all buried treasures, lies hidden away, just waiting to be discovered. It will not be #1 on any chart, nor will there me a manic video made of it. No, that's not what Wanda set out to do. Her purpose was utterly simple, totally personal. She wanted to set down her thoughts, her memories, insights into her very soul with the hope others might share those same emotions and remember...recognize.
WORDS FROM THE HEART can be listened to alone and the solitary listener will experience Wanda's words as if coming directly from her, to you. It can be listened to with another, hopefully a very special other, and both will hear words expressing what they have wanted to say to each other so many times.
These are the words of a mature woman. A lady who has journeyed through her life, opened herself to its pleasures and pains, and found the courage to embrace both.
If you are only a little bit of a romantic, you will love this CD. If you are a true romantic, it will make you resonate with an ebb and flow of subtle, and not so subtle passions. And if there is not a romantic drop of blood in your being, listen to it anyway. You just never know.
The final piece, UNTIL DEATH DO US PART, is a longing, heartfelt look backwards into the beginning. A story of a man and a woman who truly, truly loved each other, and the life and family they built together. All that physically remains today is a shell of a home once filled with love, laughter and life, but now stands empty. Ah, but the treasured memories live on. And as you listen, you may hear the words, even the laughter, and perhaps smell the fragrances. Feel the warming glow from the fireplaces. Share a tiny moment of time with this gentle family. So precious.
These words, thoughts, feelings are indeed, WORDS FROM THE HEART." M. Diez
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