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Americana
Genre: Country: Country Folk
Release Date: 1998
The Woodys
The Woodys
Record Label: Rounder records
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Preview Song Name Time Buy
1. Mama and Them 3:00 Album Only
2. A Hundred Year of Solitude 2:55 Album Only
3. Second Wind 3:03 Album Only
4. Bobby and Juanita 3:19 Album Only
5. Habits of the Heart 3:58 Album Only
6. Circle of Angels 3:15 Album Only
7. The Rain Came Down 3:28 Album Only
8. High Lonesome 3:28 Album Only
9. I Don't Mean Maybe 2:17 Album Only
10. Alabama Shine 3:38 Album Only
11. Closer To the Flame 2:59 Album Only
12. Like Strangers 3:24 Album Only
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Album Notes

This is the sound of two hearts beating in time. When Dyann & Michael Woody harmonize, a magical thing happens. You feel something resonating inside you. They seem to be reaching into a place of half-forgotton pleasure, a musical place where memory, nostalgia, tradition and innovation meet. It's almost as if they're plucking the strings of your soul.

Legendary producer Brian Ahern hears it. So do Michael Woody's celebrated co-writers Steve Earle, Chris Hillman and David Lee Murphy. Emmylou Harris hears it too. Always a bellweather of taste and talent, she came to perform on this debut Woodys album. Careful readers of album credits will note that there are other titans of California country on board, figures such as Albert Lee and Al Perkins. All of them heeded the siren call of the wonderous Woodys.

Ahern had been seeking a male/female Everly-style duo. Michael and Dyann were the living, breathing embodiment of his vision. The Rounder Records staff were the next to become believers, and that brings us to this moment.

The album you hold in your hands will make you a believer too. Put it on, close your eyes and prepare to have your soul stroked. This is the sound of sublime vocal communion. This is the sound of the Woodys.

-adapted from the notes of Robert K. Oermann

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REVIEWS

One of the best Americana CDs you'll find anywhere
author: Annie Sims
                            
This is the break-out Woodys CD that launched the best husband & wife Americana duo out there. It was released by Rounder Records and it totally blew away country music historian/Music Row Magazine critic Robert K. Oermann. He loved it so much he wrote the entire liner notes for them! Dyann and Michael Woody (yes, that's his real last name!) have a magical blend... as Oermann said, it sounds like "two hearts beating in time". Michael takes the lead and Dyann the harmony on absolutely top-notch songs. And I haven't even mentioned the production yet. All first call Nashville pickers doing what they do best. This is a stellar CD that belongs in every country or Americana fan's collection.

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The Woodys
author: Beth Martin
                            
I heard one song on piped music and I had to buy the CD. I was not dissapointed. I really enjoy the vocals and instrumentals. I am a new fan.

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author: Mark Diedrich
                            
This album has some great songs. My favorite is "Second Wind" (co-written by Chris Hillman, as I am a great Hillman fan). Also good is "Habits of the Heart," "The Rain Came Down," and the last song on the album. And there is some great steel playing by Al Perkins. The harmony singing is impeccable, but like one review I saw, Dyann should be allowed to try a lead vocal. I think the non-original songs are the weakest on the album, and so I hope they make better selections on the next album, which hopefully will show up soon.

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