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