Kim Richey Bitter Sweet Music
by Kim Richey

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indoremanJan 2012

Kim’s second album from 1997, my next favourite acquired after ‘Boxes’.
A second-hand £5 find, at one of the last remaining ‘real’ record shops in Sheffield, ‘Record Collector’ at Broomhill.

A very nice album and I love the richly coloured sleeve artwork.

In Kim’s words:
”I was fortunate enough to be able to round-up a gang of very talented friends for this one. All the guys in the touring band played on the record and we played a lot of these songs live before recording the album. I think that gives it a more lived-in feel.These are still some of my favorite songs to sing.

Every River
I'm Alright
Wildest Dreams
Straight As The Crow Flies
I Know
Fallin'
To Tell The Truth
My Whole World
Lonesome Side Of Town
Don't Let Me Down Easy
Let It Roll
Why Can't I Say Goodnight

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Bittersweet by Kim Richey

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This sophomore album may suffer slightly in comparison with Richey's stunning, self-titled 1995 debut, but there wasn't much else out there in 1997 that it didn't eclipse. Richey is a stellar songwriter (with several hits by others to her credit) whose own records straddle the rock/country divide, placing her squarely in commercial limbo. But it's our loss that there isn't a niche for songs like the gorgeous "Every River," the insanely catchy "I Know," the subtly '60s-ish "Lonesome Side of Town," and the devastating "My Whole World." Richey's voice is not Nashville's most distinctive, but it communicates a full range of emotions, and she abets it skillfully by double-tracking her own harmonies. The playing, writing, and fascinatingly varied stylistic touches here are a joy to hear; Richey's career merits your undivided attention. --Ken Barnes