Jane
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"Fans of Aimee Mann, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, Bonnie Raitt and Dido will love this album.
There's no disputing that Jane is an exceptional songwriting talent. Every so often a writer appears that you just have to respond to. Jane is one of those people."
The album is wonderfully structured and diverse in pace and mood; the sort of album that you listen to right through, time and time again. Jane will appeal to a more mature audience and I can envisage a time when she ventures over the big pond to play some important clubs in New York and elsewhere - so good is the music, the voice and this album. A contender for one of the records of 2003? You bet! Highly recommended."
Tony Porter ShakenStir Magazine - February 2003
"Definitely a talent to watch"
CrossRhythms May 2003
"... a talent who is well on her way to a successful and interesting career."
Dennis Halsey, Best Female Musicians May 2003
"Fine, well crafted songs."
Nick Southall, Stylus magazine Feb 2003
"Jane has the kind of voice that would have garnered an invitation for a guest spot on a John Lee Hooker album, were the grand old man still around to be impressed. It’s an ‘adult’ album then, and her impressively diverse vocal style lands most often in territory marked by the directness of Mel C ...and the sugar of Joni Mitchell, wearing a careworn and lovelorn fatalism that infects even the cheeriest material. A singer-songwriter in the traditional vein, she’s as clever with a couplet as Paul Simon, and as adept at hiding a barb behind a deceptively innocent delivery as Carole King ‘Close Up And Real’ is an entertaining and rewarding examination of the seedier margins of modern life."
Gillian Nash, Logo Magazine January 2003
"She has gathered some very talented musicians for this recording and they sound wonderful. This is a polished CD..."
Collected Sounds, June 2003
"...the progression and breadth of the album's content most ably demonstrates Jane's songwriting skills and the scope of her vocal capabilities. Her delivery is strong and polished, imbued with an occasional melodramatic flair, and her songs exhibit an admirable level of genuine honesty and heartfelt emotion, flavoured with tinges of theatrical pop, expressive folk and an unexpected dash of Nashville ... the album clearly establishes Jane's accomplished abilities as a vocalist and a songwriter.
Daniela Maestro, SplendidEzine May 2003
"Jane has an excellent voice ... without doubt eminently preferable to 99% of chart pap around these days."
AmericanaUK, April 2003Band/artist history
CLOSE UP AND REAL is a collection of seventeen tracks written and performed by Jane.
These songs, which all showcase her considerable songwriting skills, include recent compositions as well remastered versions of her previous work.
What is perhaps most remarkable about this album is that it almost never happened. Years after ‘giving up’ on a career in music, Jane recently discovered an enormous fan base on the Internet and this album has been released in response to the thousands of emails she’s received from fans she never knew she had.Your musical influences
James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Beth Neilson Chapman, The Eagles, Jonatha Brooke, Bonnie Raitt ... and others too numerous to mention!Anything else?
CLOSE UP AND REAL CREDITS:
Bassist Dave Bronze (Robin Trower,Eric Clapton ,Dr. Feelgood , Sting , Duane Eddy , Procol Harum , Gary Brooker, Be Sharp , Phil Collins ,Jeff Beck , Stuart Copeland , Bo Diddly , Roger Daltry, David Gilmore, Mike Rutherford , Stevie Winwood , Mickey Jupp , Paul Carrack, Belinda Carlisle , Brian Ferry, Tina Turner, George Harrison, Ray Davis)
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Pianist and vocalist Reg Webb,(Lenny Kravitz, Robin Trower,Vanessa Paradise,Linda lewis The Outfield)
Backing vocals Wendy Roberts,(Mike Oldfield)
Pianist and keyboard player Pete Jacobsen ,(Morrissey/Mullen, Pete King, Bobby Wellins, Don Weller, Barbara Thompson ,Level 42, Tim Whitehead,)
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