Artist: Alyssa Graham
Hails From: New York
Song: 'Watching the Sky'
Album: 'Lock, Stock and Soul' [iTunes]
Sounds Like: Joni Mitchell, Carole King
In Her Words: "'Watching The Sky' is a simple country-flavored modern duet between me and Jesse Harris, an old friend and an amazing songwriter. Though I had originally recorded it solo, it's got this simultaneous sense of vulnerability and strength, a contradiction that cried out for a duet. It was a serendipitous opportunity for Jesse and I to track a tune together and it was a blast recording it with him -- old friends, microphones and guitars. What could be better?"
Download: 'Watching the Sky' (MP3)
Alyssa Graham (born Alyssa Hope Altschul) is a singer-songwriter based largely in New York City. She plays guitar and piano. In 2005, she launched her solo music career with the release of the critically acclaimed album, What Love Is, which was heralded by All About Jazz as one of the “Best New Recordings of 2005.” Her subsequent studio album, Echo, released in 2008 was critically acclaimed and commercially successful debuting at #24 on the Billboard contemporary jazz charts. The New York Times named Echo a “Critics’ Choice CD” and iTunes named it one of the “Top 10 Vocal Albums of the Year.” Echo was featured in ELLE Magazine and NPR called it “poignant… openhearted.” Alyssa Graham was recognized by Amazon as one of their “New and Notable Artists” and made musical history as the first singer to record the track “Involved Again,” originally written by Jack Reardon (The Good Life) for Billie Holiday in the 1950’s.
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