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Ready to Receive

Claudia Russell

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  Name Artist Time Price  
1 Ready to Receive Claudia Russell 3:40 $0.99 View In iTunes
2 Galesburg Claudia Russell 3:07 $0.99 View In iTunes
3 Oh California Claudia Russell 3:18 $0.99 View In iTunes
4 White Cross Claudia Russell 3:30 $0.99 View In iTunes
5 He Ain't Comin' Back Claudia Russell 3:54 $0.99 View In iTunes
6 Aurora Claudia Russell 4:08 $0.99 View In iTunes
7 Just Like You Claudia Russell 4:05 $0.99 View In iTunes
8 Lie to Me Claudia Russell 3:08 $0.99 View In iTunes
9 Hang On Claudia Russell 3:31 $0.99 View In iTunes
10 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You Claudia Russell 3:34 $0.99 View In iTunes
11 Bugs Claudia Russell 3:44 $0.99 View In iTunes
12 Miss Fortune Claudia Russell 3:27 $0.99 View In iTunes
13 Stars Claudia Russell 3:41 $0.99 View In iTunes

Album Review

Claudia Russell is a vocal and stylistic chameleon, able to move from girlish whoops of glee to heartfelt expressions of the joys and sorrows of aging. Her smooth, rich alto has just the right touch of tremolo, usually applied when she's singing a heartrending country song. She's also a fine picker and a songwriter blessed with keen insight and a dry sense of humor. This set, produced by Russell with her husband and musical partner Bruce Kaplan (with extra assistance from Carl Byron and Mark Governor) sees the singer flexing her vocal muscles on a collection that shows off her vocal and emotional range. The album's "hit" is "Oh, California," a country rocker with a hint of bluegrass in its arrangement. It's a giddy celebration of the Golden State made poignant by Russell's observations about growing up in L.A. where she was "not blonde enough, not tan enough." "Just Like You" is another stunner, a meditation on death and mortality with a mournful tune and a vocal that's equal parts anguish and anger. Judy Rudin's wailing harmonica adds extra drama to the track. On the country side there's "Lie to Me," a Jeff Talmadge tune that puts a painfully insightful spin on self-deception, a bluegrass tinged arrangement of Dylan's "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You" with a mischievous vocal from Russell, and "Galesburg," an original that shows her in a smoky, sultry mood. On the title track, she shows her way with a torch song, imbuing every phrase with a smoldering passion. The album's impressive melding of pop, country, folk, bluegrass, swing and classical American songwriting marks Russell as an original talent with an impressively eclectic vision. ~ j. poet, All Music Guide

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And Claudia is great live!
     
by WiscMusicMan

I have had the pleasure of seeing Claudia Russell in concert on a few occasions, and it is a real treat. The girl can break your heart, and also rock out! READY TO RECEIVE is a great folow-up to her first album SONG FOOD. There are a couple great covers (Lie to Me, Tonight I'll Be Staying Her With You) along with solid originals. If you like strong women singers, you'll love this album.

Why Isn't Claudia Russell Famous?
     
by Beatles65

Russell is an extremeley compelling singer who tackles an unsually varied range of material with ease and grace. Her own songs are evocative, melodic and in the case of "Oh California," humorous. Her reinventions of well-known songs are stunning: listen to her version of "Tonight I'll Be Stayin' Here with You," or "I Second That Emotion" from her first CD "Song Food." And she seems able to uncover unknown treasures from obsure writers, such as the title track, "Ready To Receive," and the dark electro-folk of "Miss Fortune." One wonders what it will take for Russell to be discovered by the main stream.

Biography

Genre: Singer/Songwriter

Years Active: '00s

Claudia Russell has been making music since she was a child, but it took a long time for her to step out on her own as a singer/songwriter. When she finally started singing her own songs, she made up for lost time. WUMB FM in Boston named Russell the Best New Artist of 2000 on the strength of her debut...
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