Track Listing

1. What's The Deal?
2. No Frills Friend
3. Baby, You're The One
4. Hell To Pay
5. Pretty Things To Buy
6. Don't String Me Along
7. Say It Isn't So
8. Dreaming's Killing Me
9. Thank God For The Wine
10. Beautiful Night
11. Completely Yours
12. Hanging On A Moment
13. Moonlight On The Mountain

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #165140 in Music
• Released on: 2007-01-29
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Nashville Scene.
"Her voice is funny, sexy, and smart, often all three at once."

Album Description
Amy Allison may be the daughter of jazz/blues legend Mose Allison, but the New York-based singer/songwriter is a pure country chanteuse known for her oddly distinctive voice (think Victoria Williams or Kate Jacobs) and gut-wrenching songs. Amy Allison wrote 'The Whisky Makes You Sweet', covered to great acclaim by Laura Cantrell. She is the daughter of Mose Allison and Elvis Costello lists Amy as one of his all time favourite singers.

Customer Reviews

A tonic to the run of the mill y'allternative
It seems that Amy Allison's voice is something of an acquired taste. That's as maybe, but there can be no mistaking her talent as a songwriter and once you get to grips with "her instrument", there's no going back. Produced in Scotland by David Scott of The Pearlfishers, this is Ms Allison's most accomplished album to date. It's annoying to see lazy journalism constantly roll out the "kooky" comparisons and no, I don't agree that she sounds like Victoria Williams. Mose's daughter is a true original, time - however long - is gonna bear that out.

no frills but chills
Yes, she does have an odd voice but a lovely style. Stick around and you'll find yourself listening to some note-perfect singing with gorgeous harmonies. The songs are heartmelting. Sparse but superb production with chiming 12 strings and twangy trem doing just the right riffs in just the right places. Not a bad song in the batch. She has a way of winning you over completely.

Simply Thrilled
Amy Allison is one of pop's great poets and if the likes Shania Twain recorded the Allison's poptastic "Baby, You're The One" she would probably turn it into an international multi million seller and ruin it for us already loving it. Many of the songs could be BIG hits for more normal/ boring voiced singers. Amy Allison's voice like her talent is something unique and something to be treasured. No one else could sing these songs quite as great as Amy does. You believe she's lived every song and she comes over as a much smarter version of Karen Black's character in the movie classic 5 Easy Pieces.
The spellbindingly gorgeous but edgy production from David Scott of The Pearlfishers provides perhaps the best ever setting for Amy's songs and vocals. "Don't String Me Along", the album's most beautiful song is surely up there in the all time top 20 greatest heartbreak tracks.
If all you can hear is that Amy's voice isn't exactly average it's time you cleaned your ears out and opened your mind. Albums this great are very rare.