Eighty Numbered Streets
Editorial Reviews
Shawn Mullins, producer, "Eighty Numbered Streets"
Her songs are story-poems of life in New York, love lost and found, and the road she travels.
About the Artist
After four years of continual touring across the US, UK, and Canada, Sam Shaber is very excited to have worked with Shawn Mullins as the producer for her fourth album, "Eighty Numbered Streets". The two have recently finished recording in Atlanta and release is set for mid-July.
Shaber pours all of herself into every note and with fearless intimacy, brings the audience right along with her. This limitless energy combined with her unique songwriting style has earned awards from the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, as well as the Billboard and USA songwriting contests. Shaber has been voted the Top Female Artist at FEMMUSIC.com and her '99 release, "perfecT", (with a captial "T" and tongue planted irmly in cheek,) was voted #7 out of 1800 titles at CD BABY.com. Touring from San Francisco to Scotland with three critically acclaimed self-released albums to her credit, Sam has opened for Richie Havens, Shawn Mullins, Patty Larkin, and others. She somehow also finds time to write for major music magazines, as well as a recent chapter on writing lyrics published in the book "Songwriting and the Guitar." Radio station WXPN in Philadelphia describes this urban-fueled performer as simply "Stark, raving great!"
Eighty Numbered Streets,Sam Shaber,SMG Records,Folk-Pop,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,The NEW release. Produced by Shawn Mullins. Edgy folk-influenced pop produced with grit and polish; tested and approved for road trips.
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ASIN: B00006FN6S Release Date: 2002-08-27 |
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How to Improve on PerfecTion.......2003-03-19
Listen for yourself..........2002-10-26
Maturity + Production = Kickin' Tunes.......2002-09-04
Shawn Mullins (yeah, the "Lullaby" guy) was at the board this time, and he and Sam had a full band at their disposal to cook some very deeply-felt material into mature, well-orchestrated songs. These songs comprise an effective album-length document of where Sam's life and imagination have taken her since the vulnerability and codependency of "pERFECT." Only a few years later, for instance, her cute angst over a crush has morphed into wistful musings about how those feelings settle and evolve as the love matures.
Even the songs themselves have changed to an extent. Though I think "Beloved" had its place on "SAMpler," and it's odd at first to hear the "Intalood" from "Beloved" out of context, I think Sam's decision to remove it from that context was very daring and ultimately wise.
As usual, not all the songs are about love. With due respect to Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young, Sam's "Simon Says" is the most moving song so far about the events of September 11, and everybody should have a chance to hear it.
As always, nobody should pass up an opportunity to hear Sam live, and I think "pERFECT" did a great job of capturing her energy on CD. But "Eighty Numbered Streets" is a powerful demonstration of how far a dedicated songwriter can come with only a few extra years of life, love, touring, and Sanka.
A real gem.......2002-08-29
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