Ruby Shoes

Ruby Shoes

Track Listings

1. Heart Never Lies

2. My Town

3. Walk With Me

4. Katie's Smile

5. Dangerous

6. Angels Know His Name

7. Silver Locket

8. Laura

9. Back of My Mind

10. Softer Ground

11. Catch Your Kisses

12. Household Dreams

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Louise Taylor is a folkie singer/songwriter/guitarist whose vivid lyrics are stronger than her ordinary melodies. Ruby Shoes was produced by Windham Hill founder Will Ackerman with help from such Windham Hill artists as Virginia bassist Michael Manring. The mostly drummer-less arrangements are often too laid back, but her words perk things up, as when she describes her heart, abandoned "in the back of a rusty pickup truck, restless and rolling like an old beer can." In contrast to Gallup's narratives, Taylor prefers miniature studies, where she describes a childhood friend's toothy smile, a hometown sidewalk, or a photo in a silver locket in such detail that a whole world is implied. --Geoffrey Himes

Ruby Shoes,Louise Taylor,Signature Records,Contemporary Folk,Folk & Traditional,Folk-Blues,Pop

Paper Wings & Halo
Average customer rating:

dang that gal can sing!

glad i picked better together because they are

Very nice..

Muffled

Love it!

Paper Wings & Halo
Lori Mckenna
Manufacturer: Signature Sounds
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

As I am
What's One More Time
Paper Wings and Halo
Ruby's Shoes
Would You Love Me Then
Hardly Speaking A Word
It's Easy When You Smile
Paying The Price
Swallows Me Whole
Don't Tell Her
Holy Water
Never Be Back
Not In This Life (Live and Previously Unreleased)
Josephine (Live and Previously Unreleased)
Paper Wings & Halo (Live and Previously Unreleased)

Customer Reviews:

dang that gal can sing!.......2006-03-10

i was already a fan of lori mckenna when i saw her on oprah with faith hill. personally, i think lori's version (the original) of the song 'fireflies' is waaaay better than faith's rendition. i also like lori's voice better - sorry to any faith fans! mckenna's voice has a folksy, fluttering sound that draws you in - her voice catches and your heart feels that ole pull. her songs are so breathtakingly real and down-to-earth, yet they are lyrical and poetic at the same time.

beautiful work!

glad i picked better together because they are .......2006-01-30

was not going to get this cd and then i saw the better together and it was a good price so i got then i am very glad i did this a
great album Ruby's shoes and paper wings and halo are great songs i realy glad i got tis album

Very nice.........2006-01-11

This is a very nice work of music. I recommend it!!!

Muffled.......2005-10-05

I just learned of Lori McKenna from the Oprah show with Faith Hill. I typed in her name in "keyword" and was amazed that she was so popular and had made several albums!
From reading about her, she is an amazing person and I really wanted to own all of her albums, but I can barely understand what she is saying, however, I still plan to buy at least one just because I can relate to her depth, her sincerity, her
honesty, her perception of life.
I regret saying this, but I hope someone down the line continues to make her songs (like Faith Hill did) so that we can fully understand and appreciate them. Lori is a wonderful person, so
this, in no way, is meant to be offensive.
I just can't make out much of what she is saying.

Love it!.......2004-05-01

I love the music on this CD. I find myself playing it over and over. If I have my MP3 player on random, I always stop to listen (and sing) whenever one of these songs comes on. I first heard her on NPR, and I have loved every song from her I've heard. Her voice takes some getting used to, but the songs grow on you the more you hear them. Paper Wings and Halo and Would you Love Me Then are two of my favorites.

Average customer rating:

Lose Your Heart To This One Woman Troubador
Mary Chapin-Carpenter, eat your heart out, THIS is talent.

Ruby Shoes
Louise Taylor
Manufacturer: Signature Sounds
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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My Town
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Katie's Smile
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Silver Locket
Laura
Back Of My Mind
Softer Ground
Catch Your Kisses
Household Dreams

Amazon.com

Louise Taylor is a folkie singer/songwriter/guitarist whose vivid lyrics are stronger than her ordinary melodies. Ruby Shoes was produced by Windham Hill founder Will Ackerman with help from such Windham Hill artists as Virginia bassist Michael Manring. The mostly drummer-less arrangements are often too laid back, but her words perk things up, as when she describes her heart, abandoned "in the back of a rusty pickup truck, restless and rolling like an old beer can." In contrast to Gallup's narratives, Taylor prefers miniature studies, where she describes a childhood friend's toothy smile, a hometown sidewalk, or a photo in a silver locket in such detail that a whole world is implied. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Lose Your Heart To This One Woman Troubador.......2003-07-09

Had the good fortune of knowing and falling in love with this sweet soul when she was 18 years old. She knew approximately 6 chords on the guitar back then but blew me away with what she could do with them .Her rhythyms , Her words, and the places they would take you I still cannot describe. I didn't know what hit me when I first heard her.I would normally just set my guitar down and listen. The resonance of her voice and the depths from where it all came from was something that I had been trying to tap into within myself, in the many years that I had been playing, but had'nt been able to yet . She could have wrote a book on "How to touch someones heart with your words and make them think you came out of the womb with a guitar in your hand with only knowing 6 chords or less". Needless to say Louise touched my heart more than she ever knew. In the many years that followed with my musical career I never realised how much this fine lady had inspired me to sing and play from my heart. I had also tapped into this finally . Over the last 16 years having two wonderful little girls to raise and now seeing them almost grown up I realised that there was something big missing in my life but wasn't sure what it was. Surfing on the internet one night I came across a picture of my old friend Louise and it floored me but good, cause I finally realised what I had lost. I hadn't picked up the guitar in almost 15 years . I didn't even own one anymore. Used it for rent one month when times were hard. I didn't realise it until then how much it had meant to me and how much I missed it. My best memories of my life, besides my wonderful children and my life with them, was the happiness I felt within myself and those around me when I played my music. Louise and I have corresponded off and on for the last 6 months after I found her that night on my computer. I picked up her 4 albums and I can truthfully say she has inspired me to play again. I have a new Martin on order coming from Hawaii and soon I will be back in touch with the music that I love. Just to show you what kind of person she is, when I told her about all of this, she told me it had nothing to do with her, it was all from inside myself. Well, I can only say this . People that touch you in your life, and she never knew that she had, help you open those doors again , just by their presence sometimes, and especially their music. I will never forget Louise. Do yourself a big favor and let her into your heart through her music and you will never forget her either. The music business is a real tough one . Some of the ones that have made it in this business don't deserve to be there. She Does. And to think they actually sell this junk. Hopefully, The whole world will know Louise Taylor someday. You will always be in my heart, Louise. Joe Andre

Mary Chapin-Carpenter, eat your heart out, THIS is talent........1998-09-17

I saw her at a folk festival in Washington D.C. and was blown away! She did a small exhibition of her song paintings to an enraptured crowd @ 3:00AM in a hotel suite that was shut down by security,not because she was making too much noise, but because the overflow crowd was blocking the hallway, and was deemed a fire hazard. She can sing, play, write, perform, and look better doing it than any of the more established singer/songwriters out there today. She deserves a much wider audience!

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