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The Library CD Shelf

Growing Up
Josh Lovelace
Stonycroft Records
$9.69 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Growing Up is a family-friendly album by performer Josh Lovelace, created for listeners of all ages to enjoy together. Inspired by watching his own children come of age, Lovelace's songs evoke the honest, human experience of growing up.
Warm, thoughtful,
and brought to life with memorable vocals and masterful guitar play, Growing Up
is highly recommended for personal and public library music collections. The Tracks are "You've Got Me and I've Got You", "Traveling Band (When I Grow Up)",
"Calypso", "This
Is A New Song", "Let's Go Drive", "Butterfly (feat. Frances England)", "Hey It's A Good Day", "Upside Down", "Annie Beth", "Forever My Friend", "Goodbyes are the Hardest Thing To Do", and "You Are Loved".

The Golden Rule: for Sonny
Eric Wyatt
Whaling City Sound
www.whalingcitysound.com
$16.99 CD / $8.99 MP3 amazon.com

Bandleader and tenor talent Eric Wyatt presents The Golden Rule: for Sonny, a jazz tribute music album in honor of Sonny Rollins. The band members include guitarist Russell Malone, pianist Benito Gonzalez, trombonist Clifton Anderson,
tenor JD Allen,
Giveton Gelin on trumpet and pianist Sullivan Fortner. Eric Wyatt and the band have crafted a heartfelt, passionate wellspring. The Golden Rule: for Sonny is highly recommended for public library music collections, and an absolute "must-have" for jazz
connoisseurs. 79 min.

Dreams for a Better Tomorrow
Alejandro Santoyo
www.alejandrosantoyo.com
Banade Records
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Dreams for a Better Tomorrow is a piano album composed, arranged, produced, and
performed by Alejandro Santoyo. Santoyo's world-class talent shines; some songs
are supported with orchestral accompaniment, and all are drawn from the realities, joys, and
despairs of life itself. Sweeping and rapturous, Dreams for a Better Tomorrow resonates with hope, and is highly recommended for both personal and public library music collections. The tracks are "Legends of Love", "New World", "Leaving Behind", "Home
Again", "Nostalgia", "Amor", "Hope", "Awakening", "Lullaby", "Nenita", "Soft Touch", "Morning Light", "The March of Time", "Embrace", "It's All Right", "Happenstance", "Just Us", and "The Miracle of Life".

Acorns
Ben Winship
Hearth Music
hearthmusic.com
$18.98 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Acorns is an Americana/country-rock music album written and arranged by Ben Winship, and performed with contributions from a variety of fellow artists. Inspired by the joy of jam sessions with friends and comrades, Acorns is a shining original creation,
highly recommended for connoisseurs of the genre along with its companion music
album "Toolshed" (sold separately). The tracks of "Acorn" are "A Little Goes a Long Way", "Shakin' Down the Acorns", "Pilgrim", "I'll Live On", "Phoebe's Rest", "Cherry Tree",
"Katy Bar the Door", "Turtle Dove", "Fit to be Tied", "New River Train", "One-Eyed Dolly", "Lily Green", and "Kennedy Rag".

Shell of a Girl
Sunny War
Hearth Music
hearthmusic.com
$15.00 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Shell of a Girl is an original music album by Sunny War (except for "The Place", which was co- written by Sunny War and Edith Crash) that draws directly
on Sunny's difficult life. She used to be homeless, living on food stamps and train hopping to travel.
She looks back on those times with mixed emotions - though she remembers experiencing happiness and freedom, most of her traveling friends have since perished from drug overdoses or liver failure. Shell of a Girl is raw, honest, profound, exquisitely
punk, and utterly unforgettable. The tracks are "Shell", "Where the Lost Get Found", "The Place", "Drugs are Bad", "Love Became Pain", "Off the Cuff", "Soul
Tramp", "Rock n Roll Heaven", "Got No Ride", "The Likes of You", and "XO".

The Love
Alphabet Rockers
alphabetrockers.com
School Time Music
$15.00 CD / $9.99 digital amazon.com

Grammy-nominated group Alphabet Rockers present The Love, an intergenerational hip-hop album promoting understanding, tolerance, self-love, and justice, especially for trans and gender non-binary youth and adults, as well as anyone who wants to be an
ally for trans or non-binary friends and family. Songs in The Love emphasize the importance of making the world a safe, free, and just place for all people,
denouncing violence and praising those who take a stand against hatred. Socially conscious and
deeply moving, The Love is highly recommended. The tracks are "This is Ohlone Land (Introduction)", "We Royal", "Until You're Free", "Live Your Life", "They/Them", "I Am Enough", "Be Strong", "You (Interlude)", "Black Gxrl Magic",
"#100kMasks", "I Know
You See Me", "Us (Interlude)", "Just Be", "Not Alone", "We (Interlude)", "Someday", and "The Love (Outro)". 42 min. 37 sec.

Missing Chapters
Moken
MoodSwing Records
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

Cameroonian-born, Atlanta-based music artists Moken presents Missing Chapters, his latest original album drawing upon a wide range of African musical styles. The title refers to the missing chapters of life, and the songs reflect the perseverance to
survive and create in spite of immense hardships. Moken's immense vocal talent shines; his voice has a multi-octave range, and his mastery of acoustic guitar drives the vividly creative songs. Missing Chapters is highly recommended for both personal and
public library music collections. The tracks are "Your Sun is Rising", "Sometimes", "Yen nin", "Machine man", "Walking man", "Mi amor", "U nia", "Everybody wants to rule the world", "Retro Africa", "Hiki mut", "Tequilasong",
and "Sing the song".

A Presence of Three Minds
Holland Phillips
http://www.musicbyholland.com
Ageless Records
$10.22 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

A Presence of Three Minds is an instrumental, new age album by Holland Phillips, combining piano, keyboard, guitar, and flutes into tracks that take the mind on a transcendental journey. A beautiful, flowing audio experience that inspires reflection and
insight, A Presence of Three Minds is highly recommended especially for connoisseurs of the genre. The tracks are "From the Depths", "Oceanside", "The Order of Things", "Last One Home", "Finding Pixies", "Seeking Sanctuary", "Alone in the Crowd", "In The
Queen's Court", "Aftermath", "Arendell Rising", and "To The Heavens".

Sacred Lullabies
Camille Nelson
Heart Dance Records
www.heartdancerecords.com
$TBA CD / $14.49 MP3 amazon.com

New Age Folk guitarist Camille Nelson presents Sacred Lullabies, showcasing extraordinarily beautiful and soothing songs, six of which have vocal tracks, as well as memorable contributions from guest artists and an atmosphere of gentle relaxation. A
strong, reverent sense of faith in God is also present throughout the music. Sacred Lullabies is highly recommended for connoisseurs of acoustic fingerstyle
guitar. The tracks are "I Am A Child of God", "Abide With Me", "I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus (feat.
Kimberly Knighton & Britney Holman)", "Redeemer of Israel", "Our Lullaby (feat. Madilyn Paige)", "A Child's Prayer", "Not for a Moment (feat. Stephanie Madsen)", "Paris Lullaby", "Into the West (feat. Alex Sharpe)", "Edelweiss", "New World (feat.
Matthew John Nelson)", "Dreaming", "We'll Bring the World His Truth (feat. Kimberly Knighton & Britney Holman)", "For the Beauty of the Earth", "Pie Jesu (feat. Catherine Bohman)", and "Where Can I Turn for Peace".

The Paradise Collection
Joey Curtin
www.joeycurtin.com
Privately Published
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com

The Paradise Collection: Piano with Strings and Things features the new age music of Joey Curtin. Certain individual piano tracks are enhanced by contributions from Patrick Cutrin on guitar, David Curtain on guitar and electronics, Jasmine Kinney on
flute and violin, Maxwell Beckman on double bass, Garth Webber on guitar, or David Landon on bass guitar. Ranging from a re-imagined Irish folk tune to a spiritual melody once sung by slaves escaping to the north during the Civil War, The Paradise
Collection is beautifully stirring, profound, and highly recommended for both personal and public library music collections. The tracks are "Chrysalis", "Be Thou My Vision", "Pool of Bethesda", "In the Twinkling of an Eye", "Evening in Eden", "Wade in
the Water", "Blossom", "Tear Drop Piano", "El Viento", "A Thin Place", "Hide Me", and "Song of Zion".

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