Allen, Sharon / Along The Way
Album: Along The Way   Collection:General
Artist:Allen, Sharon   Added:Sep 2010
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2012-01-16 Pull Date: 2012-03-19
Week Ending: Mar 18 Mar 11 Mar 4 Feb 26 Feb 12 Jan 29
Airplays: 1 2 2 1 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Mar 11, 2012: Sunny Side Up
Lay Me Down Easy
4. Feb 26, 2012: That's Not Bluegrass
Lift Me Up
2. Mar 07, 2012: Modern Donkey - Song 2
Lay Me Down Easy
5. Feb 26, 2012: Sunny Side Up
Take My Hand
3. Mar 04, 2012: Sunny Side Up
If I Needed You
6. Feb 19, 2012: Sunny Side Up
Lay Me Down Easy

Album Review
MC Dizzy Jackson
Reviewed 2012-01-07
Based in Santa Cruz, this is Allen’s first solo release, although she’s been playing for years. It used to be all blues she played, but now it’s rootsy music: folk, country, a bit of bluegrass and a touch of blues. Most songs are hers (except where noted). Her voice is simply beautiful, pure and magnetic. Instrumentation of guitar, bass, percussion, fiddle, mandolin, etc. No FCC’s.

*My Favorites*: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12.

1. *(2:51) Mid. Easy-going, bluesy with great guitar interludes, really nice vocal.
2. (3:22) Slow / Mid. Kate Wolf song. Mellow, sparse, understated slide guitar.
3. *(3:18) Mid. Song by Eddie and Billy Joe Shaver. Bluegrassy with soft drums, mandolin, harmonizing. Nice.
4. *(3:17) Mid. Upbeat, driving beat, fiddle, lap steel, harmonizing.
5. *(4:12) Slow. Townes Van Zandt song. Sparse with beautiful guitar and male vocal accompanying. Quite heartfelt.
6. (3:04) Slow / Mid. Mellow guitar, very soft and beautiful vocal.
7. *(2:37) Fast. Upbeat country blues, channeling a bit of the guitar and beat of Johnny Cash’s version of ‘I’ve Been Everywhere’. Killer.
8. (4:31) Mid. Soft, easy-going, with an eastern flair.
9. *(3:40) Slow / Mid. Great cello, mandolin, percussion. Dreamy and ethereal. Beautiful.
10. *(3:48) Mid. Bright percussion over a bit less-than-bright fiddle. Upbeat despite the lyrics.
11. (2:45) Slow / Mid. Features a nice, if a bit understated, harp.
12. *(3:02) Mid. Upbeat, with tambourine, vocals set back a bit, big chorus of voices, percussion, guitar, bass. Very cool.

Track Listing
1. Blues Stay Away From Me   7. Daddy
2. Lay Me Down Easy   8. Jarrod's Song
3. Live Forever   9. Lift Me Up
4. Do-Si-Do   10. Dancin' On The Horizon
5. If I Needed You   11. Take My Hand
6. All The Time   12. Never Ending Song Of Love