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Hard Choices by Common Ground
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fave it Folk Rock | Folk Pop
16 tracks | 54 minutes
Released Sep 2000
on Uncommonly Round Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:25 I'll Never Know lyrics BUY MP3 03:25 I'll Never Know lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:25 I'll Never Know
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:55 Hard Choices lyrics BUY MP3 05:55 Hard Choices lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:55 Hard Choices
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:27 The Way I Felt With You lyrics BUY MP3 02:27 The Way I Felt With You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:27 The Way I Felt With You
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:58 Not to Blame lyrics BUY MP3 03:58 Not to Blame lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:58 Not to Blame
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:39 In a World Gone Mad lyrics BUY MP3 04:39 In a World Gone Mad lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:39 In a World Gone Mad
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:38 Honey, They're Playing Our Song lyrics BUY MP3 03:38 Honey, They're Playing Our Song lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:38 Honey, They're Playing Our Song
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:53 Wat Ye Wa I Met the Streen lyrics BUY MP3 01:53 Wat Ye Wa I Met the Streen lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:53 Wat Ye Wa I Met the Streen
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:38 Playing Rock 'n' Roll lyrics BUY MP3 02:38 Playing Rock 'n' Roll lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:38 Playing Rock 'n' Roll
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:04 Boys on Wheels lyrics BUY MP3 03:04 Boys on Wheels lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:04 Boys on Wheels
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:32 Dreams lyrics BUY MP3 03:32 Dreams lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:32 Dreams
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:53 Stubborn Lady lyrics BUY MP3 04:53 Stubborn Lady lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:53 Stubborn Lady
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:56 Stay 'til Light lyrics BUY MP3 02:56 Stay 'til Light lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:56 Stay 'til Light
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:52 Paper Clips and String lyrics BUY MP3 03:52 Paper Clips and String lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:52 Paper Clips and String
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:27 Battle Scars lyrics BUY MP3 03:27 Battle Scars lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:27 Battle Scars
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:40 Hold on Tight lyrics BUY MP3 02:40 Hold on Tight lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:40 Hold on Tight
Folk Rock with a touch of country!
Editorial review
This is Common Ground's first album on CD, when they were still calling themselves Cheryl Cloud and Common Ground. It was released in 1994, the year Cheryl earned the American Cancer Society's Courage Award for her work to increase cancer awareness, prior to her death in 1995. The album spans a wide range of emotions, drawn from the band members' experiences of the joys and challenges of life. On the upbeat side is "Playing Rock 'n' Roll" -- a lively, rocking, country-flavored number written by Mark Cloud, about a blue-collar guy who moonlights in a band. Also in this collection, the Celtic instrumental "Wat Ye Wa I Met the Streen" was performed as a single cut, where in later albums, the band combines it in a medley with the cheerful vocal "Boys on Wheels," a popular favorite in live performances. The sadder and more pensive side of life is represented by Cheryl Cloud's original songs, "Dreams" and "Paper Clips and String," where Marcy Hogan's viola echos the melancholy mood. The title song is an outstanding performance -- lyrical, moving, and blue. Another performance of note is "Hold on Tight," which shows determination to keep going, even against the odds. Cheryl Cloud wrote with great honesty and depth of feeling about the effects of cancer on her life, and left a legacy of song that Common Ground continued performing. Longtime fans will value this album for its presentation of Cheryl Cloud's performances of her own songs, while the collection also serves as an introduction for new and casual listeners to the band as it was in its earlier years, before Cheryl Cloud's death. ~ Murrday Fisher, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Common Ground began their career in the late 1970's, bringing their original brand of folk rock to people at the height of the punk movement. Well, why not? The band has been pleasing audiences all over the world through record releases and live performances.
Sadly, original singer/songwriter/guitarist Cheryl Cloud passed away in 1995 after a long, valiant struggle with cancer. At her request (and for the love of playing together!) they have continued on ever since, winning larger and larger audiences all the time.