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Paradise Lost & Found by Anne Hills & Michael Smith
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fave it Folky Pop | Modern Folk
13 tracks | 54 minutes
Released Oct 2006
on Redwing Music
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:08 Stranded In The Moonlight lyrics FREE 04:08 Stranded In The Moonlight lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:08 Stranded In The Moonlight
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"Among the cognoscenti of the Chicago folk scene, Michael Smith, author of such standards as "The Dutchman" and "Spoon River" is the songwriter’s songwriter, and beautifully honest soprano Anne Hills the diva of record." - Scott Alarik, The Boston Globe
Editorial review
While this album offers some decent songs, penned by both Smith and Hills, Smith's voice is terribly weak and even Hill's more melodic singing can't save it. In the end it's a forgettable contemporary folk effort. ~ Tim Sheridan, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Michael Smith and Anne Hills both moved to Chicago in the late 1970's, a time when its vibrant folk scene included artists like Steve Goodman, Bonnie Koloc and John Prine. While Michael and his wife, Barbara, continued performing as a duo, Anne was busy co-founding Hogeye Music, a Folklore Center still active in Evanston, IL, and performing with Jan Burda.
Michael's writing was already well known through interpretations of his work by an endless stream of successful performers, including Spanky and Our Gang, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Chicago's own Steve Goodman (who co-wrote many songs with Michael). Michael found an enthusiastic audience in his new home town and worked increasingly as a solo artist. Eventually, he began working with Bob Gibson, writing and playing bass. They completed and produced the show "The Women in My Life" for which Michael wrote the enduring favorites "Sister Clarissa" and "Elizabeth Dark.
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