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Last of the Good Straight Girls by Susan Werner
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11 tracks | 48 minutes
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This break-through album remains a classic of the 1990s singer-songwriter scene. New York Times: "extremely promising singer and songwriter who writes about changing social patterns from a perspective that is clear eyed and leavened with humour..."
Editorial review
Susan Werner had been attracting a fair amount of attention on the Philadelphia folk circuit when, in 1994, she recorded Last of the Good Straight Girls for Private Music. Some listeners outside of Philly assumed that this introspective effort was Werner's first album, but in fact, it was her third -- the Iowa native turned Philly resident had already recorded two little-known albums: Midwestern Saturday Night and Live at the Tin Angel. Those who discovered Werner with Straight Girls saw that, like a lot of other female singer/songwriters, the folk/pop/rock artist was heavily influenced by "the three Js" -- Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, and Joan Baez. But while Werner isn't innovative or groundbreaking, sensitive material like "St. Mary's of Regret," "Through the Glass," and "Signing Your Name" proves that she is her own person and is an appealing artist in her own right. Although the CD isn't overly sociopolitical, "Some Other Town" reflects on the contrasts between life in poor inner-city neighborhoods and life in suburbia. Last of the Good Straight Girls, which was recorded when Werner was 29, didn't turn her into a superstar, but it did give the artist a well-deserved taste of national exposure. [The album was also available featuring the bonus track "Much at All."] ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
With 6 albums under her belt, an active touring career throughout the U.S. and a string of accolades from the likes of The Washington Post, The Village Voice and The New Yorker, Susan Werner has become one of the defining artists of the folk music genre. Her songs effortlessly slide between folk, jazz and pop and are delivered with a sassy wit and classic midwestern charm.
Farm girl Susan Werner was raised in rural Iowa but began her professional music career in Philadelphia, after studying classical voice at Temple University. Inspired by a Nanci Griffith concert, Werner left behind her opera training and began performing as a singer-songwriter at coffeehouses throughout the northeast. She self-released her first album "Midwestern Saturday Night" in 1992 and then went on to put out "Live at Tin Angel" the following year. In 1995 came her breakout album, BMG/Private Music's "Last of the Good Straight Girls," but a corporate reshuffle left her and her folk-pop masterpiece behind.
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