Sam Buckingham - Daydreamer

The tunes range from peppy faster songs such as my favorite, "Stormy Ground," to slower jazzy torch songs such as the wonderful �Coffee.� This tune reminds me of something you might hear Holly Cole play, complete with some wonderful acoustic bass playing by James Gilliard.  Other highlights include the title track �Daydreamer� and the soft, simple closing cut �Hurry Home,� but there isn’t a bad tune on the album. Most of the songs focus on love, lack of love, loss of love, what love is like… you get the picture.  I did notice a bit of a double standard in Sam’s advice on relationships however.  On "Fast as He Can" she advises "Ladies hold on to your man, or he’ll run as fast as he can", but on the very next tune, "I Must Be a Fool" she sings "I must be a fool to love someone who holds on to me like glue�".  Concerning this she said "This album documents two really important relationships in my life...one being something I knew I shouldn’t be in...the other being after I’d moved on...and found someone I could love...for awhile.  Guess which song comes from which relationship. Songs are my way of cementing what I’m feeling."  As with most good songwriters, her songs come from her heart and from her personal experiences. Most of the CD is positive and upbeat so I think Sam has had more good love than bad love.  Selfishly, we’ll have to hope for some ups and downs in her love life though if it leads to songs this good! The CD is well produced by Garth Porter.  The instrumentation is varied and fits well with the feel of the different songs.  Glen Hannah and Mark Punch add some great guitar.  Other tracks feature resonator guitar, electric piano and even organ.  The one constant is Sam’s beautiful voice.  To find out more about this gifted performer visit her website, www.sambuckingham.com.
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