What To Say Overview
In the little more than three years since she grabbed her acoustic guitar and took the stage for the first time, Chicago-based Daphne Willis has grown from a feisty neophyte into a self-assured, marvelously expressive artist with a bracingly seductive sound. The 22-year-old's Vanguard Records debut album, What to Say, documents Willis' voyage of self-discovery and is a captivating introduction to a remarkably fresh voice - one that both reflects and scrutinizes the social patterns of her generation.
Willis began recording the tracks that would grow into What to Say with the help of Chicago-based engineer Stephen Shirk and had planned to release it herself. Serendipitously, Vanguard and Welk Music Group head Kevin Welk plugged in his earphones during an American Airlines flight and heard several cuts from her self-made 2007 EP, Matter of Time, on one of the in-flight music programs. Immediately hooked by Willis' vocal emotiveness and the depth of her writing, Welk wasted no time tracking her down.
The rest is history. The youngster, who hadn't given a thought to looking for a record deal, was knocked out by the enthusiasm of Welk and Nashville-based Vanguard A&R rep Gary Pascoza, who'd been dispatched to Chicago to check out a club set. Pascoza wound up lending his expertise to the project, and her first Vanguard album will be released in January 2010.
Track listing:
1. Everybody Else
2. Bluff
3. Far Away
4. All I Know
5. What to Say
6. Love and Hate
7. Not Always Easy
8. Swirl
9. Still Tryin'
10. Yellow Dress
11. Pulled Tight
12. Jim Thornton
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