Diana Jones's life runs like a thread through her music. She was adopted as an orphan and grew up in New York. At the age of fifteen, she decided to look for her family and found them in Tennessee. Remarkable, because unlike her New York friends, she loved the music of Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline. That background explains why Jones sounds so sincere when she sings a line like 'I cannot remember the
… arms of my mother / the face of my father / the place where I belong'. Jones' muffled voice sounds sad, but she also often encourages herself, as in the title track. Despite the misery, there is hope for a better life and that hope is not in vain. Her debut album was met with rave reviews and for this album she invited famous guests such as Mary Gauthier and Nanci Griffith. She does not have to feel modest, because with this beautiful and quiet album Diana Jones nestles herself in the top of the country genre. (PdK)more
