Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Rait, Linda Rondstat, Billie Holiday. Laura Nyro, The Beatles, Nancy Wilson, Frank Sinatra, The Jackson Five, Dusty Springfield
One of the strongest voices in contemporary music jon Ulrich, Ithaca Times
"Annie has a bell-like, steady, warm and heartfelt voice. It is so pleasurable to listen to someone who uses her instrument in such a commanding and sensitive way. This is an important record in defining her as an artist separate from The Burns Sisters".
--Rosanne Cash.
DAYS IN ITALY
Annie Burns plays emotional adult contemporary music, in the vein of Sarah McLachlan. Burns' voice is very fluid and pleasant, kind of like an old friend welcoming you with a cozy little hug.
I tend to prefer the darker stuff on Days In Italy , including "Surrender," which features Annie's lovely voice atop an almost middle eastern tribal drum beat and acoustic guitar. It's very strong, in terms of it's ability to take the listener into another world, the world where the music is being made. There's a really cool, subdued guitar solo in the middle of the song that leads into some weird chants and stuff. Awesome!
"Someone Tonight" sounds like the song of a broken heart, for it wanders quietly around until a soft chorus arrives; Annie's voice is longing the entire time, creating a fantastic and believable effect, in that it really sounds as if she's deathly alone! Wow!
Now, I am a sucker for good adult contemporary, so beware that my judgement might be skewed by the fact that this is also a bit on the dark side of adult contemporary. I thoroughly enjoyed this, and I highly recommend this to fans of the lonelier side of life. Annie Burns' voice is nearly magical!
I did a little research on Burns, and I found that, in addition to being a solo artist, she is also a member of a band with her sisters, going by the name Burns Sisters . Their music, like Annie's solo stuff, is adult contemporary, and is also quite enjoyable.
Daniel Mitchell
Annie Burns is a singer-songwriter who has been involved with professional music all of her adult life. As part of The Burns Sisters she has toured all of the major folk and popular music venues in the U.S. and Canada, as well as recorder with Columbia Records, and Rounder Records. She is currently enjoying growing recognition for her new independent CD Days In Italy.
Annie thanks for your kind words. I LOVE your remake of Surrender, especialy the drumbeat. I just ordered "Days in Italy" and "Wild Bouquet" and can't wait for them to arrive. I'll be in the studio all next week finishing my album. All originals except for 2 songs. I've got lots of awesome guest artists on it like Claire Lynch (singing harmony on Blood Mountain and several other songs) Rob Ickes (dobro), David Grier (guitar)and others. I'm pretty excited about as you can imagine.
Hi, Annie! Thanks so much for the add. Saw you, Jeannie & Marie at The Night Eagle before Christmas. Awesome as usual. "God Made Woman" is now my profile song. Love it! :)
"THIS IS A TOAST.... 2 US... FOR THE MEN WHO HAVE US, THE LOSERS WHO HAD US, AND THE LUCKY ONES WHO WILL MEET US!! SEND THIS ONLY TO PRETTY LADIES INCLUDING THE ONE WHO SENT IT TO YOU You have been hit. You have been considered One of the 15 prettiest girls on my friends list. Once you have been hit, you have to hit 15 pretty girls. If you get hit again you know your really pretty. If you break the chain you'll have UglyNess for 10 years. So hit 15 pretty girls on your friends list and let them know thay are pretty "
Annie, GOD MADE WOMAN is an Excellent song!!!! Thanks for putting it on myspace!!! I've added it to my profile to share with all my friends!
Have a great Wednesday!
