Emily West – All For You (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 37:14 minutes | 433 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Portrait – Sony Masterworks
Emily West’s first release with Sony Masterworks, and her first after finishing as runner-up on the 2014 season of America’s Got Talent, All for You opens with a refined cover of Sia’s “Chandelier,” a song she performed on the talent competition show. Other covers from the show include the Moody Blues’ “Nights in White Satan,” the Phil Phillips classic “Sea of Love,” and Roy Orbison’s “You Got It.” Tenderly delivered, and mostly piano/keys- and strings-accompanied ballads, West leaves behind the country of her early releases and opts for a more classic pop vocal delivery. She’s joined by Cyndi Lauper on a duet version of “True Colors,” and the album’s four original tunes include the Billie Holiday-haunted “Fallen,” co-written with K.S. Rhoads (Kris Allen, Katie Herzig). –AllMusic Review by Marcy Donelson
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Emily West – Dear Diary (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 40:25 minutes | 434 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Whiskey Wolves of the West
Millions know her from duets with Keith Urban, Cyndi Lauper and heart stopping performances on America’s Got Talent, but locally she is the songwriter’s favorite singer, the singer’s favorite writer, and everyone’s favorite friend.
She wears many hats. Singer, songwriter, host and actress.
She has sung on most stages and tv’s in the world, and has recently recorded and released her most personal record called Dear Diary.
She opened up her journals to Leroy Powell & Tim Jones (collectively known as Whiskey Wolves of the West), and constructed mini-broadway musicals.
This is an important record. A new sound from old souls. Country, Jazz, Broadway Show tunes. Familiar tales told by one of the most powerful voices on the planet.
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