Secrets of the Heart
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Char Butler is an adult contemporary artist with a full sounding CD
including vocals, rhythm guitar, electric guitar, keyboard and drums.
The album has an engaging mother daughter duo of lead and harmony vocals
on four of the album tracks; Face of the Wind, Tonight, I Feel Good and
Are You Real. Secrets of the Heart is a great sound to wind down the day
and is very pleasurable listening in an intimate setting for two .
Char Butler is new to the recording industry but certainly not to performing.
A previous university guitar instructor and vocalist she writes with a particular
folk flare. Char s music is peaceful, uplifting and mystical in nature.
Musicians playing on Secrets of the Heart are:
Lead and harmony vocals Char Butler
Secondary lead vocals Amber Lacey
Acoustic Guitar - Char Butler
Bass Krys Van Slyke
Keyboards Mike Kaminski
Drums and Percussion Ken Mary
Strings Ken Mary, Mike Kaminski
Electric Guitar Joe Rusinek
Additional Accous. Guitar - Joe Rusinek
Clarinet Char Butler
REVIEWS
THE CALM CAFE
March 30, 2008
Char Butler is a soothing, otherworldly voice
Hellhoundonmytrail @ 8:33 pm
I haven t checked, but these songs are probably available on iTunes.
Also included on her album Secrets of the Heart, My Life (I Love You)
and Tonight embody exactly the kind of music that the Calm Cafe champions.
Just because it s Easy Listening doesn t mean it isn t hip or creative.
We're not about Barry Manilow here. Char Butler is a creative kin to Sarah
McLachlan, that of the soothing, otherworldy voice, especially My Life (I Love You)
with its transcendent vocal performance. Tonight is just as impressive but
in a different way, opting for the rootsy acoustic pop of Sheryl Crow. Both are
well-produced and engaging, and a positive sign that this artist is going places.
By Lucinda Coyne
Artist: Char Butler
Title: My Life - Tonight [promo single]
Grade: A
Web: http://www.charbutler.com
TWANG TOWN
March 30, 2008
Dreamy vocals embellish Char Butler s evocative pop/rock
Reviewed by Carson James
Char Butler/ My Life - Tonight [promo single]
Taken from her album Secrets of the Heart, the songs My Life (I Love You)
and Tonight glide by with dreamy textures and somewhat ethereal vocals.
With its sublime piano and subtle electronica touches, My Life (I Love You)
is probably too gorgeous and evocative for commercial radio. Do they still play
songs as sweetly arranged and fetchingly sung as this? I'm reminded of the Cranberries
without the post-grunge guitars and Irish accents. Tonight is reportedly a success
on Adult Contemporary radio stations, and I can easily see why. The singing is
reminiscent of Paula Cole.s without trying to be (it just is), and the arrangements
are more down-to-Earth, a warm bed of acoustic guitars as Butler s soft voice drifts
to the clouds. Daydream the afternoon away.
http://www.charbutler.com
Published in:
Singer/Songwriter Reviews
on March 30, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Tags: Adult Contemporary, Paula Cole, the Cranberries
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