Anna Maria reviewed this upon its release in 2002, but this year it’s been reissued. While I hadn’t heard this record before I did review another one of hers, Edge of Spring: A Collection of Songs 1995-2005 (/cdreviews/edgeofspring.html ). Looking back I am reminded that I was in awe of her vocal talent and loved that the music was so orchestral. Same goes here. It’s really very pretty. It’s unique and interesting both in musicianship and songwriting. I really like I Held My Love the backing vocal ‘ahhh’s are lovely. Not completely sung in English and me being one of those Americans that doesn’t speak anything else but English, (I’m trying…French here I come!) I don’t understand some of the songs, but they’re gorgeous all the same.