When Kendall Payne appeared at 1998's Lillith Fair festival and made her recording debut with Jordan's Sister, the artists she was compared to ranged from Jewel to Alanis Morrissette.
But the singer/songwriter's amplified, uptempo rockers aren't as angry or as angst-ridden as Morrissette's, and her introspective ballads aren't as light or as gossamer as Jewel's.
The bottom line is that Payne, who was 19 when this CD came out, is her own person--and she's also someone who has a lot on her mind.
The lyrics, all of which the L.A.
native wrote or co-wrote, tend to be serious rather than escapist.
The riveting "It's Not The Time" finds a young woman facing an unplanned pregnancy and weighing her options, while "Hollywood" finds a recent Tinseltown arrival coping with life on Hollywood's potentially dangerous streets.
On the poignant ballad "Fatherless At 14," Payne portrays a father who has died unexpectedly and, in the afterlife, is missing the teen-age daughter he left behind.
This promising debut album makes it clear that Payne is an artist of substance.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Closer to Myself | Kendall Payne | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Supermodels | Kendall Payne | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | WonderlandKendall Payne | Kendall Payne | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | Hollywood | Kendall Payne | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 5 | Honest | Kendall Payne | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | The Second Day | Kendall Payne | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | It's Not the Time | Kendall Payne | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | On My Bones | Kendall Payne | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | Modern Day Moses | Kendall Payne | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 10 | Perfect by Thursday | Kendall Payne | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 11 | Formerly Known As | Kendall Payne | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 12 | Never Leave | Kendall Payne | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 13 | Fatherless at 14 | Kendall Payne | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 55 mins | 126 MB | |||||
| 55 mins | 340 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Adler | Sitar |
| 2 | Ron Aniello | Arranger, Engineer, Multi Instruments, Producer |
| 3 | Neal Avron | Mixing |
| 4 | Glen Ballard | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Piano, Producer, Synthesizer |
| 5 | Paul Bushnell | Bass |
| 6 | Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| 7 | David Campbell | Conductor, String Arrangements |
| 8 | Bryan Carrigan | Engineer |
| 9 | Jamie Carter | Bass |
| 10 | Jude Cole | Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Aaron Embry | Harpsichord, Moog Synthesizer, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer |
| 12 | Jeffery Fey | Art Direction |
| 13 | Chris Fogel | Engineer |
| 14 | Marc Greene | Engineer |
| 15 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 16 | Bob Kearney | Engineer, Mixing |
| 17 | Jean Krikorian | Design |
| 18 | Michael Landau | Guitar (Electric) |
| 19 | Matt Laug | Drums |
| 20 | Mike Lawrence | Drums |
| 21 | Jolie Levine-Aller | Production Coordination |
| 22 | David Miner | Bass, Bass (Upright) |
| 23 | Lance Morrison | Bass |
| 24 | John Paterno | Engineer |
| 25 | Kendall Payne | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 26 | Steve Porcaro | Moog Bass, Organ, Synthesizer |
| 27 | Juliet Prater | Percussion, Tambourine |
| 28 | Doug Pryzbocki | Percussion |
| 29 | Jack Joseph Puig | Mixing |
| 30 | David Raven | Drums |
| 31 | Jeff Robinson | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 32 | Walter Rodriguez | Percussion |
| 33 | Shad T. Scott | Programming |
| 34 | Tommy Steele | Art Direction |
| 35 | Michael Thompson | Organ |
| 36 | Martin Tillman | Cello |
| 37 | Dana Tynan | Photography |
| 38 | Gabe Veltri | Engineer |
| 39 | Jason Wade | Guitar, Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |