Words Came Back to Me (CD - 2006)

Personnel: Sonya Kitchell (vocals); Sonya Kitchell; Jon Suters (guitar, bass guitar); Steve Addabbo, Jason Ennis (guitar); Michael Daves (mandolin); Alex Kadvan (cello); Miro Sprague (piano, organ); Kiro Sprague (piano); Mitch Chakour (Wurlitzer piano); Garth Stevenson (bass guitar); Conor Keehan (drums).

Recording information: 2004-2005.

Although still a teenager when she recorded WORDS CAME BACK TO ME, Sonya Kitchell made a noticeable impact with the 2006 release. The 12 original songs on this, her debut, album owe a heavy debt to Joni Mitchell and Ricky Lee Jones, but they come across with a beautiful integrity and authority all their own.

Kitchell's songs are as influenced by soul and jazz as they are by folk, and the whole of WORDS CAME BACK has the organic, expressive feeling of the best singer-songwriter records of the 1970s. Kitchell also has a penchant for remarkable hooks, and her lyrical content is honest, clever, and engaging, making for a nearly irresistible combination. That the album was picked up by Starbucks for the Hear Music Debut series, which will make the album available in Starbucks stores, ensures Kitchell will get the audience she deserves. minimize