WIDELY ACCLAIMED SINGER-SONGWRITER MINDY SMITH ADDS HER GRACEFUL TOUCH TO
THE YULETIDE SEASON ON ‘MY HOLIDAY’
CD FEATURES SIX ORIGINALS AND FIVE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS INCLUDING GUEST
APPEARANCE BY ALISON KRAUSS
“Smith is a deft songwriter straddling folk, country and pop, with a lovely
girl-woman soprano that feels like cotton sheeting after a bath.” –
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“Smith’s best songs sound like little miracles.” – USA TODAY
(Los Angeles, CA) – Widely acclaimed singer-songwriter Mindy Smith adds her
warm, graceful touch to the Yuletide season with her new CD My Holiday,
released October 9th on Vanguard Records.
Recorded in Nashville and produced by Mindy Smith and Steve Buckingham, My
Holiday is an eleven song collection that features six original tunes
written or co-written by Mindy including “Come Around,” “Santa Will Find
You,” “Follow The Shepherd Home” and the title track. My Holiday also
features such classic Christmas recordings as “Away In A Manger” with Alison
Krauss on harmony vocals, “The Christmas Song,” “Silver Bells,” and “I’ll Be
Home For Christmas.”
Mindy’s recent sophomore release Long Island Shores has been hailed by
critics and fans alike. She has performed on The Tonight Show, Conan
O’Brien, GAC/Edge of Country and CMT, and has been featured on NPR. Her
songs have been heard on such shows as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Smallville,” and
“Six Feet Under,” and recently the song “One Moment More” was highlighted on
Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance.” Her debut release One Moment More
(featuring the hit single “Come to Jesus”) earned her critical accolades and
went on to sell close to 300,000 copies.
My Holiday is Mindy’s first Christmas CD and third release on Vanguard
Records.
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QUICK FACTS
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ARTIST: Mindy Smith
TITLE: My Holiday
RELEASE DATE: 10/9/2007
URL: http://www.mindysmith.net
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/mindysmith
DETAILS: First holiday CD from widely acclaimed singer/songwriter Mindy
Smith. Features six originals and five Christmas classics including guest
appearance by Alison Krauss
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