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Fires
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Fires
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In the age of instant success,
was a singer/songwriter who didn't quite fit, failing to chart at all with her first two albums,
and
. It wasn't until
was reissued that it finally broke through, and even then it didn't quite reach the Top 20. She had the fire and anger of
along with the melodic qualities and thoughtfulness of
, as shown on the opening track,
an updated protest song (after all, wars were still going on in various places all over the world). Here was a set of 11 real songs, all written by
and sung with feeling, backed by either acoustic guitar or piano. The influence of
could be heard most clearly on
the second single to be released, a simple melody with
's voice soaring unexpectedly up and down the scales over piano accompaniment. But by way of complete contrast,
were full-on rock tracks. ~ Sharon Mawer