Elizabeth Ward Land
Actress
FIRST HARVEST beautifully showcases Liz's voice, vast range of musical expertise and extraordinary interpretive gifts.
FIRST HARVEST can be purchased at www.LMLmusic.com, Barnes & Noble, ITUNES (5 stars!) & most digital downloads.
To hear more, please go to www.myspace.com/ElizabethWardLand
What the Critics are saying:
"There's a new girl in town, and she's a wowser. Elizabeth Ward Land has just released a CD meant to be permanently placed on the shelf alongside Billie, Judy, Doris and Ella. Aptly enough entitled FIRST HARVEST, it's a fantastic blend of styles, from stage and screen through gospel and country. A CHANGE IN ME is rethought for an adult mindset; IT DON'T BRING YOU is as heartbreaking as always; the classic 60's anthem A TASTE OF HONEY as honest as a folk song, and the CD finishes with a jazzy, hot, boop-a-doop version of the 42ND STREET. Land's voice adapts remarkably to the disparate material, yet it's difficult to compare her to any other singer. Her diction, tone and pitch are perfect, but unquestionably it is her love for this material that sets this CD apart." Alan W. Petrucelli, The Barnstable Report
"...here's another smart girl. First album...and nails it! No showing off, just great songs, with excellent arrangements, really intelligent choices and terrific vocals. This is a most enjoyable recording. My personal fave is WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT. Really good stuff!" Naomi Plume, Broadway World. com (5 discs out of 5)
"I have just listened to Elizabeth Ward Land's performance of A CHANGE IN ME and I am wiping tears as I write this. There are very few performers I've enjoyed working with as much as I enjoyed working with Liz. Beyond her obvious talent and beauty, she possesses a miraculous voice and musical sensitivity that makes every song she touches shine. Whether on stage or in the recording studio, she's every composer's dream." Alan Menken, Academy Award Winning Composer
For Broadway fan's, Liz's opening track reveals surprising depth on A CHANGE IN ME from Beauty and the Beast. FARTHER TO FALL and WHY HAVEN'T I HEARD FROM YOU introduce some pop-country, while WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT and LOVE TO LEARN show a smokier nightclub sound. IT DON'T BRING YOU and I CAN LET GO NOW offer fresh takes on contemporary tunes, and the Celtic melody of A TASTE OF HONEY will transport you to another time, another place. For cabaret lovers, there is SOMETHING I THOUGHT I'D NEVER DO and WHEN YOU TAKE MY HAND, a haunting new ballad destined to be on every singer's list. Including exquisite piano arrangements and orchestrations by John Boswell, the wistful duet FLIES ON THE BUTTER with award-winning recording artist Lee Lessack, and Liz's sophisticated 30's-style trio, SHOUT SISTER (with Michelle Duffy and Amy Pietz) on 42ND STREET, FIRST HARVEST guarantees something for everyone.
SHOUT SISTER - Michelle Duffy and Amy Pietz on
42ND STREET
42ND STREET
With Lee Lessack FLIES ON THE BUTTER
Todd Murray, Ken Land, John Boswell -
"The Back-Up Boys" IT DON'T BRING YOU and
WHY HAVEN'T I HEARD FROM YOU
M.B. Gordy ( Drums and Percussion), John Boswell (piano, arrangements and orchestrations), and Randy Landas (Bass)
Not Pictured: David Boswell (Guitar), John Yoakum (Flute, Piccolo, English Horn, Saxophone, & Clarinet, ) and Stefanie Fife (Cello).
