Debrah Kay
New CD In The Works
Debrah Kay has been
working on a new CD. It's been five long years since her last release.
The new CD will feature all new material co-written by Debrah and
long-time friend Mike Baker. "I have been kind of reinventing myself
musically,' she said in a recent interview. "Trying to come up with a
fresh new sound. My sisters were quite a bit older than me so, I grew up listening to Jim Croce, Carol King, James Taylor. I've always loved the old style, acoustic, finger-picking of Jim Croce and James Taylor and Carol King is just a big influence on me. So, we've really stripped our songs down musically and come up with a more sparse, simple acoustic country-rock with a little hint of rhythm and blues. I'm really excited about playing again and doing our new stuff. The songs included on this CD are probably the best I
have ever written," she says. "It all comes down to incorporating real
life experiences into your music. I think that's what we've done with
these new songs. Some are just raw heart break others are happy,
thankful blessings. And that's what life is." The once chosen title
cut, "Something Beautiful," is a playful tune celebrating
love in a new relationship. "We chose Something Beautiful as the name for the CD and the title cut. However, now we've cut some other great songs so it's just hard to decide. The CD needs a name I'm just not sure Something Beautiful will be it at this point." Debrah explores the difficulties of love
lost on, "You're Gonna Leave Me Again," "Empty," and "Why." "One of my
favorite songs of all time is, Chris Cagle's "Miss Me Baby." So, Mike
and I wrote kind of a sequel to "Miss Me Baby," called, "Every Time I
Hear Miss Me Baby." Debrah says, being on the road performing, she and the guys
have seen their share of dumpy motel rooms and she spares no feelings on
the subject in the playful, "Motel Hell." "However, with the new sound
we've created, I'm not sure Motel Hell will even make the CD. I'm not
sure it fits with the new sound. It's very country.
She
gave
us
a small sampling of a tune she says is her favorite of all.
"We were heading back home to Nashville from Texas and there's this sign
between Little Rock and Memphis that says Memphis 100 miles. So, I just
start singing, "I'll be a hundred miles from Memphis by the time you
get this and I ain't looking back no I ain't turning back now." And
Mike gets his guitar and just starts playing what I'm singing. Then he
strums this long cord and I sang, "I'll be in Nashville before morning."
And he finished it singing, "But, I'll be over you way before then."
The song titled, "No Hard Feelings," was written and finished before
they made it back to Nashville that evening. "That's the funny thing
about songwriting, sometimes a song takes ten minutes to write and
sometimes they take years to finish. I keep a digital voice recorder in
my nightstand because I wake up in the middle of the night sometimes
with a song playing in my head and I have to get it down so I don't
lose it. " She laughed. "I've written some of my best songs in the
shower."
Debrah looks forward to finishing the new CD, performing her new material at live shows, and touring. She's also ready to return to the CMA Music Festival also known as Fan Fair in Nashville in 2012. 'I wanted to do it this year, but the CD's not ready and that's one of the main reasons to go is to bring the fans new material. She plans a big comeback in 2012 complete with new CD's a new live show and a huge Fan Club party as well. "We've taken enough time off,' she concluded. 'Time to get back to work."
Debrah looks forward to finishing the new CD, performing her new material at live shows, and touring. She's also ready to return to the CMA Music Festival also known as Fan Fair in Nashville in 2012. 'I wanted to do it this year, but the CD's not ready and that's one of the main reasons to go is to bring the fans new material. She plans a big comeback in 2012 complete with new CD's a new live show and a huge Fan Club party as well. "We've taken enough time off,' she concluded. 'Time to get back to work."
