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Jenny Yates has established herself as a successful
songwriter, with songs recorded by numerous artists, culminating in
her collaborations with Garth Brooks, co-writing his hits "Standing
Outside the Fire", "The Red Strokes", "Thicker Than Blood" and the
Golden Globe Nominated "When You Come Back To Me Again" from the
film FREQUENCY.
Performing since the age of 14 in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona -
Jenny has been making music all her life. First as a singer of other
peoples songs, then as a writer. She signed with her first music
publisher, the legendary Al Gallico in her mid-20's, who then
secured her a recording contract with Mercury/PolyGram Records,
which led to critical acclaim and two Billboard charting singles,
but not enough to warrant the release of a complete album.
In the ensuing years, without the support of a record label or music
publisher, she made repeated trips driving across country from LA to
Nashville for a month at a time. Living off her credit cards and the
kindness of friends with couches, she continued her education in
songwriting - working with many of the best writers in the music
business, some whose songs she'd been singing every night. The
Nashville songwriting work ethic, being Monday thru Friday, 9 -
5:00, instilled in her the discipline which enabled her to pursue
her life-long love of songwriting. She became a songsmith.
Setting out to create her own Country-Folk sound, and working with
some of the world's finest musicians, singers and engineers, "Out Of
The Blue" was recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles, and has been
compared to the work of Emmylou Harris, Karla Bonoff, Mary Chapin
Carpenter and early Linda Ronstadt. A collection of 14 songs
spanning the genres of Country, Folk, Americana, Blues and
Adult-Contemporary.
"I love every song on this record - and am pleased when I hear
from people that everyone has a different favorite. And, each of the
tunes have been someone's favorite. I like that."
Jenny Yates
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