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Track Listings
| 1. Around This Corner |
| 2. Basement Apt. |
| 3. The Hideout |
| 4. Capsized |
| 5. Lodestar |
| 6. Weakened State |
| 7. Don't Get Your Back Up |
| 8. Open Window (The Wedding Song) |
| 9. Uniform Grey |
| 10. Coffee Stain |
| 11. You Were Here |
| 12. Everytime |
Product Description
Amazon.ca Canadian Essential
Harmer, the former singer for Weeping Tile gained well-deserved attention with her second effort. You Were Here is a meticulously crafted album full of the singer/songwriter's pensive, emotionally charged compositions. Displaying a full palate of sound colors, Harmer's lyrics -- often poetic and personal -- are the perfect frame for this excellent album. -- S. Duda
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Sarah Harmer, the former lead singer of the Canadian band Weeping Tile, steps out with a U.S. solo debut that seems at first a timid guest and then quickly turns into a valued presence. In incorporating roots, pop, and folk sensibilities, Harmer performs what might be called "homemade" music, writing intensely personal lyrics about relationship anticipation and angst, setting them afloat on simple guitars, drum loops, and cello and clarinet solos. "Why do they call it the past / When nothing's past?" she sings in a whispered soprano on the opening cut, "Around This Corner." But it's hardly downer music. Mostly, Harmer peddles poetic ruminations about emotional journeys, cast in pleasing metaphors--an elegant moonlight ride ("Lodestar"), a basement apartment ("below street level, barely alive"), and unspoken infidelity ("there's a coffee stain around your eye"). From stories of menacing shadows to boundless faith, you won't mistake it for background music. --Alanna Nash
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic.,
By Parity (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: You Were Here (Audio CD)
I recently picked up this album and loved it so much that I bought her newer album too. While there are some very good songs on "All of Our Names", for me, this is far and away the more complete work. If anyone out there enjoyed Pater Malick's collaborative album "Chance & Circumstance" this work has a similar variety of songs and styles from the stand-out hit "Basement Apartment" to the initially quirky but ultimately superb "Lodestar" - a song that must be listened to the whole way through. I'm a picky soul and there aren't too many albums that have made it 'uncut' onto my iPod, this is one.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Heart Melting Harmer,
By April Lynn Hamilton (Brandon, Manitoba Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: You Were Here (Audio CD)
Sarah Harmer will become an instant favorite in your CD collection. She reaches your heart and soul with her romantic melodies and meaninful lyrics. You won't be able to wait for her next CD to come out. Support this wonderful Canadian Artist! Don't miss out on this CD! (I bought it for everyone I know)
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buy this record! You won't be disappointed.,
By SG (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: You Were Here (Audio CD)
This album is loaded with beautiful songs. It's a sort of rootsy sound with fabulous vocals and simple arrangements with subtle accents that add so much to the music. Great words too. I picked it up after a friend of mine went on and on about it and now I understand. This is a gem.
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