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Preview-W.11th
Preview-W.11th
| 1. | Justine | Play | Tablature | Justine
Justine – by Sonya HellerVerse 1Sixty miles of desolationAnd all my songs in record stores Gifted lives bring gifted troublesWhen you’re countin’ on applause I count the milestones on the highwayI count on getting sleep at lastI counted all the wells in TexasStill I’m running out of gas ChorusAnd I had a dream last nightTook a turn too fast and lost controlSaid goodbye to everyone I know Don’t cry JustineI’d always trade my wings for dancin’ shoesJust to have another dance with you. Verse 2 Stop sign in my rearview mirrorSigns I missed along the wayI never saw the big one comin’ I never say you slip away You loved me like your sweet religionHeld on to every word I’d sayBut I was bound to disappoint youYou see I, I change my tune most everyday Chorus Still I had a dream last nightHitchin’ down the California coastTrouble makers we liked them the most Oh don’t cry JustineI’d always trade my wings for dancin’ shoesJust to have another dance with you.Come on Darlin’ Into 6/8 Latin beat with:Come on my darlin’ lets just dance the night away the moon is so full Vien ma cherie, vien ma cherie, on va dancer, toute la soiree Everythings gonna be all 3 x’sRiyiyiyight… Don’t cry Justine… |
Justine
Credits
Words and Music - Sonya Heller |
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Enjoy a sneak preview of selected tracks from "W. 11th" Sonya's soon to be released album. We'll let you know as soon as it's available online!
Fourth Floor
Fourth Floor
$15.00
Fourth Floor
I had an incredible cast of musicians on this album. Vicki Genfan, Hui Cox, "Toshi",Todd Turkisher, Margo Leverett, Antione Silverman, Henry Schuman, Whynot Jansveld, Ty Stephens, Melanie DeMore, Herschel Dwellingham, Joel Hirsch and Gary Richardson. Great producer, Hui Cox, engineers, Hugo Dwyer, Denise Barbarita, and Nicholas Prout.| 1. | Before the Storm | Play | Download | Before the Storm
The Sky it turns to grey
And the birds, they fly away. Oh I, will leave Before the Storm My friends, they all left town They seek a higher ground They want to leave Before the Storm Oh I,will leave before the storm I want to leave before the storm Rushes in to find me, I hope it will be behind me And it's comin' soon. I'm walkin' by the sea and I read a sign that tells me "Dirty Waters, do not swim, You will get sick if you go in" We burn the forest down Her ghost a smoky crown She'll take your breath Into the Storm She takes my breath into the Storm She takes my breath and then The Storm, rushes in To find me. This time it won't be behind me And it's comin soon. |
Before the Storm
Credits
Sonya Heller-Vocals and acoustic guitar
Hui Cox - Mandolin Todd Turkisher - Drums Toshi - Bass Percussion - Vicki Genfan Notes
1. Before the Storm - Bohemian Café beat with guitar, mandolin and percussion.. Folky, jazzy tune about the environment a la “Beat Poet”. “My friends, they all left town, they seek a higher ground, they want to leave Before the Storm.” 3:42 |
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| 2. | Into the Night | Into the Night
Midnight, clock strikes
My room becomes electrified I'm waiting, creating an altar for your love You are my conflict, confusion and in between you reach beyond My reason conviction, and all I want to know is are you here? I know you're comin' closer when I feel a rush of love Amber gold, and a lavender heart Into the Night I wait for you Into the Night I pray for you... The window was foggy I wipe it clean so I can see you pant in the cold air your breath becomes a dragon fire Watching dark eyes, I stalk you like a hungry cat, I'm mad with desire Slowly you will tease me In my mind you are naked, and the only thing you're wearing is the scent of your body, and the golden chain that pulls me to your heart I'm in and out of dreamin' when I feel a rush of love, amber gold and a lavender heart Into the Night I wait for you Into the Night I pray for you Come on stay with me I will keep you warm, yes I will Hold on never go away Into the Night I wait for you Into the Night I pray for you Into the Night I wait for you Into the Night I wait for you pray for you, stay for you... |
Into the Night
Credits
Vocals and Guitar - Sonya Heller
Percussion - Joel Hirsch Bass - Gary Richardson Clarinet - Margo Leverett Notes
2. Into the Night - Rythmically driven with guitar and percussion, a song about lust and longing with “dervish” style clarinet woven throughout. “In my mind you are naked and the only thing you’re wearing is the scent of your body, and the golden chain that pulls me to your heart.” 3:08 |
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| 3. | Not a Whole Lot to Say | Play | Not a Whole Lot to Say
Baby you've been good to me
Just the way it's supposed to be and tho' I put on this happy face you know my mind is in another place Sometimes I show myself to the door like I've done so many times before but something sweet about you calls me back You got me comin' back for more There's nothin' left to make me cry There's nothin' harder than good-bye so we just go on anyway With not a whole lot to say there's not a whole lot to say... So I take my place out on the road where nothins' new and nothin's old try to empty pockets full of you try to fill them up with somethin' new As I turn my gaze to the sky somethin' whispers give it one more try I call this meeting of the hearts for two I try to feel these things for you There's nothin' left to make me cry There's nothin' harder than good-bye So we just go on anyway With not a whole lot to say there's not a whole lot say Haven't you noticed these tears are not for you? |
Not a Whole Lot to Say
Credits
Sonya Heller - Guitar and vocals
Bass = Whynot Jansveld Cocktail drums - John Mettam Violin - Antoine Silverman Notes
3. Not a Whole Lot to Say - Cocktail drums and a mean fiddle drive this “swing” type song as Sonya sings of the ebb and flow of a relationship. “Haven’t you noticed, these tears are not for you?” 5:34 |
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| 4. | King of Kings | Play | King of Kings
Searching for my King of Kings
and I already feel like I know him deep in the wind now, He calls me by name Echos of an ancient song calling me into the dreamtime taking me home to the place I belong He sings in the silent night He walks in the desert light He swims in the ocean blue He's me and He's sometimes you Lift your eyes, only you decide what is true for you Dancin', do we dance alone making our way to the circle close to the light, that is life for everyone Greet Her for She comes in peace so many names to Her glory so many ways for the love to carry on She sings in the silent night She walks in the desert light She swims in the ocean blue She's me and She's sometimes you lift your eyes, only you decide what is true for you |
King of Kings
Credits
Sonya Heller - Guitar and vocals
Piano - Jay Canfora Bass - Gary Richardson Drums - Herschel Dwellingham Notes
4. King of Kings - A gorgeous “Bolero” style rhythm with Spanish style guitar playing tells the story of finding and experiencing Spirit thru Gender specific eyes. “Greet Her, for She comes in Peace. So many names to her glory, so many ways for the Love to carry on.” 3:56 |
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| 5. | Can't Get to Heaven | Can't Get to Heaven
I lost my edge on the eve of good-bye
Now I'm so old but I never got wise If you can't cry you can't die You don't get to heaven You can't cry you can't fly How down is down How blue is blue when just feelin' bad gives you somethin' to do If you can't cry you can't fly you don't get to heaven No, no, no, no I know it's late, but could you be waiting, cause I know its you, I've been missin' all these years If I could only kiss you I wouldn't need to miss you In case you think I got there I'm lying on my knees here If you can't cry, you can't die you don't get to heaven... No heaven,no, no, no heaven |
Can't Get to Heaven
Credits
Sonya Heller - Guitar and Vocals
Slide guitar - Hui Cox Bass - Gary Richardson Drujms - Herschel Dwellingham Notes
Can’t Get to Heaven - Great Blues tune about life after an old love. Do we ever really change? Starts out with Sonya’s very original finger picking, and builds to a sexy bass driven groove. “I know it’s late, but could you be waitin’, cause I know it’s you, I’ve been missin’ all these years.” 3:28 |
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| 6. | Body Wisdom | Play | Body Wisdom
What do I keep on pushin' away
If I listen to my Body Wisdom what would she say would I finally understand would I tune in to the message Speaking of my heart... But your speakin' in codes I do not understand In riddles, pulsin' thru my bloodstream With sounds, senses, bright colors vibrations Body Wisdom, get your message to me Is there something I will not cannot see Do I have it all before me even when I cannot see When you make no room for freedom, you make no room for destiny Heart soul, harmony Heart, soul, harmony Body Wisdom, so the river flows Wisdom, I'd like to get to know you When you ache, I'll ask you what you need When you cry, cry, I'll know just how you feel When you breathe deep, I'll know you're movin' on When you're so scared, there's somethin' big you've taken on Take time, take back, take time, take back your power, Save it all for a rainy day When you're hungry, I will feed you With my Body Wisdom I wish I heard you sooner, I think I hear you know and when you say you can't go on I'll tell you every step counts When the last few lines won't come I'll tell you to rest and see them in your dreams. Believe me believe me Sometimes you get scared, there might not be enough of you to fill the room. You're feelin' space you cannot fill you get so scared when you don't think there's enough of you When you don't think there's enough of you |
Body Wisdom
Credits
Acoustic guitar and vocals - Sonya Heller
Synthesizer - Jay Canfora Bass - Toshi Percussion - Vicki Genfan Drums - Todd Turkisher Notes
. Body Wisdom- A haunting, beautifully arranged tune with full band about tuning in to ones inner wisdom, and knowledge. “ If I listened to my Body Wisdom what would she say. Would I finally understand, would I tune into the message, speakin’ of my heart?” 3:49 |
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| 7. | Always in Time | Always in Time
You dreamin' close you dreamin so far
you livin' all this love in your head no, no, no, so many times I look in your eyes and I wonder, why, why, why do you stay so far away, You runnin' high you runnin' so low You fly inside the wings of your mind Well I want to take you down to my place, yeah Of desire, divine, desire So long ago you heard me inside she sang a song of lovin' so wise she took you to her heart of divine to be your dream For always in time for always in time,always in time So long ago you heard me inside I take you to my heart of divine My body does you body does my body does your body to be your dream for, to be your dream for always in time. Always in time, for always in time. |
Always in Time
Credits
Sonya Heller - Guitar,vocals, mbira
Guitar - Hui Cox Bass - Gary Richardson Percussion - Joel Hirsch Notes
Always in Time - African style fingerpicking and thumb piano start this song about a long distance relationship. Very sweet and quiet at first with a reggae style pickup as the song moves along its path. “You runnin’ high you runnin’ so low. You fly inside the wings of your mind. Well I want to take you down to my place, of desire, divine, DESIRE.” 4:07 |
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| 8. | Something Gained, Something Lost | Something Gained, Something Lost
You came to me in a dream last night
said everything's gonna be alright there's nothin' left for us to fight about oh no no Still I wake up to know,wake up to know your thoughts they do not wish me well and I know you do not wish me well you pass my door and a cold wind enters thru the cracks, and whispers, You do not think so kindly of me, You do not think so kindly of me I've never known myself to feel so low I have never known myself to feel so low I have never felt this earth a place so cruel Oh Spring, you come not a moment too soon For bounty she brings out of the frost and the gloom Somehow I know, I know when I feel so lost You do not break my spirit Your bitter tears, they just remind of forgiveness and your empty stares encourage me to look at myself I'll stand by my side, for it is these moments I am truly alive even in pain there is great beauty, in spite of you that still remains And yes, I will always love you For something's gained when all is lost Something beautiful at great cost Something is gained when all seems lost You came to me in a dream last night Said everything's gonna be alright There's nothin' left to fight about Still I know, your thoughts, they do not wish me well. You pass my door and a cold wind enters thru the cracks, and whispers, you do not think kindly of me I have never known myself...to feel so low I have never thought this earth a place so cruel Oh Spring, you come not a moment too soon For bounty she brings out of the frost and the gloom Somethings gained after all is lost You cannot break my spirit at any cost Your bitter tears remind me of forgiveness you empty stares encourage me to look at myself Stand by my side, yes I will stand by my side For it is these moments I am truly alive even in pain, even in pain There is great beauty in spite of you that still remains I will always love you For something's gained when all is lost Something's gained, something's gained |
Something Gained, Something Lost
Credits
Sonya Heller - Vocals and Synthesizer
Chorus - Melanie DeMore and Ty Stephens Percussion - Vicki Genfan Drums - Todd Turkisher Bass - Toshi Electric guitar - Hui Cox Notes
Something Gained, Something Lost - Dare to play this 6:11 minute saga, and you are guaranteed to take an amazing musical journey thru self discovery. Synthesizers, bursts of percussion, and deep, fireside back up vocals accompany Sonya in her revealing “stream of consciousness” “And I know, you do not wish me well. You pass my door, and a cold wind enters thru the cracks and whispers, you do not think so kindly of me” 6:11 |
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| 9. | Feel Your Hand | Play | Feel Your Hand
There is a sky here I can't see it now, So dark outside my window I can't tell what time it is I can't tell what time it is so I just have to guess I guess you love me I guess I feel alright I guess you know me, When you stay up at night I guess you're with me At least from time to time I guess I'm tired, but I can feel you hand,I can feel your hand Here is my shadow, this place you fear to go,where all my treasures somehow you want to know I guess you're craving G-d In ways you never knew the Church that never spoke to you with Spirits far and few and how they left you standing here to preach your hard earned fear Why are you with me You don't believe these things Don't you feel better when you stay close to me I guess you're with me I guess I feel alright I guess we're different But I can feel your hand |
Feel Your Hand
Credits
Guitar and vocals - Sonya HellerNotes
I Can Feel Your Hand - Sonya and her guitar on this folk style tune that addresses two very different people, with a sweet “something” between them, and their mutual need for each other. “I guess we’re different, but I can feel you hand” 3:24 |
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| 10. | Looking for the Sun | Looking for the Sun
I'm looking for the Sun
It's so hard to find there's so much goin' on The Sun makes you happy and when one more person feels the Sun, there'll be so much more light for everyone I'm looking for the Sun for all the hungry children for the ones who stopped lookin' The Sun makes you happy And when one more person feels the Sun There'll be so much more light for everyone And I believe, I believe this day is comin' soon yes it is now...and I keep Lookin' for the Sun I keep lookin' for the Sun I'm lookin' for the Sun, for all the migrant workers,for the fish in dirty waters The Sun, it makes you happy. And when one more person feels the Sun, there'll be so much more light for everyone I believe, I believe, this day is comin' soon Yes it is now And I keep lookin' for the Sun for the ones who can't ,the ones who don't the ones who stopped lookin' I keep lookin' for the Sun, in a hungry child a crowd gone wild, angry people I'll keep lookin' for the Sun |
Looking for the Sun
Credits
Guitar and vocals - Sonya Heller
Guitar and percussion - Vicki Genfan Bass - Gary Richardson Notes
Looking for the Sun - More traditionally crafted folk song with lots of great guitar work and soaring vocals about bringing more light into the world. “When one more person feels the Sun there’ll be so much more light for everyone. I believe this day is coming soon.” 4:23 |
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| 11. | Don't You Leave Me | Play | Don't You Leave Me
Well I lost you that mountain
so many years ago I had to take that lonely road back home Now you standing here before me on the doorstep to my heart You swearing up and down you'll never go Don't you leave me on the corner don't you leave me,don't you dare For I could not stand this lonely road back home Oh no Can I put you in my pocket What's your secret, I got mine Can I love you on the runway Just in case we haven't got much time I will rise with you each morning I will love you sweet and low You can sip my milk and honey Just as long as you don't go You can have me like you want me You can stand by me real proud You can know you got my heart and soul spinning round and round and round and You can make me cry your name out or keep it to myself You can tell me I got trouble and I would not run for help Oh no, no, no Well I lost you to that mountain so many years ago, and I could not stand to walk that lonely road back home...no no no Now you standin' here before me on the doorstep to my heart, and you swearin' up and down that you will never never part Don't you leave me don't you dare Don't you leave me don't you dare |
Don't You Leave Me
Credits
Guitar and Vocals - Sonya Heller
Electric Guitar - Hui Cox Notes
Don’t You Leave Me - Finding your soul love, the one that got away so many years ago, and making sure it’s for keeps this time. “Tuck and Patti” style call and response between jazz guitar and vocals. “Now you standin’ here before me, on the doorstep to my heart. You swearin’ up and down you’ll never go. Don’t you leave me on the corner, don’t you leave me, don’t you dare!” 3:58 |
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| 12. | Until Then | Until Then
We've been walkin down this road a long, long time
Somewhere down the line it turned into goodbye... I wonder how you are right now I wonder who you're with right now We used to talk about the way to make things grow but talkin' never reaped the things we could not sow I wonder how you are right now I wonder who you're with right now Oh, yes, I know this is right but still I cry each night for you I wish I could give back the part of me that always knew about the way this love story goes Hey 'bout the way this love story goes... Where I will go I really don't know but until then, I go where the wind blows... |
Until Then
Credits
Piano and Vocals - Sonya Heller
Bass - Whynot Jansveld English Horn/Oboe - Henry Schuman Notes
Until Then - Sonya does some great piano playing on this song, while singing in that plaintive style she is so well known for, accompanied by Oboe, English Horn, and Bass. “ I wish I could give back the part of me that always knew, ‘bout the way this love story goes.” 3:48 |
Well, Mark Waterbury in Music Morsels magazine said Sonya Heller -Fourth Floor is".... A bit Joan Baez, a little P.J. Harvey and even a breath of Gillian Welch are felt here, but overall this is about a lady with a wonderful emotive timbre to her voice, weaving poignant stories from the heart with unique vocalizing styles. The songs are very well-composed, from the subtly snappy folk vibe of "Before The Storm" and rainy night smooth jazz of "Not A Whole Lot to Say" to the haunting lilt of "King of Kings." Phenomenal guitar plucking by Sonya and stellar-instrumental back-ups add extra spice."
"Persy" from the Independant Music Review put it this way "....The album starts with 'Before the Storm', a sparse mellow track that reminds me of a cross between Holly Figueroa and Lisa Johnson. The next song, 'Into the Night', is a vivid, descriptive jazzy song, rich with emotion. As the album goes on, it only gets more emotive and luscious. This is one of those album that just sucks its listeners right in, leaving them enchanted and entrapped until the last track, 'Until Then', is over.
"Persy" from the Independant Music Review put it this way "....The album starts with 'Before the Storm', a sparse mellow track that reminds me of a cross between Holly Figueroa and Lisa Johnson. The next song, 'Into the Night', is a vivid, descriptive jazzy song, rich with emotion. As the album goes on, it only gets more emotive and luscious. This is one of those album that just sucks its listeners right in, leaving them enchanted and entrapped until the last track, 'Until Then', is over.