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Ports of Call (2006) - Kristin Mueller's debut solo album.

Ports of Call is released on 2 September by Dren Records. CD Baby describes the album as "A lush warm blanket of sophisticated city/country sounds. Recorded in NYC with a gentle heart." The album has been getting radio play around the world - this includes Germany (Gerd Stassen's "Hillbilly Rockhouse") and Netherlands (Johanna and Theo's "Alt Country Cooking"). One Belgian site (ctrlaltcountry.be) has given a very positive review.
Note: Due to unexpeded levels of demand, CD Baby has been selling out of all their copies of the album. Please bear with us, and we'll ensure that there are plenty of CD's there from now on.

BACKGROUND:

This is Kristin Mueller's first full album as a solo artist. One of her earlier demo songs appeared on a sampler "I'm With Cupid" (2004). Additionally, the song Finding A Woman first appeared as part of the soundtrack to What Alice Found (2003). The album version is a different recording (the version that appeared in the film is downloadable at the music page).

REVIEWS:

"a remarkably sparse, but intimately beautiful debut"
      - screamingbloodymess.com (review by Warren)

"an unequivocal triumph, a debut record that fills the listener with delight"
     - lostwriters.net (review by Andrew Spencer Goldman)

"En op die manier creëert ze een muzikale leefwereld waarin fans van de hoger genoemde acts – En dan vooral die van de Cowboy Junkies! – zich meteen thuis zullen voelen. Mooie plaat!" [this Belgian review is very positive and says the album is solidly good]
     - ctrlaltcountry.be (for approximate translation of the Dutch, try Bablefish)

BUY:

CD BABY - $12.50 plus shipping
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kristinmueller

Note: Kristin's music will soon be available at I-Tunes and Amazon.com also.

DETAILS:

The album features beautiful artwork and complete lyrics for all the songs. Lyrics and MP3 samples from the album are available elsewhere.

Produced by Kristin Mueller, Christian Hanlon, Richard Morris.
Engineered by Richard Morris and Kristin Mueller.

Mixed by Christian Hanlon.
Mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound (88 Tenth Ave, NY, NY 10011).

CD design and photo by Bobby Lapointe.

All songs written by Kristin Mueller.
All songs copyright 2006 (BMI) Kristin Mueller

    1. Domesticity Song
    2. Finding a Woman - (Also featured in the 2003 film What Alice Found).
    3. Five Cents
    4. Home
    5. Sweet Love
    6. Liberty State Park
    7. Wash-A-Shore
    8. Hopefully

(click here to view the lyrics to any of the above songs)