I Can't Be New is the sixth album by American singer-songwriter Susan Werner, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music).

Personnel

*Susan Werner - piano, rhythm guitar, ukulele, vocals, background vocals, Wurlitzer, nylon string guitar

*Eugene Friesen - cello

*Crit Harmon - percussion, handclapping, snaps

*Hatfield Five - string quartet

*Brad Hatfield - piano, Hammond organ, vibraphone, Fender Rhodes

*John Lockwood - upright bass

*Dave Mattacks - drums

*Billy Novick - clarinet, woodwind

*Stephen Sadler - banjo, dobro, mandolin, ukulele, baritone ukulele

*Mike Turk - chromatic harmonica

Production

*Producer: Crit Harmon

*Engineer: Crit Harmon, John Lupfer

*Mixing: John Lupfer

*Mastering: Paul Angelli

*A&R: David Wilkes

*Digital editing: Matt Beaudoin

*Arranger: Billy Novick

*Product manager: Dan O'Leary

*Design: Jeff Gilligan

*Caricatures: Adam Belmares

Category:Susan Werner albums

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Artist/Band Information

Susan Werner is an American singer-songwriter. Much of Werner's work has been in the contemporary folk genre.

Career

Born and raised on a farm in Manchester, Iowa, Werner became interested in music at a young age and went on to receive a bachelor's degree in voice at the University of Iowa. In 1987, she moved to Philadelphia, PA, and soon earned a master's degree in voice at Temple University. Werner initially wanted a career in opera, but after seeing a Nanci Griffith performance became inspired and began composing songs of her own on acoustic guitar.

Performing around Philadelphia, Boston and New York City, Susan began making a name for herself in the folk scene of the early 1990s. She recorded five albums from 1993 to 2001, and eventually moved to Chicago, IL. Her first five albums were all in the folk genre, but Werner's sixth album, I Can't Be New (2004), was a substantial departure, with original material in the vein of Tin Pan Alley, cabaret, and early jazz torch songs.

Werner's seventh album, The Gospel Truth, was released in March 2007 and addresses themes of religion, faith, social responsibility, as well as religion from an Agnostic's point of view. Her eighth album, Live at Club Passim is collection of original songs (gospel, jazz & folk) recorded with her band: Colleen Sexton, Trina Hamlin & bassist Greg Holt. For her ninth album, Classics, she performs pop music from the sixties and seventies accompanied by chamber instruments.

Her next album entitled "Kicking the Beehive" is scheduled for release on March 1, 2011 and will feature guest appearances from Vince Gill, Keb' Mo and Paul Franklin

Discography

* Midwestern Saturday Night (1993)

* Live at Tin Angel (1993)

* Last of the Good Straight Girls (1995)

* Time Between Trains (1998)

* New Non-Fiction (2001)

* I Can't Be New (2004)

* The Gospel Truth (2007)

* Live at Passim (2008)

* Classics (2009)

* Kicking The Beehive (2011)

References