Kathy Phillips

Music

Carries You Away

1.	Carries You Away	Play
2.	Little Secret	Play
3.	Come Back Again	Play
9.	Sleep	Play
	Rita	Play

The sophomore release from Kathy Phillips — a mere five years after her debut — showcases a confident talent with a strong, emotive voice who can really craft her songs. There's a definite country touch to the New Jersey songstress' material, most notable on tunes like "Walking Out the Door," where she puts on her best Loretta Lynn, but there's also a very strong pop element to the music on the Sheryl Crow adult pop end of the spectrum, perfectly illustrated by the little gem "Ordinary Day." She can be quite enigmatic in her lyrics, as she is on "Rita," or quite blunt, on the other-woman scenario of "Little Secret." There's good production by Matt Angus, and the arrangements are varied enough to offer plenty of changeups in the sound. Wherever the album goes, Phillips sounds comfortable and in control, passionate but with enough coolness in her voice that it works very sensually. Perhaps the standout track, though, is "Sleep," which evokes images of Crowded House in its rich arrangement. All in all, Kathy Phillips deserves to break through with this record.

Chris Nickson
Allmusic.com

Sway

Credits

1.	Killing Time	Play	Killing Time Sitting here dressed in loneliness Melting into memories of old pictures of you I grieved you before you even left Swallowing my sadness Breathing out your life And I'm just killing time My whole life has turned upside down Just killing time 'til I see you again 'til I see you again 'til I see you again I'm seeing you in every day's end sun Haunting me with memories of long nights spent with you I loved you but i could never tell Swallowing my voice Letting you just go And I'm just killing time My whole life has turned upside down Just killing time 'til I see you again 'til i see you 'til i see you again... just killing time Lyrics	Killing Time Credits Lyrics: K. Phillips Music: K. Phillips/J. Morrissey Info
2.	Fly High	Play	Fly High Sometimes I'm flying on top of the world But the higher I fly the harder I may fall And if the sun don't shine across my face If the moon don't rise up in the sky If the air feels like, I cannot breathe I hear your voice say to me Fly high Don't cry Sometimes you'll find me inside of my dreams But the longer I'm there nothing seems real And if the sun don't shine across my face If the moon don't rise up in the sky If the air feels like, I cannot breathe I hear your voice say to me Fly high Don't cry Broken pieces of my heart Shattered pieces of my dreams But you're the one who keeps me together And if the sun don't shine across my face If the moon don't rise up in the sky If the air feels like, I cannot breathe I hear your voice say to me Fly high Don't cry Lyrics	Fly High Credits Lyrics: K. Phillips Music: K. Phillips/J. Morrissey Info
3.	Leaves Changing	Play	Leaves Changing Wrap me in velvet Roll me in gold Let go of secrets that I so deeply hold Shedding my skin Releasing my soul Stepping out on the big stage in an unrehearsed role And if the leaves are changing maybe I am too And if the leaves are changing Well then so are you so are you A palette of colors A marigold breeze A sign of the season brings a sense of at ease And if the leaves are changing maybe I am too And if the leaves are changing Well then so are you so are you Lyrics	Leaves Changing Credits Lyrics: K. Phillips Music: K. Phillips/J. Morrissey Info
4.	Can't Go Back	Play	Can't Go Back Didn't take too long to realize I'm in love with you Everytime I think about the way you laugh It brightens up a room All the times I wondered if I'd ever find Someone as sweet as you I bless that day, that special day, the day that i found you I can't go back I can't get through And I can't stay here If I can't be with you When the morning comes, I see the sun come shining down on you And if I listen carefully, I hear your voice calling out to me Every time I dream about your softest lips I taste your sweetest kiss Sometimes I look into your eyes so blue And I fall deeper into you I can't go back I can't get through And I can't stay here If I can't be with you Sometimes I picture the two of us walking in the rain It's a feeling that I get when I'm with you I really can't explain So i count the minutes 'til i see you It gets longer every day And when I see you I know just how much I'm taken I can't go back I can't get through And I can't stay here If I can't be with you Lyrics	Can't Go Back Credits Lyrics: K. Phillips Music: K. Phillips/J. Morrissey Info
5.	Angles Never Sleep			Angles Never Sleep Credits Lyrics: K. Phillips Music: K. Phillips/J. Morrissey Info
6.	Rumors			Rumors Credits Lyrics: K. Phillips Music: K. Phillips/J. Morrissey Info
6.	Give You Up			Give You Up Credits M. Angus Info
8.	Throwaway Grin			Throwaway Grin Credits K. Phillips Info
9.	Change Your Heart	Play		Change Your Heart Credits G. Cagno/K. Phillips Info
10.	Your Game			Your Game Credits Lyrics: K. Phillips Music: K. Phillips/J. Morrissey Info
11.	Icicles			Icicles Credits K. Phillips Info

"SWAY", produced by Matt Angus, is a collection of beautifully cathartic songs, with expressive lyrics, heavenly melodies, gorgeous harmonies and excellent musicianship by many of New Jersey's finest players such as Anthony Krizan (Spin Doctors, Lenny Kravitz), John Ginty (Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Jewel, Matthew Sweet), Kim Williams, John Davies, Matt Angus & Tom Nelson of Angus, Dave Becker, folk singer/songwriter Gregg Cagno, and NJ jazz guitarist, Walt Bibinger.