This album was released in the USA in September 2001 but somehow slipped through the PMD net. A recent customer enquiry brought it to our attention to add it to the database. 'Debi Smith's RED BIRD RED is powerful acoustic folk-pop for adults, musically and lyrically sophisticated and flawlessly performed by a cadre of Nashville pros. Smith's beautiful three-octave voice and penetrating songs, exploring life's bright joys and epiphanies, frustrating ambiguities and deep losses, have a cathartic effect on the listener. Highlights include the clever title track, inspired by one of her father's favourite sayings, the you-go-girl country stomper 'Kiss the Clouds', Cajun-flavoured 'Chevy Impala' and the intense ballad 'Slipping Away.' Steve Sheehan on nylon-string guitar, Tim Lauer on piano and Tammy Rodgers on mandolin and fiddle create a lush backdrop.' - (Dirty Linen magazine)