Perfect Little World - Reviews & Testimonials

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Pete Smith's Reviews ("The Advertiser" - UK)
Pete Smith
pete_fabam@hotmail.com
2007-04-01
02:08:59
The Advertiser (UK) 23 March 2007 - Sharon Benjamin is one of the hardest working country performers in Australia. With almost twenty years of experience under her belt Sharon’s stunning voice and ability to write meaningful songs has reached far beyond the boundaries of her native Oz and is now being enjoyed by a world-wide audience. Her songs are reaching other singers who are quick to recognise the value of her work. Personally I cannot get enough of this girl’s voice. She has a warmth I have only encountered once before, in the late Karen Carpenter, and a talent for drawing the listener into her every song. “Perfect Little World” explores, in thirteen songs, the many emotions engendered by the heart; refusing the emotion (“Love Denied”), euphoria (“High As Heaven”), jealousy (“I Want What She’s Having”) and final acceptance (the truly beautiful “I Love”). Also included is the hit single “Jack Of Diamonds”. No wonder this lady is collecting awards for both voice and song – and that collection is destined to grow bigger and bigger. www.sharonbenjamin.com.au


SHARON BENJAMIN PERFECT LITTLE WORLD (Red Bak Records)
This is the 3 rd release from Sharon who along with husband Mark Hillier (bass guitar) used Red Bak Recording Studios where Reg Poole recorded his latest CD (which I reviewed last time) and they co-produced this 13 track CD.Sharon sings with great clarity, her vocal is always clean, and warm with a friendly sound sure to please Djs and listeners alike and sounding at like a young Anne Murray. The songs are all written by Sharon who has a great eye for a song line, and has developed her craft well over the years. Her songs are now being placed with other artistes across Australia, lovely lyrics and a great song-writing talent on display. The arrangements cover more that just country and there's a MOR feel to some songs aimed at the broader market. The first single “High as Heaven” is a fast paced country love song sure to please the dancers too, the love ballad “Don't” opens with soft dobro while “I want what she' havin” is a gentle rocker with great guitar. “Masterpiece” is a well written ballad of life while “Jack Of Diamonds” has a great play on words. “Why he rolls” is a trucker's song with a great story and up-tempo arrangement. The album closes with “I Love” a gentle ballad with haunting steel soft acoustic and a vocal that grabs. There's drums, keyboards, guitars-electric and acoustic, bass, dobro, mandolin steel and even harmonica from talented musicians, at the top of their game too, who play to perfection and enhance the vocal performance.
This is a sure fire winner for Sharon, www.sharonbenjamin.com for more details.
OTHER SONGS:- Love Denied-Going home- Don't- Why Would You Wanna -No Longer Broken-There's not another-Afterburn -I Love

Gerry Ford - UK's CMD Magazine - www.cmdscotland.co.uk
(Gerry Ford is recognised as Scotland's leading Country Music Singer/Songwriter.
He has recorded 15 albums, 12 of them in Nashville. He has appeared on the World Famous "Grand Ole Opry" on 21 occasions as guest of JEAN SHEPARD.)

TESTIMONIALS:

Hi Mark & Sharon,

It was great to work with you guys over the last couple of days. I really enjoyed Sharon's record, I thought the songs particularly stood out as well written through the whole album.
Hope we can do more soon!

Cheers,
Martin.
Martin Pullan
Edensound Mastering
www.edensound.com.au

The songs are great, Sharon is a terrific song writer. What the production does is bring out her voice. A resonance and quality reminicent of the late great Karen Carpenter.
The first single is a perfect introduction to Sharon’s new world – a pedal steel driven romp takes this joyous love song to the top shelf, and is tailor made for country radio.
Mike Smith
NFS Publicity
www.nfspublicity.com.au

SHARON BENJAMIN returns with her much anticipated new CD Perfect Little World. Sharon sings with refreshing clarity; her vocal performance always pure and clean, but also warm and engaging. From the opening track Love Denied you can only be impressed with her songwriting skills and the ability to make music with fun and energy. First single from the album High As Heaven is full of rollicking sparkle. I Want What She’s Having and Jack Of Diamonds are equally stimulating. Sharon has a great way with lyrics; with colourful phrases such as ‘should have insured my heart for fire theft and damage’ from No Longer Broken. I Love is sweet and heartfelt. Why Would You Wanna is a lovely bluesy swinging number. Why He Rolls tells of a truck driver and the effect his job has on his family. This album will create a whole new legion of fans for this quality performer.
One Stop/Redbak RB001
DEBORAH MINTER
Ice News
http://www.ice.spiderweb.com.au/

Hi Sharon,
I got your great CD today thank you so much... really enjoyed listening to it and you have done a brilliant job of it. Great song writing, and you carry them off awesomely..... Love the blues sound you have in a lot of your songs too.
Just wanted to say thank you very much
Regards
Beth Brown
"My Kinda Country" on
QBN-FM96.7 Queanbeyan
Australia
http://www.qbnfm.com.au

Many thanks for your CD. Once more Sharon you have excelled
yourself. It is very hard to say which track stands out. By starting at track
one, one thinks they cannot be any better , but alas I am wrong. As far as I
am concerned it is a shame that the end of the CD must come.
Once more many thanks....a real winner.
Neil Myles
"Aussie Country 4U". This is through Paltalk Radio. (www.paltalk.com)

The album I would say is your best and any one looking for a
new Country album to add to there collection I thoroughly
recommend "Perfect little world" without hesitation...
Raymond PHILLIPS
Country Harvest

Hi Sharon,
Love High As Heaven brilliant track and congratulations on Reg Poole’s album, bloody great.
I think there will be some recommendations for Redbak coming
Jeff Dunn
CBAA/Air FM

Some real good tracks on there.
I report my playlists on the Nashville Board as you know.
I will use your music both on 3RPP here in Melbourne and on Radio Beverwijk in the Netherlands. Keeping in mind that in my program is also in the Netherlands, I look more for a catchy tune than a good story because of the language difference. But luckily your album provides both.....
I think it's a real good album, well done!
Thanks again, success!
Jos Bieman
3RPP/Radio Beverwiik - Netherlands

VERY ENJOYABLE!
John Slaven - DJ

It's a very good album!
Peter Stapleton - CBAA

I am very impressed! Your vocals are very clear and strong and the overall production is great. The songs are good too! I'm glad the album you've worked so hard to get out was worth the wait.
Ian Betteridge - Artist & DJ

Very enjoyable.
John Arnold - CM Festival president - Mildura

Thanks, it is a good album and I am enjoying it.
Kenneth Date - Sydney's Coolest DJ - KRD Country, 2RRR