Artist	Song
Fred Neil (Echoes of My Mind: The Best of 1963-71, Raven, 2005)	PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE (Mayfield)
Paul Burch (Fool for Love, Bloodshot, 2003)	LOVESICK BLUES BOY (Burch)
Raul Malo, Pat Flynn, Rob Ickes & Dave Pomeroy (Nashville Acoustic Sessions, Island, 1998)	HOT BURRITO #1 (Parsons)
Great Lake Swimmers (Great Lake Swimmers, Misra, 2005)	MOVING PICTURES, SILENT FILMS (Dekker)
Rachel Sage (Ballads and Burlesque, Mpress, 2004)	SACRIFICE (Sage)
Tift Merritt (Tambourine, Lost Highway, 2004)	LAID A HIGHWAY (Merritt)
Polly Paulusma (Scissors in My Pocker, One Little Indian, 2004	DARK SIDE (Paulusma)
Denison Witmer (Are You A Dreamer?, Militia, 2003)	LITTLE FLOWERS (Witmer)
Brandi Carlile (Brandi Carlile, Red Ink, 2005)	THROWN IT ALL AWAY (Carlile/Hanseroth)
Gemma Hayes (Night on My Side, Astralwerks, 2003)	EVENING SUN (Hayes)
Neko Case (Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, Anti, 2006)	STAR WITNESS (Case)
Keller Williams (Laugh, Sci Fidelity, 2002)	GOD IS MY PALM PILOT (Williams)
Brendan Benson (The Alternative to Love, V2, 2005)	THE ALTERNATIVE TO LOVE (Benson)
Beulah (The Coast Is Never Clear, Velocette, 2001)	WHAT WILL YOU DO WHEN YOUR SUNTAN FADES (Kuroslu)
Ida (The Braille Night, Tiger Style, 2001)	ARROWHEADS (Schickele)
The Scud Mountain Boys (Massachusetts, Sub Pop, 1996)	MASSACHUSETTS (Pernice)
Aaron Neville (Nature Boy: The Standards Album, Verve , 2003)	SINCE I FELL FOR YOU (Johnson)
Ron Sexsmith (Sweetheart, Hear, 2004)	MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU (Burke/Van Heusen)

Comment:

I made this mix for a couple of gfs (girl friends) who live in the Bay Area and don't always get around to anything very alternative (by their standards, not AOTM Splitters standards). This is mostly an introduction to people I think they'd like that they wouldn't trip over in their musical meanderings (such as they might be). It's kind of an aural version of a chick flick. Not necessarily without entertainment value or substance, but mostly not too challenging.That said, there is some lovely music well worth checking out here. The first three are all great male vocals. Fred Neil was a contemporary of Dylan and that crowd and has a remarkably low, growly voice. Very unique. (I think Rob turned me on to him.) Paul Burch is part of the Lambchop collective and has a modern-day Bob Wills-ish voice. One of my current (for the past year) favorites. If you don't know what a beautiful voice Raul Malo has, you are missing something (which sometimes his material is, too). Roy Orbison almost lives. The girls are the girls. Either you like that kind of music or no. And Aaron Neville is always in good taste. The Sexsmith cover gives Bing Crosby a run for his (not unsubstantial) money.

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