Lori Lieberman – Bend Like Steel (200g Vinyl LP)

200g Vinyl LP Pressed At Quality Record Pressing

Leonard Cohen came up on stage during one of her concerts and sang “Bird On A Wire.” Don McLean invited her to be a part of his documentary, American Troubadour. Judy Collins called her “a gifted songwriter.” But Lori Lieberman’s defining career/life-changing moment came one evening when her good friend, writer, Michele Willens, invited her to a concert at the Troubadour, and the song “Killing Me Softly,” from that experience, became one of the most beloved of our generation. Highly regarded among her peers and younger artists alike, this legendary artist has continued to make her mark in an ever-changing industry and develop a loyal and devoted base of fans along the way.

One of her most personal, heartfelt, and revealing collections to date, 2011’s Bend Like Steel finds Lieberman on acoustic guitar, piano and vocals supported by the stellar musicianship of Lyle Workman (Beck, Sting), Brian Kilgore (Eminiem), Trey Henry (Johnny Cash), Eugene Ruffolo (Marc Cohen), and Stefanie Fife (Christopher Cross). “The more I said, the more I felt I had to say,” Lori noted about the album’s intimate nature. The songs were also arranged by Lieberman and mastered by Gavin Lurssen (Alison Kraus, Robert Plant).

“…this set, though delicate as gossamer, is heart-ripped-open raw. Closely mic’d to perfection, the anguished interpretation of Simon and Garfunkel’s normally jolly ‘Cecilia’ will turn your head around.” – Ken Kessler, Hi-Fi News (Album of the Month)

Musicians:
Lori Lieberman, acoustic guitar, piano & vocals
Lyle Workman, electric guitars
Eugene Ruffolo, acoustic guitar & background vocals
Trey Henry, acoustic bass
Stefanie Fife, cello
Brian Kilgore, percussion
Monty Byrom, vocals

Features:
• 200g vinyl LP from Analogue Productions
• Mastered by Gavin Lurssen
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings