Reviews
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Review of “Two
Hearts” by Jolene
Downs
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To read a review by
Jolene Downs of
Hayley’s Debut CD
“Two Hearts” visit
http://countrymusic.about.com
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What People Are
Saying About Hayley
Oliver
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Record Review by
EVY - 11/12/2009
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HAYLEY OLIVER - "I
Can Still Dream"
My instant reaction
to her new album?
"Hello Sony Music
Nashville. Here's
HAYLEY OLIVER!"
It took me only
twenty seconds of
listening to the
first selection on
Hayley Oliver's
latest album "I CAN
STILL DREAM" to know
that England's
female 'Voice of
Country' reached the
pinnacle of
professional
perfection with the
production of her
naturally magnetic
vocal delivery.
The depth and
variety of her
traditional country
album began with
"ANOTHER LONELY
NIGHT" - a
boot-tapper with the
hopeful "...and
you'll be my lover
and my friend.
You're gonna make
sure I never spend
another lonely
night". Hayley's
intimately soulful
"I CAN STILL DREAM"
melts into your
heart with "...
please let me into
your life. I promise
to be good. There's
only two things I
need in life, to be
loved and
understood." In the
next song, a dreamer
"... woke early to
discover, needed
what he'd left
behind, lucky to
realize in time" and
he headed "BACK TO
NEW ENGLAND". "DON'T
MOVE" ponders the
thought "Did we just
get so busy that we
let love slip away?"
as a couple take one
last look at each
other. Hayley's duet
with Gary Lumpkin is
another sure hit
with their
refreshing "I ONLY
WANT TO LOVE YOU
FOREVER". In "GIVEN
TIME" a love of lies
had to end with the
realization that
"given time I know
you'll understand
why I had to say
goodbye". "YOU KNOW
WHO" is another
polished upbeat tune
with great backup
musicians that fan
the fire in the
lyrics "... I'm the
one you always turn
to, you know who's
gonna love you,
who's gonna be there
for you". (Oh those
turns and burns of
love!) In "BE LOVE"
the tempo slows down
as Grandma's words
are remembered "...
Don't let love be
just a word you say
- be love. You have
to learn to live
what you believe. Be
kind, be true, have
faith in what you
do; give it all your
heart and soul,
through it all - be
love". The fiddles
cry in "HEARTLESS"
as a broken heart
bemoans "wish I
could be heartless,
so you know how I
feel when you treat
me as heartless as
you do." In "FOR A
WHILE" the emotion
intensifies in
Hayley's very
beautiful vibrato -
"For a while, I was
feeling things I
hadn't felt in such
a long, long time,
but I was only
someone you needed
for a while." The
beat bounces back
with "LOVE DOING ITS
THING" when "... on
some day that's not
too distant in the
future ... and the
nations of the world
unite in friendship,
you'll see love
doing its thing."
By the time the
musical introduction
of the last song
began, Hayley Oliver
had permanently made
her imprint. As her
wistful voice
reached "PLACES IN
MY HEART" a few
tears spilled down
my cheeks. "Time
never fails to leave
its mark, but it
can't tear this
memory apart.
There's a street
that still winds
down the backroads
of my mind, that
will take me to
those places in my
heart."
Fortunate indeed,
are the songwriters
who discovered a
skylark like Hayley
Oliver to globalize
their amazing
talents. Luckier
still, are the DJs
and busy radio
station programmers,
who can just pick
any number from 1 to
12 at random from
the album, to the
delight of their
listeners. Every
song on this
masterpiece album is
a hit.
It is no wonder that
my first gut
impression was
"Hello Sony Music
Nashville. Here's
Hayley Oliver!" When
I see her name on a
major record label,
I will not be
surprised.
With love from
Canada,
EVY, Freelance
Writer
http://www.evytoday.com
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Meryl Heasman -
26/05/2008
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"I had the pleasure
of meeting Hayley
last year, and she
is a lovely and warm
person, with a great
sense of humour.
Hayley is a good
friend and always
positive in her
outlook. this is
reflected in her
singing. I have her
album "Two Hearts"
and I think it's
brilliant! Well done
Hayley and all the
best."
Meryl Heasman
(songwriter)
www.catflapmusic.com
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Jon Phillibert -
11/02/2006
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When I first heard
Hayley sing it
completely stopped
me in my tracks. I
knew I was in the
presence of somebody
very special. I
honestly feel that
she is one of the
most exciting new
stars on the British
Country Music scene.
A Star is borne!
Jon Phillibert,
Songwriter, Country
Cuts
www.countrycuts.co.uk
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Sue Bennett –
15/02/2006
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I’m so, so thrilled
Hayley has recorded
“Two Hearts Dancing
as One” as, being
loosely based on the
lives of my Grandma
and Grandpa, (and
Grandma died just
over a year ago), it
has real sentimental
value to me.
Hayley’s version is
lovely and extremely
powerful and I just
know her new CD will
help her reap the
rewards and
recognition she so
rightly deserves.
Sue Bennett –
Songwriter
www.songu.com/members/suebennett
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Colonel Robert
Morris – 14/02/2006
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I cried when I heard
Hayley sing “take me
to your world” just
like I did the first
time I heard Tammy
sing it. I was lucky
to hear Tammy sing
it live at a show I
was playing in.
Hayley is the voice
of Traditional
Country Music, and I
am so excited that
there are those that
are keeping the
traditional sound
alive.
Colonel Robert
Morris, Memphis USA
www.meetrobertmorris.com
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Ed Pearson –
03/03/2006
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Just had a listen to
“Two Hearts” by
Hayley Oliver, what
a talent! I have had
the pleasure of
working with Hayley
on stage and also in
the studio on a
track from my latest
CD. She is such a
lovely person;
nothing is too much
trouble for her! If
you get a chance to
see her sing don’t
miss it! You’ll
find, like I did,
she’s a diamond!
Ed Pearson Country
Music Singer
http://www.struckitrich.co.uk/edpearson/index.html
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