Description
The 20-page, full-color tray booklet contains complete lyrics and gorgeous photos of Kruse in natural settings.
All songs were written as gifts for women in her life -- some were inspired by dreams and others evolved after great losses -- the losses of friends' children and in her mother's case -- the loss of her mother in childhood.
"Creation Flight" is a celebration of new life, especially new life that emerges from the darkness of death. It is a celebration of those things that are eternal -- love and spirit, and is an honoring of all that grows in the dark and all that is born into light.
Testimonials
"... Anita Kruse is that rare combination of visionary artist and powerful, inspired performer. She writes songs from her heart, telling stories sure to resonate with many. ...The songs are filled with hope, grief, joy, wonder, sadness, and, more than anything, celebration.
"The piano-based melodies have infectious pop hooks and mid-tempo rhythms. ... "Creation Flight" is a wonderful gift for that special someone, beginning with yourself.
"Creation Flight is a treasure for the heart."
-New Age Retailer magazine
Tracks
1) circles 'round my heart
2) creation flight
3) prayer to purple
4) angel of my thunder
5) lullabye ladder
6) the early days of you
7) iona's song
8) we come with your tomorrows
9) by some chance
10) on the other side
11) lullaby for annie
12) circles 'round my heart
Artist Profile
Anita Kruse, a classically trained pianist with Bachelor's and Master's degrees in performance from the University of Connecticut and the University of Michigan, has recorded two self-produced CDs of original songs, "All We Have is Now" in 1993, and "Light" in 1996. Robbie Parrish produced and arranged her third CD, "Creation Flight," and a fourth, "Dreaming out to Sea," a collection of love songs, to be released soon.
Credits
�1998 Anita Kruse
Robbie Parrish: Producer & Arranger
April Rapier: Photography
Ladelle Bisel: CD mandala
Jennifer Kenney: flute
Michael Ramos: keyboards
Scott Garber: bass
Sarah Sharp Russo: bodhrans
Robbie Parrish: drums & percussions
Dan Workman: electric guitars
John York: Balinese flute, Peruvian flute, Chinese pipa
Marilyn Omifunke Torres: chant