'My Mother's Daughter'

"Here's the scoop on 'My Mother's Daughter.' This has been a long time coming. I was waiting for a five year bout of writer's block to go away, when I just decided, 'I'd better do this thing before I hit menopause and my voice changes!' I've got a few more years before that hits (hopefully) but I did it anyway. My biggest regret in waiting so long is that my mom isn't here to see it come to fruition. Which is why the CD is dedicated to her. She was an amazing woman and I am so fortunate to have been blessed with such a cool mom. Anyway, I picked some tunes that I liked. Borrowed a couple from friends, and even managed to eek one out myself." - Romy Kaye

Angel Eyes
"We did this tune in one take. Unfortunately, I flubbed the words. I basically sing the first verse twice. However, the vibe is cool and I dig the motif my guitar player Joey came up with on the spot. We had done this at a jam session with the same instrumentation, so I was going for something kinda loose and haunting, which is what we got."

Cold Spell
"I used to do this tune with a band called Lazy Boy, back in New York. They are now called Big Lazy because a certain furniture manufacturer felt a little threatened by their spooky presence. Anyway, my version is a little more rambunctious than what Stephen Ulrich probably had in mind when he penned it oh so many years ago. Ah hell it’s a great tune no matter how ya slice it. Thanks Steve!"

Ain't Misbehavin'
"I know, I know… this tune has been done to death, but ya gotta admit it’s a damn good song. A lot of people ask me to sing this one… so this one's for the fans, baby. Had to show off Paul's lovely stride prowess too!"

Little Monster
"Why is it the creepy guys from one's past get a song and… well enough said on that. I wrote this tune quite a while ago. I don't even recall whom it could be about. Hmmmm…"

A Sleepin' Bee
"I love every thing about this tune. I was riding with my friend Frank Chang a few years back and this instrumental came on his car radio. "This is a cool tune, Romy. You should learn it." So I did. Truman Capote wrote the fabulous lyrics. Gilbert's trumpet work on this one is sweet as honey!"

Guess Who I Saw Today
"This song is so sad. He's cheating on her. The bastard! My eyes well up by the end of the song and apparently I give people goosebumps when I sing it. This song is dope."

Twisted
"Annie Ross is so friggin' cool. I just love singing this tune. Although my final version is so damn fast. It has a cartoon quality about it. Don't ya think?"

Upsettin' Me
"This tune originally-originally appeared on Buddy Blue's CD Guttersnipes and Zealots. It re-appeared on his Dipsomania CD, with your's truly singing it. Now it's on my CD. I just love Buddy's sexy "I gonna spank you" guitar licks. Gives the CD a little spunk."

Them There Eyes
"Fun song. I love Billie Holiday's version. Kaye Starr's version swings. And I think mine is lilting and kicky at the same time if I do say so myself. And I did."

Company
"I wish I wrote this song. I've been in love with this tune since junior high. Even though I didn't write it, I dedicate it to my mom, who passed away in 1996. The take we chose for the CD is not the most technically perfect (since I was near tears as I sang it,) but it seemed to capture the emotion of the song as well as my connection with it."

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