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Working Girl - The Very Best Of Helen Schneider
t 9. September 2009
Hi Everybody,
A “Best Of…”!!!??? My first reaction when I heard about Edel Music’s plan to release a “best of” compilation was, as it always has been…”But I’m not finished yet!”. And once more I have tried to ignore my fear that my artistic life is coming to an end and try to be happy about a retrospective.
What is different this time is the fact that so much time has passed. I have been much more open to the idea of looking back. In fact, I have been curious. And so, I even agreed to write a liner note for this cd. My problem is that, as I began to plan how I would explain myself, I find I still believe that the work should speak for itself and that the motives and goals that initially were the driving force of a project are, in fact, irrelevant.
I also still believe that what constitutes a “best of” has nothing to do with my personal feelings about the songs. It is for the listener to decide. I know that sounds a little bit like a “disclaimer” and in some ways I guess it is.
This cd is not a “Her Picks” record (maybe some time in the future) but rather the caring, hard work of my friend and colleague at Edel Music, Stefan Buerger, who had a burning desire to put this together and fought to acquire the songs he wanted to include. Linda Uruburu (who has been part of my career since forever) dusted off files and searched for contacts in a world that has substantially changed over the “mmm”… years.
I rather like what Stefan has assembled. It is an eclectic, quirky, picture of an even more insanely diverse musical life than what is represented here.
One thing is very clear to me as I navigate my past: I have always been and always will be a “Working Girl”.
Enjoy…
Always,
Your Helen
“Working Girl - The Very Best Of Helen Schneider”
available since 10-30-2010.
Here you can see the video to the album: