Finally Free - Robin Avery: Robin Avery is a relatively new name on the scene, since for a time she took a substantial detour away from music. The native of South Florida became immersed in academia & in fact worked very hard to earn a PhD in psychology. While in California, Robin swung to a career in neuropsychology, working with patients with head injuries and with stroke victims. However, she never really abandoned her passion for music. In 1995, Avery returned to Florida and gravitated to her lifelong love of writing music & singing her own compositions. Her debut release issued in 2000, presented a set of romantic ballads with meaningful lyrics & an interesting blend of musical flavours & gained some national exposure in the US. Following on that success, The Way You Hold Me is now her 3rd & latest effort. Collaborating with Ms Avery on the project was Paul Banman, who cowrote many of the selections & also contributed his keyboard work to the effort. This album shows a substantial leap in Avery's style with several of the selections being exceptional. We've chosen the expressive Finally Free which in our humble opinion ranks as one of the finest vocal tracks for the year.

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