Reason for a Song

from Things As They Are by Kate Dimbleby Band

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Things As They Are is an album of mostly original material with words and music by Kate, featuring the upbeat anthem Chime, as well as a powerful setting to music of WB Yeats’s poem The Falling Of The Leaves and a poignant bass and vocal arrangement of Janis Ian’s Stars.

With two other album releases on the acclaimed jazz label "Black Box Records", this is Kate's first original album. Kate moved to Canada in 2003 after the final sell-out performance of her tribute to Peggy Lee at the Festival Hall and was inspired to start writing what she now thinks of as her debut album.

She returned to the UK and went into the studio with her band Malcolm Edmonstone (piano), Jonty Fisher (bass) and Ben Reynolds (drums) and the fantastic Nigel Price guesting on guitar.

"The songs are performed with a shimmering vocal versatility... she has the musical talent and jewel-eyed confidence needed to guarantee an audience a good time." The Evening Standard

"Dimbleby is clearly a talent to watch, blessed not only with a great voice but a real gift as a songwriter in her own right." The Sunday Telegraph

"It was said about Fred and Ginger, 'She gave him sex and he gave her class.' Well, Kate Dimbleby has both already and it is a killer combination." The Scotsman

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lyrics

I’m thinking of your body in the bath mama
Your lines and curves I realize now a time-travel work of art
As I lie hot and still the age you were , mama
It seems so young - to understand

I’m closer now than you will ever know mama
The water soothes my frowns as you showed me years ago
You said you dream of food, I dream of songs, mama
Without the notes I’m lost
You say we all get lost
But it’s hard to hold the reason for a song….

I’m trying to write this down before it dies mama
we’ve both seen the pain of holding these relationships inside
Tell me if I’m speaking out of turn mama
There’s nothing I can say
To catch our yesterdays
it’s hard to hold the reason for a song…

And now the music’s getting far too loud mama
My thoughts are falling heavy trying to please this virtual crowd
I hope you know I’m thinking of you now mama
I’ve many notes to find
Before I reach my kind

It ‘s hard to hold the reason for a song

credits

from Things As They Are, released January 2, 2009
Kate Dimbleby - Vocals
Malcolm Edmonstone - piano
Jonty Fisher - bass
Ben Reynolds - drums
Recorded, engineered and mixed by Nick Taylor at Porcupine Studios

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Kate Dimbleby UK

‘life affirming’ Sunday Times Artist of the Week
‘riveting’ Mail on Sunday, Album of the Week
‘fresh, subtle and startling’ The Guardian
‘intriguing, file under one offs’ 4* ‘Arts First Night’
The Times