“This singer grabs your heart!
This CD draws the listener into Shelly's world with emotions that are real and words that are true. Backed up by a band that is tight, polished and professional, these songs demonstrate the versatility of the artists, as they step across genre lines to express light and darkness, joy and sadness. Every song is a picture of life, and I can't wait to hear and see more.”
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Fan Review By Dale Adams, CD Baby
“Electric!
The first time I heard Shelly's music I was some what shocked. As an artist, singer, songwriter myself, I can fully understand what it takes to produce an albumn of such quality. She is awesome; from here get down and make you feel it lyrics, to her suttle enchantment, Shelly delivers. I have seen her blow people down one minute and make them know that she really loves them the next. What more can I say!!!”
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Fan Review, By Cousin Billy, CD Baby
“Captivating!
So many positive things can be said about this album and about Shelly Phelps, for that matter. I have heard several tracks from this album and they have all been dead on, from lyrics, to music, and most importantly to me, through the connection Shelly feels and expresses concerning the emotion laid out in and through her music. In particular, Lonely Ride has been added to a small, elite group of songs that I hold dear to my heart. Lonely Ride, in a very positive way, haunts me with its beauty and depth. I can feel myself in those lyrics and I can feel Shelly's honest approach at having gone through these experiences herself. The album as a whole is a very real, raw back-to-basics true artistic expressions of human emotion. There's everything from "feel-good" music (Smoke and Perfume) to depth (Lonely Ride) on this album...definitely something for everyone! Enjoy it as much as I do!”
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Fan Review By Enrique, iTunes
“Songwriter Shelly Phelps' 'Songwriters' Get-Togethers' provide local musicians with a forum to discuss their ideas and the inspirations behind them.
Six is Shelly Phelps' archetypal number. Six is the number of years her band The Rhythm Junkies entertained audiences with its eclectic sound. Six is the number in line Phelps held in a family of eight. But perhaps most importantly, Phelps was 6 years old when she wrote her first song.
"I remember writing a song about a classmate that died," Phelps said.
Since then, she has spent her life writing songs and building a music career. After the release of her CD "Girl On The Wire" in June, Phelps has gone back to the lyrical drawing board. She recently organized "Songwriter's Get-Togethers," held the third Wednesday of every month from 7-9 p.m. at the Deli On The Labyrinth, as a forum for sognwriters or aspiring songwriters to share ideas, thoughts and opinions.”
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Jill Tydor, Oklahoma Gazette
“One of the CD’s loveliest songs is the poignant “Lonely Ride,” with its country feel. But it’s the touch of power blues that she adds that really takes the tune to the level of perfection. That and her confidence; she brings a gutsy bravado to this piano-driven tune. Same goes for the title track, where her limber vocals mesh seamlessly with Rob Vollmar’s intrepid guitar. They get every one of these songs crankin’ on one level or another.
Her torch song to the great Billie Holiday highlights her genuine soulfulness, as well as Ryan Jones’ sweet keyboards. Another favorite is the dazzling “Smoke and Perfume,” with its sultry samba feel and some scorching jazz chords, also well served by Phelps’ amazing soul groove. The longest cut is closer “Let it Go,” and oh yeah, does she let it go! Solid as a beam, with a nice gospel feel in the changes. Definitely a case of saving the best for last. This girl should be required by law to go R&B at least once in every per”
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Kevan Breitinger, Indie-Music.com
“From the first blues-drenched guitar riff, Shelly Phelps' debut solo disc "Girl On The Wire", after 2003's dissolution of the Rhythm Junkie's, pogoes from upbeat pop to soulful introspection on cuts like "Providence Moves Too" and the album's title track. Working with the rock-solid rhythm section of guitarist, Rob Vollmar, bassistt Warren Roach and drummer Erol Coulter, Phelps' distinctive smoky vocals wrap themselves around these barroom vignettes like so much satin."”
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Preston Jones, Oklahoma Gazette
“Girl on the Wire has it all as far as song styles, from a touch of funk to country, from samba to rock solid R&B. And Phelps’ smoky vocals handle each one, aided by her strong and steady three-piece backup, with an occasional fourth. But something special happens when she goes to R&B, the genre that she absolutely owns. Likewise when she brings any hint of this soul to the other tunes.”
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Kevan Breitinger, Indie-Music.com
