This came out in 2003 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
If music be the food of love, there’s no reason to go hungry at this time of year. As always, there are plenty of new Valentine’s Day albums on the racks to help you get something cooking at your own romantic feast this weekend. Here’s one of them. Now go get ’em, tiger.
COME-ONS: Tired of the whole hearts-and-flowers scene? Or maybe spending (another) Valentine’s Day solo? Let Toronto singer-songwriter Arlene Bishop keep you company with her well-crafted, intelligent and graceful folk-pop tunes — most of which deal with all the swell parts of romance: Obsession, betrayal, heartbreak and loneliness. More champagne, sweetie?
TURN-ONS: Lyrics like, “You can ruin me with a look / You can ruin me with a sigh,” could put the right idea in her (or his) mind.
TURN-OFFS: Lyrics like, “If you cut a man’s heart out / It will bleed,” could put the wrong idea in her (or his) mind.
GOES WITH: Semi-sweet hot chocolate, incense, Ani DiFranco videos, dead flowers, health food.
