Kim Richey Concert

Singer/songwriter Kim Richey is on tour promoting her latest CD, Chinese Boxes. We caught her show last night at The Ark in Ann Arbor.

Chinese Boxes is Richey's fifth CD and her first release in five years. I first became a fan in 1995 and have followed her career ever since. Her record producers have included Richard Bennett, Angelo, Hugh Padgham, Bill Bottrell, and Giles Martin. Richey's work was initally considered alt-country, but nowadays the music lands firmly in the pop/rock category. No matter what she sings or writes, her crystalline voice delivers.

She and her four-man band were fantastic live. They performed all ten songs from the new CD and included a great sampling of older songs. A couple of the songs were arranged in an intimate jazzy/combo style which was a big hit with the crowd. The only cover was the closing tune, a beautiful version of What a Wonderful World.

Concert playlist:
Those Words We Said
Girl in a Car
Jack and Jill
Chinese Boxes
Come Around
The Absence of Your Company
Drift
Turn Me
Not a Love Like This
Something to Say
I Will Follow
Circus Song (Can't Let Go)
Reel Me In
I'm Alright
I Know
Every River
Another Day
A Place Called Home
Pretty Picture
What a Wonderful World