Closer to You
Debut album track; tender and intimate
American singer-songwriter, producer and activist from Ravensdale, Washington. Eleven-time Grammy winner known for her powerful voice and emotionally raw songwriting spanning folk, rock, Americana, and country. Co-founder of The Highwomen and collaborator with Elton John, Joni Mitchell, and Alicia Keys.
Debut album track; tender and intimate
Written by the Hanseroth twins; emotional standout from debut
Single release from debut album era
Opening track of debut album; showcases her raw folk-rock power from the start
Debut album track; co-written with Phil and Tim Hanseroth
Early live single released via KCRW; the recording that first brought her to wider attention
Solo-written debut album track; deceptively simple
Solo-written debut track; introspective
Debut album track; co-written with Tim Hanseroth
Re-recorded for the 2006 Columbia re-release; fan favourite from debut era
Closing track of debut album; dramatic solo-written closer
Early single; bright and melodic; featured on Rolling Stone's 10 Artists to Watch in 2005
Single from debut album; 2006 Columbia re-release
Track 13 of The Story; Pearl Jam covered it on Cover Stories (2017); segues into the hidden track after 2+ minutes of silence
Album track featuring Indigo Girls; later covered by Indigo Girls on Cover Stories
Album track; later covered by Margo Price on Cover Stories
Hanseroth-written fan favourite from The Story; later covered by The Avett Brothers on Cover Stories
Hidden track on The Story following Again Today; written by Tim Hanseroth; T Bone Burnett did not love it so it ended up buried; Adele covered it as a bonus track on her album 21 which became the original inspiration for the entire Cover Stories tribute album
Album track; later covered by Anderson East featuring Miranda Lambert on Cover Stories
Opening track of The Story; co-written with the Hanseroths; later covered by Shovels and Rope on Cover Stories
Album track; later covered by The Secret Sisters on Cover Stories
Album track on The Story; later covered by Old Crow Medicine Show on Cover Stories
Closing track of The Story; later covered by Ruby Amanfu on Cover Stories
Breakthrough single; US #75; used in GM Olympics commercials driving a 368% sales spike; famous for the vocal crack in the title track; T Bone Burnett production