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If that isn’t good enough, the ghost bonus tracks are worth the patience. We won’t give it away, but there is a hidden iconic track that will absolutely carry you away and should be released by some record executive with any sense and who wants a mega hit right now.

This CD is can’t be defined by the straight jacket known as “genre.”

Just Believe It is part country, rock, pop, and a touch of folk that shows Susan Cowsill’s writing chops as well. She wrote or co-wrote everything (not the “secret” ghost track) except the old Sandy Denny folk classic, Who Knows where the Time Goes, and the singing here blows the Judy Collin’s version out of the water. The rocker comes out in Talkin’ when the vocal puts it to an ex-lover: “The last thing I need at the end of my day is to hear about you talkin' s*** around town.”

Quite simply, debut albums are rarely as moving, as revealing, or as accomplished as Just Believe It, and while it may have taken Susan Cowsill nearly 35 years to get to this point in her career, the results are more than worth it -- this is masterful music from a major talent."

Rolling Stone
June 30-July14, 2005

Hurricane Katrina hit Susan Cowsill’s hometown of New Orleans on August 29, 2005.

Carrolton Station--Home to New Orleans Singer/Songwriters

Cowsill is also a former member of the Continental Drifters, and the Psycho Sisters, along with Bangle Vicki Peterson. Visitors to New Orleans can see her at Carrollton Station, where the Susan Cowsill Band performs the “Covered in Vinyl” series on the first Saturday of every month.

Visit www.carrolltonstation.com and learn how these efforts support musicians who were affected by the hurricanes of 2005.

Purchase Just Believe It at Amazon.com, iTunes, or visit the website at www.susancowsill.com.

(More with Susan Cowsill and Russ Broussard next month)

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