When Bob from Freakbeat Records sent this album my way, it came with the suggested tagline “the most homemade record ever?” The cover is a work of absolute genius, a variation on the oft seen Southern California stock cover theme that was so perfectly captured in Enjoy The Experience. On this copy, Ms. Norman glued a black and white photo of her face on the front cover. She also hand wrote “33 1/3 Stereo” near the top edge of the cover (in case you didn’t already know), and “Jean Waste, Piano” beneath her name. The track listing is a bit screwy, as the labels list four songs on side 1 when there’s more like six or seven total. What’s more, the label reads MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE but the cover says A JOYFUL NOISE. My guess is I’ll never know which one is the true title. All in all, this is about as lo-fi and “homemade” as they come.
As for the music…well…it’s not my cup of tea. Lots of standards. Lots of religious tunes. It’s just piano and Norman’s vibrato-crazed voice. Very operatic. Very hard for me to recommend. That said, it’s worth it just for the unique cover.
Willa Norman
[Make] A Joyful Noise
(Unknown Label, Unknown Year)
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01. With A Song In My Heart
Let My Songs Fill Your Heart
Almost Like Being In Love
02. Blessed Are Ye
03. Vienna, City Of Dreams
04. Gesu Bambino
Holy City
05. One Kiss
06. Spiritual Medley
I Know The Lord
Sweet Chariot
Hard Trials & Tribulations
07. Love Makes The World Go Round
08. Hi Lilli, Hi Lo
09. How Great Thou Art [MP3]
10. Climb Every Mountain
