Lucky is the singer who writes her own songs. As Charlotte Morris proves on her new album Wild Child, the best music is made when the singer and the songwriter are one. One voice, one heart, one story at a time resulting in one stunning album.

While is seems that Charlotte Morris must deserve credit for the entire sublime listening experience, she deserves specific credit for assembling a group of musicians who contribute seamlessly to the stories being sung. The musicians surrounding Charlotte (who also plays violin) include: David Flint (acoustic & electric guitar, mandolin), Dow Tomlin (bass guitar), Dave Francis (bass guitar), Dane Bryant (keyboard), and Wayne Killius (drums). Congratulations are also in order to William Gawley (producer), Bryce Roberts (chief engineer/mixing), and Josh Emmons (assistant engineer) for creating an album where clarity and sensitivity has a home, sweet home.

Wild Child is a journey through the still surprisingly unpredictable emotional terrain of life, with Charlotte Morris’s resilient and trustworthy voice leading the way. And what a voice. She has that elusive quality that so many hope for — when she sings, it’s so honestly about her, that you could swear it’s about you. Each track on the disc is an admission, a confession, a plea, a testament, and, ultimately, a strategy to survive and to persevere. The marriage of emotion, lyric, and vocal choice on each song are breathtaking. Just wait until you hear the occasional blue note that produces lingering emotional shading on the album’s title tune.

The melodies she sings are the kind that cause you to instantly decide that that song is your favorite. Until, of course, you hear the next one. It’s one of those albums — the kind that is destined to encounter the “repeat” button again and again. Lucky us.