Somethings things just sneak up on you and announce themselves at the oddest time like when you can’t quite fall asleep and the mind wanders. I had such around mid-winter when I chanced on to the fact that January 2025 marked the 40th Anniversary of the release of my first album with Olivia Records DON'T DOUBT IT. Wow, time flies when you're living your best life.
In 1983 I mailed a USPS letter to about 700 people, mostly women, that simply began I want to make an album. Can you help? And they did; crowd-funding before that word even existed. Community funding really and it has sustained me ever since.
DON'T DOUBT IT was produced by Teresa Trull who tapped the SF Bay Area's finest to bring the music to life: Linda Tillery, Vicki Randle, Mary Watkins, Barbara Higbie, Nancy Vogl, Sally Van Meter, Sapphron Obois, Ray Obiedo, Andy Narell, Bill Beaty, Steve Carter, Teri Anne, Paul and Marc Van Wageningen. Stacy Baird was the engineer. Irene Young did the photography, of course, and the artwork was designed by Carol Ehrlich. I wrote seven of the songs and recorded two songs by my friend Ilene Weiss and one by Daisann McLane. Judy Dlugacz chose to release it in January 1985 on Olivia Records and I worked with Olivia for the next 11 years. My tours were booked by Tam Martin.
HAPPY 40th ANNIVERSARY, DON'T DOUBT IT!
It's our faith in each other that is sure to see us through
Don't Doubt It is still available as a digital download. Only $5 on Bandcamp!