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"It feels like home," Russell says. "Working with the band and recording with (producer) John Spiker and (engineer) Dave Way was a dream come true. For both of us. It was like we were discovering this beautiful, creative part of life. I think we found that for each other. And I'm a strong believer that in life, as in music, as in relationships, your life is exactly as it should be."
"The most important thing in the world is the other person," Russell says. "I grew up in a home with a difficult father. In my 20s, I realized that I had not addressed that, and I sat down to write songs about that and healing. I think people can understand what I mean when I say I have a good relationship with my father. That is the most important thing to me in terms of my own healing and my own growth, and my own search for redemption. When I place myself in a song, I become that character. I became the song. That's my safe place. And I don't know how to feel comfortable anywhere else that I have not yet come to. So that is the most important thing for me to be honest about and to put in the public domain."
The idea for Russell to pursue a solo album came over four years ago, as she and JT were working on their 6th studio album (and fifth with the all-star lineup). She had noticed that her musical collaborators were all asking her about the divorce she had just conducted from her husband. It hit a little closer to home than she had realized when she observed herself. She didn't feel like she was in a context in which she was free to tell people about her most personal experience. She wanted to tell people about it, but she needed to tell it in a context in which she could be a little more open. d2c66b5586