Open Air is where all these first songs emerge. Music that was born from travels, loves, and desires to discover. Questions of life with no answer, which are only experience. Admiration and audacity to interpret the music of the great, allowing ourselves to be inspired by what their notes suggest. Open doors towards clear horizons. Plenitude when walking along the seashore, feeling the morning breeze caress my face. And one winter night that froze my breath when making me feel how far away my love was. Constant dichotomy of a here so close, and a there so far. Found emotions, lost ones too. Detachment, uprooting. Intimate encounters with the deepest parts of myself. Nudity to show myself in my music just as I am, knowing that one is today, here and now, and that tomorrow will probably change… Outdoors is where I want to be, where the open air is, and blow with my voice this torrent of sensations, expressing with no fear my most intimate experiences, letting them fly at the time of the wind. thanks: Soloist for the first time but not solo, but with a group of people that I respect and appreciate, and who helped me alongside this project. Thanks to the musicians for trusting me and participating in this album, for giving it their valuable ideas and talent. To Iván Coronel for his designs. To Elías Alarcón and Soledad Fontana for the photographs. To Gordon Braun-Woodbury for so many collaborations. To Liane Fainsinger for the arrangement to When Will You Come and to Nahuel Ramayo for the recording of the clarinet of it. To my family for encouraging and supporting me always. To colleagues and friends for their suggestions and company. And to all of those who give me their support and encourage me every day to go on this road that begins with this first record. musicians: Cecilia Monte - vocals Rocío Giménez López – piano Esteban Petroselli – acoustic guitar Nicolás Mu Sanchez – electric guitar Fernando Silva – double bass, bass and cello Luciano Ruggieri - drums Eugenio Zeppa – clarinet Eduardo Risso – percussion Gabriel Lesik – percussion and cavaco produced by Cecilia Monte musical direction Cecilia Monte recorded, mixed and mastered by Titi Velazquez recorded at Venus Records – Rosario, Argentina in 2012 artwork by Iván Coronel photography by Elias Alarcón and Soledad Fontana edited in Buenos Aires, Argentina and in Vancouver, Canada www.ceciliamonte.com ©2012 Cecilia Monte. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance and/or broadcast are strictly prohibited by law. Made in Canada.