"Sides - Part One is one half of the 2 part album consisting of 10 years of previously released and unreleased material by the vocalist, pianist, lyricist and songwriter Natalie Hamilton. All songs were written and recorded and produced by Natalie Hamilton between the years 2001-2011 - with the exception of the first track, 2018's "God and Dawn" - written and recorded between 2014-2018. From 2001-2011, Natalie performed and recorded under a few names, including Nat Blue and Natalie Riccio - and released 5 independent albums and recorded numerous solo and demo recordings, some of which were previously unreleased until now. The albums were (in order of release/recording) Birth of The Woman (2001) The Wheeler Street Sessions (2004) How To Fail A Fantasy (2006) Carbon Cocktail (2008) Red Ball Rising (2011) Each song includes lyrics and details regarding the year it was written and recorded, which album it appeared on and the contributing musicians. All music and lyrics written, arranged and produced by Natalie Hamilton. Vocals, Piano, Rhodes and Synths by Natalie Hamilton. For additional musician info, please see each individual song. Published by Sam The Jam Man (ASCAP) Copyright Protected. All Rights Reserved. PRESS/REVIEWS: "I have listened to all of (Natalie Hamilton's) available music. I do not say this very often, but I was deeply moved by what I heard; the songs themselves were direct, seemingly written and sung without artifice. (She) could have simply sung them with a ukulele with that glorious voice, and hit anyone who heard them in the gut. That said, when paired with such high production values, the entirety of (combined with the sensual encounter with the music and voice articulating them) is a poetic experience, one that is immediate, and, as the late poet Ted Berrigan once wrote: “Marvelous, feminine, and tough.” This is not so strange a pairing I think; one looks at the statue of The Ecstasy of St. Teresa, by Bernini , and sees that the spiritual can indeed be sensual and the two combine in something almost beyond language itself to convey something more. In the grain of (Natalie Hamilton's) voice I can hear it. In any case, I’m digressing. I simply wonder where the hell she's been as a songwriter and why she hadn’t crossed my radar before?" - Thom Jurek -Staff/Contributing Writer - ALL MUSIC GUIDE -- ROLLING STONE -- MUSICIAN -- SPIN -- AMERICAN SONGWRITER -- PASTE -- INTERVIEW and more. "I love Natalie's narrative lyrical style...like Joni Mitchell's 'The Hissing of Summer Lawns'..." -Derek Sivers -- Creator of CdBaby.com "You probably don't know the artist who is performing the above song, "God at the Races" but if you are a music lover, then you probably should. Her name is Natalie Hamilton, and in a world that is mired in mediocrity posing as music, she is an undiscovered gem. I am well aware that the cracks are wide, and true artists slip through them all the time..." READ MORE http://bogeysbeat.blogspot.com/2017/09/natalie-hamilton-uncovering-gem.html -Bogey's Beat Music Blog, Sept. 2017 “...She [Hamilton] is able to say more with humming than most singers can say with words...She possesses an innate ability to create a mood... “reminiscent of a young Barbra Streisand.” - Sandy Cooperman -- The Charlotte Sun “She (Hamilton) is a rare find in an industry bathing in the merits of glitzy production value. And if anything could be delivered with more certainty, it’s that Hamilton's career will outlast her own expectations as long as she continues to deliver songs with such heartfelt poise and honesty.” - RMonK, Sputnik Music & Revolving Doors LLC