"You have a lovely voice!" --Rickie Lee Jones "Private passions, fond memories and, of course, love and heartbreak, contribute to this album by a writer and singer who is an acute observer of life who adds depth and texture to her songs by crating descriptive images of a quality rarely heard in pop music." --Matt Kramer, Santa Monica News "Don't let the angelic face and voice fool you. Annie Hughes is as down-to-earth and determined as they come. "I've got to make music the way I feel it in my heart and hear it in my mind." For her first album, "I Wanna Live," she and producer Pat Hubbard chose an independent label . . . where she could retain total artistic control. Though her sweet voice is undeniably Country and her songs wrap themselves around your heart, the musical arrangements sometimes stray from the traditional. Annie's Country roots were nourished by other kinds of music as well. "Mom was into Latin music; Daddy took me to musical comedy and opera; I heard Harry Belafonte over at the neighbors'; and, of course, there was wonderful music in church. It's all part of my now and reflected in my songs." Recording on Annie's album were Steve Fishel and Frank Reckard, on pedal steel and mandolin, from Emmy Lou's Hot Band; Corny Bumpus on sax from the Doobie Brothers, and (a pop duo) Boy Meets Girl singing backup. Annie Hughes has subtly blended the variety of her background with an originality in her arrangements, and all together with her heartwarming voice, talented musicians and producer, they make her album "I Wanna Live" a rare delight." --Country Music Forum