Biography

Contact: sharon (at) sharonglassmanlive (dot) com

LINER NOTES: The songs of BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN stand on their own and fuel the plot of my novel-with-songs, BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN, which sets a funny, inspiring love story in the hometown of Frank Sinatra.

All songs by Sharon Glassman (BMI)

1. Blame It On Hoboken (2:26)
2. Marisa (5:13)
3. Downtown (3:24)
4. The Broken Sea (2;56)
5. Spring or Fall (3:39)
6. Mulligan Waltz (2:49)
7. Uh-Huh (3:00)
8. Roller Coaster (4:26)
9. A Voice I Used to Know (5:00)
10. Get In Line (Kachinsky's Theme) (4:01)
11. Pebble With a Cause (3:01)
12. Arrow of Love (3:38)

Lead Vocals: Sharon Glassman (All tracks but 8,12)
Guitars: Rich Moore
Upright and Electric Bass: Eric Thorin
Violin, Mandolin: Paul Kiteck
Piano, Prepared Piano, Accordion: Eric Moon
Pedal Steel: Glenn Taylor
Drums, Prepared Piano: Marc Dalio

Guest Vocalists:
Yamal Rima with Shannon Pennell and Eric Thorin, Track 2
Nick Forster, Track 5
Wende Harston, Track 8
Lauren Stovall with Eric Thorin and Sharon Glassman, Track 12

Guest Musicians:
Eben Grace, Guitar, Track 5
Dexter Payne, Clarinet, Saxophone, Uke,
Tracks 6, 8, 12
Sally Van Meter, Resonator/Guitar, Tracks 7, 9, 10, 11
Dusty Rider, Banjo, Track 7,10

Produced by: Eric Thorin

Recorded at Mighty Fine Studios, Denver, Colorado
Mixed and mastered by Mario Casilio
Album design and BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN/sharonglassmanlive logos by Luis Ruiz
Photo by Katie Weisberger

Hear and read more about BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN at: sharonglassmanlive.com

© 2014, Sharon Glassman. All rights reserved.

SHORT BIO:
Songwriting novelist Sharon Glassman trained as a journalist at New York City's Columbia University.

Her keen eye and ear for detail shape the 12 charming, retro-modern songs on her debut CD, BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN: THE SONGS.

Fans of Great American Songbook-style lyrics, upbeat melodies and fine instrumentation will find much to love here, from Sinatra-inspired jazz tunes to indie folk, cabaret waltz, blues and AAA.

HOBOKEN's jazzy title track and the country Americana song UH-HUH are songwriting contest winners.

FULL BIO:
Songwriting novelist Sharon Glassman trained as a journalist at New York City's Columbia University.

Her keen eye and ear for detail shape the 12 charming, retro-modern songs on her debut CD, BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN: THE SONGS.

Fans of Great American Songbook-style lyrics, upbeat melodies and fine instrumentation will find much to love here, from Nelson Riddle era, Sinatra-inspired jazz tunes to indie folk, cabaret waltz, blues and AAA.

HOBOKEN's jazzy title track and the country Americana song UH-HUH are songwriting contest winners.

BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN: THE SONGS also soundtracks Glassman's novel-with songs, BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN: a modern love story and music-driven mystery in Frank Sinatra's hometown of Hoboken, NJ.

How did a journalist become a performing songwriter/novelist?

Sharon started writing songs to complement her topical humor essays for radio stations like WFUV.

During this time, she rode the ferry to Hoboken, New Jersey from lower Manhattan.

The Art Deco-looking ferry terminal sparked her idea for a novel that mixed music, love and mystery.

Sharon wrote the songs for BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN in Northern Colorado, where she now lives.

She performs the songs in concert, and as "novel" live performances of chapters and songs.

The positive response to BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN's songs adds to Sharon's delight in creating them.

"My novel sings," she says, with a smile. "My songs entertain the ear, the funny-bone and the heart."

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Praise for BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN:

Sharon Glassman's Blame It On Hoboken CD has something for every musical taste: Folk, Americana, a touch of jazz & blues too. The songs are bouncy, lighthearted fun! Check out the title track: a paean to Sinatra's hometown, which has quickly become a favorite in Nowheresville." - Joltin Joe Pszonek, Radio Nowhere, WMSC-FM, Upper Montclair, NJ

“Take a hunk of good humor, a dash of literate and witty wordplay & even a bit of Brooklyn -- and cover the whole concoction with love. Sharon Glassman’s songs and stories are always a treat, & they've made me a committed groupie.” – Dallas Heltzell

“I fell in love with you and your music. The whole thing is exciting. I was getting tingles up and down my spine.” Philip Coggon, KRFC-FM

“Being a former resident of Hoboken, I know that much can be blamed on that town: brown water, grey air, lack of parking, and Mafioso landlords. Sharon Glassman, in her most recent collection of unique and tantalizing tunes has found another, more important issue for which to fault the Garden State metropolis: love in many of its guises and facets.” – Mike T. Lewis of the Twangtown Paramours

"…fabulous... Nothing better than getting lost in a good book or song! Write On.” - Trish Lewis, The Eclectic Chair