drawing by Kendra Fremont
Music and lyrics by Eric Hansen
(except "Circle Of Smiles" lyrics by Virginia Benderly)
©2001 Hansen Oil Well (ASCAP)

•  Lyrics

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 1. Nobody Knows
 2. The Sky Is Crying
    (for Kendra)
 3. Awake n' Laugh
 4. Charlie The Frog
 5. I Am I
 6. Circle Of Smiles
 7. It'll Be Good To Feel
     the Sun
 8.  Let It Rain
 9.  I Love My Guitar
10. Oh Navajo Girl
11. The Boo Boo Blues
12. Cast Your Stone
13. Leap Of Faith
14. True Friends

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Nobody Knows Songbook
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The following review was written by a 2nd grader, Nabreyia Asia Scott from Baltimore MD for Wee Folk, Dirty Linen Magazine June/July/'03 issue #106, page 66.

ERIC HANSEN
Nobody Knows
Half Moon Full Star Rec. 004HMFS (2001)

There are 14 pretty and fun songs on this CD. Hansen is a great guitar player and singer. He is a talented songwriter, and he wrote all the songs except one: "Circle of Smiles" was co-written by Virginia Benderly and Hansen. Hansen learned how to play guitar when he was nine years old, and later he went to Chicago Musical College. "When I was your age, I practiced daily because I wanted my music to be really good," Hansen said on his website. He lives in Arizona, but he taught music in New York to preschoolers.

His songs are different from each other. On "The Sky Is Crying," he sings melody, then Lisa Otey sings harmony and counterpoint. Together they sound gorgeous. Hansen has a grand voice. The funniest song is "The Boo Boo Blues" because adults are talking about boo boos. He started singing that song after someone asked him about his cut on his arm. The rhythm is comical because it is a parody of a bona fide blues song. There are plenty of other people playing instruments and singing along on this CD. "Circle of Smiles" tells us a smile can start a lot of things, and it can make you happy. When "Let It Rain" starts, the rhythm sounds like when you beat a blackboard. It comes down slow, then it gets louder with blues harmonica and harmony. They try to be funny at the end when they sing "It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring." For "I Love My Guitar," Hansen plays two different rhythms. This is really a rock 'n' roll song, and you can clap along. On "True Friend:' we hear that friends help us and cherish us. In "Charlie the Frog," Charlie wants only his own home. (Some people are just like Charlie. I am, are you?) This is recommended for kids, and it will make grownups laugh.

-Nabreyia Asia Scoff
Grade 2 (Baltimore, MD)
(photos courtesy of L.J. Morris)

"...Loved your concert the other night at 'Fiddler's Dream,' and what a treat it was to listen to, and thoroughly enjoy the "Nobody Knows" CD the next night. There's just something about this compilation that I especially like -- and I love all your CDs. These songs just seem to capture your spirit and love of life so well. Daustenian

mellow kids' album, November 12, 2001 Songs which are cute enough for kids without being too sacharin for adults. Good music for a leisurely Sunday morning breakfast together.  A music fan from Torrance, CA USA