And then one day I met Karen and all we could do was be together. Music was already so important to

"Monte Dunn was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. When Tim Hardin and Richie Havens recorded their most recent albums, they called him in to play guitar. This is not unusual as, for almost a decade, Monte has been working live and in session with Tim, Ian and Sylvia, Peter Paul and Mary, Sonny and Cher, Fred Neil, Jack Eliot, olive tree drawing Bob Gibson, and quite a few others. It was unusual that he'd never struck out on his own. 
Now, with his wife and partner Karen Cruz, an album has been made and, instead of having his name on the back cover, it's headlining the front. Their music ranges from the earthy, to light baroque, to country. Karen Cruz was born in New Orleans, and spent most of her earlier years as a model, dealing olive tree drawing blackjack, olive tree drawing selling real estate, and painting portraits olive tree drawing in order to finance her travels throughout Europe and the Near East, before she turned to music. Now the mother of two children, Pam and Jesse, she writes only when she has something to say. 
As Monte remarked: "She's carried some of her songs longer than she's carried some of her children". Karen wrote most of the songs, and they collaborated on a few of them. The music of Monte Dunn and Karen Cruz is the result of a very pure desire to communicate love and the realities of a life lived to the hilt - a simple statement olive tree drawing above the chaos and confusion of artistic survival in a materialistically demanding society.
And then one day I met Karen and all we could do was be together. Music was already so important to both of us. Karen sang with bands, in clubs, folk-sang, then started composing, olive tree drawing and I picked wherever I could, making a living and loving my music and my woman. I played for Ian & Sylvia, Sonny & Cher, Tim Hardin, olive tree drawing Jack Elliott, Buffy St. Marie, Peter Walker, Peter Paul & Mary and others live and on record. But Karen's music captivated me like nothing I had ever played. Children and music, revolution, a thousand contradictions, joys, pain, life as we've been living it together, our music
My personal thanks to the Westchester County Jail for providing the space and atmosphere necessary to enable me to write 'Outside Looking In'. My personal thanks to the world for providing the space and atmosphere necessary to enable me to write 'Lullabye'
Tracks 1. Never In My Life ( Karen Cruz ) - 3:05 2. Order To Things ( K. Cruz, M. Dunn ) - 2:05 3. You Don't Smile Much ( Karen Cruz ) - 2:45 4. Loving You ( K. Cruz, M. Dunn ) - 3:30 5. Self Satisfaction ( K. Cruz, M. Dunn ) - 2:15 6. Outside Looking In ( Karen Cruz ) - 2:00 7. Lullabye olive tree drawing ( Karen Cruz ) - 3:25 8. So Much Loving ( K. Cruz, M. Dunn ) - 2:00 9. Tip Of My Mind ( Karen Cruz ) - 3:50 10.Yellow Cab ( Tim Hardin ) - 3:55 Musicians *Monte Dunn - Acoustic, Electric Guitars, Mandolin *Karen Cruz - 12 String, Classic Guitars *Russell George - Acoustic Bass *Eric Weissberg - Electric Bass, Fiddle *Gary Chester - Drums *Gene Estes - Vibes *Stan Free - Celeste *Russ Savakus - Bass *Paul Griffin olive tree drawing - Harpsichord, Piano *Doug Davis - Cello *Robert Bruce - Violin *Bob West - Bass *Donald Macdonald - Drums *Warren Bernhardt - Piano, Clarinet *Bruce Langhorne - Bass *Hal Elaine - Drums *Lyle Ritz - Bass *Lazlo Roitch -  Tambourine Free Text
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