This album was written first, but finished and released later than “Trouble Child” and “You Cant Hide Love”. “The Secret Of Your Heart” features my earliest writings and is a very 80’s rock style. This was my coming awake album, the time when I realized my gifts and desire to express myself. The title track did pretty well and charted on radio for a time, and really all the songs are special and tell my story. But by far my favorite track is “Stardust”. I wrote the song thinking of my brother who died years before. He was 19 and got hit by a train.(or jumped into one)(I will never know) but he was my best friend growing up and this event devastated me and my family. I could never really sing “Stardust” live, I was too broken.
Now years later, it is a joy to sing and a most beautiful track.
Other fav’s on the “Secret” album are “The Only One”, “Never Give Up” and “One For Me”. I guess at this time of writing I found my purpose and reason for living on. “Little Child” was a testament to that. “Little child, now dry your tears, it’s a new day, now don’t you fear”.
Next in line, “You Can't Hide Love”! “You Cant Hide Love” was the beginning of my journey with Robert Berry assisting in production and creation of the musical parts. This was also the beginning of my alliance with Alison Daniel as artist and visionary.
Two great unique people and many other exceptional musicians went into the making of this classic rock jewel.
“You Can't Hide Love” should not be missed if you are or become a real fan of Miss Kristin music. With songs like, “Sex Weapon”, “What A Feeling”, and “The Earthquake Song”; this collection is the most timeless collection I’ve ever produced.
It garnered much attention overseas, and put me on the rock star map. Now my personal favorite song from this collection is by far “Rockin Away”. Chances are you will hear it live at one of my shows one day. “Rockin Away” came at a time I had realized that rock and roll was my true love and what I came to the planet to do. I’d loved and lost multiple times by then and made a conscious choice not to marry and have children but to devote my life to music. How nuts is that? It seems against everything we women live and stand for, but for me it was my truth, and still is. There’s more to the story, but I’m still “Rockin Away”.
Next came “ Trouble Child”. “Trouble Child” was my funnest and the beginning of my new age sounding music. I was steering in a new direction and it was exciting! I’ve always had people attempt to classify me and this collection had them guessing. Was Kristin Contemporary Christian? New Age? Rock? Pop? I called it “New Age Folk Rock”. My hope was to be real, and not worry what people thought, just to be me as pretty and as ugly at times as it was.
“Trouble Child” tells the beautiful story of finding my way to loving myself and facing the judge within.
Don’t miss this song (Trouble Child) it is excellent.
Every song within this collection is really something special to me as it tells my story. I was in jail at the time when I wrote most of it. I was busted for drug possession, (thank God) saved my life. Meth, and coke…whatever I could get my hands on. It’s not a new story so I won’t go into it. I’m just glad I went through it and came out the other side. My other especially favorite track from this collection is,
“Love The Most Excellent Way”. Please have a listen or download the single from Itunes. It’s heavy, and well worth the listen.
Stay tuned for Part III of My favorite things blog:
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