Joyce, Billie
One Willing Heart
Recorded and produced by BJ Baartmans (www.bjbaartmans.com) at Lon's Farm in Boekend, The Netherlands, One Willing Heart has a truly organic feel and sound. It is Soulful Americana, reflecting the growth and change of Billie's life the past three years. The musicianship and creativity that went into One Willing Heart is apparent from the first drum beat of Season For Being Alone, to the last haunting echo of the Wurlitzer on Goodbye Joeie. With BJ at the helm, playing all the guitar parts, Stephan van der Meijden on drums, Gerald van Beuningen on bass, Mike Roelofs on Wurlitzer and organ, Eric Devries and Shelly Miller-Kerwin on background vocals, and Lon Bartels mixing and mastering, this album has a fresh, edgy sound that differs from the slick sound of many mainstream CDs today. One Willing Heart has imaginative arrangements, percussive grooves, and soulful vocals. Upclose and personal, this album is about love, loss and growth. Three things that none of us can avoid. Songwriting for Billie Joyce is cathartic, so she writes from the heart, from experience, and lays it all out there hoping you will find your own truth in her words.