This overachieving 15 year-old will win over even the meanest girls with a pop-rock debut that beats anything by Ashlee, Hilary or Lindsay. Kimball plays guitar and co-wrote every song, strongly suggesting that her day has come the old-fashioned way. Three stars
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NEW YORK POST gives three and half stars!
The 15-year-old Texas singer lays down a hook-laden album thats sung and strummed with confidence and warmth. Standouts include the incredibly catchy I Want To, followed by the equally infectious Hanging On.
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NEW YORK TIMES
Cheyenne Kimball's MTV reality show, "Cheyenne," portrays an earnest young singer-songwriter trying to make the transition from child prodigy to pop star. There are few tantrums, rants, ill-advised hookups, blithely ignorant pronouncements or plainly delusional boasts; instead, you see a more than competent singer with an impressive work ethic and an upbeat attitude.
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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Singer-songwriter Cheyenne Kimball distinguishes herself by having earned her reality show spotlight through her talent, drive and-okay, sure- her adorable dimples.
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BILLBOARD
Cheyenne Kimball has been practicing for this moment all her life. Hanging On is a mighty launching pad for an artist whose day has apparently arrived.
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Her first disc of pop-infused rock and heartfelt ballads
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CHEYENNE KIMBALL BIOGRAPHY
In more ways than one, being grounded continues to be an important part of
teenage singer-songwriter, Cheyenne Kimball's life.
When she was eight, she wrote her first song - entitled "All I Want Is
You" - after being sent to her room for saying something mean to her older
sister. "I remember writing it and hoping it would get me out of trouble,"
she recalls. "I haven't stopped writing songs or getting into trouble since."
Growing up in Frisco, Texas in a tight-knit family, Cheyenne's natural music
ability was harnessed to her determined personality. When she was nine she entered
herself into a talent night at a club without her parent's permission. "My
mom and dad weren't happy, but in the end they figured it might be a good thing
because if I got on stage and hated it, I would stop asking for permission to
busk on street corners in town."
Much to her parent's surprise, Cheyenne blossomed under the spotlight. "I
turned and looked at my husband and we both knew that she was born for this,"
says Cheyenne's mother and co-manager, Shannon. "Since then our biggest
priority has been keeping her emotionally grounded and giving her the time she
needs to mature as a person and an artist. She's grown up so fast, but I don't
think it&..39;s ever fast enough when you're a teenager."
By the time Cheyenne was 12 she had developed into a musical prodigy, writing
nearly 200 songs and performing anywhere her mother would drive her. The same
year, in 2003, Cheyenne gained national attention when she won the title of
"America's Most Talented Kid" on the NBC show. Later that year, Sony/Epic
Records signed her to a multi-record deal.
For more than three years after signing with Epic Records, Cheyenne nurtured
her passion for songwriting by traveling to different cities to work with and
learn from some of rock's most successful songsmiths. "I feel like I just
graduated from songwriting school so maybe this album is my diploma," Cheyenne
says of her 12-song debut, The Day Has Come. "I hear a lot of people say
that albums are like snapshots in time, but I think my album feels more like
a movie because I see myself growing up in these songs."
INFLUENCES:
Blind Melon, Sheryl Crow, and tons of classic rock!
Driven by distorted guitars and the shout-along refrain, "Nothing's gonna
stop me anyway," Cheyenne says the first single, "Hanging On,"
became her anthem in the studio. "It's a song about following your dreams
and never letting things stand in your way; basically what I've been doing all
my life," she says. "The song was really important to me because it
kept reminding me to be patient, which is something that I'm not very good at."
The album's mix of insistent rock, acoustic roots jangle and bluesy tones reveal
Cheyenne's left-handed guitar prowess while her natural vocal delivery takes
center stage on tender ballads such as "Four Walls." The poignant
track is colored by Cheyenne's very real feelings of helplessness. "My
dad almost died from a serious infection when I was away recording that song,"
she recalls. "The day I was flying home to see him in the hospital, I went
into the studio and sang what's on the record. What you hear on that song is
not a performance; the emotion is coming from a very real and honest place."
