1.I must have been a fool 2.Ever fallen in love with someone 3.We ran out of time 4.As love is my witness 5.I spent a life time 6.Don't come back this time 7.Only love 8.I didn't think it would hurt 9.One more night of loving you 10.This is the life 11.Now I know 12.I still believe in you 13.Hopeless wishing
Amanda Norman Sell
"This young British Country artist, Amanda Norman Sell has the face of an angel and the voice to match it. Amanda's talents don't end there as she is an accomplished songwriter. She wrote and co-wrote many of the thirteen songs on her wonderful album, 'As Love Is My Witness'. Amanda Norman Sell was born in the far West of Britain (Wales) and has had a typical 'country' life story with all the happiness and heartaches. She had major success at a very young age in a national talent contest as a Patsy Cline sound-a-like. Her first album bombed when the record company didn't know where to market her. She changed to a new recording company and did extensive touring while recording two more albums and had great success around the country. Then came the the biggest heartache. A car crash that left Amanda severely injured also took the life of her mother. Amanda said, "After Mum's death I gave up singing for quite some time and recovered from my own injuries. My dad and I plodded along with everyday life, but it was tough. In 1996 I recorded my second album for Its Music Ltd., 'As Love is My Witness'. My leg was still in plaster. I knew I had to be strong and make a good job of this project for my mother's sake, this one was for her." 'As Love is My Witness' won the 1996 BCMA award for the Best British Album. In September it gave Amanda Norman Sell a European Country Music Radio No 1 hit with 'Ever Fallen In Love With Someone'. The song stayed in the top ten for fourteen weeks. This is still a record for an artist not on a major record label. Track #13, 'Hopeless Wishing' is a song Amanda wrote for her mother which is beautifully sad. Even if you didn't know the reason for the song, you can't help but be moved by it. In 1998, Amanda Norman Sell became a mother herself. All of this had happened to her by the age of 22! I've always felt that country music isn't something that anyone can fake. You have to live it, to feel it deep within, then it's truly country. Amanda has certainly paid the emotional dues and her heart and music is country.. even if the country she comes is across the ocean. As for the album itself, 'As Love Is My Witness' is very well produced. The sound quality is excellent and Amanda's band knows how to make the music blend with her voice, not drown it out. This is an album I would recommend to anyone, whether you like country or pop.. this album is meant to be heard by all." Alex Cullum DJ. of Boots and Saddles
Amanda Norman Sell - Princess Theatre, Hunstanton. Sunday 5th August 2001.
Hunstanton is a gem of a seaside resort on the north Norfolk Coast and its Princess Theatre is as intimate a theatre as you are likely to find anywhere in the south of England. A superb setting for a superb singer already christened the Princes of country music. Such was the theatre's cozy atmosphere and Amanda Norman Sell's warm personality, I thought she was singing to me personally. I am sure the rest of packed house for this one night's special concert felt the same way. Amanda is well known for her 'Stars in Your Eyes' success in 1992, with her memorable performance singing as Patsy Cline. The first part of Amanda's stage show pays tribute to this greatly missed lady with her best known songs all impeccably performed. 'Walking After Midnight', 'Honky Tonk Merry Go Round', and 'Sweet Dreams' amongst many others were all in the show. At the end of the first half the audience demanded that she be called back from the wings to sing the most loved Patsy Cline ballad, the poignant Willy Nelson song 'Crazy'. But there is more to Amanda Norman Sell than her Patsy Cline tribute. The second half of the show was more a grand tour through the history of country music from Hank Williams' 'Lovesick Blues' to the dark lyrics of Martina McBride's 'Independence Day'. Old favorites and new original songs such as 'Given Time', written specially for Amanda by Sue James and Lorna Flowers were woven together in a seamless performance. From smooth ballads such as 'When You Say Nothing At All' to the downright stomping 'Two More Bottles of Wine' were all given an equally superb treatment by Amanda and the band. A great evening's entertainment, with something for everyone. Andrew Gilliver
1.I must have been a fool 2.Ever fallen in love with someone 3.We ran out of time 4.As love is my witness 5.I spent a life time 6.Don't come back this time 7.Only love 8.I didn't think it would hurt 9.One more night of loving you 10.This is the life 11.Now I know 12.I still believe in you 13.Hopeless wishing