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"It’d be hard to argue that the 45-year old Californian is a bad performer. She’s incredible. With the energy of Girls Aloud all combined, Shepard gracefully pounds the grand piano and despite sitting behind the instrument for almost the entire set, she manages to ooze a presence which seeps into the spellbound audience. Her band complements the relaxed yet professional ambience to perfection, leaving the limelight to the star. Picking tracks from her latest album, From The Sun, the set is peppered with covers, including a fantastic feel-good rendition of Dusty Springfield’s "I Only Want To Be With You," and an enjoyable take on Betty Everett’s "The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss)." Of course, the Ally McBeal theme "Searching My Soul" is much-anticipated; it's rousing, uplifting and the entire venue can’t help but sing along. In an age where music is all too often styled, fashionable or fake, it’s thoroughly refreshing to see such inherent talent performed naturally with such sunny disposition. Delectable."
RED, RedHotVelvet.com

"(Vonda's) voice and writing talent provided the catchy theme from the show (Ally McBeal), and her singing provided a backdrop and sometimes more. Her soulful voice on vintage covers was an important part of a quirky, popular television series... Highlights here include the aforementioned theme, 'Searchin’ My Soul,' another original, 'The Wildest Times of The World,' her delicate version of 'I Only Wanna Be With You,' and two previously unreleased songs, 'Something About You' and 'I Know Better.' Ally McBeal fans, lovers of well-crafted pop/soul covers, and folks who want to touch bases with Vonda’s original muse need to grab this one."
Ricky Flake, Sun Herald

"The (Best of Ally McBeal) compilation makes me feel nostalgic for a time I can barely remember: the late 90s/early 2000s. That, however, is also the beauty of the album. It makes me yearn for a love that I have never had.... This feeling could also be due to the dramatic head-thrashing I did during 'Baby, Don’t You Break My Heart Slow.'”
Scarlett Lee, Yale Daily News

"Now back with her first studio album in five years, the LA-based musician recently completed her UK tour, with a stunning performance at Picadilly’s The Pigalle Club last Friday. Showcasing new material from her latest album From The Sun, Vonda was on top form as she sat at the piano, playing alongside her phenomenal band... Judging by this intimate concert, there is no doubt that Vonda has the talent and longevity to be making music for many years to come yet."
Anna Nathanson, MusicRooms.net

“From the Sun comes six years post-Ally McBeal and is one of her most consistent albums. One of the things that makes From the Sun a creative success is Shepard's willingness to provide some R&B-minded songs; her appreciation of classic soul is especially evident on "Ecstatic" and "Downtown (Dirtytown)," although she has never been an R&B singer in the strict sense. Rather, she is a pop/rock singer who occasionally brings R&B-minded songs to an adult alternative/adult contemporary orientation, and pop/rock is clearly the main ingredient on introspective tracks such as "Another January," "Where I Belong," "The Rocky Water," and "Finally Home." ...From the Sun is one of her best releases and finds her in memorable form as both a vocalist and a songwriter.”
Alex Henderson, AllMusic.com

"Looking back, Vonda Shepard was more a metaphoric part of (Ally McBeal) than you probably realized; with her tough-but-hot blonde-ness and impenetrable voice, she stood as Ally’s life-force, this manifested in Shepard’s weepy ballads when Ally got dumped, rockin’ soul when the yuppie club was pumping. Nothing’s changed except for the pedigree of Shepard’s record label. As before, she’s burdened - or blessed - with one of the most uniquely textured voices in American pop culture, part Anita Baker, part Aretha, but with a well-defined limit she refuses to screw with. 'Another January' has a pulse, however, in its kinship to Beach Boys 'Sail on Sailor,' and a few other high-minded attempts do point to a desire to break away from her (inescapable) typecasting."
Eric Saeger, Glide Magazine

"Vonda Shepard rocketed to stardom as the key musical component of the TV show Ally McBeal. But the pop singer-songwriter created a lot of terrific music both before and after that series. Her latest album, From the Sun, truly shines. It has a powerful R&B feel. One of the highlights on the album, which rousingly blends soul, rock and gospel flavors, is the song 'Downtown (Dirtytown).'"
Paul Freeman, Palo Alto Daily News

"Shepard's music takes a drastically deeper, more mature turn with this blues-flavored album that she attributes to the birth of her son... but fans have nothing to fear; the quality of her music hasn't slipped."
April Olinchak, Montgomery News

“From the Sun is filled with reflective songs, all of which find added depth through Shepard's ever-soulful singing.”
Ed Bumgardner, Winston-Salem Journal

“From the Sun is a welcome return from the lengthy hiatus, with Shepard working her way through 10 mostly solid tunes... there are flashes of the talent and powerful pipes that so impressed the Ally gang. Among the better tunes here are opener 'I Know Better,' the title track, 'Where I Belong' and 'Downtown (Dirtytown).' Even when she misses the mark — 'Another January,' 'Ecstatic' — Shepard manages to inject emotion and sincerity into the material. And that’s not a claim all artists can make.”
Jeffrey Sisk, The Daily News

“The singer/songwriter genre doesn’t get any better than this.”
Chris Willman, Entertainment Weekly

“Shepard's the classic singer/songwriter type; her soul-baring confessionals are tempered by flashes of wit and whimsy along with a hook or two and often bittersweet underpinnings.”
Darryl Morden, The Hollywood Reporter

“This is adult music at its finest: intelligent without the stain of showiness, intimate yet only the tiniest bit whiny, and ultimately, completely musical.”
Robert L. Doerschuk, AllMusic.com

“Shepard favors a more organic and introspective approach... Indeed, those who have appreciated the emotional complexity and depth of Joni Mitchell and Sarah McLachlan will find a lot to admire .”
Alex Henderson, AllMusic.com

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