You Are My Sunshine | JudyGriffithRenaud

Liner notes

You Are My Sunshine was written by country & gospel singer, Jimmie Davis. This minor, bluesy version of the song was first done by Mose Allison. First time I heard it done this way, I was knocked out. Glad I finally got the chance to put my spin on it.

"Judy Renaud has waited a long while to deliver this gift to lovers of great music (mostly by virtue of her dedication to family), but as you'll soon learn, her timing is sublime. Properly assaying these songs demands a depth of feeling that is unattainable without a lifetime of leading with one's heart, and – lucky for us – this is precisely how she has lived. So much has been written about most of these songs, that's there's nothing for me contribute here; what I will say, is that in my years of enjoying her work in various musical venues, I've never once heard Judy make an ill-advised choice in either her material, or the way she conveys it, and this recording is no exception. Her accompanist (and musical kindred spirit) Eddie Tobin, orchestrates as he goes; putting his consummate pianistic skill, marvelous harmonic sense, and constant good taste in the service of his duo partner and her nicely diverse repertoire, resulting in a reading of the tunes which says true to the intent of the lyricists and the composers at once. Judy Renaud is immersed in the catalog from which these titles are drawn and hopefully, lots more people can now be lifted by the expressive and touching vocal stylings which Judy brings to all these great songs; most likely, they'll wind up being beloved by them as they obviously are by her!"
David Pruyn, Music Director at The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra