Loren’s debut release of eleven original songs and one cover (Joni Mitchell's "River"), Full Circle, was released in 2006.
Her sophomore album, They Oughta Write a Song (2008), brought to light her life-long love of jazz standards, and subsequently won a national independent music award for best vocal jazz album, and soon after received distribution in Asia by JVC/Victor Entertainment and in North America by Justin Time Records.
Her holiday album with pianist Matt Treder, Many Times, Many Ways: a Holiday Collection, also recorded in 2008, was first released in limited edition, then followed with worldwide distribution in 2011.
Her fourth CD, the live album Stages (2010), was met with critical praise, including being named as an Editor’s Pick at CD Baby and “best live album of the year” at Wildy’s World.
After Dark followed in 2010, with the Loren original Thirsty winning the Independent Music Awards’ Vox Pop poll for best jazz song of the year.
The concoction of jazz standards, re-imagined pop classics, and originals that made up 2012’s Heart First was honored by Japan’s Jazz Critique magazine as the "best vocal jazz album of 2011". Fly Me to the Moon, a bonus track, spent three weeks at No. 1 on the iTunes Japan jazz chart. It was among the top 10 jazz CDs in Hot New Releases at Amazon in the U.S. and Canada, and reached No. 1 on the iTunes Canada jazz albums chart.
For the past three years she has traveled the world with the members of her original band, including Canada, across the U.S., Japan, Italy, China, Hong Kong, and South Korea, and include big band/symphonic performances with the Jazz Orchestra of Sicily, the Corvallis-OSU Symphony Orchestra in Oregon, and the Monroe Symphony in Louisiana.
The year 2013 brought Halie Loren’s Simply Love, with three new originals and ten re-imagined classics from contrasting eras of the American songbook. It rose to the top of the Japan charts in pop and jazz even before its June release date, and claimed No. 1 in its first week and by its third week, climbed to No. 1 spot on Billboard Jazz / Japan. Singles included the string-infused original Cuando Bailamos, Carole King’s 1974 B-side hit I Feel the Earth Move, and the title track, which Loren co-wrote with Benita Hill.
Simply Love was released in the U.S. and Canada by Justin Time Records on Sept. 10, 2013, entering iTunes Canada as #1 jazz album. She and her band are touring the US and other parts of the world in support of the album.
Thirsty
Halie Loren Lyrics
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Through the desert of my loneliness
I find a refuge in my dreams,
I only find more emptiness.
I´m praying for you to save me,
To rain your love on me.
Thirsty,
Thirsty,
You and you alone can quench this ever aching need.
Don´t you know you´re leaving me so thirsty?
I´ve been searching far and wide
For another lover to replace you,
But it seems the land is dry.
Love anyone who can even compare with you.
I´m praying for you to save me,
To rain your love on me.
Thirsty,
My lips are dry, my heart is empty,
Thirsty,
You and you alone can quench this ever aching need.
Don´t you know you´re leaving me so thirsty?
I´m praying for you to save me,
To rain your love on me.
Thirsty,
My lips are dry, my heart is empty,
Thirsty,
You and you alone can quench this ever aching need.
Don´t you know you´re leaving me so thirsty?
My lips are dry,
Thirsty, you and you
You, you and you alone can quench this aching need.
Don´t you know you´re leaving me so thirsty?
Halie Loren's song Thirsty is a beautifully crafted ballad about the feeling of longing for someone after a breakup. The lyrics describe the feeling of being lost and alone, searching for someone who can fill the emptiness left behind by a failed romance. The metaphor of crawling on hands and knees through a desert is a vivid description of the desperation and loneliness that can result from a broken heart.
The song builds toward a climactic chorus in which the singer cries out for her lost love to return and "rain" their love on her. The repetition of the word "thirsty" throughout the chorus emphasizes the intense longing and desire that the singer feels. The line "you and you alone can quench this ever aching need" highlights the idea that only one person can fill the void left by a lost love.
Overall, Thirsty is a powerful song that captures the raw emotion of longing and heartbreak. It is a beautiful example of how music can help us process difficult feelings and find comfort in our pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Crawling on my hands and knees
Feeling broken and defeated, I'm struggling to move forward in my isolation.
Through the desert of my loneliness
My loneliness feels vast and desolate, like a barren wasteland.
I find a refuge in my dreams,
In my dreams, I can escape from my loneliness and find temporary comfort.
I only find more emptiness.
But ultimately, even my dreams can't fill the void in my heart.
I'm praying for you to save me,
I'm reaching out to you and desperately hoping for your help.
To rain your love on me.
I need you to shower me with your love and affection.
Thirsty,
I am in desperate need of love and affection.
My lips are dry, my heart is empty,
I feel emotionally and physically deprived and unsatisfied.
You and you alone can quench this ever aching need.
Only your love and attention can fill the hole in my heart.
Don't you know you're leaving me so thirsty?
I feel neglected and abandoned by you, and it's causing me immense emotional distress.
I've been searching far and wide
I've been trying to find someone else who can fill the empty space in my heart.
For another lover to replace you,
I've been looking for someone who can be as good a partner to me as you were.
But it seems the land is dry.
But no matter how hard I try, I can't find anyone who meets my needs like you did.
Love anyone who can even compare with you.
I'm willing to settle for anyone who can even come close to being as good for me as you were.
My lips are dry,
I feel unfulfilled and unsatisfied, like something vital is missing.
Thirsty, you and you
I need you specifically - nobody else can satisfy my needs like you can.
You, you and you alone can quench this aching need.
Only you can fill the empty space in my heart and make me feel loved again.
Don't you know you're leaving me so thirsty?
Your absence is causing me immense emotional pain and making me feel desperately lonely.
Contributed by Jeremiah H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.