In March 2009, her self-released debut album, Take to the Sky, reached the Top 20 on the Billboard magazine jazz chart. Way Down Low was released in 2012, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Her third album, The Big Picture, was released on September 30, 2014.
"You see a show like the one Kat Edmonson put on Tuesday night at Scullers, and you wonder what the heck people are doing at Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry concerts. Really, the world is unjust... Edmonson, a petite singer from Austin, Texas, is at once a throwback and a pioneer. Her intimate vocal style and stage presence recall the heyday of jazz
- she has the expressiveness of Billie Holiday, the elegance of Ella Fitzgerald, and the voice of Blossom Dearie. Yet she doesn't merely retread standards. Sure, she likes her Cole Porter, but she and her pianist/arranger, Kevin Lovejoy, molded and modernized chestnuts like "Just One of Those Things," "Night and Day," and "It's All Right With Me" into entirely fresh tunes with new harmonies, inventive rhythm structures, and sometimes mysterious undertones.
Edmonson has grown quite comfortable inside these songs, taking even more liberties with them than she did on her recent CD, Take to the Sky, which stands among the best records of 2009. Like Holiday, Edmonson likes to sing just behind the beat, which infuses her demure voice with drama and heartbreak.
Kat Edmonson is a great jazz singer.
I'm Not in Love
Kat Edmonson Lyrics
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I havent got the world on a string I dont believe
In Paris or spring and I dont wait for rings
Despite my youth I havent got a head full of
Clouds I dont take cues from horoscope hounds
And I dont look around. Hey baby u had my
Heart but yours isnt mine to have. Forever will
We never be together and the dreams when ill
Haunt me if I cant be your wife... i'll go through
Life wearing entirely sensible shoes never to fear
Slippers or shoes? cause Im not in love Ill never
Be ...instrumental ...pretty baby you had my
Heart but yours isnt mine to have forever will we
Never be together and the dreams I now have of
You will stab me like a heart dont haunt me
Cause I can never be your wife I will go through
Life
The song "I'm Not in Love" by Kat Edmonson speaks about a person who is not in love despite being youthful and not having a head full of clouds. The singer talks about not believing in Paris or spring, in astrological predictions or waiting for the rings. The song implies that the singer was previously in love with someone but has moved on and no longer feels the same way about that person. The singer states that the person who used to hold their heart cannot have it anymore, and the dream of being with them will always hurt them.
In the second verse, the singer talks about how they are going to go through life wearing sensible shoes, indicating that they are not looking for anything extravagant or out of the ordinary. The person sounds like they are content with their life and are not seeking love or commitment. The singer reiterates that they are not in love and that they will never be in love, despite the feelings that they once had for someone.
Overall, the song highlights the importance of moving on from someone who no longer holds your heart, even though the memory of them might hurt. It showcases the strength and resilience of a person who is content with their life and who is not actively seeking love.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm not in love.
I am not in love with you.
I haven't got the world on a string I don't believe in Paris or spring and I don't wait for rings.
I am content with what I have and I don't fall for romantic cliches or societal pressures to get married.
Despite my youth I haven't got a head full of clouds I don't take cues from horoscope hounds and I don't look around.
I may be young, but I am level-headed and I make my own decisions. I don't believe in astrology or follow the crowd.
Hey baby you had my heart but yours isn't mine to have.
We were in a relationship, but I realize that you never truly belonged to me.
Forever will we never be together and the dreams when I'll dream of you you just cut me like a knife you'll haunt me if I can't be your wife...
I know that we can never be together, but the thought of you still hurts me deeply. I will be haunted by the fact that I cannot fulfill the traditional role of a wife to you.
I'll go through life wearing entirely sensible shoes never to fear slippers or shoes?
I am practical and don't place importance on material possessions or societal expectations of beauty.
Cause I'm not in love I'll never be ... instrumental ...pretty baby you had my heart but yours isn't mine to have forever will we never be together and the dreams I now have of you will stab me like a heart don't haunt me cause I can never be your wife I will go through life
I have come to terms with the fact that I will never be in love with you or be your wife, but the pain of losing you still lingers.
Writer(s): Boller Danton, EDMONSON KATHERINE LEIGH
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