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I Concentrate On You
Kris Russell Lyrics

Whenever skies look gray to me
And trouble begins to brew,
Whenever the Winter winds become too strong,
I concentrate on you.

When fortune cries "Nay! Nay!" to me
And people declare "You're through!",
Whenever the blues become my only song,
I concentrate on you.

On your smile so sweet, so tender,
When at first your kiss I decline.
On the light in your eyes when I surrender,
And once again our arms intertwine

And so, when wise men say to me
That love's young dream never comes true,
To prove that even wise men can be wrong,
I concentrate on you.

Pub. Warner Chappell & Co.

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Jazz Vocalist Kris Russell was born and raised in Sacramento, California. As a teenager, she discovered her passion for singing jazz music, but recalls singing from the early ago of seven years old. While most of her friends were listening to folk or rock music, Kris was listening to and learning from her parents and their vast collection of jazz recordings. Both of her parents were working Jazz musicians and together they formed "The Jerry Murphy Quartet" entertaining in and around Northern California and Sacramento for over 40 years. Read Full BioJazz Vocalist Kris Russell was born and raised in Sacramento, California. As a teenager, she discovered her passion for singing jazz music, but recalls singing from the early ago of seven years old. While most of her friends were listening to folk or rock music, Kris was listening to and learning from her parents and their vast collection of jazz recordings. Both of her parents were working Jazz musicians and together they formed "The Jerry Murphy Quartet" entertaining in and around Northern California and Sacramento for over 40 years.
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\ Deeply influenced by jazz, singing came naturally for Kris. On those warm, sunny afternoons in Sacramento learning and singing in her parents' home, she studied the great jazz singers such as Anita O'Day, June Christy, Julie London, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald and Sheila Jordon, to name a few. These singers introduced her to ballads, swing, the great American songbook, cool jazz, bebop, and traditional jazz. Her musical style was also heavily influenced by bossa nova and samba, spending many hours studying and learning the styles of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Marcos K Valle, Lenny Andrade, Astrud Gilberto, Sergio Mendes, and Ellis Regina among others.
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\ Her love of composer Cole Porter and his music inspired Kris to choose his song "I Concentrate On You" as her debut CD. Her most recent appearances include KUNV 91.5 FM, Jazz Traditions with the Jazz Masters and KDWN 720AM Radio with Networking Experts, introducing her new CD in Las Vegas.
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\ Her past appearances in Las Vegas include The Plaza Hotel Jazz Brunch and Showroom, Just Jazz, The Mariposa, The Artisan, Steven David's, The Hurricane Jam Sessions, The Greek Isle Cast Party, The Bootlegger, The Sahara Hotel (As a Guest Singer). Kris has also performed for private events and political functions.