Her voice is flawless, almost ethereal...gliding easily between the musically diverse songs on each album....MyTexasMusic.com

Jan's melodious voice is exquisitely framed by luxurious arrangements in many different styles, good old Texas swing, country, as well as a haunting acapella harmony song ... If you pick up a copy of "Everyday People" you will probably find yourself smack dab in the middle one of Jan Seides' delightful songs...Maggie Ferguson, Live! from the Livingroom, Detroit,MI

What a terrific CD! ... writing, singing, the production - all great. That song about the wind blowing the stars around is stunning...David Buskin, singer/songwriter

THIS WEEK'S PICK HITS: "The McKrells, Four Bitchin' Babes, Kate Campbell, David Massengill, John McCutcheon, Jan Seides, Terri Hendrix, Al Day, Eva Cassidy, Carrie Newcomer, Ellis Paul"...Rich Warren, WFMT, Chicago

"Thanks for sending me your new CD. I like this one very much. You have some really nice songs on this CD. I got a kick out of the lyrics in Bored where you talk about wanting to be on a tropical island. We have a nice one here and hopefully some day you'll visit Saint Thomas"...Doug Dick, WIUJ, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

"...articulate lyrics and deft phrasing..."...Peter James, Peter James Booking & Management

"...a witty, versatile writer..."...Roy Gene Munse, Northgate Music Festival, College Station, TX

FROM THE NETHERLANDS:

De zilverkleurige cover van deze CD glimt ons tegemoet. Je kunt je er warempel in spiegelen! Dat heeft dan weer te maken met de titelsong "Everyday People" en de regel die ook als motto op de achterkant staat: "Everyday heroes, they're in our mirrors..." Ondertussen probeer ik een indruk te krijgen van de muziek die deze, mij totaal onbekende mevrouw brengt. Jan Seides heeft een fraaie stem, dat is een feit en ze beweegt zich met haar zelfgeschreven materiaal tussen folk en country."Boys at the Border", Mexicaans getint met een accordeon erbij, is gelijk al een prijsbeestje: "They learned to sing at the altar and now they pray at the border. Singing sweet lullabies to the tourists at the gates of paradise", de jongens houden hoop, dat is het mooie! Jan heeft ook een goed gevoel voor humor, ik begon al te denken dat Amy Rigby en Duane Jarvis het patent op grappige liedjes hadden. "Bored", met een kazoo en fragmentjes uit TV-shows zit knap in elkaar, er is zelfs een song over Jenny Jones (nog erger als Jerry Springer!) en "Chevy Suburban" is echt verschrikkelijk leuk: "Sweet handsome Billy was the Chevy-dealer, so she said: Yep, I think you're the one for me!"Jan speelt zelf gitaar op sommige tracks van dit semi-akoestische album, maar achter de piano voelt ze zich ook thuis ("Old Friends" met strijkers!) en "Oh Hear the Wind" zingt ze a-capella, met producer Andy "Panda" Murphy, in klassieke folktraditie. We krijgen ook nog een hart onder de riem gestoken: "You got to hold on, one day you'll be dancin' down easy street..." Als dat zou kunnen? (Johanna Bodde)

Translation:

The silvery colored cover of this CD shines towards us. You could even mirror yourself in it! That of course has to do with the title song "Everyday People" and the line which also reads on the back side "Everyday heroes, they're in our mirrors..." In themeanwhile, I am trying to get an idea of the music that was sent to me bythis totally unknown woman. Jan Seides has a nice voice, that's a fact and she positions herself in between folk and country. "Boys at the Border" is a Mexican flavored with accordian, was immediately a hit. "They learned to sing at the altar and now they pray at the border. Singing sweet lullabies to the tourists at the gates of paradise", the guys stop singing, that's a nice one! Jan has also got a sense of humor; I almost started thinking that Amy Rigby en Duane Jarvis had a hold on funny songs. Bored with a kazoo and fragments from TV shows is pretty clever with even a song about Jenny Jones. (even worse than Jerry Springer ) and "Chevy Suburban" is really good. "Sweet handsome Billy was the Chevy-dealer, so she said: Yep, I think you're the one for me!" Jan even plays guitar with some tracks of this semi-accoustic album but she also feels at home behind the piano. ("Old Friends") and "Oh Hear the Wind" she sings a cappella with procuder Andy in a classical folk tradition. We are being filled with hope: "You got to hold on, one day you'll be dancin' down easy street..." If that were possible?..JB).

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