SMITH, LAURA - As Long As I'm Dreaming (Sealed) (CD)

Canadian singer-songwriter Laura Smith (1952-2020) is greatly missed by all who knew and worked with her, as well as by thousands who loved her music. In 2019 Laura initiated a recording project that was to be a best of album to present songs from her earlier work. Laura was diagnosed with inoperable cancer this winter, and the project took on an urgency and a larger scale. Unimpressed by her illness, Laura booked studio time in her home town of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia to record two new songs. She gathered the strength to record the new material a few weeks before her death. Archive footage from her coffee house days in London, Ontario, an amazing jazz session in Hamilton, a demo session in Toronto and the new songs - and fan favorites - make up an 18-song package of Laura's artwork and poetry. Laura Smith has left us a work that will continue to be appreciated.