Crystal Shaw Martell will be releasing her newly mastered CD entitled, " Thank Ya' Baby!". This popular collection includes love songs written to the child from the parents' perspective. Ms. Shaw-Martell received a contract with Mercury Label to release her first CD years ago, but chose to raise her beautiful family and share the music in other ways. Next week, she has chosen to release her CD independently through CD Baby, and several other professional sites. Crystal has been writing, recording and performing these songs for the past couple of years to delighted crowds, largely consisting of happy kids. The music genre includes:Pop Rock, Pop Hip Hop, a Waltz, Ballads and Lullabies, Folk songs, and Disney-esque stories. The first song in this collection which Ms. Shaw Martell composed, was a dedication for her newly adopted son, many years ago. From then on, interest from films, labels, studious, children's programs, and such, took over, and helped encourage this actor to branch out more into the world of music. Having a strong music background from the age of 7 years old, and an extensive musical comedy history , it was a natural marriage. "Thank Ya Baby!" includes nine original songs with lyrics and music by Miss Shaw Martell. These are stories told of the love and celebration of her children. Children everywhere enjoy the music, and sometimes parents just need a break to listen to great music not specifically targeted to kids only. Several of these songs were used in the film "Have A Periwinkle Day," winner of the 1998 New York /Film Festival, for Best Short, written by Crystal Shaw Martell. Ms. Shaw Martell says she recently found the film, and her director and editor are currently piecing together scenes to be viewed online.
