"gracie curran has one of those all-out, mavis staples-like voices that can raise chills even while it is burrowing into your heart. this new album is an impressive step forward for curran, who unveils her patented energy on the blues boogie woogie “stay Up!”, but also shines with exquisite soul ballads “ernestine” and “love is the cruelest thing I know”. all i know is that this woman is a force of nature and deserves to be heard. gracie is the real thing."

– Steve Morse, staff music critic at the boston globe for 28 years who now teaches rock history at berklee college of music