Meg Gehman - The Way The World Knew Her (2024) Hi-Res

The Way The World Knew Her, songwriter-singer Meg Gehman’s national debut album, is a deeply soulful Americana smorgasbord. Recorded at the Studio Nashville, the home studio of the Wood Brothers, and engineered by studio co-owner Brook Sutton, The Way The World Knew Her was produced by The Wood Brothers’ Jano Rix, who also plays keys, with Ted Pecchio on bass, Derrek Phillips on drums, JD Simo on guitar, and the background vocal talent of Maureen Murphy and Will Merrell. Featuring 12 original songs plus a soulful re-imagining of the Allen Toussaint classic “Yes We Can Can”, The Way The World Knew Her is a confluence of songs that are personal, poetic, hopeful, triumphant and relatable with stellar musicianship, production and lots of infectious groove.

In the title track, Gehman allows a glimpse into the way the world once knew her in the lines, "She poured out all the bottles/Tries to walk without a crutch/She knows there’s peace in there somewhere/She can almost touch." In the heart-twisting ballad, "The Bed’s Still Warm", Gehman brings a familiar pang to the gut of anyone who’s lost the love of their life. “Chantel" shows a playful side as Gehman and Murphy sing a playground song from Gehman’s childhood, with Gehman painting a picture of a friendship between two young girls that pays no mind to race.