For Grace spokesperson Cynthia Toussaint has recorded her second CD as a follow-up to Wonder. Crazy was completed over a seven year period, during which time she was challenged by Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, familial trauma, a broken elbow and, most recently, a breast cancer diagnosis (she is now cancer free.) This effort is a testament to the healing power of expressive therapy (music, art, singing, acting, writing, etc.), and Toussaint has dedicated Crazy to “Women In Pain Who Know They’re Not.”
Dubbed “The Crazy Music Project”, Cynthia selected songs that she loved growing up, and that speak differently to her post-illness. Each song metaphorically explores a different part of her pain experience, and it is her hope that women in pain will find this nine-song collection inspirational while bringing fun and hope to their lives. The over-all message of the project is that one should follow their passions (in this case, music and performance) as that is a sure path to better health and wellness.
Please enjoy this complimentary, full track collection below. To play each song, click on its title…
The Tide Is High
For Never Giving Up
(Written by John Holt)
Crazy
For Ballet
(Written by Willie Nelson)
Time After Time
For the Years I Couldn’t Let Go
(Written by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
For the Fun Still Inside
(Written by Freddie Mercury; Performed with Anthony Concepcion (Vocals & Piano), Nick Pierone (Bass) and Gene Herd (Drums) )
At Seventeen
For the Misfit in Each of Us
(Written by Janis Ian)
Ode to Billie Joe
For Daddy and Everyone We Lose to Pain
(Written by Bobbie Gentry)
To Sir with Love
For Dick
(Written by Don Black and Mark London)
You Make Loving Fun
For Forty Years and Counting
(Written by Christine McVie)
Over the Rainbow
For Our Hope
(Written by Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg; Performed with Lindsay Black and Marilyn Shield)