GAYLYNN IS ONE OF THOSE RARE COUNTRY TALENTS; ONE HELL OF A SONGWRITER...NOT A DUD ON THE CD
(From Cashbox Magazine - J.D, Reviewer) 
Gaylynn is one of those rare country talents that puts all she has into a song. With all the current major female talent out there this girl has it going and someone major should give her a listen. Ole J.D. thinks she’s better than most of the female talent currently on the Cashbox charts. She also wrote all of the songs and folks she’s one hell of a songwriter. Not a dud on the cd, now that’s real talent, not the Nashville cookie factory of songwriters but the real thing. J.D.'s favorites on the cd (Love & Heartache) are "Keeper of the Flame", "You Left Your Memories" and "Texas Moon".
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LOVE & HEARTACHE ARRIVED TODAY AND CAPTURED MY EARS & SOUL... I’VE ADDED 5 OF THESE TUNES TO OUR PLAYLIST
(From "Kuzin" Keith, Music Director - KRRM 94.7 FM, Grants Pass, Oregon)
Some artists are great vocalists who wrap themselves around a lyric and a melody, others are profound writers who coin phrases that glue themselves to your mind. Gaylynn Robinson is all of the above and more. Her new C.D. Love & Heartache arrived today and captured my ears & soul. Produced by the (nearly) legendary Bobby Flores, this disc of her ten well-crafted tunes takes us on an imaginative musical journey through the lands of swing, western, country, rockabilly, and folk. I've added five of these tunes to our play list today and be adding others in the days to come. I'm hungry for more, and look forward to her next release...SOON!
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THIS IS A RECORD THAT WOULD STAND UP AGAINST ANYONE AT THE GRAMMY'S, AND WOULD WIN HANDS DOWN
(From On The Record... With Scott Sexton At CountryMusic Report)
Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle, Connie Smith, Jean Shepard and countless other women have paved the way in order to make it possible for women in Country Music to have the chance to record the music that they choose fit. There is a name out there that many people have never heard of, and that is the most unfortunate thing. Gaylynn Robinson is a class act, who hails from the great state of Texas. Her culture shines through every song she sings, and opens up a whole new world of thoughts and ideas for her listeners to grasp. Upon listening to this record, it is easy to close your eyes and go to the places that she sings about. If there was ever an album made that told a full story of someone's life, this would be it. It is a mental motion picture that should be played on every Country radio station across the globe. This is a record that would stand up against anyone at the Grammy's, and would win hands down.
The first song is a catchy little tune called "Barn Rock." I am sure if you go to Texas, you will hear this playing at all of the Honky Tonks. It is Country and there is no denying it. If you are looking for a party tune, look no further. "Concho To The Colorado" is a personal favorite. It starts off with an amazing acoustic guitar and once Gaylynn starts singing, it is clear that this song should be a hit. It is a great love story and if you are familiar with soundtracks, this would be a perfect tune to go on any western film. There is no denying that this lady can sing, and painting a vocal picture is a natural talent.
If you are a fan of Western Swing, you get a nice flavor of it with "You Left Your Memories." Now, it is not hardcore Western Swing, there is just a nice blend of it and classic Country Music that will make you want to get up and do a two step. This is a cute tune about someone who has went through a breakup, but after dealing with all of the heartaches, she brushed herself off, gets up and throws his memories out the door. "Passing Thought" is perfect track that displays the questions that many people think when their relationship is coming to an end, but sometimes don't ask. The back ground music is classic. Every aspect of this record is great, and it shines through on every tune, especially "Poor Girl."
This is a mix of County and Blues, and once again, tells a great story. In a way, it reminds me of "Ode To
Billy Jo." Gaylynn really displays her range on this tune, as well as a different in musical styles.
"Repeat Offender" is a great song, but nothing compared to "Call Back My Heart Texas Moon." This is one of the greatest Western Swing songs ever. It has a Bob Wills flare, but Gaylynn has her own sound that can't be taken away. "Love & Heartache" was a perfect title for this album. Each song displays a wide range of subjects, but all relating to these topics. She wrote all ten tracks and the only thing wrong with this whole project is that there are not ten more songs to listen to. Check out her website at GaylynnRobinson.com. With Christmas right around the corner, this would be a perfect stocking stuffer for all of your family who loves true Country Music.
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LOVE & HEARTACHE ARRIVED TODAY AND CAPTURED MY EARS & SOUL... I’VE ADDED 5 OF THESE TUNES TO OUR PLAYLIST
(From "Kuzin" Keith, Music Director - KRRM 94.7 FM, Grants Pass, Oregon)
Some artists are great vocalists who wrap themselves around a lyric and a melody, others are profound writers who coin phrases that glue themselves to your mind. Gaylynn Robinson is all of the above and more. Her new C.D. Love & Heartache arrived today and captured my ears & soul. Produced by the (nearly) legendary Bobby Flores, this disc of her ten well-crafted tunes takes us on an imaginative musical journey through the lands of swing, western, country, rockabilly, and folk. I've added five of these tunes to our play list today and be adding others in the days to come. I'm hungry for more, and look forward to her next release...SOON!
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GAYLYNN ROBINSON´S new CD Love & Heartache will be nominated as The Country Music Album of the Year
(From Lillies Ohlsson, Music Journalist & Reviewer for Sweden's Kountry Korral & Smålands Country Club Magazines)
I am pretty sure that GAYLYNN ROBINSON´S new CD Love & Heartache will be nominated as "The Country Music Album of the Year"! The song Call Back My Heart Texas Moon has already found its way to radio stations playlists all over the world. The CD contains ten tracks, all songs written by Gaylynn Robinson. I am stuck on Keeper of the Flame, great lyrics, beautiful melody and Randy Reinhard´s steel guitar is just magnificent! Producer is the man in Blanco, Texas, BOBBY FLORES. I feel he has surpassed himself - the arrangements are just perfect!! I´ll kill myself and eat my dog if you don´t dig this CD!!! (Cool it *Raisa, don´t start howlin´ at the moon - I am quite positive folks will luv this record!!!) *Raisa Vajsa Minnelli is Lillies faithful companion and music critic and just happens to be an Iceland sheepdog (but don't tell her that).
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Gaylynn's Love & Heartache Album is by far the finest country and western swing music to hit airwaves in years
(From Joe Baker, BackfortyBunkhouse.com; KNMB/KWMW Radio, Ruidoso, New Mexico; CSWM - WSMSS - SWSMS Hall Of Fame)
Gaylynn Robinson's Love & Heartache Album is by far the finest country and western swing music to hit airwaves in years. Gaylynn not only has the perfect voice, her songwriting talents proves the two go hand in hand. Jim Loessberg, Randy Reinhard, Jake Hooker and Harlan Kubos team up with the top Texas producer Bobby Flores and the legendary record master Tommy Detamore make up the A-Team to compliment Robinson's Love & Heartache CD and has the makin's to become album of the year. Gaylynn Robinson's new Love & Heartache album will always have a place on The Backforty Bunkhouse Show.
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Gaylynn has perfected the cornerstone of great country music
(From Cheryl Harvey Hill, CountryStarsOnline Senior Staff Journalist)
Life got you down? Kids driving you crazy? Overwhelmed by the hectic pace required to simply survive these days? Know all about love and had just too dang many heartaches? Looking for that miracle cure for whatever ails you? Well, look no further than the new album from Gaylynn Robinson; Love & Heartache.
Robinson wrote all ten tracks and, as with her previous album, she demonstrates that her incredible talent isn’t limited to singing. She is an innovative songwriter who has a knack for writing simple, yet profoundly impacting, lyrics that are so in sync with the music that you can’t help but feel them. She has also perfected the cornerstone of great country music; she excels at the “they are singing my life songs.”
Once again she delivers a nice balance of boot scootin’ toe tappers and easy glidin’ two steppin’ music. It is also clear that Robinson surrounds herself with only top-notch musicians so there are plenty of great instrumental riffs on this album that make it difficult to not get up and dance around the room. Just try to sit still on “Whoa, Whoa.” Go ahead, I dare you. You can’t. I guarantee it. This bluesy number is so amazing. Robinson delivers the lyrics with so much spunk and triple kudos to all the musicians on this album. Awesome. Simply awesome. Extra kudos to Bobby Flores, who not only did a fantastic job on the production, he definitely took it to another level with his guitar, fiddle, and mandolin playing.
Trying to select a favorite tune proved futile since I enjoyed them all but “Call Back My Heart Texas Moon” effortlessly transported me to a virtual honky tonk where Bob Wills fans would feel right at home and I admit it, I couldn’t stop hitting replay on “Whoa, Whoa.” On the other hand, “Keeper of the Flame” has this really great Tex-Mex melody and I loved the words. But then, “Repeat Offender” is such a great story song and there is also “Poor Girl” which is a kindred spirit to “Fancy,” one of the songs that secured Reba a spot on the Opry Stage; a place where Ms. Robinson would be right at home, by the way. Bottom line is that I’m confident there is something for everyone on this album.
In her previous album, Songs by a West Texas Songstress, Gaylynn Robinson did her native Texas proud and gave them plenty to brag about. With her newly released Love & Heartache, bragging rights are once again in order. The ten tracks on this album are a delightful musical prescription guaranteed to lift your spirits, sooth your soul, and will prove to be just what the doctor ordered.
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ROOTSTIME Belgium (From Bootsy Lester, Freddy Celis)
Gaylynn Robinson is een countryzangeres uit Texas. Na ‘Songs By A West Texas Songstress’ uit 2006 is ‘Love & Heartache’ haar 2de album. Net zoals bij haar vorige album pende zij alle nummers zelf. Dit is tevens de kracht van dit album. Country hervalt maar al te vaak in clichés op tekstgebied. Zij probeert die kuilen te vermijden en slaagt er in om 10 sterke nummers te pennen voor dit nieuwe album. De muziek zelf is pure country met een (gebroken) hart gespeeld. De typische steelgitaar kon moeilijk ontbreken bij traditionele country. Gaylynn beschikt over een zeer aangename countrystem. De productie en de muzikale arrangementen kwamen van Bobby Flores. Deze Bobby is een producer en multi-instrumentalist die speelde bij Ray Price, Willie Nelson en Doug Sahm. Binnen de countrywereld is hij een zeer grote naam en won hij buiten diverse awards ook nog een grammy. Deze man tilt het album naar een hoger niveau dat het normale countryniveau overstijgt. Of het nu energieke country is zoals bij ‘Barn Rock’ en ‘It’s A Girl’s Night Out’, of eerder smartlappen zoals ‘Keeper Of The Flames’ en ‘Repeat Offender’, de muziek weet steeds te bekoren. Afsluiter ‘Whoa Whoa’ is zelfs op steelgitaar gespeelde blues. Op het naamkaartje dat bij de cd zat staat: Original & Traditional Country Music. Tussen het overaanbod van Texaanse country is dit het pure spul, 100% eigen werk van hoogstaand niveau. Het countrypubliek in ons landje is niet zo groot, en toch hebben er vele Johnny Cash en Emmylou Harris in hun cdrekje zitten. Met die artiesten is er niets verkeerd, maar er wordt ook nog knappe country gemaakt door independent artiesten zoals Gaylynn Robinson.
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COUNTRY JUKEBOX Munich, Germany (From Max W. Achatz)
Auch auf ihrem zweiten Album, Love & Heartache, präsentiert sich GAYLYNN ROBINSON wieder einmal vielfältiger als viele ihrer Kolleginnen. Zudem klingt es insgesamt stimmiger und das hat seinen Grund. Während es sich bei dem vor zwei Jahren veröffentlichten Erstling Songs By A West Texas Songstress um ein Produkt aus verschiedenen Aufnahmesessions gehandelt hatte, ist der Nachfolger aus einem Guss. Als Produzent verantwortlich dafür zeichnet mit Bobby Flores ein bestens bekannter Mann, dessen Name bei Liebhabern der traditionellen Country Music nicht ohne Grund hoch im Kurs steht. Neben dem Multi-Talent Flores (guitar, fiddle, mandolin), der hier einmal mehr eine erstklassige Arbeit abgeliefert hat, holte sich die Texanerin mit Randy Reinhard (steel guitar, piano), Jim Loessberg (drums) und Jake Hooker (upright bass) weitere namhafte Unterstützung ins Studio. Die Country Welt sollte ihr zu Füßen liegen. Jawohl, großartige Sängerin, die sie ist. Gaylynn Robinson ist großes Kino für die Ohren, was hauptsächlich daran liegt, dass sie Ausstrahlung und Persönlichkeit besitzt. Das kann man bei den zehn von ihr selbst geschriebenen Songs hören, ja, fast fühlen. Eine unangepasste, markante Stimme, weit weg von dem was uns für gewöhnlich der Nashville-Mainstream diktieren möchte. Hier interpretiert sie eine abwechslungsreiche wie aufregende Mischung aus den verschiedenen Stilrichtungen für die die texanische Musik-Szene berühmt ist. Als echtes Texas Girl ließ sich Robinson nicht nur von Country, Western Swing und Big Band-Melodien inspirieren, sondern auch vom Folk, Blues, Tex/Mex, Rock ’n‘ Roll, Roots, Rhythm & Blues und Honky Tonk. Es ist wirklich verblüffend wie viel Seele und Groove in den Songs von Gaylynn Robinson stecken. In wirklich glänzender Manier erzählt sie ihre unaufgesetzten, ergreifenden Geschichten, in denen die Menschen und Orte im Lonestar-State im Mittelpunkt des Geschehens stehen. Ihre Kompositionen wirken heimatverbunden und bodenständig, aber auch innovativ und modern. Ehrlich und glaubwürdig sind sie zudem und das hat zu einem großen Teil auch mit ihrer Herkunft zu tun. Gaylynn lebt in Luling, Texas, einem kleinen Städtchen, rund 50 Meilen von Austin entfernt, das vor noch gar nicht so langer Zeit, damals als der Westen noch wild war, einmal als „The Toughest Town In Texas“ bekannt war. Das herrlich relaxte „Concho To The Colorado“, der großartige Story-Song „Repeat Offender“ und das mit seinem mexikanischen Flair verfeinerte „Keeper Of The Flame“ rechtfertigen schon den Kauf des Albums, von der wunderbar swingenden Single-Auskopplung „Call Back My Heart Texas Moon“ und dem nicht weniger gelungenen „Poor Girl“ mal ganz abgesehen. Love & Heartache überzeugt von der ersten bis zur letzten Minute Spaß, geht schnell ins Ohr und macht großen Appetit auf einen baldigen Nachschlag”.
