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Live At The White House

by Kira Small & Bryan Beller

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Steve Lawson Lovely stripped down versions of Kira's soul songs, arranged for just piano, voice and bass. Space for the songs to soar. Favorite track: Digging In The Dirt.
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Last night baby – you really laid it down I can’t wait ‘til you bring it back around My head is spinning – and I can’t stop grinning Make me feel so good, I wanna tell the whole damn town I ain’t never been loved so fine You’re sending chills up and down my spine I’ve felt my share of chemistry But I ain’t never felt nothing like you and me Ooo-wee baby – we got it goin’ on Got that mojo workin’ – til the break of dawn If it was any hotter – honey, we could boil water It’s like a supernatural love phenomenon I’ve felt the pleasure and the pain I’ve felt the fire and the rain I’ve felt the bitter taste of pride I’ve felt my heart open wide But I ain’t never felt like this You knocked me out with just one kiss And now I’m writing down your name Ain’t never gonna be the same
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What are you thinkin’ baby – treatin’ me this way You’re warm in the nighttime but you’re cold in the light of day The way that you love me whenever you love me sets my soul on fire But then you turn around and you put me down leave me hangin’ on a wire MAKE UP YOUR MIND – do you want me or don’t you MAKE UP YOUR MIND – will you love me or won’t you Choose me or lose me – just don’t waste my time MAKE UP YOUR MIND I won’t be your part-time lover – at your beck and call If you don’t want all my love then you ain’t gettin’ none at all I’ve done all that I know how, it’s your move now so go on and make it I’m offering up my heart, if you’re not gonna take it, hurry up and break it Let me off this ride, baby just decide Cuz I’ve got my pride and I won’t stay on the side
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Tonight I’m climbing the wall Staring at the ceiling waiting on your call There ain’t a thing I can do To keep myself from crying ‘cuz I’m missing you Wondering where you are – and why it’s got to be so far Away from me – I’m in misery And there ain’t no relief in sight So I’ll just pray for morning light Cuz I miss you bad tonight Loneliness knows no shame I’m sick of wiping lipstick off your picture frame Love’s supposed to be blind But if I don’t see you soon I’m gonna lose my mind Ever since you left, I just ain’t been myself I need you here to make this madness disappear I’ve been holding on with all my might But right now I’m losing that fight Cuz I miss you bad tonight Days go on and I stay strong But when you’re gone the nights are so long And honey I don’t know – if I can take much more Sleepin’ all alone – Lord, it chills me to the bone Darling it just ain’t right I need you holding me tight Cuz I miss you bad tonight
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(Ken & Jamie Are Lost) (free) 02:02
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I can’t believe what I’m hearing You say it’s not worth the fight You’re telling me you don’t love me You could have fooled me last night Cuz baby – wasn’t that love we were making Weren’t you just calling my name? Now I feel my heart breaking Cuz you tell me you don’t feel the same More than you know – you’re gonna miss me More than you know – you’ll find that you love me More than you know – honey it’s gonna hurt you More than you know – and you know You gonna regret losing me You gonna regret letting me go You think you’ve been using me But there’s something you need to know You’re gonna miss more than my kiss You’re gonna feel it down deep in your soul You gonna regret losing me I know you’ll find you another That is if you haven’t yet Baby you might even love her But I’ll still be hard to forget Don’t say that I didn’t warn you I nearly begged you to stay But now there’s nothing I can do for you You’re gonna be sorry someday
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I must have heard when I was very young To be a good girl I must hold my tongue I’ve been a good girl and it’s served me well But the woman inside has been screaming like hell Let me out of this shadow It ain’t nothing but fear I was not born to disappear I will raise my voice – though I may be afraid I will raise my voice - I will not be ashamed Mine may only be a simple song but it’s mine to sing If I don’t sing no one can sing along so I will sing Whether in pain or in praise Until the end of my days With all my heart I will raise I will raise my voice Sometimes the world seems so cold and so dark I think what can I do with one tiny spark But that’s when I must hold my heart open wide For to silence my soul is a sin worse than pride I will not let despair steal this little light of mine I was born to let it shine, let it shine, let it shine I will no longer be my own worst enemy, not anymore I know my creator has got something greater in store So I will raise my voice – even when I am afraid I will raise my voice – I will not be ashamed I will raise my voice – for it may be the spark I will raise my voice – that will light up the dark Mine may only be a simple song but it’s mine to sing If I don’t sing no one can sing along so I’ve got to sing Whether in pain or in praise Until the end of my days With all my heart I will raise I will raise my voice
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(Hootchie Mama INTRO) (free) 00:42
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Hey now little hootchie mama better get up off of my man Don’t walk hootchie mama better run while you still can Cuz if I get me a hold of you I’m gonna knock you on your hootchie-coo And you’ll be through – hootchie mama You saw him standing there and thought you’d take your chance But I know what you was offering when you asked him to dance Cuz I seen you start to flirt And if you keep hiking up that skirt You gon’ get hurt – hootchie mama He’s mine don’t you forget it One move you’re gonna regret it I love that man with all my heart and soul So I’m on 24/7 - 365 ho patrol And I ain’t gonna let no hootchie mama go wrecking up my home I’ll be coming after you if you don’t leave my man alone And when I catch you you’re going down And you won’t be shaking that stuff around Not in my town – hootchie mama
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Shouldn’t We Be In Love I love you, you love me too Shouldn’t we be in love We’re the best of friends, together you and I make sense Shouldn’t we be in love Shouldn’t my world revolve around you Shouldn’t your kisses make me weak Shouldn’t my dreams feel like they’ve come true Shouldn’t we be all I need I love you, you love me too Shouldn’t we be in love Shouldn’t we be in love I know into every love affair some rain must fall What do you do if you fall out of love for no reason at all Can you use sheer will to make it good Because that’s how you know it should be Baby we should be in love With this ring we vowed to be each others’ everything Shouldn’t we be in love You and I’ve spent all this time just trying to survive Shouldn’t we be in love Shouldn’t I want to come home to you Shouldn’t you miss me when I’m gone Shouldn’t you be the one I run to When my heart can’t find its song Shouldn’t we never give up on love Shouldn’t we try with all our might But if you and I are wrong, love Shouldn’t we go find what’s right I love you, baby I know you love me too Shouldn’t we be in love Shouldn’t we be in love
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Hurtin' 04:25
You put the hurtin’ on it - you put the hurtin’ on me You put the hurtin’ on it - you put the hurtin’ on me But I ain’t complainin’ it’s a good thing you’re bringin’ Every time you put that hurtin’ on me I’ve had the roses and the fine wine Sweet talker with the smooth line I been around the block a time or two But I never met a man like you Oh you snuck up on me what a fine surprise My walls started crumbling right before my eyes Honey you got the stuff and I can’t get enough of you – oo, oo, oo The way you want me takes my breath away I wake up smiling every single day And when you call me on the telephone I get the shivers even though I’m alone Now the world seems brighter than it’s ever been What kind of cold, dark place have I been living in? I see the light, honey, everything’s right with you – oo, oo, oo I’m trying to explain I ain’t feeling no pain Every time you put that hurtin’ on me I’ll never complain ‘bout that good thing you bring Every time you put that hurtin’ on me
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Sugar Man 04:25
I need your help now baby I got some lumps in my gravy I was thinking you and me could maybe stir it up awhile Why don’t you come on over Let me put my head on your shoulder I’m starting to smolder and I need you to stoke my fire I’m cold, honey - warm me up I know you can fill my lovin’ cup Now don’t tell me you got somethin’ better planned Come on and be my sugar man I need some of your sweetness Come take advantage of my weakness For the taste of your sweet kiss, I’d get down on my knees I got plenty of tools in my kitchen But only you can scratch where I’m itchin’ I’m busting out of my stitchin’ honey, won’t you help me please I’ll get the skillet hot - you stir what’s in the pot Nice and easy ‘til its good and greasy then we Add the sugar ‘til it tastes just right Don’t stop stirring, baby – this could take all night
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(Backwoods INTRO) (free) 00:52
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(Thank You Benoit) (free) 00:46
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about

I had an amazing couple of years touring the country with my (now ex-) husband/bassist/road sherpa Bryan Beller. Everywhere we went people asked if we had an album of us together as a duo, just like what they were hearing live, but we didn't. So when we were lucky enough to capture some high quality audio from a show in Orlando in December 2010 we decided to release it as a live album.

What’s on it? Material from all 3 of my studio albums, a solo version of a bass piece on Bryan’s first record, plus a few covers we dug into and made our own - all wrapped up with some silly stage banter to make you feel like you were there.

As for the title - no we didn't play THAT White House. But the one we did play, the Timucua White House in Orlando, FL, is a special place all its own. The liner notes tell the full story, but I'll offer many thanks here to Benoit Glazer who owns/lives at the "White House" and runs the Timucua Arts Foundation for letting us play his amazing space AND recording it for us!

credits

released November 4, 2011

Produced by: Kira Small & Bryan Beller
Recorded by: Benoit Glazer at Timucua White House on 12/12/10
Mixed and mastered by: Mark Niemiec at Muggytone Studios
CD authoring by: Dan Shike
CD art design: Nancy Hagen at GraphicNashville.com
Photos: TJ Lambert/Stages Photography

Kira Small - lead vocals, keyboards
Bryan Beller - bass, bg vocals

EXCEPT track 10:
KS - tambourine, keyboard solo
BB - keyboard, tambourine during keyboard solo

Related: track 10 is teh awesome.

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Kira Small Nashville, Tennessee

Strong. Sexy. Soul.

“...like a neat glass of single malt in a world of Michelob Ultra” - Mike Reid

Kira Small is a nationally touring singer-songwriter & in demand Nashville session vocalist. She also makes lemons out of lemonade. Kira’s June 2016 release 3 AM is one of those albums where an artist, in making sense of a time of personal upheaval, almost accidentally crafts a career masterpiece.
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