Love Was Here First

  • Released October, 2009
  • Produced by Carolyn Arends and Roy Salmond
  • 10 Arends' originals, plus a fresh interpretation of the Gospel classic "Standing in the Need of Prayer"
  • Gospel trio The Sojourners contribute vocals to "Something Out of Us", "Roll It" and "Standing in the Need of Prayer"
  • First Arends album to feature a horn section; featured on "Be Still", "Something Out of Us" and "Never Say Goodbye"

Carolyn proves that you really can make music that reaches for high standards artistically, yet which is also comprehensible, original, and nurturing at the deepest level." - Kirk Jordan, Wood Between the Worlds