About the Album
Lori recorded “Everything I Touch” in her 11th Street apartment. It made many top ten lists nationally in 1997. “Snow Come Down” was featured in Waking the Dead.
On her third solo effort, Everything I Touch Runs Wild, the underrated singer/songwriter Lori Carson offers her barest, most personal compositions yet. One reason for this direction was due in part to recording the entire album in her own apartment, as well as to Carson producing it herself. By combining her soothing, gentle vocals with an acoustic backing, the results are often both irresistibly sweet and engaging. Her voice can be compared at times to Sarah McLachlan’s, especially on the album’s opener, “Something’s Got Me” (which is also present in an album-closing “original version”). Simplicity and economy are stressed throughout, with the instruments (piano, clean guitar, accordion, etc.) leaving plenty of room to be filled by Carson’s vocals, such as on the track “Make a Little Luck.” The picture of a calm winter landscape is painted convincingly on “Snow Come Down,” while “Fade” creates a feeling of melancholia. Included on initial pressings of Everything I Touch Runs Wild is a bonus second disc of remixes, which contains radical electronic makeovers of “Something’s Got Me” (three separate versions) and “I Saw the Light.” ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
Released in 1997, Everything I Touch Runs Wild represents a peak of Lori Carson's early career — a collection of songs so perfectly realized that critics struggled to find adequate superlatives. Available as both a standard disc and an expanded two-CD set featuring remixes, the album demonstrates Carson's full range as a songwriter, arranger, and vocalist. The title track and "Waking to the Dream of You" have become staples of her live performances, while deeper cuts reward repeated listening with hidden nuances. The remix disc, featuring interpretations by leading electronic producers, demonstrated the adaptability of Carson's songwriting. Decades after its release, Everything I Touch Runs Wild continues to attract new listeners who discover in it a timeless exploration of love, longing, and creative passion.