Get Undressed
Idha's first single release consists of this, her most commercially (and best) sounding song from her Melody Inn album. The single is backed by three other songs: Do Right By Me, She and Coming Down. All the songs, except She are written solely by Idha, and the cover song, She is written by Creedence J. Wright.
A Woman In A Man's World
This is Idha's most different, and one of her most beautiful releases - a four track E.P. of cover songs all written by men. All of these songs are unique to this single and don't appear on either of her two albums. The songs are Ooh La La, A Song For You, Willin' and Going To Mexico.
Sorry Sorry
Sorry Sorry, Idha's first single from her second album features a change style from her more acoustic country flavoured Melody Inn album. Other songs on the single are Hey Honey and Downtown. Hey Honey is a high tempo song, and has an amazing Honky Tonk piano sound to it. This is one of my favourite singles B-sides of hers.
Going Down South
Going Down South is Idha's most commercial sounding song by far, which lets her voice shine through the crowded song - which is full of instruments trying to make themselves heard. In many ways, this song appears to have influenced by the music flavours of the time... Britpop. B-sides accompanying the single are Sweet 16 and Fire In The Sky, both of which have incredibly delicate sounds.
Sweet September Rain
Idha's last single release, Sweet September Rain is a wonderful ballad, a song that enchants and leads you into a dreamy world. Backed with the B-sides Break Down And Cry and a demo version (from 1993!) of Going Down South, this release proves yet again Idha's knack of writing and performing. There couldn't be a greater contrast in sound between the demo and final versions of Going Down South in terms of their sound.
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