It employs a range of genres to explore each aspect. It’s about how performing (and busking) affects Sam emotionally, personally, physically and financially.

She received funding from Leeds City College Arts Fund to deliver a new creative piece of work, completed within 4 months that satisfied the following criteria: to be about engaging with public, to be about Leeds and to embrace diversity within the city.

Each song has a particular feel and is of a different genre. Although the album is about playing live and busking, it is so much more than that. It is an album about recognising who you are now, what you’ve gone through, having hope for the future and being ok with where you are right now.

Tracks from the album have already been played on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Leeds. Find out more here.

Album review from Waveney Valley Radio

Many many thanks to Catherine from CJC promotions for bringing Sam Crane Music to our attention. Sam is a Leeds based singer/songwriter and podcaster and has a new single out Things I Never Thought I'd Say, but we are looking at her 2022 album release Me Being Me, Doing What I Love Doing Is Enough.

This is such a refreshing album on every level, 10 songs, 35 mins 16 secs in duration every track adds to the joy of this work, there are no filler tracks, just catchy songs, ballads and well thought out lyrics.

It kicks off with the bouncy, confident and catchy Good News, then a dramatic change of pace and a brave step to put a ballad in as track two. But what a ballad, Whenever I Can, delivered from the heart and sung from the soul, just wonderful.

Coins In My Case boasts a gentle, smooth jazz delivery, slightly syncopated with exceptional use of echo, a light touch that highlights Sam's vocal finesse.

Music Will Do It bounces us back into the pop side of the album, a sure fire single if ever there was one. ....and then, back to the ballads All The Same To Me uses subtle layered vocals, light snare and even a wah wah guitar which totally embraces the lead vocal. Allowing Love continues to hold the pace down and with some 18,000 streams on Spotify I am guessing that this may have been a single from the set.

Can I Get An Eh Up pushes the album on at a pace into Whats Not To Love, which is the true soulful sound and backbone of the album, delivered raw with power it stands out.

Where Am I Meant To Be comes across very autobiographical ( I might be wrong) delivered slowly with feeling it takes us to the final track I Just Wanna Sing which takes us out at a pace and on a high. This is what this lady loves doing, singing and she is bloody good at it.

Its a massive 11/10 from us a flawless album, go listen to it on Spotify.