Five Challenges to Flight is Julia’s debut record. Her eleven intimate stories are infused with catchy pop melodies colored by folk, rock, country and gospel traditions, and delivered by her truly unique voice.

Welcome to Kitty Hawk
Metropolitan
Seal Baby
Cinderella
The Deep End
Sugar
Don’t Look Back
Drive-In
Stuy
Perfectly
Ship of Zion
Available online at CD Baby:
www.cdbaby.com/cd/francisjulia.

Digital downloads now available on:
Apple iTunes, MusicNet, and Napster.

Produced by Mell Dettmer and Julia Francis
Recorded and Mixed by Mell Dettmer @ Aleph Studios, Seattle
Mastered by Mell Dettmer @ Sinister Kitchen, Seattle 5.22.05
Music* and Lyrics by Julia Francis
*Music for 1 and 10 by Joseph DeLorenzo

JULIA FRANCIS – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar (Piano on 11, Roman Candles on 5)
DON McGREEVY – Bass (Electric Guitar on 1, 2, Cymbals & Toms on 1, Tambourine on 2, 3, 4, 10,
Metal Percussion on 4, 5)
JASON MERCULIEF – Drums (Tambourine on 6, 7, 8, Shakere on 7, 8, 10)
MILK N’ COOKIES – Wahwah Guitar on 2, Electric & Acoustic Guitar on 4
JOSEPH DeLORENZO – Acoustic Guitar on 1
MELL DETTMER – The Ocean on 3, Kalemba on 4, Frogs and Windchimes on 5, Nuts on 6
EYVIND KANG – Viola on 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, String Arrangements on 3, 4, 5, 8, 10
STEVE MOORE – Hammond B3 on 2, 7, Piano & Celeste on 3, 5, Wurlitzer on 4, 8, 11, Trombone on 11
BILL PATTON – Tremolo Guitar on 6, Pedal Steel on 8, 10
TREY SPRUANCE – Casio on 1, 2, Optigon on 2
HANS TEUBER – Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Tenor Sax on 11, Horn Arrangements on 11