In addition to hitting no.2 on iTunes Classical, "Songs & Poems" charted at no.12 on Billboard's Classical Charts (ironically two slots behind the soundtrack to "No Reservations").  The amazing press this record has received from the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, LA Times and most every other conceivable US press outlet, was complemented yesterday with this great review in the New York Times.  I'm sure it's quite gratifying for the artists involved, but I am personally thrilled because critical and commercial success are not always guaranteed to works of high quality; "Songs & Poems" seems to have reached quite a few happy and appreciative listeners…for that I am surprised and grateful.