Dayna Manning’s CD, Shades, takes folk, pop and country elements, and incorportes very poetic and musically rich lyrics to the sounds of acoustic guitar and piano. This album is pleasant to listen to, but there aren’t any huge surprises. While I was listening I had to pay close attention when each song ended, because the overall sound doesn’t change very much from track to track. I felt like I was listening to one really long mellow song and that I should be sitting in a bookstore sipping an extra large mocha. It’s good to have some of these CDs in a collection because they are good to listen to when you just want to chill out on the couch or in the tub.