Bright and creative from beginning to end!
Author: Jess Marich For SHAKE! magazine
"Out Of Nowhere" is her best album yet. It was recorded at Little Hollywood studio where magic takes place on a regular basis. Producer Joe Webber brought his magnificent stable of great players into the proceedings. Besides Webber playing bass, keyboards and back-up vocals, Bob Hatter shows once again why he's so many people's favorite guitarist. Our own Shake! magazine editor, Chris P. James turns out to be "Mr. Tamboura Man." Mark Sissel also plays guitar, Paul Jackson adds piano and the drummer is Rod Evans. Melissa Lewis, who co-wrote a couple of the tunes sings beautiful background harmonies. This CD sounds bright and creative from the beginning to end. Jill wrote or co-wrote all the songs and is not afraid to take cool chances with different kinds of instrumentation such as tambouras and ethnic percussion, Sissel's voice is expressive and immanently likeable. Her sincerity shines through. Recommended.

I have really enjoyed "The Builder"...of songs, and heart
Author: Ian Charles (songwriter)
I have tried to put my thoughts and emotions into one place while listening to this disc. Jill has a way of taking the simple beauty of everyday life and bringing it to a new light of understanding. In her songs I find that love is defined and hope is a staple; That in the waking up to the day and living out the hours in "the moment" there is all of our individual obvious gifts laid out before us. We need more songs like these to live with, to laugh with, and to think about when the lights go out. Buy a copy yourself and enjoy Jill Sissel's beautifully built gifts to all of us. Thanks Jill.

Jill Sissel is refreshing and her lyrics are inspiring
Author: Michelle Shelhamer (fan)
Jill Sissel is just what music is missing today. Her CD is refreshing and her words inspiring. I cannot think of another artist I have heard recently who moved me the way her music does. I strongly suggest you buy this CD and see her perform.

Review from the NASHVILLE MUSIC GUIDE by Brad Fischer
CD - Love Knows No Distance - "The 10 songs on this CD are all co-written by this multi-talented artist. Sissel has a warm, sexy voice and sets the tone of the album with the title song. She also gets to show off her guitar pickin' skills on every track as well as her other instrumental talents. Her "SOUL SEARCHIN'" tune seems to be the theme threading its way throughout the CD. There's a certain folksiness about it but with driven comtenporary sounds. Backed by premier musicians, this latest Jill Sissel album is well worth the listen" ****** (six stars out of seven)

Music Row, Robert K. Oermann
Single Review for "Love Knows no Distance" written by Jill Sissel (ASCAP) and Steve Bigler (BMI). It's a little under produced, but the song has a cool hook and the wha-wha electric guitar behind her "dry" vocal is teasing and wonderfully ear-catching.

Review From JP FOLKS
CD - The Builder - Part rock, part folk, part pop, and all good. Jill Sissel's signature songs are instantly likable, such as the opening "That Far" with it's folk pop groove and into the ballad "The Builder" with it's smooth relationship analogies and beyond. Jill's songs are simple, straight forward and quite enjoyable with easy hooks to sing along with in the car, which I often did while listening to her CD. Keeping songs simple, straight forward and still interesting is not easy to do well. I found these songs very engaging!

CD Review by The Scribe
CD - Love Knows No Distance - July 10, 2001 - The title cut (“Love Knows No Distance”), “Lighthouse” and “That I know” were the songs that brought me back to the CD player ... this disc pays tribute to the nobility of loving someone hard and strong and true… of being able to love enough for the two of you when the other person isn’t quite all the way there … of believing anyway. [She offers a] positive voice in life’s ventures. The music moved me ... this album stands on the merits of its music – fine, fine tunes written mostly by Sissel.