Alicia sings twelve catchy jazz, blues, and gospel tunes, ten of them original, including her in-your-face protest song, America the Blues, featuring avant garde guitar hero Nels Cline. Gorgeously (self) produced, with three ensembles of top notch professional players in LA, What Living"s All About emanates sex, spirituality, cynicism, humor, hip repartee, and occasional righteous rage. For those familiar with Alicia"s first two CDs, this one may come as a surprise. It has a much lower glycemic index and is not recommended for children. Alicia widens her range as an actress, and addresses sticky issues personal and public. She also collaborates as musician and producer with some of the most gifted players in Hollywood. All three of Alicia"s CD covers are about women in ecstatic union with nature; this one is a moonlit, wet, surreal image with soft edges.