Ya, this young lady shines and I totally agree she should always be front and center of a mix. I've got her dry tracks and I'll tell ya... they are damned sweet without any sweetener at all.
I think you got the right idea with automation Mr. Stevec. Bit of room, bit of comp and a bit of light room verb then some careful level automation is how imma gonna approach this in my little version but always and consistently right up front. The vox were performed and recorded very well (although I think Mr. Jarsve did some editing work on the tracks I received so that's a bonus/time saver).
Cool seeing everyone's reaction to this version because it's lasering me in on specific things to watch for myself. Of course my mix will be a hacko job in comparison but it's good experience.
Glad everyone is digging the guits. Been a while since I really ripped into something like this and let me tell ya... these ole hands are quite a bit softer and creakier than they were when I was 20 something. lol...
Got 'er done though. You always want to do more (at least I do) but eventually you gotta export, eh?
Thanks for listening, guys.