Grammy-nominated Maura O'Connell worked with co-producer Gary Paczosa on a concept she's carried in her heart for quite some time: an a cappella album. Widely acclaimed throughout her career as a vocalist and interpreter of utmost grace and insight, Maura O'Connell's latest album is a defiant, boldly undiluted statement on art of singing. NAKED WITH FRIENDS consists of thirteen tracks of singingand nothing moreand is decisive evidence that singing is more than enough.