'simple things' marked king's transition from epic records to the capitol label, and also introduced songwriter / husband rick evers as her collaborative partner (the marital and creative partnership was short lived, as evers died within a year after the release of the ten-song set). the king-evers songwriting is fleshed out by king's six-piece band, navarro: guitarists rob mcentee and mark hallman, bassist rob galloway, drummer michael wooten, percussionist miguel rivera, and flutist / saxophonist / clarinetist richard hardy.