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After that decade lull, she jumped into overdrive. Recently returned from a sold-out debut in Paris, she will gig for a month in California this spring and will play Carnegie Hall for the first time on June 25. But she still understands need: all kinds of need, from longing to desperation, with all the melancholy shadings in between. Maybe that's the secret of her music. Not only the musical dexterity but the heart that's always open and eager to share. "It's just the way I feel about a song," she says. "They call me the slowest singer in the world, but I don't talk fast either. You're trying to tell a story, to paint a picture." And that's just fine. Right now, and for a long time coming, Horn can not only take her time but also make it.