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This Album is dedicated
to the memory of Aunty Kay (Calvert)
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My Baby Just Cares For Me
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| Put
Your Head On My Shoulder |
If
We Were In Love |
| My
Romance |
Bless
the Beasts & the Children |
| I
Won't Last a Day Without You |
You're
Still You |
| I
Never Saw Blue |
Georgy
Girl |
| All
the Time |
Two
For the Road |
| Theme
From Titanic |
Where
Or When |
| Scarborough
Fair |
Without
a Song |
"His
voice is like warm chocolate."
Janet Olmsted, writer |
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| It's
a Wonderful World |
They
Say it's Wonderful |
| Watch
What Happens |
Someone
to Watch Over Me |
| Blue
Velvet |
All
the Time |
| A
Maze of Love |
A
Cozy Bed and Breakfast* |
| Young
Love |
Put
Your Head on My Shoulder |
| I'll
Always Love You |
All
of You |
| Stormy
Weather (French) |
Scarborough
Fair |
| This
is the Life |
The
Man that Got Away |
| I
Room with a View |
Yesterday |
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Nearer
Romantic Ballads with Tom Shell
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| Somewhere
in Time* |
Without
a Song |
| All
The Things You Are |
Once
Upon A Time |
| A
Foggy Day* |
What'll
I Do |
| Thinking
of You |
This
Nearly Was Mine |
| Again |
Where
or When |
| Time
After Time |
You'll
Never Know |
| My
Foolish Heart |
You're
Nearer |
| I
Have Dreamed |
The
Last Dance |
| A
Nightingale Sang in Berkley Sq. |
Till
Tomorrow |
“Nearer” and
the reissue of “My Foolish Heart”, both have
one thing in common – some of the most beautiful melodies
and lyrics ever written.
There
were two events that led to recording this music with Tom
Shell on panio. First, I’d purchased a Roberta Flack
CD, which had “My Foolish Heart” on it and was
entranced by the song. Then I saw Gloria Loring live sing “Once
upon a Time” and was moved to tears (happy ones). Ballads
have always been my strong point. I love to be moved and
move others with the framework of a well-penned song.
Days
before the recording session, I was very sick. So, dizzy
with pain, I focused all my strength and emotion on writing
lyrics to “Somewhere in Time”, with the remarkable
movie as my inspiration.
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| Night
and Day |
An
Affair to Remember |
| S'Wonderful |
If
I Had You |
| Young
at Heart |
Moonlight
in Vermont |
| Young
and Foolish |
Fly
Me To The Moon |
| Lullabye
of Birdland |
Sleep
My Love* |
| Jamica
Farewell |
Darn
That Dream |
| A
Mother's Dream |
I'll
Never Stop Loving You |
| You
are Woman, I am Man |
Our
Love Is Here To Stay |
| You'd
Be So Nice to Come Home To |
This
was the first time I worked with Andy Armer, the jazz pianist.
We sat down to figure out what to plan, and he asked me if
I knew “Night and Day”. I said I think I know it,
but I’ve never sung it. So with a rehearsal tape rolling
we gave it a go. Well, all those years of improvisation paid
off, and we did it on the first take! It has a “live” feel.
“Darn
that Dream” on the other hand took some experimentation.
I think that because I’d sung it for so long I was looking
for a change. It all came together when Greg Byers layed down
the trumpet parts.
One
element always present on my albums is at least one Peggy Lee
song or arrangement. I became friends with her in the late
1980’s and always follow her mantra, “I will never
sing a song devoid of hope.” On the tune “S’ Wonderful” you’ll
notice my phrasing sounds suspiciously like Peggy’s.
I learned from the best!
Being
that some of my fans want lots of jazzy tempos and others ask
for mostly ballads, “Young and Foolish” ended up
with a great mix and variety, I think.
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"September
in the Rain", the first song chosen for this album,
I discovered in an old stack of 78's, and was recorded
by Frankie Lane. The beat of his version made em go "Yippee"
and feel happy. When Mort Lindsey came in with his incredible
chord structure of the tune I loved it even more.
I
often listen to old arrangement (tried and true) for inspiration.
In the case of the title song, “Girl from Ipanema”,
I pretty much used Tony Hatch’s 1966 arrangement for
Petula Clark. It is still fresh. We did add some of our own
touches ala my buddy Greg Byers’ Herb Alpert style
trumpet section.
The
best part about doing this album was the inspiring presence
of a humble musical genius, Mort Lindsey. I thank God I was
able to talk him into working with me.
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Winter
Crossing
The Christmas Albumn you'll enjoy year-round
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| Mary
Did You know |
Mary's
Boy Child |
| Christmas
is My Favorite Time of the Year |
A
Child is Born |
| Santa
Claus Is Coming To Town |
Something
Told the Wild Geese |
| Away
In a Manger |
Silent
Night |
| There's
No Place Like Home |
Grow
Old Along With Me |
| December
Breeze |
Path
To the Moon |
| A
Single Star* |
O
Holy Night |
| The
Christmas Song |
I
Wonder As I Wonder |
It
was my good fortune to b able to help put out a brush fire
this past summer. It was my misfortune to get pneumonia from
smoke inhalation. Believe it or not, this album came about
but for the grace of God for giving me the power to persevere
through all the pain. I am so proud of this album, and like
Mort Lindsey said, “We will keep playing it even after
Christmas.” That was the whole idea behind the album!
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| Hush-a-bye
Mountain |
All
Through the Night |
| Distant
Melody |
Daddy's
Little Girl |
| A
New Little Twig* |
Goodnight
My Lov |
| Irish
Lullaby |
Rock-a-
bye Baby |
| A
Dream is a Wish |
Lullabye
of the Leaves |
| Love
Makes the World Go Round |
Baby
Mine |
| Sleep
My Love* |
Tender
Sheperd |
| Brahms
Lullaby |
The
Moon Baby |
| Goodnight
My Someone |
When
I Grow Too Old to Dream |
| A
Child's Prayer |
For five
years or more I searched antique stores, flea markets, yard
sales and music stores to find songs for my lullaby album.
I thought a collection of soothing songs with harp music
would help the young and young at heart to sleep. It worked!
I've received letters from pet owners, businessmen
with high stress jobs, people with sleep disorders, and grateful
parents for helping them relax and sleep.
In addition
to many classic songs, including Brahms Lullaby, Lullaby
of the Leaves, and Irish Lullaby, I wrote "Sleep my
Love" and "There's a new little twig in
our family tree" - the title came from a poem
written by my great aunt, Lola, for her baby boy. I must
warn you, however. You probably shouldn't play this
album while you're driving.
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The
title song is a country version of a recording from my
late 1980’s
MTV video. Another song that got a lot of airtime in Texas,
and is used as an anthem for fallen state troopers is “Murphy
and Wheeler”. This song was written to honor the two
troopers who lost their lives at the hands of the infamous
Bonnie and Clyde.
There
are some good line-dance tunes on “Details” as
well as many beautiful ballads. All the songs on this CD
I either wrote myself or co-wrote with Alice McHugit. Clay
Smith produced the Album
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