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Elizabeth Anne #469276 04/25/18 01:38 PM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO Phil Leith OP Apprentice
OP Phil Leith Apprentice Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO	https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith/elizabeth-anne-original2 I'm not really this prolific, 3rd song in a week. I'm basically re-doing most of my song-writing catalog with BIAB now that I have it ("Weird" was new, the other two aren't). It's really kicked the sound up, like ... 10 notches. So it's just a matter of re-doing them with Band in a Box. This song is about a 30+ year old relationship that, looking back, had a significant impact on my life. If you're familiar with the Life of Phil back then, you might have an inkling what this meant. It was a Pretty Big Deal™. She was the first girl who ever loved me back. Her name is Anne, or Annie to me, but her first name is actually Elizabeth. I don't know that anybody really ever called her that.I was going through old photos a while ago and ran across the few snapshots I have of her. I have thought about her off and on over the years. I smile when I think of her. I remember her as a very sweet girl with a big, big heart. Of course, ultimately it's looking back at a failed relationship. As I was sitting "writing" this song on the guitar one night I couldn't remember right off why we broke up. I eventually did remember ... I had a knack for upsetting her even when upsetting her was the farthest thing from my mind. When you fight all the time, that does not bode well for a relationship. So I moved on. That said... I did actually love her. Looked her up to see how she's doing. Well she's aged well, I can say that. Hope the rest of her life has gone that well. **** Song Summary ********* Title: Elizabeth Anne File:Elizabeth Anne.SGU Key=D , Tempo 130, Length (m:s)=4:09 No intro. 133 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 133. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody Soloist track has 1953 notes, Soloist harmony is < no harmony >(0) Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Style is _RESOLVE.STY (Resolve Steady Driving Country) RealTracks in style: ~684:Bass, Electric, PopHalfNotesSync Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 2719:Guitar, Nylon, Fingerpicking CountryBrent Ev 120 RealTracks in style: ~405:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 1729:Piano, Acoustic, Solo-Accompaniment PopBalladJohn Ev 110 RealDrums in style: NashvilleEven8^5-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride ***************** Reaper ReaVerb, ReaTune, Acon Digital Multiplier, XCompress Elizabeth Anne PGL 12/2015 Elizabeth Anne, Elizabeth Anne I'd like to sing to you if I can It's been so many years since we spoke last Long enough for pain to turn to ash Still recall the day that we met Your winter cape, your boots and hat When you ran your fingers through my part You burst the dam in my heart Your lips were sweet blackberry wine And I could not believe that you were mine A rainy afternoon, a freezing winter walk on Broadway Are joys forever etched in my mind We fought about stupid things Death by a thousand little stings But you know I can't forget you The things we did won't ever let you Pass from your corner of my heart The decades pass, our lives unwind I hope the time has been as kind To your heart as it has been to your sweet face I hope that you have found a better place Elizabeth Anne, Elizabeth Anne We were nearly kids back then There's no sense in livin' in the past But you're a part of me and that's a fact Last edited by Phil Leith; 04/26/18 02:32 AM. https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith https://www.youtube.com/leithp

Re: Elizabeth Anne Phil Leith #469285 04/25/18 02:24 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 728 Colorado Buford Journeyman
Buford Journeyman Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 728 Colorado	Well done, Phil. Strong production, very nice lead vocal. You have a great voice. I particularly like the Beach Boys style background vocals. Keep 'em coming. Bob BIAB 2018 ULTRA https://soundcloud.com/bob-buford https://www.youtube.com/user/hawgly https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/bob.buford

Re: Elizabeth Anne Phil Leith #469287 04/25/18 02:28 PM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO Phil Leith OP Apprentice
OP Phil Leith Apprentice Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO	Wait'll you hear me re-do the song I did for my wife. That's gonna be fun, and a challenge to get those harmonies solid. I wanna get a few more under my belt before I tackle that one. https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith https://www.youtube.com/leithp

Re: Elizabeth Anne Phil Leith #469307 04/25/18 03:42 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Phil Nice story - excellent vocal and production. I'll have to play it to my daughter (Elizabeth Ann). Peter

Re: Elizabeth Anne Phil Leith #469321 04/25/18 05:01 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida	A sweet song, Phil. Nicely put together. Well sung. Well mix. The BGVs are nice. fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: Elizabeth Anne Phil Leith #469335 04/25/18 06:01 PM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,196 Sacramento, California dcuny Veteran
dcuny Veteran Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,196 Sacramento, California	Bob said it - strong song, good voice, nice harmonies. Nice work, I enjoyed listening to it! -- David Cuny My virtual singer development blog Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing? BiaB 2025 \| Windows 11 \| Reaper \| Way too many VSTis.

Re: Elizabeth Anne Phil Leith #469353 04/26/18 01:28 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,974 Northeastern USA rsdean Veteran
rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,974 Northeastern USA	Phil, I really like the singer-songwriter feel of this. Very 70s to me and a great production as well. Love the vocal - very nice flow throughout the song. Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: Elizabeth Anne Phil Leith #469359 04/26/18 02:37 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida tommyad Veteran
tommyad Veteran Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida	Phil, You have a good grasp on the country rock sound. You getting the hang of Biab very quickly! The real star here is the vocals and the arrangement of the BG vox. I want to make another suggestion to you. If you are not mastering on the stereo out, check out Izotope's Ozone. It is the best dollars you will ever spend and will improve the overall sound immensely. Great work, Tom Last edited by tommyad; 04/26/18 02:37 AM.

Re: Elizabeth Anne tommyad #469372 04/26/18 03:48 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO Phil Leith OP Apprentice
OP Phil Leith Apprentice Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO	Thanks Tom. Yes, Bob was telling me about Ozone. Looks like it's a bit pricey... but I do know that my mastering of mastering is less than embryonic. I can clean up a track pretty well, but I have no clue what I'm doing even with using a compressor. I just picked a setting on XComp that had the word "Mastering" in it. My tracks tend to have spikes of loudness in the vocals, leaving the rest of the track quiet. When you listen to, say, one of Floyd's tracks, the evenness of the volume just grabs you. Not quite Phil Spector, but that's not always what you want. :-D (But THIS one goes to ELEVEN!) I've yet to learn how to use RMS tools to help out with that. https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith https://www.youtube.com/leithp

Re: Elizabeth Anne rsdean #469373 04/26/18 03:51 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO Phil Leith OP Apprentice
OP Phil Leith Apprentice Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO	Thank you, Bob (rsdean). You might have guessed this song is a bit special to me :-) Well, I grew up in the 70's ... so ... that's gonna happen. Went to college in the '80's, but I've yet to get my "Flock of Seagulls" on. Still, Alan Parsons was a big hero of mine. Who knows? https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith https://www.youtube.com/leithp

Re: Elizabeth Anne dcuny #469374 04/26/18 03:51 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO Phil Leith OP Apprentice
OP Phil Leith Apprentice Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO	That means a lot to me -- that people enjoy it. Thanks! https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith https://www.youtube.com/leithp

Re: Elizabeth Anne floyd jane #469375 04/26/18 03:52 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO Phil Leith OP Apprentice
OP Phil Leith Apprentice Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO	Floyd, I'm honored. Thanks. This was one of my "mistakes" that wasn't a mistake at all. Last edited by Phil Leith; 04/26/18 03:56 AM. https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith https://www.youtube.com/leithp

Re: Elizabeth Anne PeterF #469377 04/26/18 03:55 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO Phil Leith OP Apprentice
OP Phil Leith Apprentice Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO	Woah! (PeterF) Daughter, eh? Well every girl is somebody's daughter. Gotta keep that in mind when you're interacting with them. The relationship was both a breakthrough for how I saw myself, and a learning experience in what to do and what not to do in a relationship. Took years to figure out why... but I had the experience to reflect on. https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith https://www.youtube.com/leithp

Re: Elizabeth Anne Buford #469383 04/26/18 04:01 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO Phil Leith OP Apprentice
OP Phil Leith Apprentice Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO	Bob, I want to thank you for all of your advice. Little things I knew were wrong but didn't know why, filling the instrumental break completely with the solo ... and all the little tips. My "album" is actually going to be something to be proud of I think, instead of a half-assed "hey, lookie what I did" sideshow. https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith https://www.youtube.com/leithp

Re: Elizabeth Anne Phil Leith #469392 04/26/18 04:32 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414 Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff
Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414	Wow - I thoroughly enjoyed this. Those harmonies are seriously on point, and the lyrics are very poignant and relatable. That aside, it's a wonderfully catchy tune with a great groove. You should be proud of this one - thanks for sharing Cheers, Deryk

Re: Elizabeth Anne Phil Leith #469418 04/26/18 05:50 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 3,007 BC Ember - PG Music PG Music Staff
Ember - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 3,007 BC	This song is really lovely, and the story behind it definitely resonates with me. Been there (although it was 10 years, not 30). Definitely learned a lot from that one! Needless to say, I can tell this song has a lot of feelings behind it and a lot of memories. Thanks for sharing! Cheers, Ember

Re: Elizabeth Anne Phil Leith #469434 04/26/18 06:37 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida tommyad Veteran
tommyad Veteran Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida	Originally Posted By: Phil Leith Thanks Tom. Yes, Bob was telling me about Ozone. Looks like it's a bit pricey... but I do know that my mastering of mastering is less than embryonic. I can clean up a track pretty well, but I have no clue what I'm doing even with using a compressor. I just picked a setting on XComp that had the word "Mastering" in it. My tracks tend to have spikes of loudness in the vocals, leaving the rest of the track quiet. When you listen to, say, one of Floyd's tracks, the evenness of the volume just grabs you. Not quite Phil Spector, but that's not always what you want. :-D (But THIS one goes to ELEVEN!) I've yet to learn how to use RMS tools to help out with that. Phil, you should try Waves vocal rider. Get it when it goes on sale for 29 bucks. It will smooth out those vocal peaks automatically. Tom

Re: Elizabeth Anne Phil Leith #469454 04/26/18 08:40 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 728 Colorado Buford Journeyman
Buford Journeyman Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 728 Colorado	Originally Posted By: Phil Leith Bob, I want to thank you for all of your advice. Little things I knew were wrong but didn't know why, filling the instrumental break completely with the solo ... and all the little tips. My "album" is actually going to be something to be proud of I think, instead of a half-assed "hey, lookie what I did" sideshow. You're very welcome, Phil. Fun working with you. Bob Buford BIAB 2018 ULTRA https://soundcloud.com/bob-buford https://www.youtube.com/user/hawgly https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/bob.buford

Re: Elizabeth Anne tommyad #469456 04/26/18 08:53 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO Phil Leith OP Apprentice
OP Phil Leith Apprentice Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO	SWEET! I will look for it. https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith https://www.youtube.com/leithp

Re: Elizabeth Anne Ember - PG Music #469463 04/26/18 10:14 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO Phil Leith OP Apprentice
OP Phil Leith Apprentice Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO	Thank you, Ember. Even with my most personal songs, the hope is that it will resonate with someone. We're all human, we have very similar experiences. https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith https://www.youtube.com/leithp

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