The Sunshine Of Your Smile is over a hundred years old. Written by Leonard Cooke and Lilian Ray and published in 1913. It is such a beautiful love song. Since it is in the public domain, I created my own folkie arrangement and changed a couple of words in the lyrics. (An English artist's version was a hit in 1980 so I obviously made mine different and my own.)

THE SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE

Your time spent listening and your comments are always appreciated. Hope you enjoy.

Real tracks include - Acoustic Bass 711. Guitars 365, 405 and 2650. Mandolin 1948. Cello 1856. And Flute. I also used Shaker and Cajon loops.

Wonderful song and voice !

Oh Josie !:))

What a lovely song
so sweetly performed
and arranged !

I must say that I
love your sweet voice
and here it vibes better
than ever !:))

I´ll give you the smile you´re
singing about !:))

Cheers
Dani

Great delivery Josie. Fabulous arrangement, great vocal delivery,

(The Flute made it! - Icing on the cake)

Back in the day, it was always about writing a great melody. This is no exception.

You pulled off a great cover of this song. yup... nice work... good job.

Wow. Fantastic. This is a great production.

Josie, very nice - I really enjoyed this. Great mix!

Bob

Hi Josie,

nice song and arrangement (especially like
the flute).
And great vocal delivery!
Enjoyed my listen.

Guenter

Beautiful song Excellent vocal Josie

Really, really pretty Josie!! I had not heard the song. You did a great job with it (arrangement and vocals). Flute runs are very sweet and work perfectly. Another gem!! Take care. Greg

Oh Josie, you never disappoint.

Even by your high standards this was a stunning vocal performance - full of emotion and expression, I couldn't fault it at all.

Going back to listen again.

ROG.

Very pretty melody, great vocal and mix. Enjoyed!

Kenny

What a wonderful rendition.
Great choice of styles. Well done Josie.

Josie
Lovely song - great sound, vocal, mix and arrangement.

Hi Josie,

This is stunning... really outstanding. I love everything about it. Your singing is superb and the arrangement shines with musicianship. Your performance has a really 'comfortable' feel and radiates sincerity from beginning to end.

I stand by what I said at the start. This is stunning

All the best,
Noel

Thank you!

In your signature you say,"The Universe = Uni-verse ie one song." What a deep and wonderfully musical thought.

Thank you Dani! You are so sweet. Can't wait to hear which song you choose for your project.

Thank you! I was so happy the Flute worked with a little editing.

Really gorgeous Josie!!

Very nice! Love your voice, great tone and vibrato! Nice job with the track too, enjoyed the listen!

Well done, Josie.

Nice arrangement and a good mix. Well sung.

One of your best.

fj

Hi Josie,

This is top notch Josie!
Vocal, arrangement, everything.

Beautiful song.
I 've never heard it before.
You sing it very well with a lot of feeling.
Great arrangement and real tracks chosen.

Sergio

Wow, Josie! I'm not familiar with the original, but this is such a nice arrangement! A lot of vocalists have to depend on others to provide a musical tablecloth for their vocal entree, but I'm glad you know how to create your own backing tracks because you can perfectly match the trax to your beautiful voice!

side note: after this song finished playing, your song "BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME" started playing... WOW ALL OVER AGAIN!

Not quite sure how to describe the magic you create in these songs... yes, your voice is awesome... yes, the arrangement is well done... yes the mix is top-notch... but there's something else going on in your music that I can't fully understand let alone articulate. Maybe it's your ability to capture the sound of a musical era and reproduce it. When I listen to your songs I consistently find myself remembering the time spent in front of an AM radio falling in love with the female vocalists who filled the airwaves and seduced the hearts of young boys like me.

You have managed to capture that mysterious quality in your music. Your songs have an innocence that is seasoned with something maybe not quite as innocent, and the net result is mighty appealing.

As I read through what I've written, I have to admit its kind of jumbled and confusing... but it's honest stream of consciousness observations, and I'm going to stop writing now so I don't go back and edit all the spontaneity out of it.

Great job as always... please keep on making your beautiful music!

Thank you Herb! I think on love songs it still is....



Thank you Charlie!



Thank you Bob!

Thank you Guenter! I'm hoping we'll get more flute RT's.




Thank you Scott! I loved the song when I heard the old 78rpm vinyl record version of it.




Thank you Greg!

Thank you ROG! Now if I could just sleep a little bit longer..LOL...I can't get that song of yours out of my head.

Great permormance and nice song as usual.
I like the way you sing your songs.
Well done Josie.

Sergio

We love to interpret PD songs and here you have taken one and made it your own with a fine vocal and production. The flute is standout and the mix is spot on. We're late in responding and all the deserving accolades have been given but we can join in and say wonderful work. We much enjoyed it!

J&B

I appreciate that very much Kenny!



Thank you Rob!



Thank you Peter!



Thank you David!



Dave, thank you!



Thank you FJ!

Thank you Rob and AnneMarie!



Thank you Sergio!



Thank you Pat! I fell in love with all those voices too and I still do.... You got me misty eyed with the sweet things you said. Hugs.

Noel, I appreciate that very much!
(BTW, I used Reaverb in stereo with an FX chain - so happy it worked.)

Janice and Bud!! Don't worry about being late to respond - I'm late to reply - it seems life's distractions have a way of popping up... Hope all is well with you.
Thank you both very much.