Any tune by Burt Bacharach (ASCAP) is, virtually by definition, a good tune. So I've decided to postpone doing the CW tune in favor of ... how shall I put it? ... a "chick tune?"

Dani Lindroos puts that buttery baritone right out there and is very much at home in this genre.

I'm the out-of-genre guy. I tried to create an arrangement that stands this classic on its head, hopefully putting some distance between us and You Light Up My Life and Feelings, to say nothing of Plan 9 From Outer Space and Captain Video.

Dan Lindroos: lead vocal

Background vocals: FATSO'S HARMONICS, GMBH
Aleck Rand: guitar

RT Artists:

Jeff Lorber: electric piano RT907
Vernon Barbary: electric bass RT903
Franklin Richardson: drums SmoothJazzBallad^1

CLOSE TO YOU: https://soundcloud.com/aleckrand/close-to-you

Dani & Dean...

Some good stuff here. Nice arrangement and instrumentation. Nice solo, Dean.

Dani - you have never sounded better!

Fatso - I liked what you did at the beginning and the end, but you should have stayed out of the middle! Leave that to Dani...

Opinions... you know...

floyd

Hi Dani and Dean,

nearly missed this one.
Great arrangement.
Let me quote Floyd: Dani - you have never sounded better!
I like the guitar solo.
Like Floyd I think in the middle you should have stuck to the line 'close to you' with the harmonies and leave the rest to Dani.
But the harmonies at beginning and end are gorgeous.

Guenter

Hi, Floyd !:))

DDT(eam) wants to thank you so much for your
kind comments !

Cheers
Dani

Hi, Guenter !:))


We thank you so much for your
kind comments ! I think Dean
must have put down a great deal
of work on this one as this
is Dean´s arrangement, solos
and vocal harmonies !

Cheers
Dani

Very nice, great vox, Dani – cool harmony-vox in the intro!

Agree with the others above; less harmony-vox will make the effect even better.

Nice and jazzy guitar! :-)

Hi, Molsenhouse !:))


Thank you so much for your kind
comments

Team Dean & Dani

OK OK Floyd and youse others,

Your comments accidentally found their way into the wrong hands, namely the board of directors of FATSO'S HARMONICS, GMBH!

At today's board meeting, the CEO was dismissed, although the name will be preserved.

Hopefully, we'll get some better leadership aroun' chea.

Dean

just love the guitar at 2:31. well done all around