Janice & Bud, thanks for your comments and input. The abrupt change in the drums at 0:38 -- the change was intentional but placed in the wrong bar. It was supposed to follow the transition out of the intro but I accidentally placed it in the wrong bar so the change occurred late and with no transition. I had also raised the volume of the drums throughout the the mix to review how the drums matched with the music and overlooked resetting the volume before I rendered the file.

I knew I would be doing additional editing and possibly over dubbing to this song and planned to correct the drums in the updated version.

Regarding pitching the song, my friend Rudy has been a successful songwriter and is also a family member. He wrote this song as a private gift for our family enjoyment rather than a song he planned to ever pitch. He wrote the lyrics intending me to write the music. The problem was I made a poor choice of music that did not match what he or anyone else felt the music should be.

My plan today was to revise the song by developing new music with a country sound. My request for input to a country A&R person was to give forum members and opportunity to discuss their personal ideas as if they had this particular song to pitch. Your input about that would have been perfectly valid even if you have never pitched a song. Your recordings and productions are always top notch and solid.

As others have stated, this song is somewhat dated and not anything that we would expect to hear on the radio and will not actually ever be pitched for a record release. My goal is to develop the song to be an enjoyable listen for Rudy, family and friends and my friends here on the forum. I find I enjoy the music submitted here on the forum much more desirable to listen to than what I hear on the radio.

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