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Hello, floyd and Janice
Great Duet!
As Peter said, lots of skill in that one - beautiful phrasing and harmonizing - you make it sound so easy.
The tight and solid drums are so pleasant.
A positive feel good song.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
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Shigeki Adachi Thank you. Glad you like the harmony! Fantastic.Always love a duet. Thanks Joanne. Duets are fun. Janice
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that was a nice tune, floyd!
the lyrics are great, and i like the way you sing alone and together with janice
your voices works great together!
the production is very well sounding
nice use of real tracks!
take care
einar Another awesome collaboration. Vocals were excellent
Thank you both very much! Janice
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You're a real class act, you two. Such a full yet open sound throughout. Drums, guitar, vocals... all really really top notch.
Matcham Thanks, Matcham - we appreciate that... Fun song. Well written, arranged, mixed and produced.
The vocals are stellar together - A match made in country. They play off each other like you two have worked together every day for years.
Enjoyed my listen.
Charlie "A match made in country..." I like that, Charlie!! Thanks for the very nice review... Sweet and uplifting. And I love sweet and uplifting.
You both sound super. Love the stops. Love the guitars - the arrangement is great. Really nice work on those drums.
Personally I like a little more bass but that's just me.
Great job.
Thanks, Josie. I went back and bumped up the bass some...and then remembered that I cannot replace the Soundcloud file without wiping the comments there... maybe I'll put it up on the other site...
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Hi Floyd and Janice, A song with a commercial potential  This shows in the song structure, the bridge, and especially the choruses, which sound like typical commercial pop country. And by "commercial" we mean GOOD! Good heavens! I never thought I'd appear in anything commercial. At last  Thank you!! Janice floyd, Janice and Bud, you two go together like country and western. THIS IS COUNTRY AS IT SHOULD BE Sun's out, doors open, volume is at 11 AND I got a response from a neighbour at last She asked if it was me singing HAHAHA. I wish  beautiful I totally agree what BlueAttitude (Dave) wrote Love the vocals, especially Janice, there is something about the way she phrases that always gets to me. time for another play well done floyd and Janice, oh yeh and Bud! great stuff Alyn Alyn, thank you so much!! Janice
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Floyd / Janice,
Excellent! Love the blend of your voices as well as the individual parts. Great song and mix as well. Loved it!
Bob Floyd and Janice,
What a great uplifting duet. Your voices blend so perfectly together.
Bud also did a great job on Janice's vocal.
All rounded off with a perfectly recorded RT band. Especially love the solid drum sound.
What's not to love about this.
Excellent work,
Jez
Thank y'all for mentioning the vocal blend. It was a lot of fun! Janice
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Top notch in every way! Superb write and wonderful vocals and production! Floyd, Janice and Bud - solid gold!
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This sounds GREAT! Nice job. The lyrics work well and the phrasing is excellent. I really enjoyed the listen.
Thanks for stopping by, Rich. We appreciate that... Love this one guys - very well done!
Regards,
Bob Thank ya, Robert....
Janice & Floyd
This one really won my heart. A winning formula, keep her in your heart every day.
A powerful song. Powerfully sung, yet with a lot of warmth.
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Appreciate that, Paddy... This is a top song, it really is.
Sounds studio produced and great hooks in it. Superb performances. Thanks, Mike - can't ask for a nicer review than that!...
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A great write AGAIN. Some great performances AGAIN. The three of you have standards that are so high that you never disappoint. I really liked the tight, locked in harmony. That's how it should be done. I also agree with Josie a little more bass would be nice. This is a fine example of songwriting, vocal performance and mastery of production. Some high skill level on display. Tom Thanks for the nice review, Tom. (as I told Josie) I did a mix with more bass, but can't replace the Soundcloud file... Top notch in every way! Superb write and wonderful vocals and production! Floyd, Janice and Bud - solid gold! Glad you dropped by, Lawrence! We appreciate the kind words!
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Hi all. I just recently mixed Lawrence Olivier's Album Vessel. During mixing, I was mesmerized by a woman singing on one of his song. That woman come to find out was Janice Merritt. So I did a google search and it brought me to this page.
Not trying to hi-jack Floyd's post (great song by the way Floyd and nice mix) but I just wanted to say Janice you have an amazing voice and it was a true pleasure to mix it on Lawrence's "I Will" song.
Until Lawrence came along I had no idea what Band in the Box was. I literally had no experience with it. After mixing his album, I can see why you all use it. Lawrence's album turned out (he's a song writing genius) excellent and I hope he will let some of you hear it. It was a joy to mix all of these unique sounding instruments and of course Lawrence's unique great voice.
Anyway sorry if this posting is frowned upon here, again did not mean to hi jack, but I wanted Janice to know that I was moved by her performance.
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You're a real class act, you two. Such a full yet open sound throughout. Drums, guitar, vocals... all really really top notch.
Matcham Thanks! Janice Fun song. Well written, arranged, mixed and produced.
The vocals are stellar together - A match made in country. They play off each other like you two have worked together every day for years.
Enjoyed my listen.
Charlie Thank you Charlie. Your description is just what we were trying to do! Janice
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A wonderful sophisticated love poem.
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excellent Floyd...your voice ...joe walsh....the eagles ..the band of all time..!
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Sweet and uplifting. And I love sweet and uplifting.
You both sound super. Love the stops. Love the guitars - the arrangement is great. Really nice work on those drums.
Personally I like a little more bass but that's just me.
Great job.
This sounds GREAT! Nice job. The lyrics work well and the phrasing is excellent. I really enjoyed the listen.
Love this one guys - very well done!
Regards,
Bob
Janice & Floyd
This one really won my heart. A winning formula, keep her in your heart every day.
A powerful song. Powerfully sung, yet with a lot of warmth.
Paddy P
Thank you all for listening and commenting! I've always liked duets and it was so much fun to have a chance to sing one. Thanks to floyd
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Janice and floyd, This is outstanding. The write and arrangement are first class and your performances lift the song into the stratosphere. The duet approach is a perfect fit. Both of you are so incredibly talented. The word play in the bridge made me smile... when you find the one you want to hold forever
spend forever holding on
... how cool is that! I don't know what you did to the drums on this, but they held me captive with their crispness and clarity. How ever I look at it, this is really fine music. All the best to you both, Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2026
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Hi all. I just recently mixed Lawrence Olivier's Album Vessel. During mixing, I was mesmerized by a woman singing on one of his song. That woman come to find out was Janice Merritt. So I did a google search and it brought me to this page.
Not trying to hi-jack Floyd's post (great song by the way Floyd and nice mix) but I just wanted to say Janice you have an amazing voice and it was a true pleasure to mix it on Lawrence's "I Will" song.
Until Lawrence came along I had no idea what Band in the Box was. I literally had no experience with it. After mixing his album, I can see why you all use it. Lawrence's album turned out (he's a song writing genius) excellent and I hope he will let some of you hear it. It was a joy to mix all of these unique sounding instruments and of course Lawrence's unique great voice.
Anyway sorry if this posting is frowned upon here, again did not mean to hi jack, but I wanted Janice to know that I was moved by her performance. Jeff - glad you stopped by. We are all big fans of Lawrence's - the man can sing! the man can write... glad the you have discovered Janice... in a righteous world she would be a HUGE star... A wonderful sophisticated love poem. Marty - I really appreciate that! Really... Thank you... excellent Floyd...your voice ...joe walsh....the eagles ..the band of all time..! colly - thanks... pretty sure that tis the first time joe walsh has been mentioned in any of my efforts...
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Janice and floyd, This is outstanding. The write and arrangement are first class and your performances lift the song into the stratosphere. The duet approach is a perfect fit. Both of you are so incredibly talented. The word play in the bridge made me smile... when you find the one you want to hold forever
spend forever holding on
... how cool is that! I don't know what you did to the drums on this, but they held me captive with their crispness and clarity. How ever I look at it, this is really fine music. All the best to you both, Noel Noel - I always look forward to what you might have to say about a song - whether it be lyric or production ideas... thanks for noting the bridge wording... The drums processing was a bit of an experiment on this one. I doubled the track (made a copy) and EQ'd it hard from 200-500 (dropping out everything else) to accentuate the snare and to give it some "warm".
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A great write AGAIN. Some great performances AGAIN. The three of you have standards that are so high that you never disappoint. I really liked the tight, locked in harmony. That's how it should be done. I also agree with Josie a little more bass would be nice. This is a fine example of songwriting, vocal performance and mastery of production. Some high skill level on display. Tom Thank you Tom. That is very kind of you. I always look forward to your productions!! Janice This is a top song, it really is.
Sounds studio produced and great hooks in it. Superb performances. Thanks Mike! Janice Top notch in every way! Superb write and wonderful vocals and production! Floyd, Janice and Bud - solid gold! Thank you very much Lawrence! Janice Hi all. I just recently mixed Lawrence Olivier's Album Vessel. During mixing, I was mesmerized by a woman singing on one of his song. That woman come to find out was Janice Merritt. So I did a google search and it brought me to this page.
Not trying to hi-jack Floyd's post (great song by the way Floyd and nice mix) but I just wanted to say Janice you have an amazing voice and it was a true pleasure to mix it on Lawrence's "I Will" song.
Until Lawrence came along I had no idea what Band in the Box was. I literally had no experience with it. After mixing his album, I can see why you all use it. Lawrence's album turned out (he's a song writing genius) excellent and I hope he will let some of you hear it. It was a joy to mix all of these unique sounding instruments and of course Lawrence's unique great voice.
Anyway sorry if this posting is frowned upon here, again did not mean to hi jack, but I wanted Janice to know that I was moved by her performance. Jeff, I am so happy that you liked the part I sang for Lawrence. Bud and I have admired and often listened to his songs for years. I hope while you are here you will have a chance to listen to more of floyd's songs. The high quality of his writing, vocals and productions are amazingly consistent. Janice A wonderful sophisticated love poem. excellent Floyd...your voice ...joe walsh....the eagles ..the band of all time..! Thanks y'all. It was fun being part of this. Janice
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JANICE MERRITT!!!
Thank you for singing with me on this!
You are a true talent.
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I know I have definitely listened to this before but I cannot remember if I commented or not (and too lazy to go through all the comments!).
This is beautiful. Top notch all round. Well done you two!
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I've come back to listen to this several times. Another classic combination of excellent writing, vocals and production.
Floyd, Bud and Janice are an awesome trio of talented musicians. Music just doesn't get any better than this.
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