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Vacant Chair (with Janice) This is an old song I wrote & thought only family would relate to. Since getting up & running with BiaB I`ve rewritten and revived a few old songs and with a couple of simple changes, figured this one was ready for a wider audience. Over the last year I`ve listened to Janice singing many different songs and enjoyed them all, but hadn`t heard her sing a really sad one. Listening to her beautiful interpretation of this has been a highlight of the year for me...and working with Bud, who suggested and processed the piano track and gave excellent feedback on the mix, a pleasure. We hope you enjoy our collaboration! Key=Bb , Tempo 90, Length (m:s)=4:37 2 bar intro, 98 bar chorus, from bar 3 to bar 100. Repeat x1 chorus Melody has 1425 notes, Melody harmony is < no harmony >(0) No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes, Style is M_CPOPSL.STY (Slow Country Pop w/ Piano ) RT 1856 Cello RT 2773 Harp MIDI SuperTracks in style: 1887:Piano, Solo-Accompaniment CountryPopJohn Ev 085 Vacant Chair there`s a path through the autumn woods his footsteps turned from a song I can almost hear a girl had begun in the evening I still see her collecting stones and questions from the air to throw into the silent pool around a vacant chair who is wearing all the big shoes taken from the closet why are wedding photographs in a box under the bed that man said he`s in a better place but I saw I heard the piper`s air walking to tree seventeen across town from a vacant chair sometimes I go back to the old house to look at fading pictures blow the dust from the shadows chase the grey from his hair when the RCA radio plays Waltzing Matilda I am dancing with my daddy and there is no vacant chair and wallpaper swallows still fly toward the windows his grey hat by the door is dripping with cold rain in the evening I still see her singing her song her heart to repair as long as sweet smoke lingers above a vacant chair sometimes I go back to the old house to look at fading pictures blow the dust from the shadows chase the grey from his hair when the RCA radio plays Waltzing Matilda I am dancing with my daddy and there is no vacant chair dancing dancing with my daddy dancing with my daddy © Robert Cordrey May 1995
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Very, very pretty!! You simply CAN'T do better than Janice for a vocal, and she nailed this!! The arrangement and mix are great. Wonderful job by all of you!! Take care . Greg
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What a lovely composition. And Janice was flawless - isn't she always? The piano guides the music exactly as it should. The strings are such a nice touch. Not overwhelming - just enough the know they're there.
Great job by both of you! Wishing you nothing but the best.
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Very, very pretty!! You simply CAN'T do better than Janice for a vocal, and she nailed this!! The arrangement and mix are great. Wonderful job by all of you!! Take care . Greg Greg, you are so kind to say that. When Robert asked if I'd like to sing this sweet song I was happy to oblige. I loved singing to the piano accompaniment and thought about my own Daddy quite a bit. It was a pleasure to be a part of this. Janice
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Beautiful song Robert. You have a wonderful way with a song and lyric. This song was perfect for Janice's voice and she performed a perfect vocal. Simply a beautiful collaboration..
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Hello, Robert and Janice
Great collaboration!
Very pretty song.
As Greg said, you simply CAN'T do better than Janice for a vocal, and she nailed this!!
The chord progression at "chase the grey from his hair" is very nice.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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Very nice indeed! The Instrumentation was perfect for this. And Janice has such great tone and phrasing, always a pleasure to hear her sing.
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Simply sublime guys. A very moving listen.
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What a lovely composition. And Janice was flawless - isn't she always? The piano guides the music exactly as it should. The strings are such a nice touch. Not overwhelming - just enough the know they're there.
Great job by both of you! Wishing you nothing but the best.
ALan & Di Alan & Di, Thank you! Yes, Janice could sing the phone book and make it sound great... this was one take btw. We listened to every piano accompaniment available before settling on the Supertrack ( and I think still find it just a little busy in places). I liked the lift the cello and harp gave to the chorus. Robert Beautiful song Robert. You have a wonderful way with a song and lyric. This song was perfect for Janice's voice and she performed a perfect vocal. Simply a beautiful collaboration.. Many thanks for your kind words,Scott! Robert Hello, Robert and Janice
Great collaboration!
Very pretty song.
As Greg said, you simply CAN'T do better than Janice for a vocal, and she nailed this!!
The chord progression at "chase the grey from his hair" is very nice.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Shigeki, I`m glad you enjoyed our song... and of course you noticed the only place where the chords move from a standard folk progression! Regards, Robert
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A beautiful ballad, Robert. The melody kept me guessing (where it would go next) throughout. Melancholy.
The piano/cello/Janice combination - well, that's about as good as it gets... a gorgeous vocal.
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WOW!
Janice's vocal is top shelf. The lyrics are super. I liked the way the cello came in as well as the piano.
You two should be very proud of this one.
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What a lovely composition. And Janice was flawless - isn't she always? The piano guides the music exactly as it should. The strings are such a nice touch. Not overwhelming - just enough the know they're there.
Great job by both of you! Wishing you nothing but the best.
ALan & Di Thank you so much. I appreciate your support over the last few years. It means a lot to me! Janice
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Robert, Nicely written and arranged. The harp and cello work well. Beautifully sung by Janice. That one part of the melody where it goes low seems difficult to sing but she made it sound easy. It adds to the song by making it unique. Great job by all. Tom
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Beautiful song Robert. You have a wonderful way with a song and lyric. This song was perfect for Janice's voice and she performed a perfect vocal. Simply a beautiful collaboration.. Thank you Scott. You're very kind to say that! Janice
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Robert and Janice,
Perfect! The melody, piano solo and strings, Janice's vocal, and everything. I enjoyed all.
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Robert & Janice
Got a nice tingle down the spine listening to that one.
Very nicely written - enjoyed the lyrics and tune and a superb interpretation and performance by Janice.
Really well done to all (and I know what a pleasure it is working with Bud on the production side).
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Robert / Janice / Bud,
Outstanding all around... Another killer vocal by Janice. Great song as well.
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Hello, Robert and Janice
Great collaboration!
Very pretty song.
As Greg said, you simply CAN'T do better than Janice for a vocal, and she nailed this!!
The chord progression at "chase the grey from his hair" is very nice.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Thank you Shigeki. Robert certainly gave me a lovely melody to sing. I realty appreciate you for listening and commenting. Janice
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Whow!!!
This is gorgeous, I detect some Jody Mitchell influences here.
What a cool composition, and I am pretty sure that this is Janice's best vocal performance so far.
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Very nice indeed! The Instrumentation was perfect for this. And Janice has such great tone and phrasing, always a pleasure to hear her sing. Thanks Dave, glad you liked this. For a simple arrangement we went through a surprising number of changes to arrive at this. The really cool thing about hearing Janice sing this song was knowing right away she felt the lyrics. Robert Simply sublime guys. A very moving listen.
John Thank you John; that`s about the best endorsement I could have hoped for from a listener. Robert
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