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https://soundcloud.com/lawrence-olivier/summer-chaser-f-janice-mAfter a recent remix, I invited Bud and Janice to add some vocals to this song and I was just delighted with the results. I hope you enjoy it as well. BIAB RealTracks in style: 1827:Bass, Electric, PopModernGrooveA-B Ev16 075 RealTracks in song: 2203:Guitar, Electric, Soloist PopPromiseBrent Ev16 100 RealTracks in song: 2668:Pedal Steel, Background WestCoastBallad Ev 065 RealTracks in song: ~542:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Dreamy Ev 085 RealTracks in song: ~689:Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 085 RealTracks in song: 3020:Vocal Aahs, Background Pop3-part Ev 085 RealTracks in song: 1004:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Rhythm ClassicRockStrumming Ev16 065 RealDrums [in Song:PopCountry16ths^01-a:Closed Hat, Sync-kick, b:Closed Hat, Rock-kick Summer Chaser Music by L Olivier, words by Lawrence Olivier and Lisa Veraza-Elis, Harmony vocals sung by Janice Merritt and produced by Bud Merritt Summer Chaser (July 2009) I’m a 1981 thirty-three foot Hunter I sport ivory sails and I’m worn from stem to stern I can glide all year long, but I’m better in the summer I ain’t pretty no more but I glisten in the setting sun Hey they call me the summer chaser Hey they call me the wandering one Well my mast she might need repairing And my canvass is most undone Sometimes the waters rough but it’s never too rough for sailing I love the feel the wind rushing, I love the smell of the open sea The free water’s always calling me You know the heart of the wild seas, it’s always stealing me closer I can withstand any tide as long as you’re at the helm with me This might be our maiden voyage, or this might be the bitter end And we’re headed now to the place where we began Together in the distance, it’s a beacon that we see And the lights that once were bright now are fading Hey they called us the summer chasers Hey they called us the wandering ones You know the heart of the wild seas, it’s always stealing me closer I can withstand any tide as long as you’re at the helm with me I’m a 1981 thirty-three foot Hunter, I ain’t pretty no more but I sailed into the setting sun
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Very very nice.
Excellent use of dramatic pauses in the tune. I really like the production. Nice variety on the harmonies. caught me by surprise. Very nice.
now I want a sailboat too!
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What a catchy, summery song. I particularly like the transition to the bridge. The lead vocal is excellent and Janice's wonderful background vocals add the icing to a very fine cake. Great work by all.
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Very very nice.
Excellent use of dramatic pauses in the tune. I really like the production. Nice variety on the harmonies. caught me by surprise. Very nice.
now I want a sailboat too! Thanks for mentioning the harmony. It was a pleasure to sing again with Lawrence! Janice
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Very cool intro Lawrence. Loved the pause before you jumped into the song. Guitar was cool.. Excellent vocals. Janices harmonies were perfect for the song.. Excellent mix and master.
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Stunning work. Great lead vocal and a beautiful harmony vocal by Janice. Great teamwork and some lovey vocal interaction!
Just a top notch production in all aspects.
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Well now I've listened to this song about 10 times! I really like it and I'm going to save it for songwriting and arranging study. and I had to find out about the sail boat. Youtube has one that was for sale a while ago. 1981 33 foot Hunter for sale
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Very very nice.
Excellent use of dramatic pauses in the tune. I really like the production. Nice variety on the harmonies. caught me by surprise. Very nice.
now I want a sailboat too! Marty, Janice wrote her own parts. It all came together very nicely. The boat, the "Fidelis", was owned by a friend of mine and we used to sail Lake Pontchartrain on the North end of New Orleans in the years before and the summer of 2005 before Hurricane Katrina. The boat in your link brings back fond memories
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What a catchy, summery song. I particularly like the transition to the bridge. The lead vocal is excellent and Janice's wonderful background vocals add the icing to a very fine cake. Great work by all.
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Leon Leon, thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Very cool intro Lawrence. Loved the pause before you jumped into the song. Guitar was cool.. Excellent vocals. Janices harmonies were perfect for the song.. Excellent mix and master. Scott, thank you very much.
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Stunning work. Great lead vocal and a beautiful harmony vocal by Janice. Great teamwork and some lovey vocal interaction!
Just a top notch production in all aspects.
Peter Peter, thank you, so glad you enjoyed it.
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Lawrence, this new version with the addition of Janice and the remix sounds fantastic. It is great to hear you again, Tom
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Catchy song! Vocals are nice, harmonies are a bonus, especially on the fade. Nice write, engaging story. Loved the guitar solo. Gotta check out that RT. Cool ending! Reminded me a bit of early Billy Joel - that's a good thing. I like this one a lot! 
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Lawrence, this new version with the addition of Janice and the remix sounds fantastic. It is great to hear you again, Tom Thank you Tom. It's always good to hear from you.
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Catchy song! Vocals are nice, harmonies are a bonus, especially on the fade. Nice write, engaging story. Loved the guitar solo. Gotta check out that RT. Cool ending! Reminded me a bit of early Billy Joel - that's a good thing. I like this one a lot! Thank you David. I added some Guitar Rig 5 on that solo. And thank you for some musical context, I often don't know what style I'm writing in.
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What a catchy, summery song. I particularly like the transition to the bridge. The lead vocal is excellent and Janice's wonderful background vocals add the icing to a very fine cake. Great work by all.
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Leon Thank you Leon. Lawrence is a great singer-songwriter! Janice
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This is great singer/songwriter stuff even though it's fully produced. Great lyric. I hear ship (boat? Yacht? I'm a land-lubber) as metaphor for marriage and every line is precious. Great structure from that short chorus to all the twists and turns, the false ending, the reprise/encore and the very nice faded ending. Ever fresh. Great delivery in the vocals, and Janice's Americana harmonies are sweet indeed. Hugely enjoyed and all I wanted to do when it finished was play it again.
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Lawrence,
Cool opening. A nice "breezy" sound to the rest. It actually reminded me an overall Stephen Stills vibe.
Nice vocals. Background vocals are top-notch! Janice is always a nice addition to your songs (or to anyone's for that matter).
A great listen.
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Very cool intro Lawrence. Loved the pause before you jumped into the song. Guitar was cool.. Excellent vocals. Janices harmonies were perfect for the song.. Excellent mix and master. Thanks Scott. Glad you liked my harmony! Janice
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Stunning work. Great lead vocal and a beautiful harmony vocal by Janice. Great teamwork and some lovey vocal interaction!
Just a top notch production in all aspects.
Peter Thanks for mentioning the harmony Peter! J&B
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Lawrence & J&B,
This is some sweet stuff! The light delicate nature of the song give such a beautiful feel to it! The vocals are excellent (lead and harmony) as is the wonderful arrangement! Everybody ought to love this one! T
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Oh, yeah. This wonderful song is full of excellent choices. Adding Janice *I Bud always makes good so much better. Great song. Lawrence. Ver engaging.
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Lawrence, this new version with the addition of Janice and the remix sounds fantastic. It is great to hear you again, Tom Thanks Tom for mentioning my small part in Lawrence’s song! Janice
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Cool narrative and arrangement.
Really solid main vocals and a set of harmony vocals that surprise with the excellent, path less trodden phrasing and note perspective.
With just the main vocal it'd be a very successful recording but with Janice along it lift into wow land.
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Catchy song! Vocals are nice, harmonies are a bonus, especially on the fade. Nice write, engaging story. Loved the guitar solo. Gotta check out that RT. Cool ending! Reminded me a bit of early Billy Joel - that's a good thing. I like this one a lot! Thanks for mentioning the harmony David! Janice
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This was on my "to hear" list for some time.
Lawrence and crew,
Fun tune full of positive energy! Interesting lyrics / idea. Great vocals and those harmonies... Janice made this tune dance. Super production! Listens very well. Thank you for sharing.
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This song has kinetic energy: It keeps moving along nicely. I enjoyed the whole song, but I especially liked the luscious vocal harmonic textures after the caesura. That was a big wow! Nicely done, You must have had a good producer 
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This is great singer/songwriter stuff even though it's fully produced. Great lyric. I hear ship (boat? Yacht? I'm a land-lubber) as metaphor for marriage and every line is precious. Great structure from that short chorus to all the twists and turns, the false ending, the reprise/encore and the very nice faded ending. Ever fresh. Great delivery in the vocals, and Janice's Americana harmonies are sweet indeed. Hugely enjoyed and all I wanted to do when it finished was play it again. Thanks for mentioning the harmony! Janice
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I'm a sucker for anything to do with water & boats. You need a bigger boat! Nice song, well put together. Janice's vocals put the wind in the sails. moto
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Lawrence,
Cool opening. A nice "breezy" sound to the rest. It actually reminded me an overall Stephen Stills vibe.
Nice vocals. Background vocals are top-notch! Janice is always a nice addition to your songs (or to anyone's for that matter).
A great listen.
fj Thank you! J&B
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This is great singer/songwriter stuff even though it's fully produced. Great lyric. I hear ship (boat? Yacht? I'm a land-lubber) as metaphor for marriage and every line is precious. Great structure from that short chorus to all the twists and turns, the false ending, the reprise/encore and the very nice faded ending. Ever fresh. Great delivery in the vocals, and Janice's Americana harmonies are sweet indeed. Hugely enjoyed and all I wanted to do when it finished was play it again. Thanks for the kind words, Tangmo.
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Lawrence,
Cool opening. A nice "breezy" sound to the rest. It actually reminded me an overall Stephen Stills vibe.
Nice vocals. Background vocals are top-notch! Janice is always a nice addition to your songs (or to anyone's for that matter).
A great listen.
fj Thank you Floyd. I am a big fan of the CSNY sound.
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Lawrence & J&B,
This is some sweet stuff! The light delicate nature of the song give such a beautiful feel to it! The vocals are excellent (lead and harmony) as is the wonderful arrangement! Everybody ought to love this one! T Thank you Torrey!
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Oh, yeah. This wonderful song is full of excellent choices. Adding Janice *I Bud always makes good so much better. Great song. Lawrence. Ver engaging. Thank you Babu!
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Cool narrative and arrangement.
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With just the main vocal it'd be a very successful recording but with Janice along it lift into wow land. Thank you Ray!
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This was on my "to hear" list for some time.
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Fun tune full of positive energy! Interesting lyrics / idea. Great vocals and those harmonies... Janice made this tune dance. Super production! Listens very well. Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks for listening and for the kind words.
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This song has kinetic energy: It keeps moving along nicely. I enjoyed the whole song, but I especially liked the luscious vocal harmonic textures after the caesura. That was a big wow! Nicely done, You must have had a good producer Sure did! Thanks for listening!
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I'm a sucker for anything to do with water & boats. You need a bigger boat! Nice song, well put together. Janice's vocals put the wind in the sails. moto Thank you for listening. Glad you enjoyed it.
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A super summer song. And bringing in Janice is always a plus! Her vocals and harmonies are exquisite. And your lead vocal is a perfect match for the music. Nice lyric and an equally great musical backing. The lead guitar riff was bold and added a new dimension that works perfectly. Really, really superb listen! Take care ...
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This is some sweet stuff! The light delicate nature of the song give such a beautiful feel to it! The vocals are excellent (lead and harmony) as is the wonderful arrangement! Everybody ought to love this one! T Thanks Torrey! Janice
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Lawrence & J&B,
This is some sweet stuff! The light delicate nature of the song give such a beautiful feel to it! The vocals are excellent (lead and harmony) as is the wonderful arrangement! Everybody ought to love this one! T Thank you! J&B
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Fun!!! I didn't hear the original, but this had me hooked. And Janice's harmonies added the perfect amount of colour and spice to the texture, especially when she was singing those sevenths to the bassline, if that makes any sense. Nice!!! :-)
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A super summer song. And bringing in Janice is always a plus! Her vocals and harmonies are exquisite. And your lead vocal is a perfect match for the music. Nice lyric and an equally great musical backing. The lead guitar riff was bold and added a new dimension that works perfectly. Really, really superb listen! Take care ...
Alan Thank very much for the kind words.
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Fun!!! I didn't hear the original, but this had me hooked. And Janice's harmonies added the perfect amount of colour and spice to the texture, especially when she was singing those sevenths to the bassline, if that makes any sense. Nice!!! :-) Thank you for your thoughtful comments. I know what your talking about 7th to the bass line but I don't know that it was done with that technique purposely.
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An excellent write both lyrically and melodically which really carries the spirit of the journey.
You guys are among my favourite vocalists on this forum; the paring here is dream team stuff.
Wonderful ending!
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An excellent write both lyrically and melodically which really carries the spirit of the journey.
You guys are among my favourite vocalists on this forum; the paring here is dream team stuff.
Wonderful ending!
Robert Robert, thank you for the kind words.
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Oh, yeah. This wonderful song is full of excellent choices. Adding Janice *I Bud always makes good so much better. Great song. Lawrence. Ver engaging. Thanks Marty! J&B
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Cool narrative and arrangement.
Really solid main vocals and a set of harmony vocals that surprise with the excellent, path less trodden phrasing and note perspective.
With just the main vocal it'd be a very successful recording but with Janice along it lift into wow land. Thanks Ray! All our collaborations with Lawrence have been a pleasure. J&B
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Hey... glad I dropped in on this. Nice song.... kind of reminded me of CSN a bit.
Yep, I like this song.
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Hey... glad I dropped in on this. Nice song.... kind of reminded me of CSN a bit.
Yep, I like this song.
A buddy of mine....Danny.... you might recall that he recorded a few songs in my studio last year, lived for a year or so on a moored sail boat. It lacked a workable mast so sailing wasn't an option. Thank you Herb.
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Hi gruverider,
It is a very pleasant composition. The lyrics, vocals and harmonies are very well done. Well-chosen instrumentation. Everything is well put together. Well done. I appreciated. Congratulations to the team.
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Hi gruverider,
It is a very pleasant composition. The lyrics, vocals and harmonies are very well done. Well-chosen instrumentation. Everything is well put together. Well done. I appreciated. Congratulations to the team.
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alias JaniJackFlash Thankyou for the kind words.
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This was on my "to hear" list for some time.
Lawrence and crew,
Fun tune full of positive energy! Interesting lyrics / idea. Great vocals and those harmonies... Janice made this tune dance. Super production! Listens very well. Thank you for sharing.
Misha.
This song has kinetic energy: It keeps moving along nicely. I enjoyed the whole song, but I especially liked the luscious vocal harmonic textures after the caesura. That was a big wow! Nicely done, You must have had a good producer I'm a sucker for anything to do with water & boats. You need a bigger boat! Nice song, well put together. Janice's vocals put the wind in the sails. moto Thanks guys for commenting on the harmony. It’s so easy to blend with his voice and his lyrics always draw me in. Janice
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This is such is a great write, arrangement, production and performance. Enjoyed this a lot.
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This is such is a great write, arrangement, production and performance. Enjoyed this a lot. Thank you Charlie.
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Lawrence,
Stunning work. A nice "breezy" sound!
Great lead vocal and a beautiful harmony vocal by Janice.
As Scott says, very cool intro. Loved the pause before you jumped into the song.
And it also reminded me a bit of early Billy Joel.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
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Man, what a great song! Loved everything about this, good writing and production, great vocals (Janice always adds magic to anything she is involved in  and good mix. Enjoyed very much, well done!
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Lawrence,
Stunning work. A nice "breezy" sound!
Great lead vocal and a beautiful harmony vocal by Janice.
As Scott says, very cool intro. Loved the pause before you jumped into the song.
And it also reminded me a bit of early Billy Joel.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Shigeki, thank you for listening.
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Man, what a great song! Loved everything about this, good writing and production, great vocals (Janice always adds magic to anything she is involved in and good mix. Enjoyed very much, well done! Dave, thank you for your generous words.
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Lawrence ...
A super summer song. And bringing in Janice is always a plus! Her vocals and harmonies are exquisite. And your lead vocal is a perfect match for the music. Nice lyric and an equally great musical backing. The lead guitar riff was bold and added a new dimension that works perfectly. Really, really superb listen! Take care ...
Alan Thank you Al! Janice Fun!!! I didn't hear the original, but this had me hooked. And Janice's harmonies added the perfect amount of colour and spice to the texture, especially when she was singing those sevenths to the bassline, if that makes any sense. Nice!!! :-) Thank you! I had no idea I did that - actually I don’t even understand it but am very happy you liked it Janice An excellent write both lyrically and melodically which really carries the spirit of the journey.
You guys are among my favourite vocalists on this forum; the paring here is dream team stuff.
Wonderful ending!
Robert That is very kind of you Robert. thanks! Janice
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Hi gruverider,
It is a very pleasant composition. The lyrics, vocals and harmonies are very well done. Well-chosen instrumentation. Everything is well put together. Well done. I appreciated. Congratulations to the team.
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alias JaniJackFlash Glad you like the harmony! Janice Lawrence,
Stunning work. A nice "breezy" sound!
Great lead vocal and a beautiful harmony vocal by Janice.
As Scott says, very cool intro. Loved the pause before you jumped into the song.
And it also reminded me a bit of early Billy Joel.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Thank you Shigeki! Janice Man, what a great song! Loved everything about this, good writing and production, great vocals (Janice always adds magic to anything she is involved in and good mix. Enjoyed very much, well done! I appreciate that Dave! Janice
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Lawrence,
Cool opening. A nice "breezy" sound to the rest. It actually reminded me an overall Stephen Stills vibe.
Nice vocals. Background vocals are top-notch! Janice is always a nice addition to your songs (or to anyone's for that matter).
A great listen.
fj Agree with all that!! Always love your songs, and your vocals!! There really is a Stills quality to this, and Janice also shines!!! Wonderfully done!!! Take care. Greg
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Lawrence,
Cool opening. A nice "breezy" sound to the rest. It actually reminded me an overall Stephen Stills vibe.
Nice vocals. Background vocals are top-notch! Janice is always a nice addition to your songs (or to anyone's for that matter).
A great listen.
fj Agree with all that!! Always love your songs, and your vocals!! There really is a Stills quality to this, and Janice also shines!!! Wonderfully done!!! Take care. Greg Greg, glad to hear you enjoyed it. And man, once again your lyrics on "When A Heart Cries" are out of this world good!
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Great job on the background vocals!
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Rob, thanks for listening.
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Lawrence,
Cool opening. A nice "breezy" sound to the rest. It actually reminded me an overall Stephen Stills vibe.
Nice vocals. Background vocals are top-notch! Janice is always a nice addition to your songs (or to anyone's for that matter).
A great listen.
fj Agree with all that!! Always love your songs, and your vocals!! There really is a Stills quality to this, and Janice also shines!!! Wonderfully done!!! Take care. Greg Great job on the background vocals!
-rob Thanks for mentioning the harmony! Janice
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