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Originally Posted By: BabuMusic
Great opening lines: "I've played my share of solitaire Wishing I was anywhere" And it only gets better from there. Excellent choice of musicians, especially Janice. Man, she can brighten any song --even the sad ones. A wonderful write and production, Steve. Glad you mentioned the happy ending.


Thank you Marty!! It was a pleasure singing with Steve.

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Great song and performance...your voices blend so well...ah! unrequited love is always a great theme for a song...full gambit, expectation to angst...gotta love it and we do...especially in a great song and this was one of them...I really enjoyed it...Dan


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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Steve,

A beautifully written song.

A gorgeous production. You ALWAYS make me look at your list of instruments - several times - while listening..."what was the guitar?"..."what was that piano?"..."what were those drums?". A wizard when it comes to finding the perfect tracks (and adding your own).

Gorgeous vocals from both of you. It sounds like you and Janice are standing beside each other using the same mic. That is not an easy thing to do in this day of long-distance collaborations.

And a beautiful mix. Nice drop.

Good everything. As always.

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On behalf of Steve and I that is greatly appreciated! Your kind words well describe what we had hoped to achieve.

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Wow, so good!

Excellent vocal, Steve, and then Janice comes in .... just sublime!

Love the lyrics and production is just top notch.

Very, very good!

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Originally Posted By: rsdean
Steve & Janice,

This song is a complete heartbreaker...

An amazing piece of music performed so beautifully by you both.

Nothing else to say - a new favorite. I could listen to this all day.

Bob


Thank you so much Bob. Steve is so good with emotive writes that as Bud says it will peel the paint right off of your heart!

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Beautifully written song, Steve and the vocals from you and Janice are just superb.
Best wishes to you and your wife.
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Originally Posted By: Ember - PG Music
I really hope things go well with your wife. Wishing all the best! As far as the song is concerned, it's a really great piece that has a wonderfully nice flow to it and some catchy lyrical choices. Thanks for sharing!


From both Steve and I, thank you Ember!

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Fantastic! What a lovely recording. The vocal recordings from both of you are so clear. Wonderful collaboration. Great song. Great recording. Great band.


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Originally Posted By: Ezekiel's Storm
Both vocals sound superb, and also blend well together in harmony.

What a bittersweet song! Performed and produced well.

Very nice listening. Good write.


We very much appreciate that. Steve made my part very enjoyable. Thank you!

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Hi Stephen and Janice,

A nice, sensitive song and so well performed by the both of you.
The lyrics are very good. You can see this 'struggle with love' happening before your eyes.
And all that in 'close harmony'!

I have listened with great pleasure,
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Originally Posted By: PeterF
Steve & Janice

Beautifully done. Gorgeous harmonies and superb lead vocals by both of you.

A wonderful collaboration, a good narrative and no doubt an enjoyable experience for all concerned.

Top notch all the way.

Peter


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Hi Steve and Janice super vocals! great arrangement great job on the mix glad to hear from you Steve wishing you and your wife well and prayers Eric


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That was absolutely outstanding, loved it. The first thing to come to my mind was this is something that John Prine would sing!

I really like the backing tracks and especially the lyrics, very poetic. I loved how Janice change harmonies during the choruses, brilliant.

This should be on the radio.


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Originally Posted By: musician17
Beautiful. This is a little alike a Mozart piece to me ... so clean, requiring such crisp and clear intonation, etc. . In short: you've kicked it out of the park here. Superb end result. Congratulations to all involved: Janice, Bud and, of course, yourself. Loved it.

Sending good thoughts for your wife's speedy and full recovery.


Thank you! Steve is a master of clean sparkling productions. It was so much fun to participate in one of them.

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Originally Posted By: ROG
Hi Steve and Janice,

This is stunningly beautiful.

Such a clever but simple arrangement giving space for two of my
favourite singers on the forum.

A wonderful backing track and superb emotive performances from you both,
with your voices complementing each other perfectly.

This is exceptionally good.

ROG.


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Perfection.


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Originally Posted By: rayc
Lovely song and performances.
The 1st chorus seems to have Janice somewhat lower in level that your own voice but that seems corrected in the 2nd one.
The sparse parts really make the song and the full band parts provide important dynamic differences.
Unreal!


Thank you Ray! I love dynamics and Steve is a pro at that.

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It is a lovely song.
I was reminded of "Old church hymns and nursery rhymes" flow wise.

Just one sugg to keep or sweep:
shorten the pause between the third and last line here and there.
Not sure if it'll add interest but may be worth a try.

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Sounds great Steve!

Lovely breakdown arrangement, and gorgeous harmonies with Janice.

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What a pleasure that duet is to listen to! smile

Great vocals, Janice and Steve. The openness of the arrangement really lets them shine. The ticking clock was especially inspired.

Really nice bits on the piano, too.


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That's something you really don't hear much of anymore. Good country duets.

Nice work from both of you.


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I like how Janice went into character.


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Lovely, lovely song!!! Great to hear two of my forum favorites collab!! I've always liked duets. Wish we heard more of them these days! Beautiful job by both of you!!! Take care. Greg

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