Thank you all so much for taking the time to listen and to comment - it's greatly appreciated and I will pass them on to António.

I'm really pleased overall it had the right feel to it for that era, and that it could pass off as an original Elvis song - maybe I could add some screaming fans to it and pretend it was a live recording :-)

Originally Posted By: PROJECT M
Hello David
This has become really good
António and you have done a great job
Sounds damn close to the original
You did a great job
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Thanks Andi, much appreciated.

Originally Posted By: BabuMusic
Yep! Elvis!! Good write, David. There's so much goodness in this production. I really like how you used the strings. Great choice on vocalist. Such a good song.

Thanks Babu, I really like the "goodness" description. I think I know what you mean.

Originally Posted By: justanoldmuso
wow. impressive. kudos to you.
great vocals. and high vocal notes.
only one word for this...SUPERB.

best
om

Thanks OM, I'll take that :-)

Originally Posted By: TuneMonger
Great song, sung perfectly! I use fiverr a lot for vocalists and have mostly had good luck. Congratulations on a successful project.

Thanks TM, it's a godsend for me, I'd certainly be lost without it, bit like BIAB.

Originally Posted By: rayc
Elvis singing Pommy vernacular...odd, quaint and nice too.
A little de-essing would be good.
It has a def. EP style to it.
The strings could be softer and a little fatter.
Good job.

Thanks Ray, and to add to the mix, António is Portuguese, so I did have to do a phonetic spelling after the first take. And I have now downloaded a de-esser - yet another thing to learn :-)

Originally Posted By: NigelSpiers
Hi David,

Amazing - I could have sworn "The King" was in the room.

Well done.

Best Regards
Nigel

Thanks Nigel

Originally Posted By: Crossroads
Hi david,

that was really impressive. If I had heard that without any further info I would have thought that it might be an unpublished Elvis song.

very authentic (style, voice and arrangement)

Well done !

Stefan

Thanks Stefan

Originally Posted By: Scott C
Very cool song. Vocalist is excellent. Lovely backtrack and lyric. Well done..

Thanks Scott

Originally Posted By: MarioD
António nailed the king. If you hadn't mention that I would have thought this was an old unpublished Elvis take. Your arrangement, instrumentation and mix augmented that idea.

Loved it!

Thanks Mario

Originally Posted By: Charlie Fogle
Very nice "in the style of" Elvis ballad. The lyrics are top notch as is the arrangement and production.

I visited the link to your project and like what you're doing with the "in the style of" songs.

Enjoyed my listen,

Charlie

Thanks Charlie, it's certainly been an interesting challenge and has given me something solid to work to.

Originally Posted By: Rustyspoon#
David,
Solid composition and production. Ace vocals. Fun! I think Elvis would approve. Thank you for sharing.

Misha.

Thanks for listening Misha

Originally Posted By: dcuny
The good thing about asking for an "Elvis" voice that your singer should know exactly what you're asking for.

And in this case, António nailed it. Love the break in his voice at "Waiting for you at the phone?".

Anyway, fun listen. Your project sounds really cool.

But "Not by original artists" Is that technically true? wink

And nice work with the strings, too.

Thanks David, you'd think so but it broke 4 other Elvis style singers before him! Technically? I suppose it's a double negative :-)

Originally Posted By: Leon1
Elvis has left the building. Or has he? Very authentic sounding, David. António nails it.
Regards,
Leon

Thanks Leon

Originally Posted By: ChicagoBob
this was so much like an Elvis song and the backup singers an arrangement is perfect .The singer, António,you found via the Fivver* is great--pass on his contact info

Thanks Bob, will PM his details.

Originally Posted By: CaptainMoto
Who said "Elvis has left the building"?

You nailed the vibe.

Excellent vocalist.

moto

Thanks Moto


Thank you and happy 2022,
David

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