I wrote this back when the western swing realtracks first came out in 2009. It's a traditional country gospel song in the style of the Grand Ole Opry - Martha White and take home a package of TN Pride days. I remixed the tracks using Tracktion and Ozone neither of which I had then.
It's called
Walking Streets Of Gold Hope you enjoy it. If anything's weird about the mix let me know.
Vocal - me.
Western swing realtracks.
Thanks for listening.
Hi Josie,
What a great toe-tapper. "Streets of Gold" is excellent on so many levels. First of all, your singing is fantastic! If your voice were a hand then the song and its style are a perfectly fitting glove. I really enjoyed listening. Then there's the composition (well, that's an easy 10/10) and the arrangement (another 10/10). I particularly like the chord at the end of the second last line that leads into the hook. To my way of thinking, this chord sets up the hook really well.
As I've said a number of times on this forum, AABA style is always a great style to listen to. This is no exception. In relation to the mix, it was well balanced and worked for me. There's nothing I'd criticize.
All in all, this is a real credit to you and your skills. I'm going back to do some more toe-tapping now!
All the best,
Noel
Excellent song! Excellent mix! You are a wonderful songwriter. Vocal is superb! Thanks for sharing!
Texas swing.... or as they call it here in NC "southern Gospel"
nice job.
Hi, Josie !
This was really nice !:)
I loved everything about this tune !
And what a lovely singing voice you have too !
As made for these country songs !:)
Congrats !
Cheers
Dani
Josie,
An incredible piece of songwriting! Solid. From beginning to end.
Each of the lines leading to your title line - beautifully penned.
To be able to be repetitive yet interesting and convincing (all the "no mores..") is impressive. Really impressive. The "greet us/Jesus" rhyme is brilliant. Beautifully written on every level.
The production is a delight. And your vocal is so very "comfortable". Like you were born to this... Each time you sang "Jesus", I got chills.
WOW.
floyd
Catchy well song and good sounding! Nice job.
Hi Josie,
Noel's remark "If your voice were a hand then the song and its style are a perfectly fitting glove." hits the nail.
I enjoyed listening.
Guenter
good job Josie!
Mixing was very clear on this end, and your beautiful vocals were right out in front. I don't know if much tweaking was required to get those real tracks to fit so naturally, but I thought the backing instruments sounded like real players... not just in terms of the sound quality but also in terms of the way a musician would phrase each passage.
You should take up baseball, because that was a home run!
Noel,
Thank you for the kind words. I wanted to cheer myself up after several loved ones passed away all in the same year and this is what came out. The aaba fit the traditional style that a couple of them loved.
Robert,
You make me feel good. Looking forward to your next one.
Thank you.
Guitarhacker,
Thank you for listening and commenting, I appreciate it.
Dani,
That was very sweet of you to say.
Thank you.
Floyd,
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I really appreciate the nice things you said.
Thank you.
Westside Steve,
Thank you for listening and the kind words.
I appreciate it.
Guenter,
Thank you very much.
Pat,
The tracks were tweaked quite a bit. That's what I love about real tracks - so tweakable.
Glad the mix is okay. I've been under siege with allergies.
Thank you very much for all you said.
Great stuff Josie.
Regards,
Bob
What they all said. Nothing much left to add. It sounds to me like good ole Southern gospel with a Texas Swing edge to it -- great combo. Instrument choice and mix are spot on for complementing an outstanding vocal. Thanks for posting.
Josie this is GREAT! An on so many levels as many have already said, I love it.
One nit-pick . . . no not on the song I already said it was great, but in your Grand Ole Opry references, dare I say it . . . You forgot Goo Goo!
Don't worry I won't tell anyone back in Nashvegas!
Later,
Nice balance, everything fits in nicely. I love the way it bounces along, and you do a great job slipping the instruments into the mix at the right point. The instruments are clear in the right places, but don't step on the vocals. Excellent!
Thank you Bob.
BTW, any new people here reading this, if you haven't heard Bob's "Carolina Girl" you should.
Bud and Janice,
Thank you very much.
Danny C.,
Thank you so much.
Can't believe that Goo Goo totally slipped my mind....
Hey David,
I really appreciate that, thank you.
Jossie you know I love your singing voice. There's not much else to say except I loved the song. My kind of music. It was so easy to listen to. occ
hi Josie great vocal and words and mix great production all around god bless eric
Occ and Eric,
Thank you both very much.
It's a great song Josie and one I'll be happy to feature in my next programme due out Saturday
Excellent tune and mix and a mighty fine message. I don't hear too many swing gospel tunes, so this works pretty well. Nice singing and instrument selection.
Lovely Josie. I enjoyed it.
Graham,
I'm honored that you are playing the song on your show.
Thank you.
Kevin and Joanne,
Thank you both very much.
Hi Josie,
I really like this song of yours. Hits all the right spots.
Well done!
Regards
George
that had a real joy to it, I just love that sound. Patsy Cline is one of my all time favorite vocalist and you have definitely evoked her memory
Josie:
I really like this song. I think it may be my favorite of yours so far.
A really nice feel between music and lyrics and your performance is very good.
Good job.
John
Hey Josie,
Not sure how I missed this, but I sure enjoyed it!
A true western swing feel. Great job on the RT's, mix & vocals... some fine songwriting as well!
Greg
George, Thank you very much.
gruverider, To have Patsy mentioned is quite the compliment. Thank you.
John, I'm glad you like it. Thank you.
Greg, I appreciate that, thank you.