"It's The Simple Things" (2009). https://soundcloud.com/lawrence-olivier/its-the-simple-things


I did this song with BIAB years ago and was never quite satisfied. Thanks to BIAB and their commitment to an ever expanding catalogue of recording styles, I was able to use all new instruments and I am much happier with the results. I love the nylon guitars!

RealTracks in style: 776:Bass, Acoustic, PopWaltz Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 2458:Strings, Rhythm CelticWaltz Ev 100
RealTracks in song: 3288:Guitar, Nylon, Fingerpicking CelticWaltz Ev 100
RealTracks in song: 2716:Guitar, Nylon, Background WaltzBrent Sw 085
RealTracks in song: 3268:Cello, Background CelticWaltzNatalie Ev 100
RealTracks in song: 2774:Harp, Rhythm CelticWaltzSlow Ev 085

Lawrence,

So great to hear you again... Love this song and the vocal is outstanding.

The mix is excellent and bass is a real standout - just beautiful.

Bob

Nice! The nylon strings sure sound sweet.

Excellent singing as well. Glad you're happy with the new version - I certainly enjoyed it.

It's always nice to hear how new RealTracks that are getting released can help finish a piece! Thanks for sharing with us and great song.

Really love what you have done here.
I particularly enjoyed the lyrics.
Very pretty sounding.
Rob

Nice job, good use of textures. The strings fit so well.
The simple things are so important...

Steve

Sounds good to me, Lawrence!

The "band" works well for the piece, and your vocal is perfect.

Enjoyed!

Wonderful remake!

Your choice of RT's is interesting and, man, do they ever carry the song well.

The lyric is well worth reflecting upon and is delivered with a classy, passionate vocal.

It's ALWAYS nice to log on and see a gruve tune posted and this certainly did not disappoint.

Excellent work! Come back more often.

J&B

Great song...
Engaging lyrics...
Wonderful production & mix...
I really enjoyed listening

Nice work on this Gruverider! The Cello is a great touch. Thanks for sharing!

WOW!!!!! What a song!!! What a vocal!!! This is SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!!!! The arrangement is perfect, and again I have to say.....WOW, that vocal!!! Love it Lawrence!!! Take care. Greg

BIAB went the whole hog in REAL - the clicks and taps i the classical guitar track &/or bass track really place one in the room.
The arrangement, lyric and vocal performance make this an excellent result.
Personally I'd reduce, rather than eliminate, the "noises" as they distract me when wearing headphones. A personal nit -.
Loved it.

Lawrence

Superb work - wonderful vocal, and arrangement.
Excellent lyrics, and just a lovely production.

Beautiful.

Peter

Wow, this is stunning Gorgeous in it's simplicity. Extremely pretty, and very relaxing to listen to. The kind of tune you can close your eyes and get lost in.

Great work, and thanks for sharing!

love the vocal really enjoyed my listen great choice of instruments eric

Hi Lawrence,

that is very, very, very nice. Great lyrics, a wonderful composition, excellent choice of RTs, perfectly produced. And, man, do I love your coice and your singing style ... !!!!

Take care,

Stefan

Simply marvelous all around. Great voice, both tone and expression. I enjoyed this much.

Bob, thank you. I've recently watched a video about how high passing the low end effects harmonics across the rest of the spectrum. It was very eye opening. And as a result lately I stopped using high pass filter.

David, thank you.


Ember, thank you. It's always a pleasure to discover the new recordings each year.

Thank you Rob.


Steve, thank you.


Thank you Dave.


Janice and Bud, thank you for your kind comments. It's always great to hear new songs from you as well.


Jim, thank you.


Thank you Joe.

Lawrence,

Super! Good band, good mix.

Awesome vocals, as always.

Stunning. What a band! Powerful lyric and sweet emotional delivery. Wonderful from first bar to last, but that ending is especially powerful.

Lawrence,

Excellent & beautiful!
Poetry/Vocals and production A+

Thank you for sharing!

Misha.

Greg, thank you so very much. I glad to hear that you enjoyed it.


Ray, thank you. I can appreciate the "nit". And I thought about the string noise ( I think they are string noises) and in the end I decided to leave them in. I love the feel of it.

Peter, thank you very much.

Deryk, thank you!

eric thank you


Stefan, so glad you enjoyed it!


Ezekiel's Storm, thank you.

Really enjoyed this.

Floyd, thank you. Good to hear you liked the mix as well. Your songs are always mixed so well.

Tangmo, Thank you very much!

The wait for better RTs was worth the end result - great atmospheric arrangement, I like the harp, the bass especially in the ending, and those nylon guitars play the very interesting chord progression amazingly well. Your voice has nice raspy tone which fits in perfectly.

Janne

Hi Lawrence,

As I said on Soundcloud some time back, this is a wonderful listen.

As always, your sound is as professional as anything I've ever heard. I am always captivated by the uniqueness of your creations and presentations.

I would love to have 10% of your imagination... that would be enough for me!

All the best,
Noel