https://soundcloud.com/torrey-bliss/one-more-sunrise

Sometime back I put up an instrumental under this title and a few of you said they looked forward to hearing this one with lyics/vocals, so here it is! It's the first one that I've posted that doesn't have any BIAB realtracks involved. The instrumental did have but I only used BIAB for a scratchpad of sorts to get this together which is another great thing about the program. It can serve various purposes such as the aforementioned scratch pad or finished production. This is a song that falls in the Contemporary Jazz/Pop genre. It's a song of thankfulness and a true expression of my heart! Thanks for giving it a spin! T

Me
Vocals
Guitars
Synth

One More Sunrise
Words and music by
Torrey Bliss

Lord You give me everything I ever need
How can I ask You for more
I know that You have opened doors that I could never see
And bless me much more than I deserve
Oh Lord this time all I want
Is for You just to know
When I'm dry Lord You send the rain
When I hurt oh You heal my pain
When I'm cold You warm me again
When I fall You still forgive
Each morning it's true Your mercies are new
I love You Lord and I want to thank You
For One more sunrise
Lord when I think of where I was before
Without Your grace and all alone
And how You came that night, when I called on Your name
I've never been the same
Now all my heart, Lord it's Yours
Let me thank You again
When I'm dry Lord You send the rain
When I hurt oh You heal my pain
When I'm cold You warm me again
When I fall You still forgive
Each morning it's true Your mercies are new
I love You Lord and I want to thank You
For One more sunrise
You are aware of every breath we take
When people let us down every heartache
And the tears in our eyes
You'll lead us to a much brighter day
Once more I want to thank you Lord for all you've done
When I'm dry Lord You send the rain
When I hurt oh You heal my pain
When I'm cold You warm me again
When I fall You still forgive
Each morning it's true Your mercies are new
I love You Lord and I want to thank You
For One more sunrise

Torrey,

This is nicely done. Being able to top write (add lyrics to an existing track) is a valuable ability. Good write. Nice melody. The background vocals are super. I like when you hit that falsetto, too!...

Sounds good. A really nice Pop-RnB kind of sound to it..

Stayed in my head after it was done...

fj

A capital T, Torrey! Totally terrific. So well written, and performed. Love those harmonies.

Excellent track! What I found most interesting is that you said that it was originally an instrumental, now made into a song. The cool thing about that is I don't think one would create this melody, with all its interesting swoops and intervals, if it didn't start as a purely instrumental piece---that path took you in a very unique direction when you put words to it. Came out stellar, really enjoy your work!

Very cool stuff.
BIAB as a writing/arrangement "scratch pad" is my favourite use of the program.
Your own tracks are, as expected, on point.
Melody is memorable as always.
In the chorus your voice is a little behind the snare.
Lovely work.

Catchy, 70s tune that stuck in my head. I found myself just flowing with the tune. Your usual top quality work here, I really enjoyed it. One of the best artists on the Showcase.

Hi Torrey
Personally, I find writing lyrics for an existing tune a real challenge. Amazing job. And your vocal is terrific.
Regards,
Leon

Hi Torrey ...

Well, the previous accolades covered most of what I was going to say. Love that hard-hitting intro. The drums are solid throughout and really drive this. You're voice truly shines on this one. The b/g vocals are so dang good!

I wish I had half your talent! with just half your talent, I'd be twice as good as I perceive myself to be. Good message with a some fine music.

Wishing you the very best, my friend. Please be safe ...

Alan

Another awesome vocal and lyric Torrey. Just a beautiful song. Well done

Thanks for the listen and the comments Floyd! T

Nicely done as usual, Torrey!

Great melody, very catchy, and man, what a vocal!

Enjoyed!

Nice work transitioning from an instrumental to a complete vocal production...no doubt that required a lot of thought and effort.

This may sound odd but the song reminds us of a mashup of Guy Penrod (former Gaither Vocal Band member) from the vocal perspective and Steely Dan for the over all vibe.

Beautifully performed with heartfelt vocals and lyric.

Well done!

J&B

Torrey

Amazing musicianship throughout,(who needs a backing band when you can do it all!).

Really nice melody, and vocal and clever lyric writing to an instrumental.

Excellent.

Peter

Wonderful song Torrey!!! Love the concept and you nailed it! I always love your sense of melody, and your production style!! This reminds me a bit of Todd Rundgren, one of my faves from back in the day! A real treat!!! Take care. Greg

Thanks Marty! I appreciate it! T

Thanks Tano! Yes the melodic lines in the instrumental version influenced the vocal! T

thanks Ray for having a listen and commenting! I appreciate it! T

Thanks TuneMonger! I appreciate all that! T

Thanks Leon! I appreciate that! T

Thanks Alan! I feel that you are a very talented arranger/composer/ writer etc! Thanks for the kind words! T

Thanks Scott! I appreciate it! T

Thanks Dave for the kind words! I appreciate it! T

Thanks J&B for your kind words! I always appreciate it! T

Thanks Peter! I should mention that the piano, organ and drums are loops from Big Fish Audio! I wish I could play piano that well! T

Torrey,

So much going on in this tune that engages the ear and the mind. Solid write and production—a Steely Dan feel to this for me, but with a bit more of a pop twist. The vocal is sweet as well. Great work!

All my best,

Deej

Good job. All the instruments sound good. Nice sentiments in the lyrics. I like it.

99% of my songs start with the music first so BIAB is a valued too for me too.

T, Now that's how you put across a well written lyric. That is a very well sung and arranged work. You are a very talented musician and we are lucky to have you around here. Stay safe, Tom

Thanks Deej for having a listen and all the kind words! I appreciate it! T

Thanks jptjptjpt for your comments! I appreciate it! T

Thanks so much for all of that Tom! I really appreciate it! T

I really like these lyrics. The first four lines really hit home.

I also need to mention how good the instrumentation is--so full and balanced.

I think that sums it up for me too.

Enjoyed it.

Hi Torrey,

You song just has so many aspects, it's hard to pin down what to comment about first! It's a fine arrangement that has a 70's Player feel to it (I'm totally okay with this!), but also sounds modern with kind the feel of the Macy Gray song "I Try". The music, the vocals and the lyrics are all top notch.
Thanks for posting it, I enjoyed listening to it.

Hi Torrey,

Somehow I must have missed this song of yours. I'm pretty sure I was one of those asking for a singer in this song. If not, it could have been me. And I know why. You made a very nice song with this one, Torrey!
The only thing I'm wondering about is how you manage to sing that high!
I have enjoyed it very much.

Hans