Hey guys...this song was such a joy to work on...a lady named Mona Bagasao (the friend of a friend of a friend of mine) wrote a poem about the loss of a dear loved one and I was asked if I would set it to music...well you know how that sometimes goes?!#*&!...long story short...the melody and edits came almost instantaneously and they (the friend of a friend of a friend of mine) were thrilled...whew!! So here it is...and if you do...thanks for listening...Dan

This Grateful Heart of Mine
https://soundclick.com/r/s8aiog

The BiaB components:
2915 Bass
2911 Electric Guitar
2883 Pedal Steel
2051 Acoustic Fingerpick Guitar

I added: vocals, piano, strings and resonator guitar (via Genos)

Good take on a classic!

The vocals are especially nice.

David...you threw me with your comment...so I checked and I had posted the wrong song...thanks...I've posted the correct song now! Dan

Dan,

Really nice production. Strong vocals.
Good mix. (though, for my taste, the vocal is slightly loud.)

It's hard not to think of "Always On My Mind" during the verse (melody)
(and the strings, too)

Nice that you could do that for a friend (of a friend....)

fj

Reminds me a lot of the song "Always on my mind". I like it, especially your vocals.


Good for you... if you had failed, the friend of a friend of a friend of yours probably wouldn't be the friend of a friend of a friend of yours anymore!

Really beautiful Dan!
We understand why some mention "Always on my Mind".
But your voice also reminds us of Elvis here and there.
Great work!

Rob and Anne-Marie

Dan

Definitely an Elvis vibe. Excellent vocal and a nice tribute song.

Peter

Hi Dan ...

RThius is just so good! The analogies to Elvis and "Always On My Mind" speak to the quality of this project.

As always, your voice is splendid. Very nicely done! Indeed!!!

Alan

Dan,

Great song. Your vocal is outstanding...

Bob

Floyd...yeah the first few bars do sound like "Always on My Mind"...art imitating art I guess...didn't mean to do that...hey thanks for your thoughts...Dan
B.D...:)good thing I didn't fail a BFF of a BFF of a BFF right? thanks for the best line of the comments...Dan


Rob and Anne-Marie...I wish that Elvis guy would quit imitating me! I'm flattered but not convinced...I always appreciate your thoughts and comments...Dan


Peter...thanks so much...I'm leaving for Vegas...ladies and gentlemen firesong has left the building!


Alan...thanks so much...all kidding aside...comparisons to Elvis (no matter how delusional) and to inadvertently stealing from Willie Nelson as a writer are very humbling...not quite sure what "RThius" means but it's good so I'll take that too...your comments are always encouraging...Dan


Thanks Bob...I appreciate you not saying the "E" word

Great production Dan. You sure used some good instruments to pull this song off just right. Your vocals are always good and I sure liked the way you put together the background vocals on this one. The steel was great - did you add anything to the tone, or did that all come straight from Biab. Great job. I'm sure the friend of a friend of a friend and all of their family and friends that knew the one who passed away will cherish this song for a long time to come. You've been blessed with a special talent and have used your blessings to bless other, which is another blessing in itself - thanks for letting all the rest of us be blessed by it too.

Brad

Hey Brad...thank you for your words of encouragement...I pretty much left the steel alone the way it came down from BiaB...just panned it to the right a bit as I recall...I usually put a master reverb over the entire mix to give the song the atmosphere I want it to be in and I might put separate reverb on a specific instrument to place it back into the mix...I like to set the mix up in a stage arrangement...Dan

Ah, a chance to hear the right song.

Nice write. Is the "E" word "Emote"? Because you do that very well.

Dan,

You knocked it out of the park on this one! You certainly did your writer's poem justice with this! I love the smooth country sounding feel of the tune! That steel is a thing of beauty flowing throughout the song! Your work on the Genos is the icing on the cake!

Thanks, Torrey

David...glad we got that straightened out...I am so glad you made that comment...I would have gotten a lot of baffling comments! Dan


Torrey...you're always so kind and encouraging...we should work together on something sometime! Dan

A really nice song Dan.

Very poignant and touching and powerful vocals.

Great job.

i like the emotion in the vocals.

my goodness my first impression was a 'tinge of elvis'
then i saw RnM posted the same. i agree.

i really like the honesty that comes thru'.

FANTASTIC HIGH VOCS EMOTION TOWARDS ENDING << VERY CATCHY. KUDOS.

happiness

om

This is a beautiful poem that many of us can relate to and your song creation of it is lovely.

Beautiful performances and fine production all the way around!

Your vocal builds and dynamics are powerful and so well deliver the emotion of the write.

Congrats to you and the lyric writer!

J&B

Great sentiment and great job setting these lyrics to music Dan!

Na zdrowie!

David, om, J&B and Dewey...thanks to all of you for your comments...I sincerely appreciate all of them...Dan

Strong touching lyrics and very powerful interpretation. Beautiful melody, I especially like the classic sounding chorus. Pleasant band, but the vocals are true highlight.

Janne

Janne...thanks you for your kind words...I appreciate them...Dan

This one just about slipped by me. Loved the steel guitar in the song. Another super vocal and lyric. Excellent production as well...

Thanks Scott...glad it didn't slip by you cause I always appreciate your thoughts and comments...Dan

Hi Dan
Beautiful country ballad
As always excellent sung
Very good background track
Makes very much joy to hear the song
Great work Dan
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Hey Andi...thanks for your kind words and comments...best regards...Dan