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So this is an old song....I wrote this around 1991-92. The original demo on it was pretty bad, so I decided to re-do it with BIAB. It has been recorded a few times, so it's a "tweener" in that it's a cover/not a cover, since I'm the writer. The basic track is the country 12/8 ballad w/pedal steel, but I replaced/added a few things (jazz piano, jazz string pads, jazz piano & guitar solos). Vocals added & mixed in Logic Pro X. We Must Be Loving Right For anyone interested, here's links to a couple of the recordings of the song. We Must Be Loving Right - GS We Must Be Loving Right - BS
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Good "tweener" Roger  ... GS' version seems closer to your rendition... But I also liked the GS' rendition... Congratulations for your success with placing of this song!
Jim
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Hi Roger, I really enjoyed the overall tone of this. Excellent mixdown on all of this and the instruments are layered nicely. Well done!
Cheers,
Joe
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WOW! what a simply gorgeous song! It's obvious why you got those superstar cuts on it! I actually like your version best it's got the songwriter soul magic dust in your phrasing and the arrangement. Of course both of the real records you linked to are great. My jaw is still on the floor so if I blabber on forgive me. I've been on this forum since 2008 - unfortunately not on here as much as I used to be. Anyway, it's quite the thrill to have our forum graced by a songwriter who actually had superstar cuts - something so many of us here aspired to and didn't quite make it. So here's a belated welcome to the showcase! I'm looking forward to hearing more of your songs and so glad you're having fun with BIAB. It's quite addictive. Just like a great song. 
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Great song and quite a good BIAB backing track. Enjoyed my listen.
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Hi Roger,
everything great about this song - you sing it so ... mellow, very, very nice and convincing.
The backing track is great - I think you picked the right add-on tracks. Sometimes it's astounding how realtracks of quite different genres go together so well. But I think trying some out is alwys worth the while - it definitely paid off with this song..
Very professional, very soulful, very enjoyable !
Cheers,
Stefan
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Nicely done I enjoyed the progressions here and found it to be a nice, relaxing listen. It has a sincerity to it, and the mixdown is stunning as well. Really high quality and professional. Thanks for sharing!
Cheers,
Deryk
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Beautiful simple melody. Lovely chord progression and those jazz instruments make it really enjoyable. Vocals sit well in the mix.
Janne
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Roger
Enjoyed comparing the versions (including the Johnny Mathis one).
Impressive how yours (and BIAB) holds it's own with the others.
Peter
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Beautiful song Roger!! When I heard your first post, I thought "Here's a guy who knows what he's doing". No idea you had that level of success. Congrats on a great song and hitting it big with some great stars! Take care. Greg
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Roger - you've made cool country jazz!
All is sweet & lush.
the very 1st syllable of your vocal has an aggressive crack and there are a few other milder instances in the song - you could tame them by using a faster setting on your compressor or by putting a bit of a slope on the front of the syllable with volume automation.
This reminded me of Ray Charles' Modern Sounds of Country & Western album.
Nice work.
Cheers
rayc
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Enjoyable listen. Excellent vocal phrasing.
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