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We Got It Made ... A Lou Rawls kind of tune. About over coming adversity to finally living the good life. https://soundcloud.com/ekayne/wegotitmadeMade with BIAB backing tracks, and then brought into my DAW and strings, horns, another bass line and vocals. ****** Song Summary ************* Title: WE GOT IT MADE File:WE GOT IT MADE.SGU Key=C , Tempo 92, Length (m:s)=4:36 No intro. 104 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 104. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes, Style is _SJAZZP1.STY (Smooth Jazz Poppy Rhythm) RealTracks in style: 909:Bass, Electric, SmoothPoppy Ev16 090 RealTracks in song: 1996:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm SmoothJazzPoppy Ev16 090 RealTracks in style: 1236:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm SmoothJazzPoppy Ev16 090 RealTracks in song: 2952:Strings, Rhythm JazzBalladPads Sw 060 RealTracks in song: ~~2292:Horn Section, Rhythm Pop Ev 130 RealTracks in song: 3527:Vocals, Background GospelCool3-part Sw16 075 RealDrums [in Song:PraiseWorshipShine^02-a:Kick, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat ******************* WE GOT IT MADE We had some bad times / Adversity But you always had my back / and baby you have me We had some dark day’s / clouds over our heads We weathered together now there’s bright days ahead And you know that Time can heal all wounds and time can make the change And you know that I’m grateful for this lucky life we made We Got it Made 4x Now We're living the good life The Dues have been paid Gone are the dark nights / Ya we got it made And you know that Time can heal all wounds and time can make the change And you know that I’m grateful for this lucky life we made We Got it Made REPEAT Copyright 2020 U4EA Music Productions All rights reserved Lyric & Music by Elliott Kayne - BMI Thanks for listening
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Great vocals and production! Lot of work here and it shows throughout. I'd love to know what you used for the horns, strings, etc. as well as what tracks were used from Band in a Box. Good work!
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Pretty tidy stuff.
The kick drum is a little too clicky for the genre and the toms are a bit loud too. Both can be solved with careful EQing.
Lyrics and more details'd be nice.
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This really takes me to those old soul r&b songs. Big dollops of soulfulness in your delivery. Excellent song structure and production. Nice surprises at the ending. A real treat to listen to.
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HI Elliot ...
SO nice to see ... and hear ... a new one from you. I'm a huge Lou Rawls fan and I could have seen him doing this one so nicely. Loved this! You sound great! Love the swell of the chorus. Sweet vocals for a great song. Loved my listen. best to you ...
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Hi, Elliott. A very catchy song that makes the perfect sing-along. For me, the strings are a bit overwhelming, but then I just want to hear the vocals better. Love this tune, man.
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Dear Mr. Kayne... We've Got It Made certainly summons solid memories of that soulful, sexy, swingin' and resonantly-voiced superstar singer, Lou Rawls, who was born on the South side of my home city, Chi-ca-go, baby! The lyrics possess the kind of affirmative, life-embracing feelings and sentiments that ran through a lot of hit songs performed by African-American R & B artists and groups of the 60's right through to the 80's -- 'One of a Kind Love' by The Spinners, 'We Are Family' by Sister Sledge, 'I'll Always Love My Mama' by The Intruders, and many, many more. But, then, there's your arrangement!!! Power, power, power comin' from the mix, from the sonorous instrumentation, the spirit-freeing vocals and the room-filling drumwork. I think if you had been producing music in the 70's and 80's, you may have caught the attention of artist/arrangers such as Barry White, Holland & Dozier and others. The intro gives a body just enough time to pull someone up on the dance floor and commence to steppin' to the mellow groove  . This song deserves to be sent back in time where it would probably compete for hit song status that would last right up to today. It's music produced by a professional, I'm sure, radio- and dance floor-ready. My soul rejoices at your own soul! Truly, LOREN (a.k.a. 'bluage') P.S. By the way, was that you singing???
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WOW thanks for your high praise and comments.  I play in SoulFire ... an R&B Cover band on weekends, so I guess this one grew out of that. I am singing ... trying to do my best Lou Rawls impression ... hahaha Thanks for listening and your fantastic review. L
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Thank you everyone for listening to my latest song post. I appreciate your comments, reviews, suggestions, and taking the time to listen.
By the way ... I edited the mix on SoundCloud per some of your suggestions. Please let me know if its better now.
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I updated my post with BIAB track info
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Elliot,
Nice to hear a little R&B on the forum (Alan is one of the few who posts some...).
A nice song (Love the picture, too!). And a nice production.
The bell (or ride) cymbal in the second half of the song is a bit loud and pulls the ear away.
A smooth ride.
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I updated the mix per your suggestions, and added a SAX solo. Thanks for listening and comments
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Really enjoyable soul song with positive lyrics and a classic catchy key phrase.
Lush production, great mix, maybe the strings are bit overwhelming at some points. Very good selection of BIAB instruments and your own additions are good as well, especially that bass line. And your voice is full of motown era soul.
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This brings back memories of junior high and high school. I really dig the instrumentation, especially in the verses. Nice build up to the end! Sax solo fits like a glove (not O.J.'s ) and feels good as the song ends!
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Elliott, this is really good R&B. Your vocal is really strong and the harmonies were a big plus. Your mix was excellent. The sax lead fit perfectly. Feel free to share more R&B with us!
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Excellent song Elliot. Super vocal and lyric. Well done..
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Remixed and new sax added.
I generated several sax solo's and cut pasted various sections together to get a flowing solo.
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A great sounding R & B tune Elliott...
The lyrics, melody, & backing tracks fit very well...
Good job on this one!
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I re recorded this song using new techniques. The Horns and strings are from Halion 7, the vocals has a bit of SynthV and Harmonizer. The sax stem is BIAB which fit perfectly.
https://www.reverbnation.com/kaynemusic/song/33925871-wegotitmade Thanks for listening, and let me know your comments
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Hi Elliott
Nice melody, very soft. it's pleasant . Well done. I appreciated.
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