GUITARHACKER - Thanks for spending the time on that detailed response. The pops and plosive t's and p's are all the result of the original. I've had to use a de-esser to tame the distortion and pretty well. But all you said is pretty right on about moderating the use of effects.

As I said above if there is a singer who would like to record this I would gladly provide the backing track, that was one of my goals in doing this. Even this less than perfect version is #14 out of thousands of country songs on soundclick without any promotion. So I think it could be a great vehicle for a female artist who identifies with the song to promote herself.

Pete Gallatin
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