"FROM MY DECK TO YOURS" RELEASE: July , 2008
Bob Walpole, All acoustic guitars, keyboards, vocals drum and instrumentalsequencing
Song notes:
All arrangements by Bob Walpole
DESPERATION SAMBA Jimmy Buffett, Will Jennings , Timothy B. Schmitt
CALL YOU ON THE TELEPHONE Bob Walpole 1987
This song was written about Janet and my long distance relationship before we were married. I was in San Diego , Janet in New York . This was years before "unlimited calling". Our phone bills were horrendous, so in vain we tried to limit phone calls.
DON'T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT James Taylor
UNCHAIN MY HEART Bobby Sharp, originally recorded by Ray Charles
COME MONDAY Jimmy Buffett
WATCHING THE DETECTIVES Elvis Costello Elvis' film noir set to music, "song noir?"
THE WATER IS WIDE Traditional English/Scottish Folk Song sung since the 1600's
MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION Paul Simon
SHAME AND SCANDAL IN THE FAMILY Calypso song originally written by Sir Lancelot in 1940. Rewritten by Lord Melody in the 60's
ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD PaulSimon
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Recording:
Tascam DP-01FX 8 Track
Shure SM58 Microphone
Mixing and Mastering:
Cool Edit Pro 2.1
Reaper v2.30
Instruments:
Alvarez Slimline Acoustic Electric Guitar
Gibson 1966 J50 Guitar
Yamaha PSR-520 Keyboard
Yamaha QY-100 Midi Sound Module/Sequencer
(Thanks to Yamaha for some of the bass and drum patterns)
Zoom 123 Drum/Bass Machine T
This album was self-recorded at
Marbletown Road from March through June 2008.
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