Hi and my apologies for taking so long to get back to you. I'm just catching up on the Loop.

Thank you so much for your comments and yes we sometimes do find ourselves out of our comfort zones with genres of music not familar to us but it's reassuring to know that the qualities I pursue in my work are regarded and noticed. It's very rewarding to hear them. Thank you.

Richie

Bojour Dan

Thank you so much for your comments. I hope you enjoyed the link I sent to you. I hope I hear from you soon.

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Richie

Hi

Many thanks for the comments. Much appreciated.

Richie

Hi Scott

Apologies for such a late reply to your comments. So busy at the moment. I love the economic comment you have posted and "beautiful" is praise indeed. Lisa will be completely knocked out with that and so am I. So kind - thank you.

Thanks for stopping by and good to hear from you.

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Richie

Hey Guys

So good to hear from you and thanks for the comments. I guess the vintage feel comes from the fact I celebrated my sixty fifth birthday recently? Everything is vintage to me these days!! Yes, doesn't that vocal sit nicely in the track. I'm so lucky to have such a wonderful talent working with me. It's a beautiful voice and an absolute pleasure to record.

Glad you enjoyed the track.

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Richie

Hey Silverman

Very many thanks for your kind words. I sometimes think being economic with an opinion can sometimes convey in a powerful way one's true feelings! Wow works for me!!

So pleased you liked the track.

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Richie

Hi TG Soundhound

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by, listen and post comments. Much appreciated. After reading them I couldn't help but go and listen to the Bonnie Rait version again and then play Lisa's interpretation. I have to say there's plenty of Lisa on the track particularly the long sutained notes and it's less bluesy too. Anyway it's our first track together so maybe as we progress a little more of herself will shine through.

Yes she did do well didn't she? I'm amazed at the talent and just so lucky to have someone like Lisa to work with. There is no substitute for a good voice (and she's a lovely person too!)

Love the comment "the bed track is very cool too with a solid mix". Very rewarding to hear so thanks for that.

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Richie

Thank you so much for your comments. Much appreciated. No Fluff indeed!

Richie

Thank you so much.

Richie

Hi

My apologies for such a late respone. Thank you for the comments they are much appreciated.

Richie

Hi CK

It's so funny as I had the same thought when we began recording this track!! Oh yes make me love you please!! Anyway, back to your comments. Yes liquid gold is a good description and I couldn't agree more. Glad you liked the track and thank you so much for taking the time to listen and post a comment.

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Hey Barry

You are very kind and your comments so rewarding. Thank you. I'm very much aware of how much time and effort you spend putting together a track and producing good music so your views and opinions on mine are highly valued. Getting the absolute best from recording is a goal we both share I think. This particular track was long in the making and required patience and a very much "less is more" approach. So easy to spoil something by over playing or over producing.

I will pass on your kind words to Lisa - she will be very pleased. Thanks again and good to hear from you.

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Richie

Hi Wayne

Always good to hear from you and thanks for your kind words. Yes Lisa is a real talent - I'm so lucky. Piano is just a patch from Logic X.

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Richie

Hi

Very many thanks for stopping by and listening. Glad you enjoyed the track and your comments on the vocals will be passed on to Lisa (what a voice eh?). Nice to know it makes your favourite list.

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Richie

Hi

It's often the way on Looperman that comments on tracks can be verbose and occassionally miss the point. In this case I'm just knocked out with the brevity and hope the WOW means WOW what a great track (I'm hoping it does). Many thanks for stopping by and listening.

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Richie

Hi Couchie

I agree - I don't think there is much wrong with the drums either!! I just wanted to create a drum track with a little interest rather than sticking to a four in the bar hi hat. I don't think it interferes with the vocal at all.

Glad you liked the music and thanks for stopping by and listening. It's much appreciated.

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Richie

Hi Ed

Always good to hear from you. I hope everything goes well in your life.

Yes, Lisa is a real find and a very talented singer (actress and screen writer too). We have plans to start writing some original material in the very near future.

The keys are simply a patch from Logic X and you're dead right. It's not often I produce a track with no guitars on it. There are two pianos (the electric rhodes sounds plus the acoustic grand piano) plus the hammond style organ so not a great deal of room for much else. I decided to leave it as it was and let it "breathe" a bit.

I will pass your kind comments on to Lisa too. She will be really pleased. Thanks again.

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Richie

Hey Orlando51

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and listen. It's so rewarding to hear your comments and hear your thoughts on the production and sound. Very pleasing to here and the whole idea with the track was to make it as relaxed as possible and let the vocal shine. "Top notch" is praise indeed. Thank you very much.

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Richie

Hi Danke

Always good to hear from you. I hope all is well.

Thank you for your comments. I will pass on your view of the vocal to Lisa - she will be very pleased. Thanks also for your comment on the production too. I always work on the "less is more" principle and keep it as simple as I can but sounding as good as I can make it. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks again - much appreciated.

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Richie

Hi

The original is worth listening to if only to compare Lisa's performance (I think it holds up to comparison very well indeed). Yes, I agree, it's a fantastic vocal performance with real passion and emotion. Your comments on the production are rewarding too and being a percussionist myself I can always accommodate louder drums!! In this case however I just wanted the vocal to shine and hope I've managed to achieve that.

Thanks again for stopping by - much appreciated.

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Richie

Hi

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and listen. Comments are very welcome and a view regarding the production, playing, song construction and arrangement are always digested and kept for future reference. I think there are many things about the track that are good and I sincerely hope that whatever I've produced and posted on Looperman gives the community some pleasure and occasionally some incentive to produce and develop recording skills.

That said "some drums that flowing the voice a bit better" suggests a simpler drum part might have worked better. (I am guessing here of course as I don't fully understand your comment). If I have understood correctly then my thinking was this. I didn't want the backing to sound like a cabaret band so I elected to write a hi hat part that broke the rhythm up a little. I then played a bass part in which syncopated with the 2 and 4 in each bar in the hope it might create a little "movement" at the back of the track and create a more dynamic backing for the vocal. The bass drum part was edited after I had played the bass part in to be a more sympathetic to the overall track. Maybe it didn't work that well but I tried!!

Good luck with all your future efforts and thanks again for stopping by.

Richie