“It’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind”

     About a month ago,  I met with my good buddy Dick Hodgin at Osceola Recording Studios in Raleigh.  He’s going to help me record a little collection of songs that I just love, love, love. 

     Dick calls it “product”–work that I can sell or give away to promote this new venture of mine.   Boy, am I ready.

     It didn’t take me long at all to come up with a song list of  great ones.  They are all songs that I have performed in the past that simply delighted me.  I of course wanted a mix of the slow and the upbeat.

     It was the widdling down process that challenged me. 

     I just had to record FEVER, THE NEARNESS OF YOU,  Latifah’s version of CALIFORNIA DREAMING BESAME MUCHO,  AND THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU.

     Those were givens.  For the sixth recording, I’d deided to add SWAY.

     Spending time with these six songs were pure joy.  Almost.  Over time, I just wasn’t feeling SWAY.  It had been one of my fun songs when I was a regular performer at the now defunct Rat Pack Lounge.

     The agreement was, if I didn’t love it, I wasn’t going to record it.  So, bye bye SWAY.

      I needed another upbeat song, and after purusing the list, I set my mind on CHEEK TO CHEEK.

     People, if you haven’t heard Eve Cassidy’s version of Cheek to Cheek,  then your ears are missing a true treat.  I say be quick like a bunny and do that i-tunes thing!  It’ll be the best 99 cents you’ve spent. Trust!

     My music tracks for this song is in the big bands style.. but I am borrowing some of  Eve’s flavor.  It’s a nice mix, I’m efforting to nail down now.

    Just as soon as I am good and comfy with all six of my picks, I’ll be heading into the studio to create my “product”.

     Life is good, and I’m feeling fine.

     If you’re like me, doing you and loving it,  KUDOS!

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