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fave it Folky Pop | Americana
13 tracks | 44 minutes
Released Oct 2003
on Bruce Irving
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:38 Just Dancing lyrics BUY MP3 03:38 Just Dancing lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:38 Just Dancing
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:49 When You Find Love lyrics BUY MP3 03:49 When You Find Love lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:49 When You Find Love
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:37 If It Comes Down lyrics BUY MP3 03:37 If It Comes Down lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:37 If It Comes Down
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:38 Love is in the Details lyrics BUY MP3 03:38 Love is in the Details lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:38 Love is in the Details
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:50 Daze Like This lyrics BUY MP3 02:50 Daze Like This lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:50 Daze Like This
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:11 Harbor lyrics BUY MP3 03:11 Harbor lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:11 Harbor
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:01 Jardin du Luxembourg lyrics BUY MP3 03:01 Jardin du Luxembourg lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:01 Jardin du Luxembourg
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:16 Chicken Soup lyrics BUY MP3 03:16 Chicken Soup lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:16 Chicken Soup
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:26 Roll (Like a River) lyrics BUY MP3 03:26 Roll (Like a River) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:26 Roll (Like a River)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:07 Dedicated and Sincere lyrics BUY MP3 03:07 Dedicated and Sincere lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:07 Dedicated and Sincere
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:34 I Used to Know lyrics BUY MP3 04:34 I Used to Know lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:34 I Used to Know
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:49 Daddy's Little Girl lyrics BUY MP3 03:49 Daddy's Little Girl lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:49 Daddy's Little Girl
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:55 You Mystify Me lyrics BUY MP3 02:55 You Mystify Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:55 You Mystify Me
Melodic, mostly acoustic American pop with strong lyrics and plenty of harmonies. These songs may remind you of artists ranging from Paul Simon to the Beach Boys, James Taylor to Rodney Crowell.
Bio / Background
What to listen to first?
OK, so you can preview all tracks, but what if you can't take that time? As I have checked out other CD Baby artists, I realize this can sometimes be a problem. This CD is pretty diverse, so rather than limit the previews to what I think you should hear, I'll point you to what people with various tastes have told me they like best:
PURE POP: Just Dancing, When You Find Love
COUNTRYISH POP: Love is in the Details, Daze Like This
FOLKY POP: Harbor, Jardin du Luxembourg
A BIT ALT OR INDIE: Dedicated & Sincere, I Used to Know
About Me
I've been a singer/songwriter for many years but have really gotten active writing and recording new songs in the last two or three years (often with my brother Doug Irving, http://www.cdbaby.com/dougirving). In real life, I'm an optical engineer. Can optical engineers write romantic pop songs? Sure they can! Also some pretty eclectic or maybe even weird stuff, but almost always melodic and with thoughtful lyrics.
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I started writing songs when I met a group of musically creative science and engineering dorm-mates, fellow freshmen at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, back before there were CD's and the Internet (yes, we did have electricity). These CMU folks became good friends and we enjoyed making music together, mainly for fun. I formed an acoustic duo with another CMU friend, Rob Simbeck, and we performed at coffee houses and at a bar called The Casbah. We were occasionally funny and usually in tune. We called ourselves Bruce and Rob (yes, we were creative too). Rob and I did music together in Rochester, NY and in Los Angeles. Rob later moved to Nashville and I eventually made it back east to Massachusetts.
I wasn't doing much music in the late 80's and early 90's, but I went through some life changes in the late 90's and met someone who inspired me to start writing again. With the powerful music creation tools now available on PC's, I started to experiment with recording and made some pretty good demos. In late 2002, I decided to start working on a "real CD" and found a talented local producer, Roger Lavallee. Roger helped me to get the sounds I was hearing in my head but not in my basement studio.
A lot of songwriters and artists have influenced me over the years. A few of the biggest are the Beatles, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Sting, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Neil Young, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Garth Brooks, Randy Newman, Rodney Crowell, and various Broadway shows. My favorite current artist is John Mayer - I think he is a wonderful songwriter. I also enjoy Dave Matthews, the Dixie Chicks, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, and many others.
I hope you enjoy the music -- send me an email and tell me what you think (bruceirvingmusic@pobox.com). I also perform live on occasion, a few times a year so far, though I'm looking for more places to play in the Boston and Worcester, MA areas -- check my web site for schedule information.
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