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17 tracks | 73 minutes
Released May 2005
on david m. bailey
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:55 Another Holy Morning lyrics BUY MP3 04:55 Another Holy Morning lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:55 Another Holy Morning
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:09 The Sunrise lyrics BUY MP3 05:09 The Sunrise lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:09 The Sunrise
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:04 Time Out lyrics FREE 04:04 Time Out lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:04 Time Out
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:49 Almost Perfect lyrics BUY MP3 02:49 Almost Perfect lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:49 Almost Perfect
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:32 Bittersweet Rain lyrics BUY MP3 06:32 Bittersweet Rain lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:32 Bittersweet Rain
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:20 Learning to Be Still lyrics BUY MP3 05:20 Learning to Be Still lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:20 Learning to Be Still
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:35 Up to You lyrics BUY MP3 03:35 Up to You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:35 Up to You
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 08:04 The First Breakfast lyrics BUY MP3 08:04 The First Breakfast lyrics "GIFT MP3" 08:04 The First Breakfast
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:38 You Can lyrics BUY MP3 02:38 You Can lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:38 You Can
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:03 Natasha lyrics BUY MP3 07:03 Natasha lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:03 Natasha
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:09 Right Now lyrics BUY MP3 03:09 Right Now lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:09 Right Now
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:25 Masterpiece lyrics BUY MP3 03:25 Masterpiece lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:25 Masterpiece
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:31 Some Days lyrics BUY MP3 02:31 Some Days lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:31 Some Days
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:18 Don't Give Up Too Soon lyrics BUY MP3 02:18 Don't Give Up Too Soon lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:18 Don't Give Up Too Soon
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:41 Rewind lyrics BUY MP3 03:41 Rewind lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:41 Rewind
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:19 Hope Lives lyrics BUY MP3 04:19 Hope Lives lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:19 Hope Lives
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:03 Bittersweet Reprise lyrics BUY MP3 04:03 Bittersweet Reprise lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:03 Bittersweet Reprise
Loaded with subtle acoustic surprises and passionate production,this album is full of what fans have come to expect from david's music: wisdom, courage, & hope. These songs grab you by the soul and won't let go. Corny, but true
Bio / Background
** notes from david**
I'm really excited about this project. I have generally always felt that each new album is my 'best yet' but this time I really think it might be. Usually, by the time an album is released, I've heard the songs so many times in so many versions that I'm kinda tired of them; but this time I'm not and it's a kinda thrilling thing to still be discovering new things in each song. I use some alternate tunings that I think are kind of exotic and my producer has found just the right touch of production to enhance but not overwhelm the songs. Several of these songs also were actually born in the studio -- I showed up with lyrics, sat down before the mics and started making stuff up. A lot of it was thrown out, but the keepers are golden. 'Time Out' is a song I've been opening most of my recent concerts with - My friend Marc Carraway added the perfect touch to give it the lazy laid back feel I heard. Plus, his work on nylon guitar on "You Can' is brilliant.
↓ more ↓'Almost Perfect was written about and in a morning I spent in the beautiful town of Newburyport, MA. 'Bittersweet Rain' is a song I wrote for and performed at the funeral of a dear friend who passed away from ALS. It was raining the day I learned of his death that moment has stayed with me since and I never wanted to lose it so it became part of the song. Rain is a theme in this project - but so is Sun. and love. and loss. and Joy. and pain. Like Life -- sweet, and bitter. I end with Hope Lives, one of the most challenging things I've ever written and recorded, and while the reprise ends with just guitar, the last words that are sung on this album are: Hope Lives, and that's the way it is.... How sweet it is." indeed.
**BIO
david's story is one of unique courage, faith, and passion. On July 4, 1996, doctors told david he had a malignant brain tumor and would be dead by Christmas. david left his corporate career and returned to his first love of songwriting and performing. Since then, he has shared the hope on which his life depends with thousands of listeners: Nine years, 11 albums, 40 states and hundreds of concerts later, david and his music are alive and well.
The son of Presbyterian missionaries, david spent his childhood in Beirut, Lebanon. He learned his first chords from his seventh grade English teacher, then went on to study classical guitar. david soon began writing his own songs and made his first recording a year later. The Lebanese civil war forced him to complete high school in Germany where he spent his weekends as a street musician; during these years he formed a small ensemble that toured throughout Central and Eastern Europe. In college, he played extensively in an original acoustic duo, but then put his guitar away and entered corporate America. Ten years later, following his diagnosis, david returned to the stage in what has become a full-time solo career.
david's songs are reminiscent of folk legends like James Taylor and Cat Stevens, though he also points to the work of Kahlil Gibran and J.S. Bach as being influential in his writing. Subtle tunings, intricate finger work and strong melodies help deliver keen, witty and wise lyrics about time, faith, hope, love, and dreams. a "prophet with a guitar, " david's voice is one that resonates with surprising depth and clarity among audiences of all ages, keeping his music both universal and timeless.
His story has been featured on CBS News/48 Hours, 60 Minutes, Fox/Health, Family Health channel, and NPR; articles about him have appeared in newspapers and magazines across the country. While spending most of his time in his own niche of church and medical venues, he occasionally steps out into more traditional music venues. In May 2003, he won the prestigious Kerrville NewFolk songwriting competition. He has shared the stage with many folk legends and his music has introduced him to dignitaries from Queen Noor to Sam Donaldson to John McEnroe.
It is alone with his audiences where david finds his greatest joy: from Beirut to Budapest, from Pittsburgh to Portland, and on hundreds of stages in between, he has inspired and entertained thousands of listeners. david challenges all of us to live passionately and to treasure the beauty of each new day.
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