Sleepy Old Town - Lullabies and Songs of Childhood by Steve Stapley & Lynda Hayes

All the songs on this CD were written and performed by Steve Stapley and Lynda Hayes, who are married with two children.

Steve Stapley is a prolific and gifted singer songwriter. Born in London England, Steve spent 4 years as a writer and recording artist at DJM. He left London in the 1980’s to write and perform in Los Angeles, where he became a house writer with L.E.M. America. Emotive, intelligent lyrics and beautiful melodies are the hallmark of Steve’s work which includes the French number one single 'Casualty of Love' together with five lyric adaptations on Johnny Halladay's gold album, 'En V.Q’. Steve sang in the rock choir on Evita for the film and soundtrack album, and worked with Sir Tim Rice and Alan Parker road-testing lyrics and melodies for Antonio Banderas. Most recently, he can be heard singing The Gambler as well as being part of the spaghetti western ‘Elvis Choir’, on the score for the BBC Series ‘Blackpool.’ Two years ago, Steve formed Paydirt Productions Ltd, a multimedia company that has allowed him to utilise his talents as a film maker and writer.

Lynda Hayes is a multi-talented singer, voice-over artist and radio presenter. After graduating from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Lynda toured America singing in clubs and concert venues. Working between London, LA and New York, Lynda has recorded and/or toured with Nik Kershaw (Human Racing), George Michael and Wham! (Lynda sang shared vocals and the lead rap on Young Guns which went to number 3 in the charts worldwide), Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Meatloaf, Bonnie Tyler, Barry Manilow, All About Eve, Ocean Colour Scene, Spike Milligan, Katrina and the Waves and many others. Lynda had the Christmas number one record in 1994 with Mr. Blobby where she sang lead vocal, backing vocals and was vocal arranger. Her voice has helped sell thousands of products including; Coca Cola, Lincoln Mercury, Mercedes Benz, Martini, Barbie Dolls, Nescafe, American Airlines, Toys R Us and many more. She has presented her own radio talk show; 'Lovin' with Lynda' on London’s LBC - which achieved laudable listening figures and made her a London-wide celebrity. Lynda has just finished working on the new 'Noddy' children’s series for the USA, where she sings all 25 songs and is the reader/narrator of all the Noddy stories. She has recently recorded the title track for the Lauren Bacall film, ‘The Limit’, as well as a feature vocal on These Boots are Made for Walkin’ in the BBC TV series Blackpool, and featured in the Sky series HEX singing Look Me Over Closely.

Sleepy Old Town

All Words and Music by Steve Stapley

©2006 Sleepytown Songs/First Insight Music BMI

Musicians on Sleepy Old Town:

Guitar - Steve Stapley

Piano - Malcolm Maddock

Bass - Roy Babbington

Drums – Danny Gottlieb

Pedal Steel – Roger Rettig

Banjo – Dave Lindsay

Accordion – Geraint Watkins

Harmonica – Harry Pitch

Flute – Jane Pickles

Bhodran and Whistle – Dirk Campbell

Bassoon – Julie Andrews

Violins – Gavyn Wright and Perry Montague-Mason

Viola – Peter Lale

Cello – Frank Schaeffer

Harp – Skaila Kanga

Producers

Steve Stapley and Richard Niles

Executive Producer

Tony Edwards

The lights are going out on this sleepy old town

And all the good people are safely in bed

Resting their heads on their eiderdown pillows

Here in this sleepy old town, sleepy old town

The houses in the street lean back into the yards

From years of spring cleaning and working so hard

Keeping the doors open wide on their hinges

Here in this sleepy old town, sleepy old town

Nobody's awake after quarter to twelve

Everyone's sleeping wonderfully well

The fires are burning low, though snow is on the ground

The children are dreaming up in their rooms

Knowing tomorrow there'll be ice on the windows

Here in this sleepy old town, sleepy old town

The lights are going out on this sleepy old town

And all the good people are safely in bed

Resting their heads on their eiderdown pillows

Here in this sleepy old town, here in this sleepy old town

Here in this sleepy old town, sleepy old town

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