Hi Benjizo

Very many thanks for the kind words and thanks for taking the time to listen and post comments. Much appreciated.

Richie

Hi

Thanks for the nice comments - much appreciated.

Richie

Hi Ed

It's always good to see you on my profile posting comments - thank you very much.

Pauline is a special talent and I am so fortunate to be working with her. I know we've had this conversation before regarding the whole issue of allowing the vocals to shine and it's good you mention it here again. It would be a crime to swamp a vocal performance of this calibre with unnecessary instrumentation or a poor mix. It's sometimes a case of not what you put in but what you leave out (wish I could credit myself with this advice but it was the great Count Basie that said it). So, what I include has to be the best I can achieve and I'm circumspect about adding anything that doesn't really add to the overall sounds. Apologies, I'm rambling a bit here!!!

Thanks again for your kind and positive words.

Best regards

Richie

Hey Gramo/Neo

Thanks for posting such positive comments - much appreciated.

Yes, I am always knocked out with Pauline's vocals. It's an absolute pleasure to be working with such talent and auto tune isn't something we need (or want). Thanks for the comments on the guitar work too - that is very rewarding.

Best

Richie

Hi Benham

I try to help wherever I can and it's good to know my track helped with your sleeping!! Many thanks for your kind words.

Richie

Hi Jody

Thanks for stopping by and posting comments and I'm so pleased you enjoyed listening the track. I will make sure I pass on your kind words to Pauline too - she will be knocked out.

Thanks again.

Richie

Hi Dave

Thank you so much for your comments. It really is so rewarding to hear your view of the production and I will be sure to pass on your kind words to Pauline. She is a gem!

I guess I have never lost the feeling that when in a little studio I'm like a kid in a sweetshop! In the early days of recording to tape, high noise floor, restricted signal to noise ration and cheap and noisy foot pedals for effects it was always a challenge trying to produce something you could hear above the tape hiss!! (you will remember those days I'm sure). The technology is so much better now but the challenge is still to produce the best you possibly can from the resources you have. If I am somewhere near "studio" sound I am really very pleased indeed.

Thanks again and best regards.

Richie

Hi Paul

Funny old thing that! I also had a crush on her too!! I think it was her photograph on the front cover of her album. Blonde hair and lovely teeth - ooooohhhhh! OK, glad you enjoyed the track and thank you so much for the kind words regarding the production. Much appreciated.

I spend a fair bit of time on the production and try to get everything as good as it possibly can be. Top notch - praise indeed, thanks.

I will of course pass on your comments to Pauline - she will be so pleased.

Thanks again.

Best

Richie

Hey BB

Thank you so much for the kind words - much appreciated. I agree with your comments on the vocals - Pauline is a class act. I'm so pleased you pick up on the quality of the sound too - very rewarding.

Enjoy your time on the dance floor in the arms of a loved one. Perfect!

Best

Richie

Hi

Thank you so much for your kind words - much appreciated. It's so rewarding that you pick up on aspects of the track I try to get right. "Clear and pleasant" I like a lot!! It's a long time since I had a "good work" comment (in school I don't think I every had one!!!) so your comments are particularly special. Thank you so much.

Richie

Hi EB

Really very pleased you took the time to listen and post comments. Thank you very much.

Richie

Hi SJ

Thank you so much for your comments - much appreciated. I will make sure I pass on your compliments and greetings to Pauline. She will be knocked out with your kind words. Glad you enjoyed the guitar solo too and I am extremely flattered you think I'm a "real musician". Very rewarding indeed.

Best

Richie

Hi SK

Very many thanks for the kind words. Really great to have your view on the track and thanks for taking the time to post comments. I have to say I'm pretty pleased with the way it came out and excellent you picked up on the space in the mix. I really wanted an "empty" kind of atmosphere (if you check out the original it's very much transparent!).

Thanks again.

Richie

Hey MM007

Thanks for the kind words - very much appreciated. Again I find my Looper friends picking up on aspects of my productions I take some time and care about. Thank you. Compression and limiting I use sparingly and you are dead right, letting the music breathe is so important. Glad you liked the track and thanks again for stopping by.

Best

Richie

Hi Barry

Thank you so much for your kind words. It really is very rewarding to hear your view of my work and to pick up on aspects I take care and time on. There is a saying "It's all in the detail" and in that respect I guess I'm a subscriber!

Yes, Pauline is a massive talent with a huge heart and wonderful disposition. I am so lucky to be working with her not only in the studio but in a live band too. It doesn't get much better.

Thanks again and best regards.

Richie

The original is worth a listen - check it out.

I love simple and effective drums - thanks for picking up on that.

I agree, it's all too easy to overdo drum fills and variations. It's the song that's important and if I played live drums with the track they wouldn't be too different than the Superior Drummer parts I've put on.

Strings are so difficult to get exactly right and you're right - they do sound a little fake. Not surprising really - they are!!!

Oh no! I'm disappointed! You don't like the Ovation sound? Well it's the only decent acoustic I have so I'm not exactly spoilt for choice in this department. A bit bright? Maybe but you will well know recording acoustic instruments is never easy. I think it adds a nice contrast.

Thanks for the positive comments on the production and playing. It's clearly a little more difficult putting a song together without using loops and samples but hey, if it was easy . . . .

The vocal is the obvious star - we agree on that. So good to have someone of Pauline's calibre to collaborate with. She is equally good live too.

Cheers and thanks again for the informed perspective.

Richie

Hi Wayne

Always good to hear your comments - so positive. Thank you. The original is worth a listen if only to hear the quality of the production (you can actually hear some tape hiss!) and it makes you realise how powerful DAWs have become in recent years. The vibe is quite close to the original too but Pauline's vocal is all her own. She is a great talent and wonderful to work with. Thanks again for stopping by and taking the time to post comments.

Best

Richie

Hi TG

Thanks for the comments. We will have to agree to differ on the voice getting lost in the harmonic space (I'm not even sure if I fully understand the concept) but to my ears it sounds fine and does at least pay some respect to the original Judy Tzuke recording. Glad you picked up on the dynamics as I've tried to capture some sort of light and shade.

Thanks again for stopping by.

Richie

Hi Gramo/Neo

Many thanks for the comments - much appreciated. Great you found the track chilled out and soothing to your ears (always a good thing in my opinion!).

Thanks again.

Richie

Thank you very much for your comments and I love your marking system too. Haven't had a Grade A since school!! Thanks again.

Richie

Hi Scott

Many thanks for stopping by and posting comments - much appreciated. Always good hear your view of the production and I am particularly pleased with your comments on the solo. Thank you.

Best

Richie

Hi FR

I am really knocked out with your kind words. Thank you very much for stopping by and taking the time to listen and post comments. It is so rewarding to hear your view of the production and my playing. Thank you.

Richie

Hi Danke

Thank you so much for your comments. Much appreciated. It's so nice to have a view of the overall style of the production and your observations are very rewarding. Thank you.

Richie