Still Dancin'..... September 2008
Still Dancin'
Papa Ain't Gonna Quit
Things You Bring To Me
I Love You So
Wanna Be Lonely
Don't Leave Me In The Dark
Chains
You Keep Me Coming Back
Only For Good
If Only I
Second Chances
Bryan's Song Summary:
Credits:
I'm Still Dancin'
I can remember back to the days of my youth
All of the joy that would flood my youthful soul
I used to dance all over the floor
Never a chance couldn't dance anymore..
Oh.. But now that I am growing old I'm still dancing
I'm still dancin' yea I'm still dancin I'm still dancin' like this
Like this like this. Like this..
OK it's true that I'm not quite as able as I used to be
Some people even say that I should act my age
Maybe they're right maybe they're wrong
Maybe I don't care when I hear a good song
Still got to go with what's movin' me I'm still dancin'
I'm still dancin' yea I'm still dancin'..I'm still dancin' like this
Like this. Like this.. Like this..
Solo
I'm still dancin'. I'm still dancin' yea I'm still dancin'. I'm still dancin' yea
Like this like this. Like this.like this...
Play the music let me hit the floor I can dance just a little bit more
And if the steps I miss I'm gonna dance like this
Play the music let me hit the floor .. I can dance just a little but more
And if the steps I miss, I'll just dance like this
©2008 All rights reserved.
Papa Ain't Gonna Quit
Same ole tricks in a new bag
Papa ain't gonna quit ain't gonna quit
Papa ain't gonna quit ain't gonna quit
Papa ain't gonna quit ain't gonna quit
Papa ain't gonna quit ain't gonna quit
I got a new passion one I already had
Lose it only one time find out it wasn't half bad
In the world gotta a good thing that I don't need to fix
Comin' down on the night train.. gotta bring it to ya bring a new mix
Same ole tricks in a new bag papa ain't gonna quit..
Gotta do what ya love gotta love what ya get
Same ole tricks in a new bag papa ain't gonna quit
Gotta get on the good foot make a new shoe fit
I threw out the best thing ever did pay
Got to do is to get back pay no mind ..what anotha man say
Soulful people dig it and it ain't no drag
Lovin' the minute same ole tricks in a brand new bag
Same ole tricks in a new bag papa ain't gonna quit..
Gotta do what ya love gotta love what ya get
Same ole tricks in a new bag papa ain't gonna quit
Gotta get on the good foot make a new shoe fit
©2008 All rights reserved.
Things You Bring To Me
I cry .. cause I can't bring to no body what I don't have inside myself
need time to set aside alone with just you and me
Help me to overcome some worry show me just once again sweet Jesus
The things you bring to me the things you bring to me
King of Kings the things you bring :
Ya tender love in an embrace of me sweet Jesus .. the things you bring
til the end of an eternity King of Kings the things you bring to me
Reaching out for me to draw me in the things you bring to me
A little grace for every now and then King of Kings.. the things you bring
Tell me in all your sweet love letters.. all that I mean to you
How to grow..live like I'm loved and love like I'm unable to do..
I can't find the strength or virtue.. captive in babyon.. sweet Jesus
The things you bring to me the things you bring to me..
King of Kings the things you bring:
Ya tender love in an embrace of me sweet Jesus .. the things you bring to me
til the end of an eternity King of Kings the things you bring to me
Reaching out for me to draw me in the things you bring to me
A little grace for every now and then King of Kings.. the things you bring
©2008 All rights reserved.
I Love You So
I love you so ain't no better way to say it no need to say no more You bring everything you are to me
Moon and stars and hopeful skies Everyday a new surprise You've got to know I love you so.
I won't let go keep dreamin' bout tomorrow ..The love that I get to show so Keep me ever always on your mind
Love and Grace eternal springs.. carries me on angels wings..You've got to know I love you so
Oh yea. I love you so got to know I love you so
I love the Moon and stars and hopeful skies Everyday a new surprise You've got to know I love you so
Let me tell ya nother time or two. Tell ya that I love you so
Let me try to break it down for you when I ..Tell you that I love you so
Every time I turn around it's true I gotta tell you that I love you so
It isn't heard to see when you look at me that
Oh I love you. I love you got to know I love you so
No my love isn't hard to see yea I give it up with every time you look at me
Let me tell ya nother time or two its you for me and me for you and me
No my love isn't hard to see, yea I give it up with every time you look at
Moon and stars and hopeful skies every day a new surprise
You got to know I love you I love you so
©2008 All rights reserved.
If You Wanna Be Lonely
If ya wanna be lonely… just be right all the time…
take your own advice only…then just stand in this line…
don’t start no argument…you know I know I’m right…
things I think you should have learned by now…
don’t make that face at me… cause you don’t want that fight
cause once you know…. it’s easy to know how…
just when you get a clue… think that yer no fool
life has this funny way of takin you to school
if ya wanna be lonely… just be right all the time…
take ya own advice only…then just stand in this line…
I’ll try to compensate… but I’ve learned a thing or two
and its harder now just putting up with you
just when you get a clue… think that yer no fool
life has this funny way of takin you to school
if ya wanna be lonely… just be right all the time…
take your own advice only…then just stand in this line…
If ya wanna be lonely… just be right all the time…
©2008 All rights reserved.
Don't Leave Me In The Dark
I get lost in the distance…. Things you never say
Sidetracked in a lonely dance … while we let this music play
Little things… cross your mind… don’t have the heart to share
All it leaves in the ties that bind is a weight too great to bear
I wanna dance with you … I wanna do something about it…
I’m just longing for connection… don’t wanna live without it
I wanna hold your hand ….the way you hold my heart
I wanna keep this love together… just don’t leave me in the dark
I’m not a mind reader baby… wish it wasn’t true
Don’t always know what you need from me..
Or how to share my needs with you…
But of all the things I think I’d like to find
Is a way to reach out to you… that ties your heart to mine
I wanna dance with you… wanna do something about it
I’ve been longing for affection don’t wanna live without it
I wanna hold your hand I wanna make you smile
Wanna hold this love together for more than a little while
I wanna hold your hand the way you hold my heart
Maybe love can last forever…just don’t leave me in the dark
Show me how to love you….Tell me what you need
Show me where to touch you….cause it means that much to me
If it takes all of my lifetime… swear I’ll get right
I can prove it to you baby… if you’ll just stay with me for life
©2008 All rights reserved.
Chains
South of a jail cell in Mississippi,
I met a free man... From middle Tennessee
But freedoms road's lookin' mighty slippery
Still doin hard time... Devil's in his mind
He's gotta screw loose in the asylum
Still Lettin lunatics... Freely run the show
He's gotta chain reference right beside him
all stuff his mama said... Still he doesn't know
She said:
Chains: come in every shape and size
Chains: don't hardly feel em after while
Chains: links.. of little compromises
Chains: could trade my kingdom for a file
I know a hard man, works the circus...
a strip of leather keeps.. his animals at bay
And all the elephants stay in the circle
a simple bracelet...around a single leg
He said as long now, as I've been livin'
Don't get their thinking'... Or what keeps 'em here
Their strength is ten times the opposition
Guess it's a brain thing... keepin them in fear.. Guess it's a brain thing.... keepin them in fear
He said:
Chains: come in every shape and size
Chains: don't hardly feel em after while
Chains: links.. of little compromises
Chains: could trade my kingdom for a file
Bridge..
Lord lot of links in this chain howd I get here anyway
Come on break break break break
Take more than cutting on these round little things
Ain't got no metal file ..ever gonna break these rings
Still hooked to somethin' wrapped around my brain
Ain't broken nothin but my heart around these chains
©2008 All rights reserved.
You Keep Me Coming Back
Now baby you know it's always only been one day at a time
We make our plans but if someone changes their mind well
All I know is.. I still love every minute I spend with you
Still feels brand new just to hear your voice callin my name
Promises baby come and go
If there's a future ya never know
But ooooh you keep me comin' back
Here I stand with my broken dreams
Afraid of reaching out for better things
But ooooh you keep me coming back
Took a while ..put my faith in you
Embrace the love that you want me to
Trust me now until the pain is through
It's what we gotta risk for love
You bring the light up inside of me
Help me see what I don't wanna see
And ooooh you keep me comin' back
The damage done things I might have said.. I'm sorry...
I lose my mind cause I'm over my head
But oooh you keep me comin' back...
Took a while ..put my faith in you
Embrace the love that you want me to
Trust me now until the pain is through
It's what we gotta risk for love
You change the rules when you enter the room
Can't never tell cause it may be too soon
But ooooh you keep me comin' back
©2008 All rights reserved.
Only For Good
I know what’s easy isn’t best for you
I know what you need you gotta want it too
I know you’re gonna lose what I started
I know you gotta choose what I’ve wanted
I know what led you to the pain you’re in
I know how you’re gonna lose your way again
I know it every time that your heart breaks
I know with every sound that your heart makes
Chorus:
I know the plans… the plans that I have for you are..
Only for good.. only for good…
I’ll bring you hope… and a future that’s right where you are..
Only for good .. only for good..
I know it’s gonna take some time to see
I know how you gotta freely turn to me
I know the space that I am creating
I know the time that I will spend waiting
I am the one who loves you everyday
I’m the one who lets you throw your heart away
I am making plans that aren’t fading
I am choosing you I’m not trading
Chorus:
I know the plans… the plans that I have for you are..
Only for good.. only for good…
I’ll bring you hope… and a future that’s right where you are..
Only for good .. only for good..
Bridge…
And when you call .. gonna hear you… hear everything you say..
And when you break ..gonna be there.. there for you all the way…
And when you see.. gonna love you … to a better place..
Then you will know that all my plans are wonderful … wonderful
Chorus:
I know the plans… the plans that I have for you are..
Only for good.. only for good…
I’ll bring you hope… and a future that’s right where you are..
Only for good .. only for good..
©2008 All rights reserved.
If Only I
Bought a lie I found the other day
Thought I’d never heard it before
Till those words came back the other way
Hit me like a slammin' door…
There’s an angel I know makes you love a lie
N hang around to hear it again
But the feeling inside … I got to satisfy
Leads me back to where I’ve been
If Only I could tell you that I love you
If only I could make you feel the same
If only I could turn the world around me
Everything…Everything would be alright
You got a man who says he loves you so
And a Couple more who think they do
But It’s the woman inside … still missin' tho
The one thing that’s left up to you…
If only I could tell you that I love you
If only I could make you feel the same
If only I could turn the world around me
Everything…Everything would be alright
Bridge:
Baby lets not deceive ourselves
By what we thought we might become
Lets just face who we really are
Comes right down to what we’ve been dependin' on
If only I could tell you that I love you
If only I could make you feel the same
If only I could turn the world around me
Everything…Everything would be alright
©2008 All rights reserved.
Second Chances
I'm Pretty Sure I've Been here before
In a house of glass with a revolving door
I'm Ungrateful, with a worn out welcome
Yeah that's me
The Little things about yesterday
First time around slipped away unnoticed
With all your goodness
Chorus:
The Sacrifice you made for me
The blame you didn't have to take for me
The Beauty that I failed to see in you
Thank you for the second chances, your love's a perfect mystery
Help me see the things I missed the first time
The first time I loved you
Walk me thru the circumstances
I'll learn that truth can set me free
And I will practice Love the way
That you intended love to be.........
I get lost about everyday
And I hardly think about the promises that I've broken
That you've forgiven
And then I turn right back around
And loose the love that I thought I'd found
Without asking..........what just happened
Chorus:
The Sacrifice you made for me
The blame you didn't have to take for me
The Beauty that I failed to see in you
Thank you for the second chances, your love's a perfect mystery
Help me see the things I missed the first time
The first time I loved you
Walk me thru the circumstances
I'll learn that truth can set me free
And I will practice Love the way
That you intended love to be.........
Bridge:
Come to think about it
I wouldn't learn a thing without you
I wouldn't know the love that I do
Without a second time around
To rediscover what is mine
And recover one more time
Chorus:
Thank you for the second chances, your love's a perfect mystery
Help me see the things I missed the first time
The first time I loved you
Walk me thru the circumstances
I'll learn that truth can set me free
And I will practice Love the way
That you intended love to be.........
That you intended love to be.........
That you intended love to be.........
Second Chances...........................
That you intended love to be.........
Bryan's Song Summary:
About the Songs ….
After three years of work, the NehoSoul Band has a collection of original songs finally finished and mastered.
We started with NO BUDGET! So it’s a miracle of sorts.
I figured it didn’t cost anything to write songs in my garage! So we just started to dream and look at what we love about music and what we most want to say.
I’ve been living by a little motto last several years that I picked up in rehab. “What would you do if failure was not a possibility and money was not a problem?”…
When I stopped lookin at what couldn’t be done, started doin what I’ve always loved I found a road back from sittin on the curb in front of my house… disillusioned and disappointed with a lot of things. Quitting kinda sneaks up on you! Disappointment has a way of takin the wind out of your sails.
Still Dancin' is a real “recovery effort”. It’s about redemption really. And it started with me finding men of like mind. That’s how “The NehoSoul Band” was formed too. From there we’ve focused on adding to our friendships, others who ‘resonate’ with our creative passion. The intent has been to encourage those around us rather than drain off ideas and money and man power.
How do we give back to our communities? I believe that if you fill the half empty cups of those around you with what you have to give, in the end your own cup is filled.
With that I will give you the off handed version of the background of the songs on Still Dancin’…
Still Dancin’…. I write a lot with my friend Bob Carlisle, he’s another ‘like mind”. He’d sent me several fragments of music he was putting together and he threw in a tune nearly finished… “Like This” was the whole hook of the chorus! … and I jumped outta my seat… “That’s what we all need… a demonstration of how to do things” I thought. We learn most of our behaviors by imitating someone else, who’s already been there. Starts as a baby. Never mind that the song was a humorus look at how to dance when yer old. I could hear the implications… it was really about how to dance when yer broken! I never thought it would be the TITLE track on this project but more and more that was the theme I was finding in recovery.
Papa Ain’t Gonna Quit… it’s no secret that I love James Brown’s music. I grew up on it. This song started out as a funk groove with an opening ‘clip’ of James Brown’s banter on stage… he died on a Christmas day, and I decided to make it more of a tribute. It took the collective lot of us in the band along with Roger Wood our backup keyboardist to accumulate all the great nuances of a James Brown song…including lines from some of his best work…but in the lyrics too Ricky B and I decided from the beginning of this project… that after all is said and done, the greatest satisfaction comes from doin what you love and not expecting it to fix everything in life…”do what you love.. and love what you get”… was almost a mantra in the early stages of the development of this project. “get on the good foot.. and make a new shoe fit” was a humorous way to put it…. the adjustments we all have to make in a changing world. In the long run it’s the battle cry of every defender who finds himself in the last fox hole feelin overwhelmed and outnumbered.
Things You Bring… personally I think all my songs are “worship music”… but this might be more defined as such. It’s an obvious acknowledgement of my own personal relationship with Jesus. I don’t speak often of my intimacies with God before others. Often, I find Christian verbiage to be a numbing regurgitation of passed along theology that has lost the power of the simple words. I continue to follow Christ Jesus in the wake of all doubt because frankly I am lacking in so many directions emotionally that I reach out to God in desperation. “what do you have that wasn’t given to you by God” I think the scripture reads. And as I seek to improve my conscious contact with God, I have considered how he contributes to what little sanity that I usually have. I don’t know how people survive without a daily connection with a bigger picture of life or where the inspired strength to carry on would come from if not from a higher power and supreme redeemer.
I Love You So… Phil Curry sent me a portion of another artist’s record and I heard this opening horn riff that just knocked me on the floor. “I wanna use that” I told him.. lets write something else around the horn section. I wrote the lyrics in the throws of new found affection and this was the first song we picked for the Still Dancin project. Suddenly with new found love, “everyday was a new surprise”. It was great to get up in the morning.
when I think of all the love songs I’ve ever heard I can’t find one that really puts a finger on how it feels!. The more you talk about it the more you lose the real connection. “ain’t no better way to say it” .. I’ve always steered away from “love songs” in my own embarrassment for what I wasn’t sure I could feel. But I learned in writing this song… that sometimes to say it out loud really does bring it home to your own heart. First time I ever said “I love you” it felt like an official decision more than a feeling. The feelings actually came after the statement. I can actually see how most of what I’ve called love has been really just someone else making me feel good. That’s a little one sided. I keep coming back to a statement I heard from a counselor.. “love is a choice”. Now I think… “am I saying I love you or am I just saying ‘you make me feel good’ ”.. there’s a difference.
If You Wanna Be Lonely... In the last several years I’ve found myself in the humbling place of “starting over”. Or having to “relearn” things I thought I already knew.
Someone told me once about how to know if you are in denial… “he who is right all the time… get’s pretty lonely”. The phrase came to mind when I was listening to a friend lament on the phone about finding himself in some serious trouble, he seemed to be blaming everyone but himself. I recognized the defect as one I’ve carried for years, wondering why I end up by myself all the time. I think Phil Curry thought this would be a straight ahead song, (without the sarcasm) when he sent me the music idea… but all I could hear was a group of patrons singin in a bar! The more I worked on the lyrics the more I could see how irritated I get with people around me that haven’t learned something that I have learned. There’s a sneaky arrogance about it. And a real lack of toleration… “once you know it’s easy to know how”. Mostly I don’t give grace to those who haven’t learned something.. but then I want grace from others when I’m gettin “Schooled”.
Don’t Leave Me In The Dark… They call it passive aggression when one person withdraws from another as a way of striking out against them because of an offense. It’s a way of getting back at them without using physical violence or having to scream. I treated this as a love song but the truth is dark and painful. I always thought it was a tragedy that we talk about loving God in church but can’t keep a relationship together. “how can you say you love God when you can’t love your…(husband, wife) etc. … “ I thought it was time to address the failures of communication with those we love. Depression too can leave one relationship partner in a position of absolute abandonment. Some one told me “To not know is to not be intimate”. In the loss of my own marriage I saw, later, how much I kept to myself out of fear of not being loved. It follows “if you wanna be lonely” on this project too by the way. Yea… just be right all the time. Confession is good for the soul eventually.. but it’s a scary proposition to start with.
Chains…. Bob Carlisle sent me this music with just the word “Chains” as the hook line. First thing I thought, “they come in every shape and size”. I listened to a over weight preacher once, berating an alcoholic for not being able to just stop drinking! It’s amazing how intolerant we can be about someone else’s addiction. But we all have our ways of ‘medicating’ our pain and loneliness. Sometimes we’re just blind to what we cannot give up for the sake of sanity and health. “take more than cuttin on these round little things”… is the summation here. No one recovers alone. I think the biggest link in any chain is that of self will. Many of us tend to think that we can handle every situation without help. But then somebody else has to recognize the chains your in sometimes! “Don’t hardly feel em after while”.
You Keep Me Comin Back… this song was developed to the feel of Gladys Knight’s song “rainy night in Georgia” originally. Went through several key changes and tempo adjustments. I had to rewrite lyrics to the final idea with a more laid back swing groove. killing my lyrical “babies” in the process. Kind of added to the concept of staying with something in spite of the changes. “Keep Coming Back” is something they say in every recovery meeting. I use that line all the time when my life doesn’t look like what I’d planned. It’s a simple phrase but my mind seems to respond to sayin it out loud. This song takes it a step further in acknowledging someone who inspires me not to give up.Still approached in a “romantic” fashion but this song embraces anyone that pushes you to stay on track with a constructive purpose.
Only For Good… There’s a scripture that all my Christian friends seem to quote all the time. From Jeremiah 29:11…“I know the plans I have for you…only for good… to prosper…” it’s meant to be encouraging. But I went back and read the whole chapter to see what was actually being said… yea… it was a prophet speaking for God…but the circumstances were less than triumphant. It was a letter from God to people who were in captivity and he was saying… “yer gonna be here for seventy years”…. “Get used to it”… and so I thought about how interesting it is that we only live about seventy years on the average. Sounds like a life time to me. Ultimately I think this chapter is an endorsement that none of us really prosper when we’re comfortable. And though grace is there we still feel the consequences of our own choices. Here’s where one’s attitude is challenged most… in the less than perfect environment. That appears to be God’s plan for our growth.
If Only I…. some how the lead vocal got lost somewhere and I had to sing this over again.. . glad I got that chance. The opening musical build seemed to lay there just a little bit… it doesn’t seem like a lot but sometimes just a little ‘front man’ banter helps project the focus of the music goin on. I’m aware of how hard it is to get someone to listen to music. Suddenly with a redirected energy from the lead singer… I started to really like this cut. One of my biggest frustrations is that I can’t get the world to follow my plan! …. The “if only’s” are a way of not takin responsibility for your actions… ‘well if only that had been different, I wouldn’t be in the mess I’m in” . I think most of us are doin what we think will bring us the love we need when it comes down to it. There’s a lot of substitutes for love! And then to think that if I just had this, boy then I’d be alright… we added… “all right all right all right” at the end of this song cause after while this is just and endless rant about what we don’t have.
Second Chances…. Some of the things I know how to do best are those I’ve made the most mistakes on to start with…. It kinda sharpens my focus when I have to go back to the drawing board. I think the best designs don’t happen on the first draft. Even the best songs have been re written a few times at least. It’s not as romantic a notion. Like some of the songs on this project that I had to go back and sing again cause we lost the lead vocal tracks… I wasn’t happy about it but they actually turned out to be better performances because I was familiar with the song and could suddenly see new things to do to make it better. Go back to “I love you so” and listen for the huffing and puffing that I replaced the lyric with… sounds out of breath… and I even added “now let me catch my breath”… it seemed to just add more sparkle.
So we close this record with a prayer of thanks! We’re still dancing and we get to keep working on our ‘choreography’ !
Credits:
Produced and Arranged by Phil Curry
Executive Producers Bryan Duncan, Ray Ware
Recorded at:
Lil Spice Studios/ Seattle
Additional recording:
Patrona Studio / Southern California (Lead Vocals)
Kenny Metcalf's/ Los Angeles (Lead Vocals & Harmonica tracks)
Tim Gaines Media/ Franklin, TN (Bass tracks and Horns)
New Sound Productions/ Seattle (Drums)
Rain On Me Productions/ Sammamish, WA (rehearsal studio)
Mixed by Steve Smith and Phil Curry at 57th Street Productions
Additional mixes by Randy Thomas at Radio Ranch /Franklin TN
Mastered by Troy Glessner at Spectra Studios
The NehoSoul Band is:
Sam Mathews/ Drums
Ricky B. Rogers/ Bass
Walter Finch/ Guitars
Phil Curry/ Keyboards & Bass
Bryan Duncan/ Vocals
Guest Musicians:
Roger M. Wood/ Keyboards
Tim Coleman/Live Horns
Horn Programing/The Phil-Harmonic Hornz
Mycle Wastman/ Vocals (I Love You So, Still Dancin')
Carl Kelley/ Vocals (If Only I, Second Chances)
The Right Reverend Charlie Hill/ Vocals (Things you bring, You Keep Me Coming Back, Only for Good, Chains, Don't Leave me in the Dark, Papa Ain't Gonna Quit, Wanna Be Lonely)
Felecia Curry/ Vocals (Wanna Be Lonely)
Desi Metcalf and Emily Thomson/ Vocals (Wanna Be Lonely)
Darrell Mansfield (Harmonica on Chains)
Songs & Songwriters:
Still Dancin' by Bob Carlisle & Dennis Patton © 2008 Jacque's Retirement Fund
Papa Ain't Gonna Quit by Bryan Duncan, Roger M. Wood, Ricky B.Rogers, Phil Curry, Walter Finch, and Sam Mathews © 2008 Slam Duncan Music (ASCAP) Phil Curry Music (SESAC)
Things You Bring by Bryan Duncan & Phil Curry © 2008 Slam Duncan Music (ASCAP) Phil Curry Music (SESAC)
I Love You So by Bryan Duncan, Phil Curry, Caprina Stone © 2008 Slam Duncan Music (ASCAP) Phil Curry Music (SESAC)
If You Wanna Be Lonely by Bryan Duncan, Phil Curry © 2008 Slam Duncan Music (ASCAP) Phil Curry Music (SESAC)
Don't Leave Me In The Dark by Bryan Duncan & Bob Carlisle © 2008 Slam Duncan Music (ASCAP) & Jacque's Retirement Fund (SESAC)
Chains by Bryan Duncan & Bob Carlisle © 2008 Slam Duncan Music (ASCAP) & Jacque's Retirement Fund (SESAC)
You Keep Me Comin Back by Bryan Duncan, Ricky B. Rogers, Steve Cabales © 2008 Slam Duncan Music (ASCAP)
Only For Good By Bryan Duncan & John Schreiner © 2008 Slam Duncan Music (ASCAP) & John Andrew Schriener Music (BMI)
If Only I By Bryan Duncan, Ricky B. Rogers, Phil Curry, Walter Finch © 2008 Slam Duncan Music (ASCAP) Phil Curry Music (SESAC)
Second Chances By Bryan Duncan & Bob Carlisle © 2008 Slam Duncan Music (ASCAP) & Jacque's Retirement Fund (SESAC)
Order of Songs:
1) Still Dancin'
2) Papa Ain't Gonna Quit
3) Things you Bring
4) I Love You So
5) If You Wanna Be Lonely
6) Don't Leave Me In The Dark
7) Chains
8) You Keep Me Coming Back
9) Only For Good
10) If Only I
11) Second Chances
12) Reprise/ Things You Bring
Bryan D would like to thank. Casandra Haines/ song inspiration, Phil Curry/ music layout, Ray Ware/details, Kenny Metcalf & Patty Cabrerra/vocal performances, Tim Gaines/ suffrage, Steve Smith/ mixing enthusiasm. Charlie Graham/ recovery & redemption insight. The NehoSoul Band/ one spanky thang. Harley Davidson/stress relief. Black Sheep HDFC/ community. It's not a bad life really apart from the beatings!
Ricky B would like to thank wife Saiida and 5 daughters (j5 girls) for purpose, love and support. The Rogers Family Mom, Dad, and brother for always being there no matter what. Bryan D for Life lessons, Loyalty, love and support. Ray Ware-friend, mentor. Jim N Dena. Tim Gaines- work and experience bringin' this project full circle. Walt, Sammy and Phil, thanks as best friends and musicians, its an honor. Special Thanks to: Peavey Basses, Fender, Mycle Wastman, Michael Spriggs, David Ellefson, Steve Cabalas, Roger Wood, Bret Teegarden at NMP and my boys at Shoutlife.com -I played my parts in memory of Jackie Street we miss you..
Sam M would like to thank the Lord Jesus for my gifts and talents. New Sound Production for their part in this project. My family for their support. Steve Smith for his friendship and expertise behind the mixing console. My boys in the band... Y'all are smokin'. Finally, Yamaha music.
Phil Curry would like to thank God for all the talents He's given us. Thanks Mom & Dad, Felecia, Derek, Tyrell, Mary & Donna for your love, support & patience. Thanks Carl Kelley, Charlie Hill, Mycle Wastman, & Felecia Curry, for your incredible vocal skills. Thank you Steve Smith, Scott Anderson, Tim Gaines, Ryan Potteiger, Randy Thomas, Donyea Goodman & Troy Glessner for your technical skills. Thank you my NehoSoul brothers; Bryan, Walt, Sam & Ricky. You guys are the best!
Walter Finch would like to thank “ my Heavenly Father for all that you do you're always there no matter what," Thank you family for your incredible support and allowing me to full fill my dreams, Ray Ware, Bryan and all my bro's in the NSB, Dran Lewis at Warrior Instruments, and Rich and Ronna Davis for your continued support on the road. Finally my dancing instructor at “wash the little dog” dance studio.
Special Thanks to “Club 4-40” fan club for the reinforcement on the street, And to RICH DAVIS for “off road management”…(website design, marketing, bgv’s live, trouble shooting, “friendship and counseling”)
The NehoSoul Brothers would like to remember SHARI GILLASPIE, background vocalist who passed away during this project, she will be missed.
“Papa Ain’t Gonna Quit” is written as a tribute to the late JAMES BROWN who also passed away during this project, he “schooled us all”...................