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All
songs written by Ron Wiseman
All songs - SOCAN Made in
Canada
Published by:
Lesage Publishing and Lubottamy
Music © 2002
Ron's Website:
www.ronwiseman.com
Executive
Producer: Barry
Lubotta
Produced by:
Karen Kane
Recorded by:
Karen Kane
Additional
Recording: Barry
Lubotta
Assistant
Engineers: J.D.
Westwood, Karen Dinardo, James
Richardson
ProTools
Editing: Donny DaSilva
and Michael Jack
All Songs Mixed
by: Michael Jack, except
for ... "Mystical Mood", "Waiting
For A Miracle" & "Henainee",
which were mixed by Vic
Florencia.
Mastered by:
Jeff Wolpert & Donny
DaSilva
Recorded, Mixed and
Mastered at: Pizazzudio
Recording Studio
(now Phase One Audio Group)
Toronto Ontario Canada tel:
(416)291-9553
Studio Website:
www.phaseonestudios.com
Marshmellow Records
Website:
www.marshmellowrecords.com
Graphic Design:
No Guts, No Glory Media
Lyric Proofing:
Marsha Singer
Photos: Barry
Lubotta
All Songs Written
by: Ron Wiseman
MUSICIANS:
Ron Wiseman - All lead
vocals, Hammond B3 organ, piano
and all synths
Joshua Benchetrit - oud on 1,
9
Neil Gertler - All bass, all
rhythm guitar, drums on 6 and 7,
backup vocals on 4,9,11, and
13
Richard Howse - sax on 1 and
6
Kofi Ackah- all shakers, bongos
and kasabas
Richard Underhill - sax on
2,,6,9,10 and 11
Bob Stevenson - clarinet on
11
Gerry Markman - Lead Guitar on
2,5,7 and 8
Neil Chapman - Lead Guitar on 3
and 12
Marcia Douglas & Lorraine
Scott - Backup vocals on 3,5 and
8
Amy Sky * - Backup vocals on
1,2,6,7 and10
Aviva Rajsky - backup vocals on 6
and 7
Steve Donald - Trombone on
3,7,8,12 and 13
Sara McCelchran - Trumpet on
3,7,8,12 and 13
Michael Goodridge - drums on
1,2,3,4,5,9,10,12 and 13
Michael Paoli -drums on 8 and
9
Dennis Flemming - drums on 11
*Amy Sky appears courtesy of Bug
Records
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Alone,
I am able to reach only so far,
but with the help of heaven
above, my good friends below, my
ancestors before me, and those to
come, I thank you all for
teaching me the lessons of
appreciation. For now I am less
than I was before, and more than
I could ever be.
This
album is a marriage of moments
and time. I was discovered as the
fire died out and there was
nothing but the wind Blowing On
The Coals. I was Waiting For A
Miracle by the gates of Jericho,
the times were quiet times, but
Relatively Speaking there is a
war. The river was Running Dry,
and I was lifting my hands up in
prayer saying Henaini, here I am.
How can I enter the Promised
Land, when my hands are full of
Bribes and I am surrounded by
Modern Idols? I heard about a
time where prophets spoke of
souls returning, and I wondered
if We Are The Prophecy. I weighed
my thoughts and actions Measure
For Measure and I began to feel
Kedusha from above.
I
am grateful to have arrived at
this point, through a small
effort on my part, and a great
investment and undertaking by
Barry, a commitment of love and
effort by Karen, enlisting the
inspired talents of my good
friend and partner Neil, all of
the magicians who added their
special magic to these songs of
mine, which are now yours to
listen to. To the family at Phase
One including Mike and Donny, and
also Vic, who added their own
special spices, and to my family
at home, my wonderful parents and
brothers, who have always given
so much.
And
as I stand here two years later,
and look at this round disc that
contains so many oceans and faces
and smiles, and fires and storms,
and relationships, and bonds that
are seen and that are unseen,
it's hard to express my thoughts
and my emotions. It may just be
songs on a CD to some, but to me
it invokes a special time in my
life, and a certain mood comes
over me. A Mystical
Mood.
-
Ron Wiseman
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You
say you're looking for the next
big "I'm falling in love, baby
baby", or "Can't live without
you" CD?If that's the case, you
may want to keep looking since
this new album by Ron Wiseman is
probably not for you.
"Mystical
Mood", Ron's first full length CD
delivers catchy, commercial, pop
melodies merged with a thinking
person's poetic lyrics. We call
it Biblical Reggae - words and
stories inspired by the Old
Testament combined with modern
Reggae rhythms and sounds. All
melodically presented.
One
listen will convince you
something a little different is
happening here. And if you
believe, as I do, that today's
popular music could benefit from
an infusion of intelligent, well
crafted songs, then this CD
should readily fit the bill.
Barry
Lubotta, President
Marshmellow Records
August 2002
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