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"The songs on this CD were recorded during the summer of 1980 after returning to New Jersey from Okinawa. It features the members of Minas Tirith and Marty's dad, Ken Mele. The songs were recorded at Brian Patterson's, Frank Patterson's, Marty Mele's, and Tony Miceli's houses." Dave Lieber plucked the classical guitar on Blackbird, Blood on the Rooftops, Entagled, Here Comes the Sun, and Scarborough Fair. Ken Mele whistled the melody on Blackbird. Marty Mele thumped the bass on He is, How High the Moon, I Need You, Love the One You're With, Tin Man, and You Never Give Me Your Money - Golden Slumbers. He strummed the acoustic guitar on Love the One You're With and made bird noises on Blackbird. Tony Miceli hammered the vibes on How High the Moon, Scarborough Fair, and You Never Give Me Your Money - Golden Slumbers. John Spreier performed the remainder of the acoustic guitar & bass tracks, whistled the harmony on Blackbird, and is responsible for all of the mandolin, slide guitar, stratocaster, and vocals. All the performances were recorded and produced by John using an Akai 270DSS. The recordings were digitally enhanced using Adobe Audition version 1.0. How High the Moon was written by Nancy Hamilton & Morgan Lewis. Blackbird was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Blood on the Rooftops was written by Steve Hackett and Phil Collins. I Need You was written by David Gates. Love the One You're With was written by Stephen Stills. Entagled was written by Steve Hackett and Phil Collins. Tin Man was written by Dewey Bunnell. Here Comes the Sun was written by George Harrison. You Never Give Me Your Money and Golden Slumbers were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. He Is was written by John Spreier. Inner Reflection, The Answer, and Epilogue were written by John Spreier.
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Click on the links above to download the songs encoded as WMA (Windows Media Audio) files.
Unlike other web sites, Barnyard Sounds always provides the entire song (not just clips) encoded in Windows Media Audio format (WMA) for your listening pleasure. In addition to the music we also provide the lyrics and the graphics for the CD. Barnyard Sounds believes that the internet is the radio of the 21st Century and that listening to music on the web should be free. If you would like to own the CD, you can pay for it. Click here to purchase New Jersey.
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Any and all lyrics, music, pictures, songs, videos, and works of art created by John Spreier are for your personal use only and remain the exclusive property of John Spreier. They may not be altered, performed, reproduced, or resold in any form without the express written consent of John Spreier. You are free to share them as long as the credit goes where it belongs and you do not profit from their use.
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