You've gotten some good responses to your production, which I know nothing about, anyway, so I'll just say...I really like the words and your voice, and how you sing it. I only listened to the first version. I know there's nothing helpful here, but I wanted to let you know I like it a lot.
Vicki
Thanks Vicki, I've noticed, you respond a lot in this forum, so I take your comments as a real compliment.
It's more than enough to know you like my voice, that's always been something I didn't have much confidence about. As for the words, they just come from the soul, and I think it's how they are carried by the melody that's the important bit..Bowie could make you sing along with the most peculiar lyrics, and no one would care because the melody is so hooky.
as for the knack of production, it's just down to concerntration, really listening, and being really picky even a nudge of a slider here, and a hair less of rvb there. The best analogy is when a musician says they have a piece ready, it's very often that they just know how to play it, getting it ready to perform can take just as long.
I'm fired up by the comments I've received from this forum, so I'm off to have a go at the un finished co noshussness that I've put up for comment....
Bye for now.
Rich