[Viscount Cramer & His Orchestra]

Couple of years ago I came across an acapella on some site by a singer from The Netherlands called Chantal and thought....ooh I like this so I knocked up a rough backing track...and finally we got it together.

So although Chantal has generously credited me with the music it's really all her work, lyrics and melody, and I just gave it somewhere to sit.

It's called 'Just Leave'

Chantal will provide you with the lyrics if you listen but I'll rustle them up later if anyone thinks I ought to.



Oh yeah forgot to say there are a couple of colourful words....

[Andyb]

A very commercial voice (I mean that in a good way) couple of wobbles on note transitions if I am being ultra picky but I like the rawness of that so doesn't lose any points in my book. Intro was a bit long for me found myself wanting to jump ahead to hear the vocal. Musically very accomplished. Love the upright bass

[PaulyX]

Swampy jazz bar chic on display here... very nice indeed. Should be in a film noire. Bluesier than most of your stuff perhaps?  It sounded very authentic. 
PS I just read the movie title in your avatar image... never noticed it before... had me grinning. 😄

[shadowfax]

A moody piece that works very well, my only crit is that the distorted guitar is often getting in the way of the vocal, I would move it more to the right a bit more, lower it's volume a bit and reduce it's higher frequencies a little...you'd still hear it but it would compliment the vocal rather than fight with it...IMHO

best, Kevin

[Jambrains]

Agree with @shadowfax that the guitar is sometimes a bit too up front, competing with the vocals and I thing that nice double bass(?) could come up a bit but apart from that the mix is solid. Solid performance throughout, a great collab where 1+1 becomes 3 I'd say. Can we hope for more in the future? Well done both of you! Heck, I even dug the saxophone, an instrument I have a very complicated relationship ever since Baker Street 

[Bankie]

Nice n lazy, loved the impeccably recorded vocals, but do agree with the others about the EQ on the guitar. I'd also have liked some lyrics to read along to :p

[Skub]

The others have covered the minor nits,so I'll just agree and say I thoroughly enjoyed the track VC. The girl can sing for sure,smokey and lazy vox. 

[rightly]

shadowfax is right on da money there
still very enjoyable as it is.
nice job!

[MichaelA]

I often feel like swearing in songs, sometimes songs are literally crying out for a few expletives! But truth is you are basically blacking out all potential for radio play if you do that. And besides she sounds too nice to swear, ha ha!

It's a very radio ready vocal too, as it happens and the kind of melodic bluesy song that does break through now and again I actually liked that guitar accompaniment, plus the understated sax was a sweet embellishment.

[Cawproductions]

Hi VC,

Yeh a very nice chilled vibe on the backing track, this lady has a super smooth vocal tone with lots of control.

I Hate to jump on the band wagon but I like the guitar in the BG just thought it took a bit from the vocal, But hey just my half penneth.

Really nice vibe though, top work by all, and don't do yourself injustice, It takes a lot of work to put a track together mix, etc.
I hate all this top line Boll*cks, a song is a completed piece of work, guitars, drums, vocals, lyrics and credit to all involved.

Cheers
Andy

[Viscount Cramer & His Orchestra]

Thanks for listening guys.
The message about the guitar got through loud and clear!
Glad even I couldn't make Chantal's vocal sound bad...just crowd it a bit! Great singer isn't she?

Andyb - Thanks man. The intro just had to be this long and that's it!
Pauly - Swampy jazz bar chic sounds good to me. Yeah....those anagrams....or near anagrams!
Kev - i did try your 'make room' track trick but clearly needs work.
JB - I think you're right about the bass....you used to be a bassist if I remember correctly so you must be right. Funny about the sax...and in Baker Street it plays a far different role of course. So that's 40 years of sax appreciation ruined by just one song....it shouldn't be allowed.
Bankie - Yeah lazy that's me....too lazy to transcribe the lyrics.
Skub - Thanks Davy...always rely on you for a like! Cheers!
Rightly - Glad you enjoyed.
Michael - Thanks. I think we're looking at a few Soundcloud plays and that's that....anyway the song's a bit long...
Andy - Thanks for the compliments...just really emphasising that it was Chantal who wrote the song as this is a songwriters forum. Yes the arranging, playing and all that jazz plays a huge part of course!

Cheers boys.