Let me know what you think.

http://soundcloud.com/boromac/goodnight-emmas-lullaby

hi boromac,
cant get at your song, soundcloud are 'oooops'

yeah, thet're having some problems, lol.

If you hadn't told us that this was a first attempt we wouldn't have known the difference!

Great debut track. Don't worry about the quality of recording; the most important thing about singer-songwriter tracks is the quality of the composition and voice, which are all good!   

welcome boromac
lovely simple song and nicely played.
be nice to get in a bit closer vocally,
dont mean louder but little more intimate
enjoyed it and excellent work if this is your first your gonna do alright..
 
all the best
nooms

Cheers for the comments. This came to me in one go with no re-write needed. I'd tried before but didn't get far (lots of paper in the bin, lol), the less I tried the easier it was. I only have a desktop mike and laptop to record and no clue about music/production software, so I've a lot to learn on that front.

If that is your first attempt it's pretty impressive. Yes, as you suggest in your soundcloud blurb, those are simple and well used chords. However, people like Green Day and others are still having hits with them. Your song seems to me to be very much in an early '60s Elvis style around the time of 'Girl of my Best Friend' etc. but its well structured. What impressed me most was that it has a middle eight -  which I might add is very nice. Is that something you did automatically or had you looked into song structure before you started writing?

If you haven't got it already I would recommend that you download Audacity.

Audacity is a 100% free music production software, you can download it from their site here, http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/  

Because it's free it is quite basic, however, it'll be more than enough to point you in the right direction. I would highly recommend that you download it and basically just muck about with it! It's the best way to learn

Like I mentioned before; priorities for singer/songwriter is with quality of song/lyric/composition, production is more of a secondary thing really, but is never the less still something that's worth playing around with.

I hope this helps!

Thanx estreet. It did bother me that it had a 50's early 60's feel to it (I like Snow Patrol, Greenday, The Killers, Athlete etc). That's just the way it came out with the limited experience I had. I don't know anything about music theory/structure, but I did realise it needed something to fill it up cos at first I only had the verses. The middle 8 (I don't know what that really means, lol) came last but fit in straight away.

I think this is pretty great for a first attempt, solid songwriting.

Would be great to hear your voice with a better mic setup, it sounds like there's more to hear so it would be nice to bring that out.

I do need to invest in a better setup. But if it sounds ok as it is, I don't need to rush into it. When I upload my next song I'll see what the feedback is like. Work and learning guitar takes up a lot of my time so don't really want to have to learn about production software just yet.

very very good. You're talented. Keep it up. I also recommend audacity. It's basic but it's okay. I use it as well.

Cheers, I've had some really good feedback. Wasn't sure what to expect but thought I'd give it a go anyway. I'll give Audacity a try and see how I get on with it. Thanx again 

If that really is your first attempt then it is pretty impressive, I agree with estreet & nooms is right too about getting a closer on the mic sound for intimacy.Really nice song, well done 

It felt very personal and intimate which is very hard to capture in songs, I listened to all the way through (don't do that with many).   I really feel the sentiment as I have a little Emily that I play to sleep every night    I like your voice, this might be the first song you've written but surely you must have worked on your vocals before?  If not you have a natural talent.  I'd like to hear some more stuff from you.

Keep it up