A Few Words On The Making Of Okay, Alright

From its inception, the recording of this album was a unique and very intimate experience. I went in with an utterly open-minded attitude and faith that magical things could happen if the right people were involved. I wanted to work with the best and with people I had an intimate and emotional connection to. This is my most passionate and heartfelt collection of songs to date. The songs span what seems a lifetime and, indeed, my entire professional musical career. Twenty years of songwriting condensed to the 12 songs plus one cover. Connected by a story that lived inside me like a secret whisper, never fading from my heart. These songs were chosen by Peter, Howard and I individually. Yet, out of twenty -nine demoed pieces, we all agreed on the same group.

I was adamant in producing it myself as I had a definite vision of what I hoped to achieve here. Yet, the two-year process evolved into a beautiful team of three, where we bounced ideas off each other and were all present at every turn.

Working with Peter Moore was an experience I will never forget. He is incredible in every way and brought things out of me that I didn’t know I could access. We recorded the album in high definition; Howard Gladstone, who prodded me to record these songs, was my rock and my driving force. He was steadfast in his support and his belief in what we were doing.

I wanted the songs to feel like an intimate conversation, the piano and vocal, how I sing them with their natural rhythms. I recorded the songs as true to how they were written and how I would perform them solo on my piano in my living room. I recorded the piano and vocals first and afterwards brought in George Koller and Marito Marques, both who have performed with me extensively, to add their magic. Together they indeed created a whole universe. Noah Zacharin, a longtime performance partner and co-wrote Hilton Head with me, added guitars. Tony Quarrington contributed additional guitar on Imagination and composed the beautiful string arrangements performed by Kevin Fox on Cello, Anne Lindsay on violin, Charmaine Lewis on viola, and Graham Mansfield on mandolin the sparkle on the snowy So Cold.

I am very proud of what we achieved. The songs live together and apart. This album is a musical diary and, for me, a soundtrack of my life over the past 20 years. I hope the listener can feel what I felt when I wrote them.

Thank you for all of your support.

XOXO