This is a recording that has been years in the writing, and the past six months in the recording. It is a reflection of some of the many sides of me, and is intended to mean little else. I simply wanted to put some of my songs on record for the rest of the world to enjoy. I hope you find it as emotionally moving as I did when I wrote and recorded it.
1. Coming Home (music by Michael Alan & Dennis Edwards, lyrics by Dennis Edwards) ©1998 MystiClear Music & 1999 JustDewIt Music
2. Dream Come True (music & lyrics by Michael Alan) ©1997 MystiClear Music
3. So High (music & lyrics by Michael Alan) ©1999 MystiClear music
4. Meredith Sue (music by Tim Strzechowski, Steven Broderick, and Michael Alan, lyrics by Tim Strzechowski and Steven Broderick) ©1995 White Boy Productions and You Call That Music
5. The Dig (music by Michael Alan, lyrics by Steven Michael Broderick) ©1995 Steven Michael Broderick, ©1996 MystiClear Music
6. Love Is Pain (music by Michael Alan & Dennis Edwards, lyrics by Michael Alan) ©1989, 1993 MystiClear music
7. Down on My Knees (music by Michael Alan, lyrics by Michael Alan & Emmett Ward) ©1999 MystiClear Music
8. Deadbolt (music & lyrics by Steven Broderick, Tim Strzechowski, and Michael Alan) ©1995 White Boy Productions and You Call That Music
9. Footprints in the Sand (music & lyrics by Michael Alan & Dennis Edwards) *this is one of two different sets of lyrics for this piece. The recorded version was written as is mentioned above. However, there is another version as yet to be recorded in which the lyrics are solely written by Dennis Edwards. ©1995 MystiClear Music and JustDewIt Music, ©2000 MystiClear Music
10. Sparrow (music by Michael Alan, lyrics by Steven Michael Broderick) ©1995 MystiClear Music. The original poem, Charcoal ©1995 by Steven Michael Broderick
All copyrights belong to their respective owners, and may not be reproduced, duplicated or in any other way mangled by anyone in accordance with Illinois state and federal laws, not to mention the owners of these copyrights would hunt you down and slap you around in your own kitchen.
All guitars, vocals, drums, bass and any other noises on this recording performed by Michael Alan.
Recorded and engineered by King Carley. Produced and mixed by King Carley and Michael Alan @ Carley studios, Palos Hills, IL
No animals were harmed during the making of this recording, although King’s cat is a little hard of hearing now.
Michael Alan uses and abuses: Ibanez guitars, ESP guitars, C.F. Martin acoustic guitars, Carlo Robelli basses, ProMark drumsticks, Pappy’s bass, Joe’s cymbals, King’s drums, Dunlop “Big Stubby” picks, D’Addario strings, Fender amps, Peavey amps, Digitech electronics, Morley pedals, Icehouse beer, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Camel cigarettes, Mead notebooks and Bic pens. Why does that matter? I don’t know, I just thought I should mention it.
This album is dedicated in loving memory of Donnie Grotts.
The men on the cover of this project are (l-r): my great-grandfather Stanley, my grandfather Chester Charles Sr., and my great-uncle Victor – my relative strangers.
For questions, comments, booking information, job information, help with homework, someone to talk to, or for a good time: Michael Alan nyjl75@aol.com
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