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HEARTSTRINGS

by Gregory Page

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    The focus on Heartstrings is evident on first listen; it is a trip back in time several decades to a dim, relaxed jazz club that could be anywhere.

    To accomplish this, Page enlisted some help from co-producer Jeff Berkley, pianist Sky Ladd, and a cadre of San Diego's top session players. Ladd's grand piano is out front, but Gilbert Castellanos' hatted trumpet accents and Randy Hoffman's vibes have their moments. The sound, like some of Page's other recordings, is soaked in nostalgia, and his unforced, crooning vocals feel right at home.
    The first three tracks take the relaxed listener back to a musically simpler time, when all the songs had catchy melodies, the microphones were huge chrome behemoths, there weren't any big amps crowding the stage, and all of the singers sounded a little bit like Rudy Vallee.
    "Promise of a Dream," the opener, is one of the seven Page originals and sounds like a Tin Pan Alley standard, or maybe a song from a ‘40s musical - as do many of his songs on the disc. A combination of Page's gift for capturing the sound of the era, the melodious song structure and lyrics, and the instrumental flourishes crystallize this nugget, and it works again on "Don't Cry," and the title tune. This song, an unforgettable highlight, has an airy, upbeat lyric about "a brand new sunny day," sung over one of those scales of notes that lock the listener in. "Tuesday Night at Croce's" is a soft, solo jazz piano piece by Ladd, one of two on the disc that add to the club date feel.
    Page the crooner is in top form on "One and Only Love," and "Rewind Me Back to You." These both have that old-time flavor, and "Rewind" makes no bones about reminiscing about the good old days: "Life looked bright in black and white." If the rest of the disc were not so effective, to close with a smooth cover of Edith Piaf's ‘40s classic "La Vie En Rose" might be risky, but Page manages to make it fit the mood of the other songs. Or, he actually made them to fit it, and succeeded.
    Heartstrings is a great listen. It shows that many of the things that made good music 70 years ago still work. It also stands up as a considerable statement of Gregory Page's talent and musical direction.     ... more

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released 28 April 2010

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Track Name: Love Knocks You Down
Love Knocks You Down

Some days my minds out of time
My hearts beating backwards
And my soul I can’t find
One hour in a dark lonesome night
Feel like forever
When no one holds you tight
When love knocks you down
And you’re cursing your luck
Like a rodeo clown
You must get up
Make a wish, say a prayer
Be alone a little longer
A broken heart won’t kill you
It will only make your stronger
My thoughts run away with themselves
The devil likes to chase me in heaven
And through hell
Sometimes it’s hard to believe
You’re dreams can come true
And the worlds at your feet.
I was a fool, I was so naïve
I swallowed all your lies down into me
Go on now, take your leave
The sooner you are gone
The sooner I am free.
Track Name: Promise Of A Dream
Promise Of A Dream

Love has come to take away my heart
And there aint noting I can do
Walking around with my head up in the stars
Lost in lonesome being without you
All the tears from my eyes,
Are like raindrops I cry
A thunderstorm of memories
Our yesterdays are gone
But I’m still holding on
To the promise of a dream
I have tried to see the world outside
I had dinner and drinks with someone new
She looked so fine
But talked the whole time
So all I did was think about you
Loving you is like staring at the sun
Burning fast and shining bright
On the horizon suddenly you’re gone
Leaving me alone in the twilight
Track Name: Don't Cry
Don’t Cry

I’m sorry that I had to leave
I didn’t mean to make you cry
It’s better that it’s suddenly
Than a long sad goodbye
All the laughs we used to share
In photographs remain
Now I have to disappear
I won’t be coming home again
Don’t Cry,
Don’t cry
Don’t cry no more
Love is like a scarlet rose
But its thorns can cut like a knife
And the scar upon your heart won’t show
In the dead of night
It’s true I always cared for you
That wont ever, ever go away
But it makes leaving so hard
And we both need a new start
At the first light of day
Track Name: Heartstrings
Heartstrings

I make a wish then count to three
I close my eyes it’s black I see
And then I’m gone
Peace on Earth is what I sing
Togetherness and lets all bring
The soldiers home
And every Sunday there’s a big parade
And all the circus animals escape
And criminals regret their evil ways
On this brand new sunny day
Food is free is grows on trees
And fast food is the enemy
You know it’s true
Break down all the walls between us
More school and more pay for teachers
We should do
Don’t take these dreams away
It’s like flying through the air without wings
A hopeful melody is played
On my heartstrings
Children are all happy warm and safe
On this brand new sunny day
Track Name: Saturday Night Blues
Saturday Night Blues

It’s Saturday night and I’m all-alone
Out on the town and I’m feeling blue
It’s been forever and a day
Since you’re gone
Still I can’t seem to stop loving you
Whisky won’t wash away all the memories
In fact it only makes me miss you more
Everyone’s out tonight
Walking hand in hand
And I’m all dressed up in my favourite suit
The bitter cold tells me you’re really gone
Still I can’t seem to stop loving you
Track Name: One And Only Love
One & Only Love

Underneath the willow tree
That is weeping constantly
How I wish you were with me
My one and only love
A month of Sundays pass in vain
Come and go with the summer rain
When Will I see you again
My one and only love
Maybe I’m just a dreamer
Foolishly wishing on a star
Love has blinded me forever
Though my heart will always know
Just where you are
A nightingale sings a lonesome tune
On a wire under a blue moon
I pray that I will see you soon
My one and only love
Track Name: Rewind Me Back To You
Rewind Me Back To You

They don’t seem to make people
Like they did way back when
Those bad old days some would say
Are better forgotten
Still I can’t stop reminiscing
For a time I never lived in
And all those things I never knew
I can’t believe I’m missing
Life looks right in black and white
Rewind me back to you
Fancy free, skipping gaily
To meet you I am charmed
Just goes to show you
When life was slow ya would say
Well I’ll be darned
There’s no time like the present they say
Still I prefer to live right here in yesterday
With my memories I’ve never made
Rewind me back to you