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Had a day off! (Whew!) So I had to write a new one. I met my wife some 43 years ago at a music festival in Port Isabel, TX. She was a vocalist in a band, and I was a solo artist. And the rest is history! Last Sunday, we went to Threadgill's (The Old Armadillo Headquarters) in Austin to celebrate our grandson's 12th birthday. We were surprised to get to see the Bells Of Joy (a legendary Black Roots Gospel group) perform at the Sunday Brunch. As we were all singing along, I caught a glimpse of my wife smiling at me - and the idea for this song was birthed. (Sorry for the lengthy intro!) smile Hope you enjoy it...

The Richest Man In Town

Here are the RealTracks used...

RealTracks in song: 2478:Bass, Acoustic, Held Ev 110
RealTracks in song: 887:Piano, Acoustic, Solo-Accompaniment FolkPopPrairie Ev 100
RealTracks in song: 2449:Guitar, Electric, Background, PopDreamyBrent Ev 085 (CustomFX)
RealTracks in song: 1856:Cello, Background PopCountry Ev 085
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Have a great day!

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What a cute story! Thanks for sharing, Steve. An appropriately wonderful song, too. Love the cello.


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Steve

BEAUTIFUL
lovely story as well

nice harmonies

just beautiful

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Steve,

Lovely heartfelt ballad. All comes together perfectly and a nice choice of real tracks.

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The richest man indeed. We are thankful that we also have a long wonderful marriage and that it allows us to get swept quickly into this heartfelt production.

As always your vocal and the selection of RT's are perfect for the composition. The nice airy mix and the "just right" out front vocal are so well done.

Nice!!

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Steve,

A beautiful love song. Written as a good love song ought to be - original and from the heart... The melody on the third line ("...You turned my heart around") is a nice surprise.

Beautiful vocal (as all of yours are). Nice arrangement and production and mix (as all of your are). The use of the guitar was especially nice.

Excellent.

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Love this song. Beautiful melody, great hook and gorgeous production.

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Beautiful piece Steve. Vocal and lyric were excellent


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Steve, Great write and superb vocals. Good idea for a hook. Beautiful production and mix. Much enjoyed! Tom

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Hi Steve Young, that is a wonderful story and inspiring song! - The vocals are awesome!


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Steve,
A wonderful love song, delivered with a great vocal and fine production.
I especially enjoyed where you took the melody... oh, and the cello of course.

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Just beautiful Steve!! So well written and delivered. So sincere. Wonderful vocal and the perfect arrangement to carry the song. A true gem!! Take care. Greg

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Originally Posted By: David Snyder
Love this song. Beautiful melody, great hook and gorgeous production.


+1! David said what I was thinking.
This is my new fav of yours! Sweet back story too.

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Wow nice production to help round out a truly beautiful song. Great vocal. This song really touched me. Thank you.

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Originally Posted By: Will B - PG Music
What a cute story! Thanks for sharing, Steve. An appropriately wonderful song, too. Love the cello.


Thanks, Will! Appreciate your kind words.

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Steve

BEAUTIFUL
lovely story as well

nice harmonies

just beautiful

Alyn


Thank you, Alyn! Always great to hear from you.

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Steve,

Lovely heartfelt ballad. All comes together perfectly and a nice choice of real tracks.

Peter


I appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment, Peter. Glad you enjoyed it!

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Whow Steve!
Your beautiful voice really shines here.
Beautiful composition, lyrics and arrangement.

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Sorry it is taking so long for me to get back on this one. I've had another crazy week! I just did a more complete mix, so there have been some little changes uploaded.


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The richest man indeed. We are thankful that we also have a long wonderful marriage and that it allows us to get swept quickly into this heartfelt production.

As always your vocal and the selection of RT's are perfect for the composition. The nice airy mix and the "just right" out front vocal are so well done.

Nice!!

J&B


Thanks so much, Janice and Bud! You may have won life's lottery, but I'm still the richest man in town. smile Always appreciate hearing from you!

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Steve,

A beautiful love song. Written as a good love song ought to be - original and from the heart... The melody on the third line ("...You turned my heart around") is a nice surprise.

Beautiful vocal (as all of yours are). Nice arrangement and production and mix (as all of your are). The use of the guitar was especially nice.

Excellent.

fj


Thanks, Floyd! Always look forward to hearing from you. Glad you like it!

Originally Posted By: David Snyder
Love this song. Beautiful melody, great hook and gorgeous production.


David, thank you for posting your kind words! Glad you enjoyed this one!

Originally Posted By: Scottt709
Beautiful piece Steve. Vocal and lyric were excellent


Thanks so much, Scott. Appreciate it.

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A perfect song for a perfect story. I always look forward to the times you get to slow down and grace us with your wonderful talent of writing and performing such quality music.

Enjoyed this.

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