FROM THE NEW WORLD
Credits:
1. Fare Thee Well
(4:33)
Lead
Vocal - Todd Cooper
Backing
Vocals - Todd Cooper, Doug Powell
Sax
- Todd Cooper
Bass
- Guy Erez
Drums
- Danny
Thompson
Keyboards
- Tom Brooks,
Doug
Powell
Guitars
- Jeff
Kollman, Dan
Tracey, Doug
Powell
Orchestral
Arranger and Conductor
- Tom Brooks
Written
by Todd
Cooper, Doug
Powell, Alan
Parsons
Todd
Cooper Songs
(ASCAP), Dolce
Vitunes (BMI),
Appertaining
Music (SESAC)
administered
by Soroka
Music Ltd.
2. The Secret
(4:13)
Lead Vocal - Mark Mikel
Backing Vocals - Mark Mikel, Chris Shutters
Bass
- Guy Erez
Drums,
Percussion -
Danny Thompson
Keyboards
- Tom Brooks
Guitars
- Jeff Kollman
Swarmandel
- Mark Mikel
Written
by Mark
Mikel, Guy
Erez, Jeff
Kollman,
Alan
Parsons
Pugland
Publishing
(BMI),
Guy
Erez Music
(ASCAP),
Monclovian
International
(BMI),
Appertaining
Music (SESAC)
administered
by Soroka
Music Ltd.
3. Uroboros (4:05)
Lead Vocal - Tommy Shaw
Backing Vocals - Tommy Shaw, Doug Powell
Bass
- Guy Erez
Drums
- Danny
Thompson
Keyboards
- Tom Brooks,
Doug
Powell
Guitars
- Jeff
Kollman, Dan
Tracey
Written
by Todd
Cooper, Doug
Powell, Alan
Parsons
Todd
Cooper Songs
(ASCAP), Dolce
Vitunes (BMI),
Appertaining
Music (SESAC)
administered
by Soroka
Music Ltd.
4. Don't Fade Now
(4:12)
Lead Vocals - Alan Parsons, P.J. Olsson
Backing Vocals - P.J. Olsson, Todd Cooper, Dan
Tracey
Bass
- Guy Erez
Drums
- Danny
Thompson
Keyboards
- Tom Brooks,
Andy
Ellis
Guitars
- Jeff
Kollman, Dan
Tracey
Written
by Guy
Erez,
Andy Ellis, Alan
Parsons
Guy
Erez Music
(ASCAP),
Minmei Songs
(BMI),
Appertaining
Music (SESAC)
administered
by Soroka
Music Ltd.
5. Give 'Em My Love
(3:17)
Lead and Backing Vocals - James
Durbin
Guitar Solo - Joe Bonamassa
Bass
- Guy Erez
Drums
- Danny
Thompson
Keyboards
- Tom Brooks
Guitars
- Jeff
Kollman, James
Durbin
Written
by James
Durbin, Julian
Colbeck,
Alan
Parsons
JHHK
Music (ASCAP),
Colbeck
Songs
(BMI),
Appertaining
Music (SESAC)
administered
by Soroka
Music Ltd.
6. Obstacles (3:32)
Lead Vocal - Mark Mikel
Backing Vocals - Mark Mikel, Scott Hunt
Bass
- Guy Erez
Percussion
- Danny
Thompson
Keyboards
- Tom Brooks
Guitars
- Jeff Kollman
Written
by Mark
Mikel, Jeff
Kollman,
Alan
Parsons
Pugland
Publishing (BMI),
Monclovian
International
(BMI),
Appertaining
Music (SESAC)
administered
by Soroka
Music Ltd.
7. I Won't Be Led Astray
(4:36)
Lead Vocal - David Pack
Backing Vocals - Alan Parsons
Guitar Solo - Joe Bonamassa
Cello
- Mika Larson
Bass
- Guy Erez
Drums
- Danny
Thompson
Keyboards
- Kim
Bullard
Guitars
- Jeff
Kollman, Tim
Pierce
Written
by David
Minasian, Kim
Bullard,
Alan
Parsons
Minasian
Music (BMI),
Corbin
Trail Music
(BMI),
Appertaining
Music (SESAC)
administered
by Soroka
Music Ltd.
8. You Are The Light
(4:22)
Lead Vocals - Alan Parsons, Dan Tracey
Backing Vocals - Dan Tracey, Todd Cooper
Bass
- Guy Erez
Drums
- Danny
Thompson
Keyboards
- Tom Brooks
Guitars
- Jeff
Kollman, Dan
Tracey, Doug
Powell
Written
by Dan Tracey,
Keith Howland,
Alan
Parsons
27
Songs
Worldwide (BMI),
Keith
Howland Music
(ASCAP),
Appertaining
Music (SESAC)
administered
by Soroka
Music Ltd.
9. Halos
(4:14)
Lead and Backing Vocals - P.J.
Olsson
Bass
- Guy Erez,
P.J. Olsson
Drums
- Danny
Thompson
Keyboards,
Programming -
P.J.
Olsson
Guitars
- Dan Tracey,
Jeff Kollman
Written
by P.J.
Olsson, Dan
Tracey, Alan
Parsons
Sedna
Music (ASCAP),
27
Songs
Worldwide
(BMI),
Appertaining
Music (SESAC)
administered
by Soroka
Music Ltd.
10. Goin' Home
(4:45)
Lead Vocal - Alan Parsons
Bass
- Guy Erez
Drums
- Danny
Thompson
Keyboards
- Matt
McCarrin
Guitars
- Jeff Kollman
Orchestral
Arranger and Conductor
- Tom Brooks
Written
by Antonín Dvořák,
William Arms
Fisher
Re-imagined
by
Tom Brooks,
Alan Parsons
New
Earth Song
Publishing
(ASCAP), Appertaining
Music (SESAC)
administered
by Soroka
Music Ltd.
11. Be My Baby
(2:42)
Lead and Backing Vocals - Tabitha
Fair
Bass
- Guy Erez
Drums,
Percussion -
Danny Thompson
Keyboards
- Tom
Brooks
Guitars
- Jeff
Kollman, Dan
Tracey
Orchestral
Arranger and Conductor
- Tom Brooks
Written
by Jeff
Barry, Ellie
Greenwich,
Phil Spector
ABKCO
Music Inc.,
Mother Bertha
Music Inc.
Administered
by EMI
Blackwood,
Trio Music Co,
Universal -
Songs of
Polygram
International
Inc.
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"From The New World" was the title of
a hugely popular symphony by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák -
Symphony No. 9
in E minor.
It would often
be played on
my father's
somewhat
modest record
player while I
was growing up
in London.
Ever since I
first came
into the
business, I
have always
fancied doing
my own version
of it with
modern rock
instrumentation
combined with
orchestra.
That is still
on my bucket
list, but I
have made a
start by
remaking a
song based on
the Largo from
the symphony
with a lyric
written by one
of Dvořák's
student,
William Arms
Fisher in
1922. The
title was
Goin' Home.
It won't be
the first time
many of you
will have
heard it. It
has been
performed by
many great
artists in
more recent
times
and an
instrumental
version was
immortalized
in a UK
commercial for
Hovis brown
bread which
has reappeared
many times
since it was
first shown in
1973.
Dvořák
lived in
America for
much of his
life, so "From
The New World"
was an apt
title. The
symphony
successfully
evoked
a connection
with American
folk music,
and in
particular
African
American
spirituals,
which Fisher
captured
perfectly in
his lyric.
Another reason
for borrowing
Dvořák's
title is that
we have all
been
experiencing a
very different
New World
in the last
couple of
years since
the
Coronavirus
pandemic began
to affect the
lives of every
one of us.
I also have
the excuse of
being a Brit
who has lived
in America for
over 20 years
and the fact
that most of
the artists
appearing on
this album are
American or
Native
American.
It has been a
genuine
pleasure to
work with some
great artists
on this album.
As well as
everyone from
the live band,
who have all
contributed,
both as
players and
writers, I
would give a
special
mention to
Tommy Shaw
from Styx,
guitarist
extraordinaire
Joe Bonamassa,
and my good
friend David
Pack,
originally of
Ambrosia.
James durbin
will be a
familiar name
to many - he
appeared in my
Art and
Science of
Sound video
series and
came very
close to being
a winner on
American Idol.
A new
acquaintance,
Tabitha Fair,
did a
fantastic job
on our remake
of The
Ronettes hit,
Be My Baby
which has
fulfilled a
career-long
desire of mine
to acknowledge
the work of
Phil Spector,
who despite
his poor
reputation in
later life,
had a huge
influence on
American pop.
My best to you
all,
Alan Parsons
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PRODUCED
BY ALAN
PARSONS O.B.E.
Engineers:
Alan Parsons,
Noah Bruskin
Recorded
at
Parsonics,
Santa Barbara,
CA
www.parsonics.com
Additional
Engineering
by:
P.J.
Olsson
at Rebel Remi
Studio,
Matthew
Mikel at Exit
Way
Out Studios,
Austin
Brown at
Blackbird
Studios,
Nick
"Ace" Lutz at
Voice Box
Digital,
Jeremy
Harlshorn
and Kevin
Penner at
Bandwagon
Studio,
Russell
Wiener at Hi
Wheel Studios
Orchestra
Recorded at:
East
West Studios,
Hollywood, CA
Engineers:
Noah Bruskin,
Jeremy Miller,
Ivan Handwerk
and Jordan
Cantor
Special
thanks to
Candace Stewart
Orchestra
contracted by
Karen Garrity
Music
Mastered by Dave Donnelly, DNA Mastering
Production Coordinator: Trinity Houston
Artwork: © Ioannis, www.dangerousage.com
Photography: Shlomi Pinto
Layout & Design: Josefa Vaca, David Minasian
Thanks to: Trinity Houston, David Minasian, IM3 Global
Entertainment, Karyn Soroka, Judy La Marca,
Justin Hirschman, Billy O'Connell, John Lucchetti, Brian Deeb,
Rod Berman, Jeff Goldman, Tim Kappell,
Julian Colbeck, Robert Marshall at Source Elements, Karen
Garrity, Justin Hayward, all at Frontiers,
and of course Lisa, Tabitha, Jordan, Brittni, Bella, Smokey,
Raoul, Jeremy, Dominique, Elektra and Daniel
alanparsons.com
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