When I wrote these songs, I never thought
they'd be recorded, no less by a band of such excellent musicians. I was
jobless and living alone in a Manhattan studio apartment with a piano, so it
seemed like a good idea to abandon classical piano and write some songs.
Years later, my good friend
Tony Scherr suggested I ask Kate
Sullivan to sing them. She happily took on the project, and stayed with
it despite her worsening health. On two hot summer days two years ago, we
got together in Tony's unairconditioned Brooklyn apartment/recording studio.
David Phelps joined us
on acoustic guitar, Tony played bass, slide guitar, and drums, my husband,
Liam, played drums as well, I (eight months pregnant) played keyboards, and
we recorded the songs.
Throughout the next several months, Kate made trips to Tony's to
re-record her vocals.
Michelle Casillas
sang the two songs Kate hadn't gotten to, accompanied by jazz pianist
Dave
Berkman on Hammond organ. Producer Tony added
Rob DiPietro's
masterful bongo playing to "Cocoa on the Cappuccino," and on several songs,
the indispensable flute of Joe
Montini (a chance to finally record with wife Kate).
When Tony Sherr (the producer) wins his grammy for his cd in 2008, guess who's going to have to go down into the cellar to retrieve "While We're Young " cds to sell.
HELLOOOO!! it keeps saying my profile is deleted or that i can't send messages, so i am using this comment to invite you to my show at The Baggot Inn on February 27th in NYC. if you are nowhere near that area, i apologize. haha...but...!! just know that i'm also saying hey. i hope things in life are going okay right now and...it's always nice to hear comments back, hear how you're doing. wish you the best, homie...
