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wintersliding

by the ramonalisas

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1.
Bar Of Soap 03:53
bar of soap i believe, wooah i believe we can make it in a while, baby, in a while maybe you will see the difference that your love has brought to me i was alone and afraid to be the real me the real i know, baby, i know we were meant to be in a while baby give me time maybe you can start to believe in me well to think we almost didn’t meet up i was so tired we talked about music and xtc for hours you seemed, well, rather nice and i am so grateful for your smile and baby im so thankful that you held my hand well maybe we could get married i’d like some kids buy a house in the country you would make a great dad and i am so grateful for your smile cause when i come home after a terrible day you hold me til the world yeah the world it just goes away and baby im so thankful that you held my hand ahooooowoah well maybe we could get married i’d like some kids buy a house in the country you would make a great dad and i am so grateful for those days you hold me til the world yeah the world it just goes away theres no where else i would rather have you stay well baby im so thankful that you held my hand ahooooowoah
2.
Cm7 03:42
cm7 well, i’ll break the rules i know i’m not supposed to call you but i’m here so nervous and quiet i’ll try not to be noticed i’m not the girl you think i am so sha shattered now so shattered now you know that you will go, so, i’m so sha shattered now i can be rough i can be cruel i can be mean and ill tempered i like things my way or nothing and i won’t stay with you unless i want to i’m not the girl you think i am so sha shattered now so shattered now you know that you will go, so, i’m so sha shattered now i’m not the girl and i’m not the girl i’m not the girl well i’m not the girl
3.
Only One 04:06
only one did you think i was your only one did you think i was happiest under your thumb i only wanted you to stay now i’m wishing you could stay away from me you were my heart you were well, it’s been a year or two it’s been a long time since i heard from you and i hope you’re doing well i’d hate to think that you were all by yourself you were my heart you were you were my heart you were my heart now now well here we are once again when all i ever wanted was to be your friend and i loved you moire than i could bear i guess i fell in love with someone who was not there you were my heart you were you were my heart you were my heart now now
4.
Supernova 03:25
supernova if i let go and i gave you everything would you let me down can you catch me now catch me now can you catch me now i you it’s you you ooahhh lower me down i want to feel the earth feel the earth beneath me lower me down i want to feel the earth feel feel the earth beneath me i’m a supernova bursting to the sky you can’t stop me now ‘cause i won’t let you try i won’t let you try i won’t let you try i you it’s you you ooahhh lower me down i want to feel the earth feel the earth beneath me lower me down i want to feel the earth feel feel the earth beneath me
5.
Home 04:49
home i’m at home now, and i need to clean be better off if i burned everything i went downtown and i bought some trees i do believe they will help me breathe ooooshalalas well i called all my friends and it didn’t take too long with as many people as i know why do i feel so alone well i talked to my sister she is back with that fuck if he hurts her again i will fuck him up but this song makes me feel alright yeah this song makes me feel alright ooooshalalas this home is not my prison i choose to remain guess it’s time to look for work again and this song makes me feel alright yeah this song makes me feel alright ooooshalalas
6.
Mine 04:22
mine i don’t know if you will go sometimes you don’t like me very much i don’t know if you will go sometimes i do push you too far and i will find out what you are thinking i will get to the bottom of this problem of mine and if you should leave me will it be because i tried to love and to keep you by my side all mine mine mine i don’t know if i will go sometimes i don’t trust you very much and i will ask you all of the questions that may lead to our demise but is it so wrong to want to keep you by my side to love and to keep you by my side all mine don’t you want to be mine mine mine mine
7.
Strange Girl 03:39
strange girl you know i know you know you’re not the only one you know i know you know you’re not the only one i know that you think i m a strange girl but i’m not the only one who feels this way no ooowoaoh well you know, i know you’re not the only one who feels this way about a boy come on i see you looking at me from across the room your eyes all over me electricity someday my head will rest in a red dead desert sky and i won’t be here any... be here anymore oowoah well you know i know you’re not the only one who feels this way about a girl come on i know you try so hard to keep it inside but theres no where else to go but up in flames just you and me tonight
8.
throwing bossa throwing it all away to be your mother i’m throwing it all away to be your mother it’s 1960 my mom wears a red pill box she is waiting in the airport for her future “be happy” she says “be happy” throwing it all away to be your best friend throwing it all away to be your best friend all my bad habits will go by the wayside i will learn new ways, i will be good “be happy” he says “be happy” i want to take you to the fields of green i want to take you everywhere i want to take you to the fields of green i want to take you everywhere throwing it all away to be your lover throwing it all away to be your lover i don’t know if you can meet my high expectations but then again, i sure am not perfect “be happy” she says “be happy” i want to take you to the fields of green i want to take you everywhere i want to take you to the fields of green i want to take you everywhere
9.
wintersliding it’s wintertime the air outside is colder to me i go outside the leaves are finally turning around you will go and i can’t stop it i’m already leaving this world behind ahhhhh there’s no more hiding we finally have arrived to this place and now we’re finding there’s beauty in the separation of our foolish pride ahhhhh
10.
Trouble 03:54
trouble and we’ll hole up for days repeat and turn the phrase till it fits and she she left her sister so long ago she was too young but i’m going back home to houston (chorus) wait wait for me my love wait wait for me my love don’t you remember your home don’t you remember your home won’t you come back to your home don’t you remember and she she is trouble that’s what they all say she has no bounderies to hold her in check and she she tells her lovers she tells them with such meaning “i love you the best, i promise” (chorus) navigate these shallow waters we are so close to shore and the night will find us shaken to the core shipwrecked (chorus)

about

Recorded at Pleasantry Lane, Engineered by Salim Nourallah
Mixed by Stuart Sikes at BPL Studios and
Mastered by David Rosenblad at Sir Reel Sound Studios

©2006, Isometerecords ©2006, Tania Ion Rivas
All rights of the producer and the owner of the recorded work reserved. Unauthorized duplication, public performance, broadcasting, hiring or rental of this recording is prohibited. All Rights Reserved

credits

released October 12, 2012

I want to emphasize how lucky I was to live in the part of the world where Carter Albrecht was a staple in our communities musical diet. Anytime Carter played a show, it was a must for all of us original music junkies in the '90's. When I went into the studio to record a list of demo's, I had no idea that I would be able to tap into the musical vein and produce an album with all of these amazingly talented artists.
Carter came on board pretty early and did not charge me to sit in and play what he wanted on tracks that he chose. I remember pacing outside the studio, listening at the door and feeling grateful for the magic he laid down on my tracks. I remember feeling otherworldly when he was around in the studio, and was transported by his solos and musical ideas. On one solo, he plugged his bright red guitar into a toy amp that was running out of juice, and it gave the song the right amount of scratchiness that the song needed. So far, this is the only place online where you can take a listen to what he contributed to my little songs, and I am happy that at least for a little while, I was able to bask in the glow of his humble, down to earth genius-ness. Rest in peace my friend. Thank you for your gifts that continue to provide inspiration to this little soul.

*original liner notes below.


tania rivas wrote the songs, played her mexican telecaster and sang pretty much all the vocal tracks except where noted. if you hear tambourine, shakers, flute sounds disguised as keys, cabasa, that’s her too. salim nourallah of pleasantry lane studios (rhett miller, salim nourallah and the noise/the polaroids, nourallah brothers) recorded, engineered, sang a back up vocal part on bar of soap, played bass on home, the minimal keys/organ sounds on only one and wintersliding. reggie reuffer (the hochimen, spot, mildred, charlie pride) played violin on throwing bossa and suggested recording drums and bass next. matt kellum (peter schmidt and his gentleman scholars, shibboleth, chomsky) recorded all the drum tracks you hear, save for strange girl and parts of supernova and james driscoll (peter schmidt and his gentleman scholars, shibboleth, chomsky) was nice enough to bring his stellar ear and bass for all those tracks except for home. curtis glenn heath (theater fire, curtis glenn heath and friends) came up with some pretty good arrangement suggestions for bar of soap, recorded the acoustic guitar on it as well as on home. *carter albrecht (sorta, charlie sexton, edie brickell & the new bohemians, cosmic chimp, 5PARROW5) played lead guitar on bar of soap, the bridge guitar on strange girl, slide guitar and toy amp on wintersliding, keys on cm7, only one, home, and mine. john dufhilo (the deathray davies, i love math, bedwetter) played drums and lead guitars on strange girl. ed mcmahon (the hochimen) played lead guitar on mine, and another song that isn’t on this record. the elusive and fantastic regina chellew (chao, captain audio, day of the double agent) lent her signature trumpet sounds to supernova and strange girl. she also read some words out of tanias journal, but added some gems of her own. jason roberts (happy bullets) plays twinkly keys on strange girl, while josh mckibben (happy bullets) and tim ruble (happy bullets) added trumpet/trombone to mine and trouble these boys then joined andrea roberts (happy bullets) in the wintersliding choir. the most phenomenal jared lawson (man is mostly water, the ramonalisas) lent his ear and drumming talents to supernova right around the middle to end and the drums on the break in strange girl. johny lloyd rollins provided the male vocals on wintersliding, and sang in the choir. the original takes were of ben meyercord who helped co write the second verse on lazy afternoon. sara radle (lucy loves shroeder, sara radle and her band, the rentals) came in to sing back ups on strange girl and another tune not on this record. tania later recorded additional tracks for them, but left bits and pieces of sara strewn about the song. final touches included vincent wilbanks, who played saxaphone on trouble, joined by ryan mcgeeney (sissispaceship) on flamenco guitar. trouble also contains bits of poetry in the last verse written by kristi ferrabee when she was in the wafer demand survey. stuart sikes (grammy award winning sound engineer for white stripes, cat power, pavement, the walkman, modest mouse, the happy bullets) spent the better part two weeks of at bpl mixing the record down. they also tweaked a few songs at stuarts secret studio in oak cliff.

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Tania Rivas
Lyrics/BackUpVocals/Shakers/
Cabasa/Tambourine/Rhythm Guitar
Bar of Soap

Rhythm Guitar/Lyrics/Vocals
Cm7, Supernova, Mine, Home, Strange Girl, Throwing Bossa, Wintersliding, Trouble

Rhythm Guitar/Lyrics/Vocals/Shakers/Flute
Only One

Matt Kellum — Drums

James Driscoll — Bass
Bar of Soap/Cm7/Only One/Supernova/Mine/Strange Girl/Throwing Bossa/Trouble

Carter Albrecht
Lead Guitar — Bar of Soap/Strange Girl (break)
Slide Guitar — Wintersliding
Keys — Cm7/Only One/Home/Mine

John Dufhilo
Drums/Lead Guitars — Strange Girl

Reggie Reuffer
Violin — Throwing Bossa

Salim Nourallah
Additional BackUp Vocals — Bar Of Soap
Bass — Home
Minimalist Keys/Organ Sounds — Only One/Wintersliding

Curtis Heath
Acoustic Guitar — Bar of Soap
(arrangement ideas) | Home

Ed McMahon
Lead Guitar — Mine

Regina Chellew
Trumpet — Supernova/StrangeGirl
Spoken Word — Wintersliding

Josh McKibben
Trumpet — Mine/Trouble
Choir — Wintersliding

Tim Ruble
Trombone — Mine/Trouble
Choir — Wintersliding

Jared Lawson — Additional Drums
Supernova (mid song drums switch over)
Strange Girl (break)

Jason Roberts
Twinkly Keys — Strange Girl
Choir — Wintersliding

Andrea Roberts
Choir — Wintersliding

Vincent Wilbanks
Saxaphone — Trouble
Choir — Wintersliding

Sara Radle
Back Up Vocal Essence — Strange Girl

Ryan McGeeney
Flamenco Guitar — Trouble

Johnny Lloyd Rollins
Male Lead Vocals — Wintersliding

Ben Meyercord
Song Writing Assistance (second verse) — Wintersliding

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