Vessel Credits
Richard Walton Vessel Notlaw Music 2500
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1. Tumblin’ Down Richard Walton (4:00)
2. Lost Inside Her Smile Richard Walton / Joe Spatarella (4:22) 3. For Those Who Wait Richard Walton (3:33) 4. Shine Your Light Richard Walton / Tim McFadden (5:03) 5. Revelation Richard Walton / Joe Spatarella (2:50) 6. Believe Richard Walton / Janet Gross (3:50) 7. Keepin’ The Faith Richard Walton (3:34) 8. Queen And Castle Richard Walton / Joe Spatarella (4:34) 9. Lost Within These Words Richard Walton / Eugene Jubilee (3:54) 10. Light Of The World Richard Walton / Tom Alonso (4:46) All songs © Notlaw Music, BMI all rights reserved Producer & scapegoat: Richard Walton Recorded at: The Pond, Secret Sound, Green Hill Studios, Drat Productions, Studio E CD cover design & layout: Kenneth Evans Photographs: Tecla Walton CD face design & layout: Theresa Ratajczak / www.PDAMarketing .net CD duplication: Drat Productions “Tumblin’ Down” (Richard Walton) Richard Walton – lead & back-up vocals, acoustic guitars, bass guitar, percussion Tom Alonso – keyboards, mini-moog, engineer Andrew Davidsen – electric guitar Bill Dickson – back-up vocals & vocal arrangements, engineer Frank Garcia – back-up vocals & vocal arrangements Tim McFadden – back-up vocals & vocal arrangements Richard Walton – producer & engineer John Grant – engineer & mixing Ephesians 2:14 “This one came very quickly about breaking down the personal walls we seem to put up. The first line says it all” “Lost Inside Her Smile” (Richard Walton / Joe Spatarella) Richard Walton – all vocals, bass guitar, drums Joe Spatarella – acoustic guitars Tom Alonso – keyboards, engineer Andrew Davidsen – electric guitar Jacob Yoffee – tenor saxophone Richard Walton – producer & engineer John Grant – engineer & mixing “Joe came to me with this song and wanted me to produce it. I changed a few minor things and Joe was kind enough to give me the co-writing credit. I feel this is an intense song with a a lot of deep meaning and tension.” “For Those Who Wait” (Richard Walton) Richard Walton – lead vocal, Takamine acoustic guitars, bass guitar, percussion Joe Doyle – flute Debra Tracey – back –up vocals Margot Gibson – back-up vocals Tim McFadden – back –up vocals Richard Walton – producer & engineer John Grant – engineer & mixing Isaiah 30:18 “This one broke a long, dry writing spell for me. I wanted to write about and remind us that God is everywhere and has His own time table. Blessed are all who wait for Him”. “Shine Your Light” (Richard Walton / Tim McFadden) Richard Walton – lead & back-up vocals, acoustic & bass guitars, drums Tom Alonso – piano, organ, intro arrangement, engineer Bill Dumas – electric guitar Joe Doyle - saxophone Michele Caldwell – back-up vocals & vocal arrangements Sandy Howard – back-up vocals & vocal arrangements David Meer – back-up vocals & vocal arrangements Tm McFadden – back-up vocals & vocal arrangements Katie Turyna – back-up vocals & vocal arrangements Mike Varacalle – pre-production drums Richard Walton – producer & engineer John Grant – engineer & mixing Matthew 5:16 “Written on a beautiful sunny day in Lewes, De., I brought it to Tim and he wrote an amazing bridge. Again, Tom added the cool intro to the song. This song has been recorded a few different times but I think we finally got it right on this take. The harmonies & back-up vocals were ‘group arranged’ by Tim, Sandy, Michele, David, Katie and myself – that was fun!!” “Revelation” (Richard Walton / Joe Spatarella) Richard Walton – all vocals, acoustic guitars, bass guitar Tom Alonso – keyboards, mini-moog, engineer Bob Margolis – electric & acoustic guitars Mitchell Shaivitz – drums, engineer Richard Walton – producer & engineer John Grant – engineer & mixing Revelation 4:5 “This one was a direct result of a Baltimore Songwriters Association song challenge. There was an exercise to write a song about lightning. Joe wrote some cool words, then I refined them and put music and a melody to it. Again, I feel there’s a lot of deep meaning to this one”. “Believe” (Richard Walton / Janet Gross) Richard Walton – lead & harmony vocals, bass & acoustic guitars, tambourine Tom Alonso – piano, organ, engineer Bob Margolis – electric guitars, slide guitar Tim McFadden – back-up vocals & & vocal arrangements Mitchell Shaivitz – drums, engineer Richard Walton – producer & engineer John Grant – engineer & mixing “B.S.A.. had another songwriting challenge and Janet gave me song lyrics. I ran with it, coming up with a melody & chords very quickly. Later, we both refined the lyrics and ditto!”An acoustic live favorite!! “Keepin’ The Faith” (Richard Walton) Richard Walton – lead & harmony vocals, acoustic guitars, bass guitar Christopher Russell – electric guitars & lead acoustic guitars Mitchell Shaivitz – drums, engineer John Grant – organ Debra Tracey – back-up vocals & & vocal arrangements Tim McFadden – back-up vocals & & vocal arrangements Richard Walton – producer & engineer John Grant – engineer & mixing 2 Corinthians 1:24 “Inspired by a relationship between a gentleman and his bride-to-be. As I remember, this song came very quickly.” “Queen And Castle” (Richard Walton / Joe Spatarella) Richard Walton – all vocals, acoustic guitars, bass guitar, drums Tom Alonso – keyboards, mini-moog, engineer Bob Margolis – electric & acoustic guitars Richard Walton – producer & engineer John Grant – engineer & mixing “Joe & I had such a blast with “Revelation”, we thought we’d try another. Tom, Bob & Mitch are the best guys to work with; they come up with all the right parts. Thanks guys!!” “Lost Within These Words” (Walton / Jubilee) Richard Walton – all vocals, acoustic guitars, bass guitar, organ, percussion Jacob Yoffee – tenor saxophone Richard Walton – producer, engineer & mixing “Originally written for “The Whole Nine Yards”project.- I’ve been performing it recently in my solo shows and the response has been well enough to re-visit the song and re-cut it”. “Light Of The World” (Richard Walton / Tom Alonso) Richard Walton – lead & back-up vocals, acoustic & bass guitars, drums Tom Alonso – piano, organ, engineer John Roberts – electric guitar Michele Caldwell – back-up vocals & vocal arrangements Sandy Howard – back-up vocals & vocal arrangements Marty Lanzino – back-up vocals & vocal arrangements Tm McFadden – back-up vocals & vocal arrangements Katie Turyna – back-up vocals & vocal arrangements Richard Walton – producer & engineer John Grant – engineer & mixing 2 Corinthians 5: 7-17 Matthew 5:14 “Written for my church in mind; as a song to sing during worship, but for some reason they didn’t want to do it.. I got a few great singers from my church together, we arranged the vocals and it worked! I’ll never forget the fun we had singing this track! Tom added the cool, gospel intro and gave me much moral support to finish the song.” "Save A Corner Of Your Heart" (Rusty Young) WB Music Corp. Pirooting Publishing Richard Walton – all vocals, Taylor acoustic guitars, producer, arranger, engineer John Grant – lead acoustic guitar, engineer So many thanks go to: Mom & Dad, The Baltimore Songwriters Association – especially my monthly support group of Joe Spatarella, Iris Ann Hirsch, Laurence Baer, Tim McFadden and Ed Kaitz., Men’s Fraternity and my marriage support group @ Grace Community Church, Rebuilders @ Chapel Gate Presbyterian Church, Kathie Walton for her years of love & support, Stanley & Noah Boyce, Music Monthly Magazine, the talented musicians in the Richard Walton Group for their patience & support of this vocal project, my loving family, friends and musical supporters that have waited this long for a vocal CD. Especially to each musician who graciously gave their talents to bless each song. Thank you!! |
