"So Very Hard to Go" is a #torchSong performed by American #rhythmAndBlues band #TowerOfPower, issued as the second #single from their eponymous third album. It was produced by the band and written by band members Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka, with #LennyWilliams performing the vocals. The song is the band's biggest hit to date in the United States, peaking at No. 17 on the #Hot100 on 28 July 1973 and No. 4 on #KHJ on 31 July 1973.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9BRqGpppJw

"I Don't Wanna Cry" is a song recorded by American singer #MariahCarey for her first album Mariah Carey (1990). Written by Carey and producer #NaradaMichaelWalden, #ColumbiaRecords released it as the album's fourth single in March 1991. A #LatinSoul–influenced #pop #ballad, the #torchSong describes the end of romance. It features drums, guitars, digital synthesizers, and a classic #songStructure with highly delineated section roles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfG1qwl-Zho

"I Don't Wanna Cry" is a song recorded by American singer #MariahCarey for her first album Mariah Carey (1990). Written by Carey and producer #NaradaMichaelWalden, #ColumbiaRecords released it as the album's fourth single in March 1991. A #LatinSoul–influenced #pop #ballad, the #torchSong describes the end of romance. It features drums, guitars, digital synthesizers, and a classic #songStructure with highly delineated section roles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebfaEx9SN64

"The Man that Got Away" is a #torchSong, published in 1953 and written for the 1954 version of the film #AStarIsBorn. The music was written by #HaroldArlen, and the lyrics by #IraGershwin. In 1954, it was nominated for the #AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong. In 2004, #JudyGarland's performance of the song was selected by the American Film Institute as the #eleventhGreatestSongInAmericanCinemaHistory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxz-8gSFjjo

"Someone That I Used to Love" is a #torchSong written by #MichaelMasser and lyricist #GerryGoffin that first became a success for #NatalieCole in 1980.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnr__ZuMk8U

"Drinking Again" is a 1962 #torchSong, with lyrics by #JohnnyMercer and music by Doris Tauber. The song has been recorded by #FrankSinatra (#TheWorldWeKnew), Dinah Washington (#DrinkingAgain), #ArethaFranklin (#UnforgettableATributeToDinahWashington), and #BetteMidler (Bette Midler),among others. The song was recorded by #TheJeffBeckGroup in 1968 (with altered lyrics and music) as "#IveBeenDrinking".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN5tT7PzQyQ

"Someone That I Used to Love" is a #torchSong written by #MichaelMasser and lyricist #GerryGoffin that first became a success for #NatalieCole in 1980.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H89_X3v0c9g

"The Man that Got Away" is a #torchSong, published in 1953 and written for the 1954 version of the film #AStarIsBorn. The music was written by #HaroldArlen, and the lyrics by #IraGershwin. In 1954, it was nominated for the #AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong. In 2004, #JudyGarland's performance of the song was selected by the American Film Institute as the #eleventhGreatestSongInAmericanCinemaHistory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzyPMRo8ZUQ

"Drinking Again" is a 1962 #torchSong, with lyrics by #JohnnyMercer and music by Doris Tauber. The song has been recorded by #FrankSinatra (#TheWorldWeKnew), Dinah Washington (#DrinkingAgain), #ArethaFranklin (#UnforgettableATributeToDinahWashington), #BetteMidler (Bette Midler) and #JamesAnthony (#BlueAgain) among others. The song was recorded by #TheJeffBeckGroup in 1968 (with altered lyrics and music) as "#IveBeenDrinking".
https://youtu.be/LeZfl45GHvo

"Someone That I Used to Love" is a #torchSong written by #MichaelMasser and lyricist #GerryGoffin that first became a success for #NatalieCole in 1980.
https://youtu.be/TZUDUCoIIBo

"Someone That I Used to Love" is a #torchSong written by #MichaelMasser and lyricist #GerryGoffin that first became a success for #NatalieCole in 1980.
https://youtu.be/6j4fRwLBDfo

What I'd give for an #Otari #24Track now and a simple #FSK sync unit.

https://youtu.be/92bnSoP15e4

Busy day in the studio today, plumbed in a Behringer #X32Rack as a synth/drum machine submixer and occasional USB interface.

I do love the #X32's faux #QuantecRoomSimulator reverb, brings back many happy memories of #WilliamOrbit and #TorchSong's #WishThing album.

I'd say it's the perfect submixer for a big electronic music studio although it is verging on overkill. BUT I got it for around the same price as a bare USB interface with similar inputs.

It's the first #TunesOnTuesday of #FAWM, February Album-Writing Month, a global community of songwriters. It's a chance to write music to other peoples' lyrics, as in this example "Bullet In The Night," which turned into a torch song about love and betrayal.
More info: http://ohljazz.com/2023/02/07/tunes-on-tuesday-bullet-in-the-night/
#songblog #jazzblog #musicblog #jazz #jazzmusic #songwriter #songwriting #composer #lyrics #piano #jazzpiano #music #musician #mastomusic #mastojazz #performance #torchsong