Aubrey Cummings - Moon Over Me

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Track Listing

We Have It All
Anna-lee
My Hearts Not Talking To Me
A Flower Named June
Moon Over Me
As I Smell The Rain
Just Ordinary People
It's Real It's Life
C'est La Vie
Sitting On Top Of The World
When I Look Into Your Eyes
Make The Moment Last

REVIEW

One description of "Moon over Me" says that Aubrey Cummings "has taken the time to record all original songs from the Heart and Soul". It cautions the reader that "you will travel a new experience as you listen through the different tracks offering some crafty lyrics and melody along with his talented acoustic guitar touch." Indeed.

The promotional clips had tantalized me and so I was excited when the CD was finally in my hand. The first few minutes changed by behavior; I could not multitask while listening to this recording. The vocal phrasings give prosaic words such new significance. Most of the verses have few rhymes and that adds to the lyrical feel of the vocal delivery. When there was silence at the end of the twelve tracks, I was mesmerized by what I had heard and the brilliance of this creation: power, resonance, touching imagery, and honesty. The poetry speaks for itself and here some excerpts:

We Have It All

We have a world filled with flowers

And beautiful songs to sing

We've got miracles of nature

Like new born babies and the colours of spring

We've got dreams to live, love to give

And a God above whom we can call

It's Real, It's Life!

It's real, it's life!

With all its twists and turns

It's real, it's life!

And the lessons that we learn

There are many roads to take

We can choose to bend or break

Or we can be strong and weather

The pain and strife

It's real, it's life!

Sitting On Top Of the World

Every time you go away

My colours change to grey

You and you alone

Can make me feel the way I do

Like I am sitting on top of the world

As I Smell The Rain

As the rain pours outside

Beating against the window pane

It's strange how memories

Are awakened

As I smell the rain

Just Ordinary People

You and I are cautious people

We're always careful in what we do

We don't take too many chances

Our disappointments are few

But for us nothing comes easy

We have to fight for our piece

Of the pie, 'cause you and I

Are just ordinary people, that why

My Heart's Not Talking to Me

My head talks to me

But my heart is the one I listen to

And baby my heart's not talking to me

You have tender loving ways

And a smile that makes my days

But I'm still not sure

If I'm in love with you

Awestruck, I press play again, from track one, and read the credits.

Arrangements by Derry Etkins and Aubrey Cummings
Keyboards and drum programming by Derry Etkins
Andre Woodvine on saxophone
Wayne 'Poonka' Willock on percussion
Executive producer: CRS Music & Media Ltd.
All songs composed by Aubrey Cummings
All guitar tracks, lead and background vocals by Aubrey Cummings

On the second listen, having had my new experience, as forewarned, I say thank you, Aubrey, for this masterpiece.

[eCaroh/Ron - January 2005]