How Long Do You Bake a Record?

In business I’m particular about deadlines, promises and commitments. It’s a matter of pride and reputation.  I imagine those disciplines can also help in artistic endeavors, but I’m learning that albums just take their own sweet time.  Never mind that I planned to release Enter the Muses this November.  The record is almost, but not…quite…baked.

So, in the meantime, I’m going to drop another single, and this one is nudging back in the direction of happy – don’t let its title fool you.

Cry a Little Longer has an interesting back-story.  I wrote a song for my daughters that was full of dad-advise (d)advise, which sounded fine with my solo guitar, but in the studio the lyrics were swallowed by the band.  I liked the new sound but it needed another message, so I wrote a soaring lyric called Wheels Up, but I overshot the landing.  That was in the spring, and I put the song on the back burner to focus on other stuff.  Over the course of a month or two, I came up with a counterbalanced lyric to the upbeat melody.  Cry a Little Longer was born.  Who said something about wishing on stars!

The new single will be out as soon as the streaming services can process it.  Let me know what you think!  Your feedback is more than helpful – it directs the music.

And soon the album, Enter the Muses, will arrive – in a few weeks, I hope.  Music takes time.  I surrender to the Muses.