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Production Notes:
Recorded at Bay Farm Studios, Kingston, Ma.
Produced by: Peter J.
Engineer: Paul Caruso
All songs written and performed by
Peter J. (BMI)
Peter J., performed rhythm, finger
style guitar and vocals.
Engineer: Paul Caruso has worked extensively with Aerosmith and
also co-produced and played drums on ''Mercy," on Joe Perry’s
instrumental that was nominated for a Grammy Award. A little more than
a year ago Paul played drums with Perry on the Late Night with Conan
O’Brien Show. Paul Caruso was well known around Boston in the music
industry.
Bass
Player, Tim Archibald performing on the album has won the Best Bass
Player in Boston Award several times and has traveled the world playing
bass with many rock and roll bands. Tim’s fretless bass can be heard in
several songs providing such rich under tones that are unique in this
album.
Guitarist Dana, West provided electric, acoustic and classical guitar.
Dana captured the feel we were looking for with his classical guitar
while also providing the subtle rock edge. This is most evident in the
song Pina Colada where Dana plays both parts in the instrumental.
Percussion was performed by Paul Caruso
Heidi
Thompson and Katie Mackey provided back up vocals on "Martinique". "Piña
Colada" and "Cast Your Dreams".
About The
Songs
All the songs
on this CD were written after several trips down to the Caribbean.
The song (Track 3):
Piña Colada
combines several of the islands and the Keys of Florida. Banana
daiquiris from Martinique, Cruzan Rum from St. Croix and Piña Colada
from Bonaire and the idea of being out and about just having some fun
and the sun going down behind the clouds out on the sea, from Key West.
This combination shaken not stirred will provide a very up tempo song
about baking in the sun, singing our song and just having some fun!
Track 2:
Island Time
came to me after a busy day at home and finally sitting down watching TV
trying to unwind and I started to think about our recent trip to
Bonaire. While we were down in Bonaire after leaving home during a
major snow storm I was trying to remember if I had gotten everything
done before leaving, I needed a cup of coffee desperately that first
morning. I ordered a cup from our waiter and 20 min. later I
still didn’t have my cup of coffee. Seeing the pot of coffee I
went up to get the cup myself. Just as I reached for the pot our
waiter turned and said “I said I would get the cup for you Mon, now go
back and sit down and I will bring it over to you in a min”. He
added, “Where are you goin’ mon”. “Do you need to be somewhere
Mon?” I went back to our table and sat down. My cup of
coffee arrived after another 20 min. It was then that I realized
I was now” Living on Island Time.” I wrote the song that
night.
Track 4:
Cast Your Dreams
was written when we were down in Puerto Rico. It was in the
evening and my wife and I were lying in a hammock out under the palm
trees out by the beach. There was a band playing in the café near
by and a couple walked by holding hands and the moon was rising from the
sea and I said to my wife this would make a nice song .......... I
pulled my hat down as I closed my eyes.
Track 6:
Boat Shoes
(I wanna be a millionaire) was a fun song to write. Just
putting the words together made me laugh while writing it. The
song was based on the fact that someone actually said I was no James
Bond.......Really! Take a good look around!. I also don’t
have much in the way of luck either. I think we all dream about
what it would be like to win the lottery or strike it rich and what we
would buy with all that money or what we would like to do with it as far
as rolling in it or what have you. Most of the people I see on TV
who have won the lottery don’t look much like a James Bond either. For
me, I’m still standing on the pier waiting for my boat to come in.
Track 1:
Martinique
was written about leaving one paradise (the old coast of Mexico) for
another with some beautiful secluded coves where all you need is a
bottle of tequila, a lady and a sun that's hot!..........that's all you
need and all you've got!
Track 5:
St. Lucia
To ask someone to sail away with you to St. Lucia and promise to stay
with that someone for all time would be one of life’s greatest
adventures. St. Lucia is only a state of mind. The
promise.............is the real adventure.
About the Album
Songs from the album “Living on
island Time” have received Internet Airplay on
Radio JimmyDreamz., Permanent Vacation Radio, Parrot Island Radio,
Tropicast Radio, WBWC 88.3 FM in Cleveland, Ohio and at www.WBWC.com on
the web, WATD 95.9 FM Marshfield Ma. and at www.959watd.com
"Island Time" was featured on
Tomorrows Dreams Radio Show Heard on WATD 95.9 FM in Marshfield, Ma. and
at www.959watd.com on the web.
"Martinique", "Piña
Colada", "Island Time", "St. Lucia" have
been played on Dennis "DK" King's Island Time Radio Show
Heard on
WBWC 88.3 FM in Cleveland, Ohio
and at www.WBWC.com on
the web.
“Island
Time” was Featured on John Cody’s Endless Summer Radio Show on Permanent
Vacation Radio.
"Island
Time", "Piña Colada" and "Martinique" were Featured on John Cody’s Endless Summer Radio
Show – New England
“Piña Colada” was a
Featured song on TropiCast
Radio Showcase on Tropicast Radio.
Episode #5
"Piña Colada" was a Featured song
on TropiCast Radio Showcase on Tropicast Radio
Episode #20 Another Summer in the Books
"Boat Shoes" was a Featured song on
Tropicast Radio Showcase on Tropicast Radio.
Episode #25 MOTM 2007 Wrap Up
“Island Time” & “Boat Shoes” made
number 1 on Radio JimmyDreamz Top Ten List while all six songs from the
album have appeared on the Top 10 List.
Feb. 3, 2007 four songs appeared
on JimmyDreamz Top Ten List
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Top 10
tracks on Radio JimmyDreamz: |
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1.
Island Time - Peter J.
2. St. Lucia - Peter J.
3. Boat Shoes - Peter J.
4. Far Side of the World - Jimmy Buffett
5. This Old Island - Jim Morris
6. Beyond The Reef - Steel Drums & The Sea
7. Martinique - Peter J.
8. Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
9. Middle of the Night - Jimmy Buffett & Neville Brothers
10. We Owe It All To Jimmy - Jimmy & The Parrots
**Based on ratings the past 30 days (updated 2/3/2007) |
Songs
that have appeared on Radio JimmyDreamz Top 10
List
1/29/2008
6. Martinique - Peter J. |
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2/19/2007
10. Pina Colada - Peter J. |
1/14/2008
9. Cast Your Dreams - Peter J. |
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2/14/2007
1. Island Time - Peter J.
7. Pina Colada - Peter J. |
7/15/2007
3. Pina Colada - Peter J. |
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2/9/2007
1. Island Time - Peter J.
4. Pina Colada - Peter J.
6. Boat Shoes - Peter J.
10. St Lucia - Peter J. |
7/9/2007
3. Pina Colada - Peter J. |
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2/7/2007
1. Island Time - Peter J.
2. Pina Colada - Peter J.
6. Boat Shoes - Peter J.
7. St Lucia - Peter J. |
7/6/2007
6. Pina Colada - Peter J. |
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2/6/2007
1. Island Time - Peter J.
2. Boat Shoes - Peter J.
5. Martinique - Peter J.
8. St Lucia - Peter J. |
7/1/2007
7. Pina Colada - Peter J. |
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2/3/2007
1. Island Time - Peter J.
2. St. Lucia - Peter J.
3. Boat Shoes - Peter J.
7. Martinique - Peter J. |
4/25/2007
7. Island Time - Peter J. |
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2/2/2007
1. Boat Shoes - Peter J.
2. Island Time - Peter J.
3. Martinique - Peter J. |
2/22/2007
9. Cast Your Dreams - Peter J. |
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2/1/2007
1. Island Time - Peter J.
3. Boat Shoes - Peter J. |
2/20/2007
9.
Pina Colada - Peter J.
10. Island Time - Peter J. |
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1/19/2007
4. Martinique |
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