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brentbourgeois.com brentbourgeois.com Don’t Look Back Back of My Hand Deep Blue Sea The High Road Poor Me Anything is Possible All She Ever Wanted You & I Psycho My Island Without You Digital Album Notes “Don’t Look Back” brentbourgeois.com Digital Album Notes “Don’t Look Back” brentbourgeois.com brentbourgeois.com Don’t Look Back When the eyes of the world have descended upon you And you feel like you have to justify every single thing that you do It may be time to try a different tact Keep your eyes straight ahead and don’t look back I’ve got to say you take things way too hard And you end up feeling all battered and scarred Before you give yourself a heart attack Just keep on movin’ and don’t look back (Keep on movin’ and don’t look back) You do a lot of preachin’ ‘bout right and wrong And we all gotta listen to that same ol’ song Well do yourself a favor while you’re talkin’ smack Hit the road and don’t look back (Hit the road and don’t look back) Two little birdies sittin’ in a tree One says to the other, “Do you see what I see?” There’s a cat right down below us and he’s looking for a snack Let’s take to the skies and don’t look back (Let’s take to the skies and don’t look back) Talk is cheap; but you know that Peacock still be singin’ ‘bout a big man’s hat Mama always told you ‘fore you hit the sack Shut your mouth and don’t look back Shut your mouth and don’t look back When trouble seems to find you on your left and your right Hide under my wing and stay out of sight It’s so easy to get on the wrong track Keep your eyes on the road and don’t look back (Eyes on the road and don’t look back) Let’s take to the skies and don’t look back Just keep on movin’…and don’t look back Written & produced by Brent Bourgeois | Brent Bourgeois: lead vocals, keyboards, programming | John Lee Sanders: lead vocals, sax Aaron Smith: drums | Chris Rodriguez: guitar, bgvs | Rachael Lampa McCarthy: bgvs, Racheyfu | Michelle Tumes: bridge bgvs | Mixed by Ralph Stover| Drums recorded by Stephen Leiweke at Yackland Studio, Nashville TN. brentbourgeois.com Brent Bourgeois & John Lee Sanders “Don’t Look Back” “Don’t Look Back” is the title song and leads the record off. It was important to set the tone with something fun and funky. The song features John Lee Sanders on vocals and alto sax. John and I go back to a band called Uncle Rainbow, who got their start in Dallas and moved to the San Francisco Bay area in the mid-70s. The song also features a young lady that I discovered in the mountains of Colorado when she was 14 years-old. Rachael Lampa (McCarthy) remains the best singer I have ever had the pleasure of working with, and I’ve worked with a few. Also appearing with Rachael on vocals is Chris Rodriguez–their blend is fantastic. Aaron Smith is playing drums. I also want to mention a fantastic cameo vocal tour-de-force by Michelle Tumes (Higgins.) Michelle and I worked a great deal to- gether during our time in Nashville, especially considering she was on “another” label. In fact, one of the many things I got in trou- ble for during my time as VP of A&R at Word Records was my prolific use of Michelle. Anyway, I had an idea for a vocal layering arrangement in the instrumental section of this song and immediately thought of her to do it. It’s a short bit, but it is very powerful. Boy did she deliver! She sent me FORTY-EIGHT tracks! Now that’s a girl after my own heart!See more photos here. brentbourgeois.com brentbourgeois.com Back of My Hand Love hurts like a blister On the back of my hand keep bumpin’ it Just a little but just enough Enough to believe it’s driving me crazy But that’s what love does…but I’m lazy But not enough to believe that I’m over my head I know love like the back of my hand But not enough to believe that I’m over my head I know love like the back of my hand Love aches like a cavity In the back of my head -it’s always buggin’ me If I let it get the best of me It’s always driving me over the edge But that’s what love does…not gonna let it Not gonna ever let you know that I’m over my head I know love like the back of my hand Not gonna ever let you know that I’m over my head I know love like the back of my hand I know love like the back of my hand I know love like the back of my hand I know love like the back of my hand Love hurts but I’ll get over it Like the blister on the back of my hand Written & produced by Brent Bourgeois | Brent Bourgeois: lead vocals, bgvs, keyboards, programming | Steve Brewster: drums Chris Rodriguez: guitars and bgvs | Mixed by Ralph Stover brentbourgeois.com Brent Bourgeois & Steve Brewster “Back of My Hand” Steve Brewster sat in the drummer’s chair for my last album, “Come Join the Living World,” and did a fantastic job. But I will always remember one moment in time with him during those sessions. He was in the studio laying down a track, and it was right at the mo- ment of the OJ Simpson slow-motion White Bronco freeway chase in LA. Charlie Peacock, engineer Craig Hansen and I were in the control room and the TV was on overhead showing the “chase.” We were absolutely transfixed, and Steve finished a track and just sat there waiting for anyone to say anything, but no one did. Finally, he yelled, “HEY!” which awoke us from our trance, and we just had him come into the studio and watch. We were done for the day. Steve Brewster is back on this record, playing on “Back of My Hand,” and “Anything is Possible,” and his drumming is stellar. In this picture, I am explaining to Steve the importance of having a lot of snare drums… brentbourgeois.com brentbourgeois.com Deep Blue Sea Like the fool that I am I come crawling back From the bottom of the deep blue sea It’s a shame but you knew I was drowning there And you wouldn’t lift a finger to save me I had thought I was wise to the ways of the world But nothing had me reeling like this Now I’m sinking like a stone and I’m all alone At the bottom of the deep blue sea At the bottom of the deep blue sea On the Fourth of July you said bye to me You declared your state of independence I was hoping you’d stay for a drink or two And we could talk about our best intentions Hey the man in the moon and a cold day in hell Has just as good a chance as me I swore it was your fingers around my neck On the bottom of the deep blue sea On the bottom of the deep blue sea No rhyme no reason no sense at all Faithless lover is out to get me I tell myself that I’ve had my fill I keep swimming on back to the one that got me And now I swear I’ve met my end At the bottom of the deep blue sea At the bottom of the deep blue sea At the bottom of the deep blue sea At the bottom of the deep blue sea No rhyme no reason no sense at all Faithless lover is out to get me I tell myself that I’ve had my fill I keep swimming on back to the one that got me And now I swear I’ve met my end At the bottom of the deep blue sea And now I swear I’ve met my end At the bottom of the deep blue sea At the bottom of the deep blue sea At the bottom of the deep blue sea At the bottom of the deep blue sea Written & produced by Brent Bourgeois | Brent Bourgeois: lead vocals, keyboards, programming | Chris Rodriguez: guitars, bgvs Mixed by Ralph Stover brentbourgeois.com “Deep Blue Sea” I consider Chris Rodriguez one of my best friends in the music industry. I got to know him when he sang on Come Join the Living World, and we’ve been close ever since. Chris was always a first call session singer and guitarist in Nashville in the late 80s and into the 90s and beyond, but everyone always wondered why he never made his own record. Well I finally tricked him into making one for me at Word Records, and I produced it as well. Chris’s fingerprints are all over this record–especially the first three songs. On “Deep Blue Sea,” Chris is singing and playing the guitar parts. Oh, and I had a most memorable experience listening to the master of the record with him in his car the evening that I got it ;) In this photo, I’m explaining to Chris that it’s probably not a good idea to put AutoTune on his vocals until after he sings…See more here.

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