Tell me [[crying over you) by The Delgonives

[55Motown]

It does not seem nine years since I did my Detroit session at Studio A in Dearborn Heights which featured local notable session musicians and artists. SD member Dennis Coffey produced and played on the recordings, along with musicians Uriel Jones, Spider Webb, Robert Jones, Ray Monette, Gil Bridges, George Katsakis, Bob Babbitt to name a few. Spyder Turner, Cherokee Pree and Gayle Butts provided the fabulous vocals and harmony arrangements. David J. Van De Pitte arranged from my demos sent over in 2007/early 2008. And I beleive my releases are the only ones ever to spell his name correctly for the first time!

'Tell me [[crying over you)' was originally authored in London around 2004 and was written with Spyder Turner performing it in the back of my mind, simply because he was also a SD forum member. I figured that one day I would get to Detroit and do something musically and why not do it with SD members. At that time Dennis, Spyder, Bob, George were active on SD threads with invaluable knowledge so it all made sense especially after the 2003 visit to the Cass Cafe SD meet up. Once the session was organised Spyder chipped in with some great lyric enhancements, so now we are co writers of the song. Since then, 'Tell me' has had radio airplay, vinyl pressed up, and a live performance or two by Spyder in the UK and Europe, thanks to Hitsville Chalky over here who recognised the potential of the song. Today I have decided to re-cut the song and 'The Delgonives' cover features Detroit's Drew Schultz on drums for example. Indeed, the drums are doubled up a la Motown to get that Funk Brothers groove. There will be ten vocal and instrumental mixes as the technology allows it, plus I have the time to do them. It's a novel way to exploit the rhythm track and hopefully recoup the expenditure on live musicians on this recording. It's not cheap creating authentic sounding productions.

So this is the rhythm plus instrumental version:

https://soundcloud.com/bandtraxs/tel...strumental-ver

And this is the last vocal version prior to tweaking and mastering:

https://soundcloud.com/bandtraxs/tel...ives-version-7

And this is the 'sweet mix':

https://soundcloud.com/bandtraxs/tel...x-instrumental

And this is the tenor sax instrumental:

https://soundcloud.com/bandtraxs/tel...instrumental-1

Stay tuned for more info as I have just about finished the mastering process and hope to release by first weak in July or thereabouts.

My next move it so see whether any of the musicians on my Detroit session can record remotely today, guitars, bass, lead horns etc and use them on my productions. Little acorns......

[55Motown]

I meant to say if you would like to hear all four Detroit cuts from the 2008 session head for my Spotify channel 'Morethansoul' by 55motown. Most of my works are on there. Failing that they are everywhere you can think of. Some of the tracks have a full length preview on CD Baby for example, just search the song/artist etc:

https://open.spotify.com/user/55moto...LlS1eD3X5jd5Ud

[55Motown]

Also, if anybody is interested in seeing any video footage of my Detroit session from 2008, go to the following link. For starters you will see: Spyder Turner, Pree, Uriel Jones, Bob Babbitt, Dennis Coffey, Gil Bridges, George Katsakis, Ray Monette, David J. Van De Pitte, Spider Webb,Robert Jones to name but a few:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKuRfjNmY-E

[TomatoTom123]

Wow, that sounds really great, 55Motown. Thanks for sharing. I'll try and check it out!

[55Motown]

Thank you TomatoTom123...

And here is the rough edit pre release promo/teaser showcasing a few of the mixes. Remember, there will a free mono radio mix when released:-

"The pre promo teaser for 'Tell me [[crying over you' by The Delgonives, due for release soon! If you think 60s Detroit, beach music, blue eyed soul...you would be correct.

This is the new cover version of the Spyder Turner classic from 2008 on Bandtraxs Records, but how can that be beat? It can't, but Carl Dixon insisted The Delgonives cover the song and release it with +10+ exciting mixes to promote the song.

RADIO TALENT: Contact me by pm for more information and details of the DPK which include all ten mixes, the promo, sleeve art and free mono mix.

© Carl Dixon/Spyder Turner 2008
[[p)Carl Dixon/Bandtraxs Records"

https://soundcloud.com/55motown/tell...e-promo-teaser

[55Motown]

Finally released everybody 17th July 2017, 'Tell me [[crying over you)' by The Delgonives, the cover of Spyder Turner classic from 2008, which was recorded at Studio A/Dearborn Heights/DETROIT. This new version has your very own Drew Schultz on drums. This is the free mono version.

https://soundcloud.com/bandtraxs/tel...e-mono-version

This is the promo which showcases a few of the vocal and instrumental mixes:

https://soundcloud.com/bandtraxs/tel...e-delgonives-2

TRIVIA: This song was authored around 2004 when I was a little more vocal on forums here and there.

[55Motown]

Hi everybody -

I just released another Delgonives track called 'One piece of cake'. Eight versions in total and featuring Detroit's own Drew Schultz on drums. Remember, much of my music is influenced by the 60's Detroit sound! Once I get my ducks in a row, I will do a separate thread. It is only in CD Baby at the moment, other stores soon. This link is for the FREE mono version for you to download:

https://soundcloud.com/bandtraxs/one...e-mono-version

and this is the CD Baby link where you can hear, in full all 8 versions of the songs [[and buy them):

http://https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thedelgonives8


Detroit session musicians - guitars and bass, contact me if you can record via your home DAW in 24bit/44.1khz, no compression or effects [[clean) and can play a la Detroit, Motown, Ric Tic, Golden World, Blue eyed, beach music, Valli, Beach Boys, popcorn, bubblegum, soul etc. I write and produce retro sounding material and am trying to remain faithful to that sound with melodies, ideas and arrangements etc. Yes, another studio session one day..but I need to see decent returns before I commit to that scenario.

[55Motown]

Thanks to those for the messages/enquiries re session musicians. Just to clarify, this is not studio work per se, but recording isolated tracks to my demo's for eventual/hopeful release with the completed track if suitable. It will be a flat fee for example for a guitar part, but a second part and extra amount and third, extra again etc. Same with vocals, flat fee, plus b/v's each one with an extra payment.

There are not that many knocking on the door these days and 'The Delgonives' were a result of that. I simply gave up on trying to get singers so did it myself.