
michael fogarty

I Need Thee I Need Thee
Brooklyn girl Annie Hawks penned the lyrics to this song. Robert Lowry wrote the music. Robert told Annie (about a thing he saw) If you'll write the words, I'll write the music. And here is the result.

words premaster words premaster
This is a mix for auditioning purposes. Written and sung by Jon Tucker with his wife on backups. Jon played acoustic and electric guitars recorded in Austin Texas at Dream Harbor Studios. All keys, production in Japan in my studio.


not just one life not just one life
everybody belongs to someone. A little respect for life.

Begins and Ends with You Begins and Ends with You
.. have you ever loved somebody that you just can't have for one reason or another but you can't get them off of your mind? I wrote this for someone very close who has this problem.

leave it up to you leave it up to you
Chiyoko McNair singing a song I wrote for my son in the depths of despair.

The Candle The Candle
You're not alone no matter how hard life gets--the candles are left out for you at night. Great job Aimee with Mak on guitar.

one day at a time one day at a time
sometimes a day seems so long. Just take it one day at a time. Christy Gibson did a great job on this one. Rest of the team is the same--Philip Johnson guitars/Mike Marringtom drums.

Always Always
there is only one thing we can take with us when we die-the love we gave.

It Is No Secret It Is No Secret
Old Jim Reeves song--always been one of my favorites since I was a kid so did a recording of it with Christy Gibson. That's my band Mak on Sadowsky, Masa on Acoustic, Mike Marrington drums--streetlite myself and Keiko on backups. I did production, wu

kokoro utsukushii kokoro utsukushii
a song in Japanese which is entitled-beautiful heart-it kind of loses something in the translation. This is Keiko singing.

reach for the sky reach for the sky
Angelina singing--sometimes life is a struggle. We feel like giving up. Go out into the back yard and eat worms and see if anybody cares. Well, that kind of attitude has never gotten me anywhere. Just gotta keep on fighting or as my mom used to say,

Keep it Burning Keep it Burning
gotta keep the love burning--sometimes it's light is all that's left to hold onto.




thoughts thoughts
Just sat down and did a one take performance for a friend. AM posting for Sonar Forum members to hear the P120.

trusting in the night trusting in the night
a lullaby for the babies-with nice musicianship.

Cool Breeze 1978 Cool Breeze 1978
1978 recording from Atlantic Records-Jeremy Spencer and I composed with a little help from Peter Green

where we find ourselves where we find ourselves
story of the choice whether to give up or keep going when a loved one moves on. Vocal by Kaleb James. Composed by Greg Chako.