Something To Remember
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Hayley Oliver, Rob Smith & Richard Anderson
SOMETHING TO REMEMBER
Produced by Rob Smith @ Polar Music New Zealand Studio's, Ratapiko, Taranaki, New Zealand
1. Drifting Away (R.Smith) (4:07)
2. I Can't Help But Feel The Way I Do (R. Anderson, R. Smith) (4:03)
3. Something To Remember (R. Anderson, R. Smith) (3:36)
4. The Silence Of It All (R. Smith) (5:00)
5. Let's Get To The Heart Of The Matter (R. Anderson, R. Smith) (4:33)
6. Love You Forever (R. Anderson, R Smith) (4:05)
7. Through The Heart (R. Anderson, R Smith) (4:09)
8. How Many Ways (R. Smith) (4:23)
9. I Believe In Angels (R. Smith) (4:06)
10. The Simple Things In Life (R. Anderson, R. Smith) (4:13)
11. You Might Think (R. Anderson, R. Smith) (3:23)
12. Days Gone By (R. Anderson, R. Smith) (5:29)
Introduction by Rob Smith:
It's an amazing thing that todays technology allows us to have made this album from opposite ends of the earth. It's no small feat either, as we have constructed this album from e-mail correspondence only, and that can be such a hinderance at certain times, and it certainly makes the bringing together of this album even more satisfying, that we have achieved our goal and come up with an album that Richard, Hayley and I are all truly proud of.
1. Drifting Away
(R.Smith)
Richard:
"Drifting Away" by name and nature, this is the 2nd track that Rob penned for this album solely. Every now and then I will need to mellow out after a hard day rocking out with GONE WILD tunes (during the making of "Something To Remember" we have been working on our 2nd album), and what better song to calm the soul with?
Rob:
I really like this track, thats why I chose it as an opener for the album. It has an easiness about it that I really like, it kind of sets my mind drifting away if you'll excuse the pun. The idea to take seperate verses works great, and brings a different element to the album. A great job Hayley! Not a bad lyric, not really my department, but I occasionally come up with something, "Drifting away like a dreamer".
Hayley:
When we were discussing the duets for the album we decided that it'd be rather nice to include one where Rob and I took turns in singing the verses unlike our other songs together, hence the vocal arrangement on this one, it was a good choice, it worked great!
2. I Can't Help But Feel The Way I Do
(R. Anderson, R. Smith)
Richard:
Rob came up with the title and told me to write something with this title in mind, he'll do that on occasion without an actual theme, just to trick me I am sure (laughs). Lyrically this one came to me pretty quickly, at the time I was going through a patch in my life that was quite blissful which was the complete opposite to what the song was about...but I have definitely lived this song. Once again the blending of the vocals really worked for me, I can tell you that Hayley's vocal talent far exeeded many people I have worked with just on this song alone.
Rob:
This is the first song that I sat down and wrote especially for Hayley, and it will always be one of my favourite songs of ours. While writing the song I was trying to imagine Hayley singing it, and when I received her vocals for this song and then added them to the backing, I was blown away. Hayley had exceeded all my expectations, and I was struck with how Hayley had managed to sing the song with such feeling. Something I would soon learn Hayley has a real knack for.
Hayley:
"I Can't Help But Feel The Way I Do" came along at the beginning of our project, I loved singing it, such a beautiful heartfelt lyric, the kind of song many of us can relate to and that always appeals to me.
3. Something To Remember
(R. Anderson, R. Smith)
Richard:
We were thinking of a name for this project, baring in mind that it is different stylewise to what both Rob and Hayley had been working on. Seeing how everything was coming together I thought to myself how we would look back on this experience of working together as something pretty special...something to remember. Thankfully Rob and Hayley both felt the same way about things, there was a real connection there as far as the pooling of their talents was concerned. With that all in mind the title of the song was born, as was the name for the project. Once again I knew we were onto a winner for sure.
Rob:
A nice title track, this song has something going on that reminds me of christmas (sorry Richard), I think it has something to do with the backing vocals, I get images of a little group of christmas carol singers, standing on some corner in the snow haha!
Hayley:
"Something To Remember" a very fitting title and track for our project! I love the positivity in this song, it sparkles, and I found it uplifting the first time I heard it, singing it was a joy!
4. The Silence Of It All
(R.Smith)
Richard:
I'd told Rob that if he had anything in his back catalogue that he would like to contribute to this collection then by all means feel free to go there. What he did instead was write this delightful song especially with Hayley in mind. The theme of the song is something pretty special, hearing Hayley sing this song it for me was one of those moments where I sat in awe. If I hadn't have known better I could have sworn that Hayley wrote the song herself
due to the fact that her vocal performance was so believeable, that takes a lot of talent to put across someone elses words as if you had written them. I think that also is a credit to Rob's writing ability to be able to have written something to get that out. Sometimes some things are just meant to be, this is one of those songs that tells me that about this whole experience of working together with Hayley from afar.
Rob:
I'm sure living here in the country had quite a baring on the writing of this song. I am surrounded by nature, and I have always been tapped into it, something my grandfather and father passed on to me. Hayley truly delivers a heart felt performance with this song, and that feeling I spoke of earlier is in this song in abundance, - fantastic job Hayley.
Hayley:
This song just fit like a glove vocally! at the time Rob and Richard sent it to me it was a little different from the material we had been recording up until that point! I love it! It is one of those very special songs that stay with you, deep and meaningful and open to interpretation, in our own way I think we can all relate!
5. Let's Get To The Heart Of The Matter
(R. Anderson, R. Smith)
Richard:
This was the first song that we wrote with Hayley in mind, well before there were any plans for this album. Originally this song was planned for a different upcoming project. It instantly hit me how wonderful that Hayley and Rob's voices blended together, this has gone on to be a favourite of a few people close to us...In fact my mother and Rob's wife both love this song which is a nice thing I think. I'd not long returned from my first jaunt north to US when we got the idea to work on this song and was staying with my grandparents where I wrote this lyric in their spare room, It's a nice thing for me personally to think of them when I hear this song...Grandad really fell for both Rob and Hayley's musical talents too.
Rob:
One never knows how things are going to pan out when you start a new project with someone, Richard and I had this song in mind to use as a duet with a female singer, and we had tried a singer or two when we came across Hayley Oliver, and we offered Hayley the song.
We were both very taken with Hayley's singing, and though Hayley was mainly into country music, I could hear a quality in Hayleys voice that made me think I would love to hear Hayley sing something more mainstream or contempary. We were both really pleased when Hayley accepted our offer to sing this song, and over the moon when the song was completed, our voices blended really well together, and Hayley had really nailed it.
Little did we know then, that we would embark on the making of this album. I guess we both have Richard to thank for suggesting it, thanks Richard.
Hayley:
This song is pretty special as it was one of the first Rob, Richard and I collaborated on together, and as well as being a beautiful song, always reminds me of that time. It was mine and Rob's first duet and back when we recorded it we had no idea that it was to be the first of many for an album project. I felt priviledged to be working with such talented guys and to duet with such a great musician as Rob.
6. Love You Forever
(R. Anderson, R. Smith)
Richard:
Initially the lyric for this song was a bit different and in fact intended for another project, but as often happens we move things around a bit...Rob added some changes to the lyric that really sealed it for me. It was always intended to be a sweet and honest in intent, I love the harmonies on this track, it is a sweet song and for me one of my favourites on this album. After we had finished with this tune it was then that I got the nerve to suggest a whole albums worth of songs, it was then a matter of talking Rob and Hayley into it...which I wouldn't have done had I any reservations about the quality of the material we would go on to write for this project.
Rob:
One of the more difficult songs on the ablum for me as a player. To get the backing track just right, took some considerable effort. In it's early stage's, I very nearly scrapped the song altogether, because I didn't think it was strong enough to be on this album. Thank god I didn't do that, as this is also one of my favourite songs on the album.
Hayley:
Our second duet, and a very sweet song, a good opportunity to add some harmonies and I think the blend of both our voices worked really well on this track.
7. Through The Heart
(R. Anderson, R Smith)
Richard:
This one was actually a bit of an insight to an emotional eHave you performed in front of an audience?Rob and Hayley both play live, in New Zealand (Rob) and England (Hayley), from time to time Richard gets up at some of Rob's gigs.
Your musical influences
The songs on this album were influenced by all manner of real-life situations.Anything else?
The Making Of "Something To Remember"
1. How did this project come about?
Richard:
At one point I was getting online to check out a lot of and interesting artists that I thought might be worthy of contributing to another project that we have planned for a little down the track. One night I stumbled across Hayley's site and heard a couple of her songs, I thought that Rob's father would really like the sound of her voice so sent Rob an email telling him to check her out and pass on a song or two to his father. Lo and behold Rob really tripped out over her voice and commented that we should ask her if she wanted to work on a song or two....well a song or two
quickly became an album, a real no brainer, it was only really seeing weither all 3 of us had the time to be able to dedicate to an album that really was of concern. I knew Rob was keen on the idea, and had said so...If I remember correctly his words were "If Hayley wanted to work on
an album's worth then I'd be up for that, but It'd have to be her idea". I played the middle man on that one (laughs).
Rob:
I'll go along with that Richard, not much more I can say!
Hayley:
I first met Richard and Rob on soundclick. richard contacted me and introduced me to his and Rob's music. Later he made the suggestion of all three of us collaborating on a project, I was thrilled! at that point the project was to consist of one possibly two songs, intended for my solo cd, it was after we'd recorded "Let's Get To The Heart Of The Matter" and "I Can't Help But Feel The Way I Do" and we were all so happy with the result and worked so comfortably together that we decided to work on an album of our own.
2. Have you enjoyed the processes of putting "Something To Remember" together?
Richard:
Oh yeah, It's been a case of each song that is completed being meant to be I think. I'm sure both Rob and Hayley are pretty happy with their efforts, as well they should be. They've both been gracious in their working on this album, which is a bit of a bonus because quite often there
will be moments where I'll scratch my head and think that something might not quite be 100% in a team situation, In this case I've not had any real complaints at all. It's been a relaxed association, which I think having approached things a song at a time has helped keep it that way.
Rob:
I have really enjoyed the making this album, working with Hayley and Richard has been a real pleasure. I have achieved all my goals with regards to the making of the album, and I do hope Hayley and Richard
feel the same way.
Hayley:
Definitly, I have not only enjoyed the music I have been fortunate enough to record with Rob and Richard, but also the experience of working with two great people, we've pulled together and managed to make this happen from opposite sides of the world, and not only created an album but established a great friendship along the way, I know we will always be friends now!
3. What expectations do you have for this album?
Richard:
Well all my expectations have already been fulfilled, 12 times over (laughs). The intention for us was to deliberately create an album where any one of the songs could be classed as a favourite, of course there are always going to be standout tracks for the other people that might hear this
material, but the reality from where I sit is that each song stands up on it's own and there are no duds.
From a label perspective, remembering that Rob and I run Polar Music New Zealand it would be nice to be able to get a bit more airplay for not only the songs on this album, but also for both Rob and Hayley's back-catalogues to be acknowledged more. However that all aside, I just look forward to being an old fart and remembering working with these 2 exceptional folk on a really nice album.
Rob:
I do hope as many people as possible get to listen and enjoy this album, other than that I don't have too many other expectations for it. From a writer and producers point of view, my expectations are already fulfilled with the completion of the album.
Hayley:
I think we have achieved so much with it already! so many of my expectations have been met in the completion of a project like this and beyond too! a few years ago I wouldn't have dreamed it would be possible to complete an album with people I have never met who live so far away. Of course what I now hope for the album is that it reaches people and touches them in some way, and that they get as much pleasure from listening as we have recording it. For us personally it is something we can treasure, "something to remember"!
4. How do the songs compare to your solo endeavours?
Richard:
Well compared to my solo endeavours the guitar playing is a whole lot better (laughs).
Actually at the moment I am not working on anything solo, I'm far too busy with GONE WILD and my work behind the scenes with Polar Music New Zealand, as well as some other work I am doing with some pals of mine iDJones30's station
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Dear Hayley,
Lost on the HD this for me 'THE' MOST beautiful song ever.
Nobody else then You could sing this song better.
The Melody,Words, are simply GREAT and Your voice is penetrating in the deepest of my heart .
So I downloaded it again.... and will keep it in the most secret place, for the future. something to Remember and to Never Forget. A real Beauty ! Again Congratulations Hayley.
Werner Maertens
WMMUSICWhat a great song!great song again with perfect vocals just brilliantBeautiful song love the lyric and the harmonies are perfect loved itAll comments (48)
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very much like the smooth voices going together in a perfect harmony....love it