PALETTE RECORDS - Key Persons
Debra Lyn's second studio album, over five years in the making, is yet another collaboration between the singer and her husband, Jeff Silverman. Debra's co-writer on 6 of these 11 songs (including With or Without You, with a theme of expected, impending loss that Lyn and Silverman co-wrote with the song's co-producer and co-arranger, Tim Lorsch), Jeff also produced mixed and engineered these songs.
Debra's measured, eerily uncanny approach to her performance of the title song, introduces the recurring characters in these songs through the lens, and familiar country-music theme, of marital intimacy turned triangular in scope.
"Oh do you know that I am waiting here … and a cold wind blows when he holds you near"
The first song on the CD and the beginning of the story that sets the tone, introduces the reoccurring characters and leaves you wondering at the end, what really is going to happen. The video gives you a view of this story of a lovers' triangle and leaves the story open to different layers of interpretation. Through all of the turmoil created by an unfaithful husband, she somehow finds her strength to continue on. No matter what the eventual resolution is to the triangle, everyone suffers.
"I will give anything - take all that's mine. Change what I am my hair, my clothes, my life - don't say goodbye."
"Outside a car door closes as he walks into the rain and he feels as though he's never gone away. The key's in the front door from where he left before he knew that no one in the world could take her place."
Although he has left her, she has never given up hoping that he would return. He finally realizes that he cannot find anyone in the world like her and decides to come home one rainy night.
It's been so long since September when she first found her dream
in a man she thought would be her everything
She believed him when he told her he'd be with her to stay
"What would it take to make you love me? I've asked myself a million times… you'll never know what you have till I'm gone."
Jeff Silverman is Founder, Owner and Operator of Palette Music Studio Productions (MSP), Virtual Studio Networks (VSN) and Co-Founder of Palette Records with artist Debra Lyn, "A record label formed by artists - for the artists." He is a veteran producer, engineer, songwriter, accomplished musician, singer and music/audio editor and composer for film and TV. He is also a former (LA) Motown staff writer and has nearly 40 years' of experience in the music industry.
Jeff Silverman / Palette (MSP) music • studio • productions: Jeff played bass, additional acoustic guitars and percussion. Jeff's nearly 40 years of experience in the music industry has included working on Emmy and Grammy-nominated projects. He has also produced, mixed, mastered, co-written, edited and performed on a number of gold, platinum and award-winning projects for artists such as Rick Springfield and Michael Peterson. Jeff is co producer and co-writer of the recently released "From The Vault (A Collection of works by Rick Springfield & Jeff Silverman)". He has also been a staff songwriter at Motown/LA and is the owner operator of Palette (MSP).
Jeff Taylor (accordion): Jeff's great performance on "Drunken Fool" creates the tongue and cheek barroom atmosphere for this song. Jeff plays regularly as a member of the Nashville based band, the Time Jumpers, which is a virtual who's who of session musicians including artist, Vince Gill. He's appeared many times on the Grand Ole Opry backing numerous artists. Jeff has recorded with Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Amy Grant, George Strait, The Chieftains, Martina McBride, Vince Gill and Ricky Skaggs. He was a featured artist on the Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder "Instrumentals" CD that won a Grammy in 2007 for Best Bluegrass Album.
Matthew Burgess (percussion/drums): Matthew has worked with artists such as Willie Nelson, Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Steel Magnolia and Jewel. From a standard drum set to a djembe to a tiny triangle, he brings a sensibility and attention to detail that is uniquely Matthew.
Randy Kohrs (dobro/banjo): Randy recorded, produced and performed on the 2008 Grammy Winning CD, "The Bluegrass Diaries" by Jim Lauderdale. Randy is a sought after session musician and has played on over 500 CDs including projects by Dolly Parton, Tom T. Hall, Sara Evans, The Wreckers & Little Big Town. "I'll Always Miss the Love I Left Behind" is a remix from Debra's previous release on her "I Can't Remember To Forget You" album. This new version is much more acoustic based and brings Randy's dobro performance front and center where he can be truly be appreciated.
Scott Vestal (banjo): Scott was the 1996 International Bluegrass Music Association's Banjo Player of the Year. He was also named 1998 Banjo Player of the Year by the "Bluegrass Now" magazine fan's choice awards. Scott has performed with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, John Cowan, Tim O'Brien, Ricky Skaggs,Tony Rice, Tim O'Brien, Sam Bush and many others. Scott's banjo performance creates a "Newgrass" feeling for the song "Believe" and truly compliments the rest of the album.
Tim Lorsch (strings): Tim has performed and/or recorded with artists such as Kris Kristofferson, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Lucinda Williams and Goose Creek Symphony. He has produced critically acclaimed records, played on thousands of recordings and has made contributions to Grammy and Emmy Award winning projects. Tim also co-wrote "With Or Without You" with Jeff and I. "A Cold Wind Blows" would not be complete without Tim's emotional and poignant performances.