#chris pick

FRIDAY FLASHBACK: “Could it be Forever” by Chris Pick. Even though Daryl Hall recently shared this track on his Twitter account (thanks Darryl!), The Wayback Machine goes back 20 years with this one. I was wrapping up producing and playing on a John Lennon tribute album* for Chris Pick, a singer-songwriter based in Williamsport PA. Most of the music we’d done had an intentional Beatles-Lennon flair. Then Chris pulled out a surprise—this romantic ballad about eternal love. Stylistically it went into a Philly Soul vibe more to do with Hall & Oates than The Fab Four. There was something ethereal and absorbing about this track. Of all the recordings I’ve played keyboards on, this is has one of my favorite piano solos.

https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/could-it-be-forever

*THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC—just re-released on Chris’s bandcamp site.

FRIDAY FLASHBACK: “Now That We’ve Said Goodbye” by Chris Pick & Jessica Shepherd. https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/now-that-weve-said-goodbye

…This is an outtake from a project I did some years ago (200?) with Chris Pick. On a cosmic jukebox it might play next to Badfinger, The Bangles, The Raspberries, and other harmony-laden power popsters.

Songcrafter and missionary, Pick's music has charted and been heard globally around the world. His earlier recordings pay musical tribute to his influences, including Queen and The Beatles--Pick's debut recording, THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC, was a tribute to John Lennon (which I produced and performed on). Pick has also recorded with producer/singer-songwriter Rich Elias (Rich Mullins). Pick is an advocate for the native missionary movement and the persecuted church. He has been involved with several mission projects which have included work in South America, Africa, Asia, and among the Lakota Sioux at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. This track is a collaboration with singer-songwriter Jessica Shepherd.

https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/now-that-weve-said-goodbye

FRIDAY FLASHBACK: “Could it be Forever” by Chris Pick. The Wayback Machine goes back 20 years. I was wrapping up playing and producing a John Lennon tribute album* for Chris Pick, a singer-songwriter based in Williamsport PA. Most of the music we’d done had an intentional Beatles-Lennon sound, then Chris pulled out a surprise with this romantic ballad about eternal love. Stylistically it went into a Philly Soul vibe more to do with Hall & Oates than The Fab Four. There was something ethereal and absorbing about this track. Of all the recordings I’ve played keyboards on, this is one of my favorite performances.

https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/could-it-be-forever

*THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC—just re-released on Chris’s bandcamp site.