Simple Life Complete CD

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Download the Simple Life CD:

• 01 Simple Life 1
• 02 I Can Breathe Here
• 03 In the in Between
• 04 Heal Our Land
• 05 Almighty (2015)
• 06 One of Those Times
• 07 Hold You All Night
• 08 Glorify Your Name
• 09 The Right Thing
• 10 Fairest Lord Jesus
• 11 Heal Our Land (Acoustical Version)

This project has been years in the making. Life, mostly good stuff, kept interrupting and most of these songs stayed neatly tucked away on various computers and drives. From time to time, I would go in, pull them up and listen, tweak, overhaul, change key, change tempo, re-write lyrics and so on. Finally, I gave myself a deadline and while I didn’t exactly meet it, I came close and put things in motion to create this collection.

I know almost everybody downloads one or two particular songs they like from dozens if not hundreds of websites or music distribution sites. But there is still a little old school in me that wanted to put an entire project together, examine and arrange the songs on the CD so they flow well.

I realize I am standing on the shoulders of all those I’ve come in contact with over the past years. There have been great writers, producers, players, and engineers that have left indelible impressions on me. I’m grateful for the fellowship and the sharing of wisdom and insight.

Thanks to all of you around the world who continually communicate and testify as to what God has done through some of my music in the past. I hope these new songs touch your lives.

I’m thankful for my long-time manager Mike Atkins, production assistant, Danya Clairmont and Camy McArdle at MAE and for my friends and family at Chapelwood United Methodist Church in Houston.

And special thanks to my wife, Megan, who has not only shown patience and kindness as I’ve ventured through this, sometimes frustrating process, but also encouragement and challenge. And to a little boy that came into our lives in 2014 and has brought more smiles and laughter than should be allowed, plus an indescribable, overwhelming sense of blessing. I thought I’d be able to work in the studio and he would sit quietly beside me with a book or a toy or something. But he is a curious fellow! There is nothing within his reach that he doesn’t want to explore. So more than once, I had to re-record a vocal or a guitar part so there wouldn’t be the sound of a little boy on the hunt for his next challenge. Heck, maybe I should have left all of that on here.

Produced, arranged and recorded by Wayne Watson at IBK Studio / Houston, Texas (except where noted)

Music, lyrics, and arrangements by Wayne Watson

“In the In Between” – music by Wayne Watson – lyrics by Wayne Watson and Sandi Patty

Orchestrations by Wayne Watson and Dick Tunney and expertly molded into a palatable musical form (complete with notes, rests, bar lines, etc.) by Dick Tunney

String players led by Violinist and concertmaster, David Davidson / the players on violin – David Angell – Conni Ellisor – Karen Winlkemann – Janet Darnal – the players on viola – Kris Wilkinson – Monisa Angell / the players on cello – Sari Reist – Keith Nicholas

The String session took place at Little Big Sound Studio in Nashville and was engineered by Bobby Shin.

David Cleveland played Guitars on “Simple Life” “I Can Breathe Here” “In the In Between” “Glorify Your Name”

Terry Christian mixed at the Sound House Studio in Franklin, Tennessee and Mike Haynes mastered “Almighty 2015” “Simple Life” “This Will Be One of Those Times” “Heal Our Land” “Glorify Your Name” “Do the Right Thing”

Bill Whittington mixed and Alex McCollough mastered “I Can Breathe Here” “I Will Hold You All Night” “In the In Between”

Josh Moore mixed “Fairest Lord Jesus” at Wire Road Studios in Houston, Texas

Additional Recording by Tommy Winder

Cover photo by Megan Watson

Management: Mike Atkins, Danya Clairmont, or Camy McArdle at atkinsent.com

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