FPSHOT
May 04, 2010, 05:20 AM
Long time George friend Gary Wright will release an album which has two songs on it which are George related and also has Ringo on it.
http://musicremedy.com/g/gary-wright/album/connected-8560.html
Anchored by a lifetime of songcraft and production know-how, synthesizer-pioneer Gary Wright will release CONNECTED on June 8th, his first pop-rock album in over 20 years. This bold new album is an inspirational journey that instills Wright’s self-realized world-unifying vision with the magical transcendence of his all-time classic hits “Dream Weaver” and “Love Is Alive” and a masterful reminder of Gary’s innate ability to forge a sublime musical connection with the inner human desire that engages one to move, to groove, to clap one’s hands and to sing along.
With musical gifts interlaced in uplifting joy, Wright wrapped it up with the album’s title, “I named the album Connected because I believe we are all connected with one another and that our thoughts and actions have a great influence on our planet collectively. We, therefore, all need to work together in making this world a better place by manifesting more hope and more positive thinking wherever we go as well as doing our parts in creating peace and spreading it wherever we see darkness.”
The mood heats up from the get go with the majestic first single “Satisfied,” featuring iconic legends RINGO STARR on drums and JOE WALSH on guitar. Replete with a deliciously funky keyboard riff amid life-affirming vocals, it’s an effervescent soul-enriching sojourn. “Satisfied” will be available as a digital single beginning May 18th. Future singles from CONNECTED include ‘Get Your Hands Up’ and ‘Gimme Some Time’ with Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter on guitar.
Two years in the making, Wright recalls the album’s genesis, “Right before I started the last Ringo All Starr tour in 2008 I began to write for what would be this new studio album. I wanted it to be in the same direction that my album The Dream Weaver was; not too over-produced. So I recorded a few tracks with my engineer Rob Calhoun, who was very helpful in running the technology part of the process and then I went on tour with Ringo. That September after the tour was over I went to Sardinia, Italy where I wrote more songs (on acoustic guitar) and returned home to finish writing and recording the album.”
Wright also spent time perusing his forty years of archives and unearthed several incredible nuggets. As a very special bonus to those who purchase the deluxe digital version of CONNECTED at iTunes and www.TheDreamWeaver.com, Gary is including two songs linked to his long-time friend GEORGE HARRISON, one is a moving ballad called “To Discover Yourself,” co-written by George Harrison in 1971 and recorded by Wright on the day of Harrison’s passing on November 29, 2001. The other song, recorded in 1989, is titled “Never Give Up” and features George Harrison on guitar. Separately, the hauntingly beautiful ‘The Way I Feel,’ a song Gary contributed to the soundtrack for the 1986 German film FIRE AND ICE will be included on the deluxe version of the album available exclusively at The Dream Weaver.com.
A wave of high-profile events will surround the release of CONNECTED beginning with an intimate record release show at The Mint in Los Angeles a few days after street date. Gary will then gear up for a 30-city national trek as a part of the ‘RINGO STARR and his ALL-STARR BAND’ tour from June 24th through August 7th. This fall, Wright will appear in Martin Scorcese’s GEORGE HARRISON biopic while ‘Dream Weaver’ will be prominently featured in a May 18th episode of the hit TV show GLEE and Disney’s TOY STORY 3 in 3-D. A new generation is set to have their hearts, minds and souls CONNECTED.
PERSONNEL
Gary Wright- vocals, keyboards
w/ Special Guests:
Ringo Starr – Drums (on “Satisfied”)
Joe Walsh – Guitar (on “Satisfied” and “You Make Me Feel Better”)
Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter – Guitar (on “Satisfied” and “Gimme Some Time”)
Will Kennedy – Drums
Valerie Pinkston – Backing Vocals
Lisa Vaughn – Backing Vocals
http://musicremedy.com/g/gary-wright/album/connected-8560.html
Anchored by a lifetime of songcraft and production know-how, synthesizer-pioneer Gary Wright will release CONNECTED on June 8th, his first pop-rock album in over 20 years. This bold new album is an inspirational journey that instills Wright’s self-realized world-unifying vision with the magical transcendence of his all-time classic hits “Dream Weaver” and “Love Is Alive” and a masterful reminder of Gary’s innate ability to forge a sublime musical connection with the inner human desire that engages one to move, to groove, to clap one’s hands and to sing along.
With musical gifts interlaced in uplifting joy, Wright wrapped it up with the album’s title, “I named the album Connected because I believe we are all connected with one another and that our thoughts and actions have a great influence on our planet collectively. We, therefore, all need to work together in making this world a better place by manifesting more hope and more positive thinking wherever we go as well as doing our parts in creating peace and spreading it wherever we see darkness.”
The mood heats up from the get go with the majestic first single “Satisfied,” featuring iconic legends RINGO STARR on drums and JOE WALSH on guitar. Replete with a deliciously funky keyboard riff amid life-affirming vocals, it’s an effervescent soul-enriching sojourn. “Satisfied” will be available as a digital single beginning May 18th. Future singles from CONNECTED include ‘Get Your Hands Up’ and ‘Gimme Some Time’ with Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter on guitar.
Two years in the making, Wright recalls the album’s genesis, “Right before I started the last Ringo All Starr tour in 2008 I began to write for what would be this new studio album. I wanted it to be in the same direction that my album The Dream Weaver was; not too over-produced. So I recorded a few tracks with my engineer Rob Calhoun, who was very helpful in running the technology part of the process and then I went on tour with Ringo. That September after the tour was over I went to Sardinia, Italy where I wrote more songs (on acoustic guitar) and returned home to finish writing and recording the album.”
Wright also spent time perusing his forty years of archives and unearthed several incredible nuggets. As a very special bonus to those who purchase the deluxe digital version of CONNECTED at iTunes and www.TheDreamWeaver.com, Gary is including two songs linked to his long-time friend GEORGE HARRISON, one is a moving ballad called “To Discover Yourself,” co-written by George Harrison in 1971 and recorded by Wright on the day of Harrison’s passing on November 29, 2001. The other song, recorded in 1989, is titled “Never Give Up” and features George Harrison on guitar. Separately, the hauntingly beautiful ‘The Way I Feel,’ a song Gary contributed to the soundtrack for the 1986 German film FIRE AND ICE will be included on the deluxe version of the album available exclusively at The Dream Weaver.com.
A wave of high-profile events will surround the release of CONNECTED beginning with an intimate record release show at The Mint in Los Angeles a few days after street date. Gary will then gear up for a 30-city national trek as a part of the ‘RINGO STARR and his ALL-STARR BAND’ tour from June 24th through August 7th. This fall, Wright will appear in Martin Scorcese’s GEORGE HARRISON biopic while ‘Dream Weaver’ will be prominently featured in a May 18th episode of the hit TV show GLEE and Disney’s TOY STORY 3 in 3-D. A new generation is set to have their hearts, minds and souls CONNECTED.
PERSONNEL
Gary Wright- vocals, keyboards
w/ Special Guests:
Ringo Starr – Drums (on “Satisfied”)
Joe Walsh – Guitar (on “Satisfied” and “You Make Me Feel Better”)
Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter – Guitar (on “Satisfied” and “Gimme Some Time”)
Will Kennedy – Drums
Valerie Pinkston – Backing Vocals
Lisa Vaughn – Backing Vocals