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All songs and lyrics written and performed
by Bill Collins copyright 1996-2011 BCMusic/BMI
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1. Never Give Up On You -
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2. Still Feels New - Listen>
©2006-2011 Bill Collins/BCMusic BMI
3. Perfect Day
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4. Footprints Of Your Life - Listen>
©2006-2011 Bill Collins/BCMusic BMI
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5. Worthless Antiques - Listen>
©2006-2011 Bill Collins/BCMusic BMI
6. Whatcha Gonna Do
7. The Good In Me
8. The Way It's Gonna Be
9. Lonely Town
10. Nice 2-B Back Home
11. Where We Belong
12. Home
Credits:
Demetrius Pappas: Acoustic piano, keyboards and
synthesizers
Jef Lee Johnson: Acoustic and electric guitars
Steve Beskrone: Electric bass
Harry "Butch" Reed: Drums/Grant MacAvoy: Drums
(tracks 4 and 7)
Doc Gibbs: Percussion
Lenny Pierro: Tenor and soprano saxophones
Ron Kerber: Alto and tenor saxophones
Bill Zacagni: Baritone and alto saxophones
Tony DeSantis: Trumpet and flugelhorn
Katie Eagleson: Background vocals
Kelly Meashey: Background vocals
Bill Collins: Lead & Background vocals
SOLOS:
Demetrius Pappas: Tracks 2, 4 & 8 -
Jef Lee Johnson: Tracks 9 & 11
Lenny Pierro: Tracks 1, 3 & 7 -
Ron Kerber: Track 6
REVIEWS
" Although not a jazz presentation in every sense of the term,
the Bill Collins release, Footprints Of Your Life,
is reminiscent of the vocal jazz stylings of George Benson and Al Hibbler.
A fine sincere vocalist, Bill Collins offers a dozen pleasant songs in his
fashion featuring jazz solos by Demetrius Pappas-keyboards,
Jef Lee Johnson-guitar, Lenny Pierro-saxes and Ron Kerber-saxes.
I especially liked Footprints Of Your Life, Worthless Antiques and
The Good In Me. This is some very nice music from
"across the pond".
Reviewed by: Richard Bourcier
"Some time ago on your site I read a review of the "Footprints Of Your Life."
The singer/writer Bill Collins was unknown to me at the time.
I made an effort to listen to the recording and was pleasantly surprised!
As mentioned in your review, "it is not a jazz CD in the true sense of the word"
but the vocals and writing are very good and the musicians are excellent!"
Reviewed by: G. Seybert
"Bill Collins is a new name to me - although he has been around for
some time now - but on this , his first solo and entirely self-composed album,
he reveals himself to be a smooth soulster equally adept at jazz, pop balladry,
r'n'b and soul. His rich tenor voice is warm and honeyed with a pleasant edge to it,
which adds texture when required and is good at all ranges and volumes; however,
his mannered use of vibrato and a slightly strangled, rasping enunciation in places
can be irritating. His compositions are uniformly strong, the ballads in particular
displaying some fine lyrics, notably the poignant Worthless Antiques, and the band
treat them with the attention to detail they deserve. Middle of the road music this
might be, but the voice and compositions are individual enough to transcend that
limited category."
Reviewed by: Simon Adams
Jazz Rag Issue 57 July/August
BILL COLLINS
Footprints Of You r Life
Zah Zah ZZCD9812 (62:24)
"Several of Zah Zah's new releases patrol the frontiers of jazz, crossing over
into pop or soul or world music. Footprints Of Your Life, recorded
in Springhouse, Pennsylvania, is labeled "Jazz Pop" on the box and the
notes stress Bill Collins' involvement with jazz, contemporary pop and R&B.
Taken on those terms, it is an attractive album, inclining towards the
'Easy Listening' section of the shelves, but with more than enough variety
to hold the listener. All 12 songs are Bill Collins compositions, moving
from the melancholy narrative of Worthless Antiques to the up tempo
swagger of Watcha Gonna Do and the soulful soul-baring of The Good In Me.
Lenny Pierro contributes some telling tenor sax as well as arranging and
producing, Jeff Lee Johnson's guitar work is as versatile as the mood changes
demand and the four horns muster a meaty enough sound. As for Collins
himself he comes on like Van Morrison in the opening Never Give Up On You
and the aggressive edge is there when needed, but he has a fine rich voice and
is most at home with the smooth ballad Treatments."
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