It’s hard to believe that Chic Recordings is NINE years old, but it’s true. August 22nd, 2015 was the date of our inaugural release and we are so happy to still be here nine years later. It’s all thanks to YOU and we appreciate it!

Our brand new release is a single key only for Mary Chapin Carpenter’s “Shut Up and Kiss Me.” Yes, we usually do two, but this song was done very well by Shakedown in a range the works great for the male callers. I have loved the song and their music, but to use that track I had to shift +6 which makes the music sound very “not right” (understatement for how much the music suffered). I was spoiled when we had the Shakedown Band because we played it in the right key for me to sing!

I finally decided that we can do just the one key (we’ve done it for two other songs with narrow ranges), and I am happy to point anyone with the lower range right over to the Shakedown site. So, if you need the male range, visit Shakedown Records. That link should take you to a page with “Shut Up and Kiss Me” listed right at the top for you.

Our arrangement doesn’t mirror the Shakedown version exactly. It varies in the middle break where we included the bridge of the original song, along with some killer guitar work from Jimmy. We also included a little harmony in the same spots that Mary Chapin Carpenter had harmony on her release. Patty Greene delivers a great vocal. After posting the preview on Facebook, she received a text saying “O-M-G you whispering “Shut Up & Kiss Me” is my new favorite thing in the world.” That’s because this is such a fun song to sing (and whisper).

And let’s not forget that earlier this month we released a brand new patter based on C+C Music Factory’s “Everybody Dance Now.” The music grabs the dancers’ attention from the very first beat. If you haven’t added it to your catalog yet, please give it a listen.