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“455 Rocket” was recorded by Kathy Mattea and released in 1997 as the first single from her “Love Travels” album. From Wikipedia: “The song is about someone who buys a used Oldsmobile with a powerful 455 V8 engine. Despite its flaws, which include a leaky roof and excessive noise, they enjoy racing and winning against local car enthusiasts. During one race, though, the car skids on a curve and crashes through a guardrail and ends up so badly damaged it has to be towed away.”

For this production, we added two Nashville musicians to the Chic family. With our own Jimmy Mac at the helm on guitars / keys / percussion etc., these two players added needed depth (Dobro/Harmonica) for this awesome song.

Each song package includes two instrumental tracks, music with and without the melody line, along with the sample vocal track and cue sheets in multiple file formats. "NM" in a file name indicates "no melody."

If you love them both and can't decide which version to buy, you can purchase the pair at a discounted package price of $15.00 ($7.50/ea). Both are extended patter releases, running just over six minutes

We’ve done something different with this release. While both the male and female range are based on the same song title, they are inspired by two very different versions. The male key is patterned after the original by The Foundations, and the female was inspired by the 1995 cover by Allison Krause. We couldn't decide which one we liked better, so we did them both. If you can't decide either, don't forget our Dual Key package which will get you both at a discounted price.

Released in February of 1979, “Blow Away” is one of George Harrison’s most popular songs from his solo career. One survey puts it in second place, falling behind “My Sweet Lord” in the number one spot. If the song title doesn’t ring a bell, just give it a listen. Once the chorus hits, you’ll know it and be singing along.

Chic goes "Classic Country" for our December release, with "Blue California" from the Bellamy Brothers This song was brought to our attention by Tom Miller, and while it was a perfect fit for a singing call, it absolutely needed a steel guitar, which we did not have. Imagine our luck when our paths crossed with a local dancer who is a retired steel player. He graciously came out of retirement for us and Blue California was in business! A huge thank you to Terry Reardon from El Cajon, CA, for the steel guitar! As with all Chic's solo releases, "Blue California" has been recorded in two separate keys for the male and female vocal ranges.

Since Tom Miller had suggested the song, we asked him to record the vocal for the male key and he delivered another amazing vocal. Tom appears courtesy of ESP Recordings. The female vocal was recorded by Carrie Masters who will soon be leaving California "blue" when she moves to Olympia, WA. Background vocals were recorded by Shauna Kaaria and Chic's engineer, Jim MacDonald.

“Cleopatra, Queen of Denial” was a huge country hit co-written and recorded by country artist, Pam Tillis. The "Egyptian" song features clever word-play and a guitar solo playing the melody from "The Streets of Cairo", also known as the "snake-charmer" song. Hunter Keller, a major Pam Tillis fan (yes, he has met her), is back for a second appearance on the male vocal. Patty Greene makes her Chic debut with the female vocal. Both appear courtesy of Royal Records. As with all Chic's solo releases, "Cleopatra" has been recorded in two separate keys for the male and female vocal ranges.