Linda Eder - Its no secret anymore
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L IN DA E D E R - I T ' S N OS ECRE T AN YMORE
L I N DA E DE RL E ON B L O CK
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Piano/VocalarrangementsbyJohnNicholasISBN9781603789172
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TableofContents
ItsNoSecretAnymoreYouNeverRemindMeRomancinTheBluesHavanaWhyDoPeopleFallInLove?IGuessILoveYouThisTimeAroundLooksLikeYouStartedSomethingLittleThingsEvenNowNeverDanceViennaAnythingCanHappenOneForMyBaby
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ThePlayers
LINDAEDERRecordinganewCDisoneoflifesgreatestpleasures.Tobeabletospendweeksstraightshuttingouttherealitiesoftheworld,lockingyourselfupinaroomwithyourbestandmostartisticfriends,eatingthebestandworstjunkfood,watchingideasturnintoincrediblemusicitswonderful!Itsalsoalotofwork,soattemptingitwhileIwassevenmonthspregnantwithmyfirstchildwasabitfrightening.Pregnancymademefeelvulnerable.ThatswhyIfeelevenmoregratefulfortheincrediblytalentedpeoplewhocontributedtomakethisCDwhatitis.
ToJackMurphy,amanwhoclimbsthehighestmountains,yethishumilityneverletshimenjoytheviewforverylong.Ithinkyouneedtositdownonthismountainforawhile,andtakealonglookatthelovelyviewyouhavecreated.Asalwaysitisthegreatestpleasuretosingthehonest,intelligentbeautyofyourlyrics.Donteverchangebecausewhateveryouareitworks!Amillionthankyousandthehopeofamillionmountainstocome.
Andtomyhusband,FrankWildhorn.Idontknowanyoneintheworldevenremotelylikeyou,andIcanttellyouinwordshowproudIamtobeyourwife.Buttheprofessionalsingerinme,whohassunghundredsofsongsinthelasttwentyyears,canstateundeniablythatyouareamodern-dayMozart.Yourjoyinlivingflowsintoyourmusicinwaysthatmakeitimpossiblenottohear.Ithanktheheavenswefoundeachother,andIthankthemusicformakingithappen.
COMPOSERFRANKWILDHORNOurfourthsongbookcelebratingthesongssungbyLindaonhernewAtlanticRecordingItsNoSecretAnymore!
ThissongbookisreallyacelebrationofalltheworkthathasgoneintoItsNoSecretAnymore!ItwasntlongagowhenLindaherselfcreatedagreatopportunityforJackandmeassongwriterswhenshedecidedonthekindofmusicalandlyricalvocabulariesshewantedtouse.Inherowngenerousspirit,shegentlypushedandproddedJackandmeintowritingthestyleofsongthatwehavecometolovemorethananythingelse;infact,thatstylefillsthescoresofournexttheatricalprojects,HavanaandScott&Zelda.UnderLindasauspices,wetriedtocreatethekindsofsongsthatmighthavebeenwritteninthe30sand40s,butthatwouldalsohaveatimelessqualityaboutthem.Theirappearanceinthissongbookbesidesbeinganhonorisvitaltotheirlives,aswefeelthesesongsaremeanttobeplayedandsung.Inthesepages,thesongswilltakeontheirownlives,andweonlyhopeforthemusiciansandsingerswhodiscoverthemthattheybringasmuchjoyastheyhaveforJackandmewhilewewerewritingthem.Sothankyou,CherryLane,forgivingthemthischance,andthankyoutoJakesmomforgivingthemthebestbirthanysongcouldhopefor.
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LYRICISTJACKMURPHYThefirsttimeIheardLindasingIcouldntbelievemyears.BythenIhadbeeninandaroundthemusicbusinessforovertwentyyearsandhadbecomeroutinelyunderwhelmedbytalentstoutedasthenextbigthing.SowhenFrankWildhornsaid,YougottahearLinda,shesamazing,IfiledthecommentinmymentalfilingcabinetunderHforhype.ThenPeterPrimont,theCEOofmypublishingcompany,CherryLaneMusic,said,YougottahearLinda,shesamazing.Apatternwasemerging.Still,beingthecongenitalcynicthatIam,IfiledthiscommentunderMformorehype.Afterseveralmoresuchremarksfromdisparatesources,Iwenttohearheriffornootherreasonthantodebunkthemythmyself.
Backedbyasmallcombo,shewasperforminginthelittledownstairsclubofarestaurantcalledtheWestBankCafon42ndStreetinManhattan.Hervoicewaselectrifying.IrememberthinkingtomyselfthiswastheonlytimeIllgettohearthiswomansinginthisintimatesettingsoonshellbeplayingbigvenueswheretheysellyouT-shirtsandLindaEderglow-in-the-darkbraceletsonyourwayoutofSectionD,Gate45.
Lindasstyleisclassic,harkeningbacktoanerawhenthemusicscenewaspopulatedbythelikesofEllaFitzgeraldandJudyGarland,singingsongsbyDukeEllington,ColePorter,thebrothersGershwinandHaroldArleninradioterms,theJurassicPeriodandno,IaminnowaycomparingFranksandmyworktothesebenchmarksofsongwriting.Werestilllearning.Butthatsthekindofmusicshelikesanddoesbest.
AfewyearsagoIwasaskedtowritesomethingforoneofLindassongbooksthatmypublisherreleased.Ivejustre-readitandthinkitsanaptwaytoclosethesenotes:
Inaperfectworld,alyricisthearshisorherlyricssungbyaperfectsingeronewhonotonlyhitsthenotesbutreadsthelyricwithasubtletyandnuancethelyricistcouldonlyimagine.Inaperfectworld,thelyricistcandevotehisorherenergiestowritingthelyric,secureintheknowledgethatthesingerwillgivedepthtothewordsthatcantpossiblyexistontheprintedpage.Inaperfectworld,thelyricisthearshisorherwordssungbyaperfectsinger,whoalwaysmakeshimsoundsmarterandbetterthanhereallyis.Forthislyricist,LindaEderhascreatedtheperfectworld.
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ItsNoSecretAnymoreWordsbyJackMurphy
MusicbyFrankWildhorn
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YouNeverRemindMeWordsbyJackMurphy
MusicbyFrankWildhorn
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RomancintheBluesWordsbyJackMurphy
MusicbyFrankWildhorn
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HavanaWordsbyJackMurphy
MusicbyFrankWildhorn
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WhyDoPeopleFallinLove?WordsbyJackMurphy
MusicbyFrankWildhorn
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IGuessILoveYouWordsbyJackMurphy
MusicbyFrankWildhorn
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ThisTimeAroundWordsandMusicby
FrankWildhorn
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LooksLikeYouStartedSomethingWordsbyJackMurphy
MusicbyFrankWildhorn
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LittleThingsWordsbyJackMurphy
MusicbyFrankWildhorn
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EvenNowWordsbyJackMurphy
MusicbyFrankWildhorn
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NeverDanceWordsbyJackMurphy
MusicbyFrankWildhorn
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ViennaWordsandMusicby
GaryBensonandFrankWildhorn
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AnythingCanHappenWordsbyJackMurphy
MusicbyFrankWildhorn
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OneforMyBaby(AndOneMorefortheRoad)fromtheMotionPictureTHESKYSTHELIMIT
LyricbyJohnnyMercerMusicbyHaroldArlen
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Its No Secret AnymoreYou Never Remind MeRomancin The BluesHavanaWhy Do People Fall In Love?I Guess I Love YouThis Time AroundLooks Like You Started SomethingLittle ThingsEven NowNever DanceViennaAnything Can HappenOne For My Baby