In the first blog recently, I promised to let you know the process to search and find new gospel songs to record. NEW WAY QUARTET had never sung an original southern gospel song until “I’m So Saved” on our newly released CD titled SO SAVED. At first, the impending process was a concern and then quickly became a time-consuming project.
I began writing or calling all my friends who are song writers and asking if they would pitch new materials for our next recording. All of them said yes….some followed through while others did not. Then I wrote to Daywind Music Company’s Rick Shelton who sent a CD with 10 songs for us to preview. As a small, part-time group, we received songs that had been written in the past 4 years, but at least they were from excellent top-of-the-line writers.
I will tell you about our title cut “I’m So Saved”. This song was pitched to us by Daywind. It was written by Dianne Wilkinson, a widely-recognized and well-respected writer of southern gospel music. I have never met her; however, I have listened to her great songs for more than 30 years as they were sung by my favorite groups. The demo was a bit too country in its flavor, but I really liked the words, the tune, and the awesome message.
When I played the demo for Kevin, we agreed about its potential for NEW WAY QUARTET. With his excellent input, the groove and vibe came together as we did the tracks with some of Nashville’s finest studio musicians. After the vocals were finished, we listened to the arrangement and all the fellows wanted this song to be our title song and the CD to be named SO SAVED.
I sent a copy of the CD to Dianne. Here is a quote from her gracious reply:
“My My My My!!!! What a FABULOUS cut this is on “I’m So Saved”!!! I knew it was going to be a killer from the first line ON. LOVE the groove and the track, and that young man singing lead is just wearing it OUT!! ….kudos and bravo to the NEW WAY QUARTET. I LOVE it!”
This made us feel really good !!!
I thought you might enjoy a little story about finding and recording a new gospel song.
HAPPY LISTENING!
Glad you liked it. Thank you again.I hope I can do something in the future that you find beneficial.