True Friends

True Friends liner notes

In de winter van 2013 schreef ik de tekst voor een stuk dat Paddy van Rijswijk en Patrick Drabe hadden gecomponeerd en we besloten de eerste versie van Quiet Moment live op te nemen, in de AA studio, Utrecht.

Dit proces voelde zo speciaal voor alle betrokkenen, dat toen besloten werd dat we een album moesten opnemen. Mijn eerste! En daar begon deze reis…

Talrijke live-opnamesessies in zowel AA als Lakeside Studios volgden gedurende een lange periode. Dit gebeurde tijdens een economische crisis, waar we allemaal last van hadden. In die tijd maakten een paar leden van de ritmesectie van het project een scheiding door, of ondervonden op de één of andere manier liefdesverdriet.

Het was een bijzondere periode waarin we nauw betrokken raakten bij elkaars leven. Dus… zet een stel semi-werkloze, heartbroken muzikanten van middelbare leeftijd bij elkaar en dit is het resultaat! Het voelde als een group-effort, omdat we elkaar gedurende het hele proces ondersteunden. Ik voelde me door hen gedragen omdat iedereen voor mij op kwam draven en we alle partijen real-time samen arrangeerden. Er was geen leider, het was een magische ervaring!

Allereerst wil ik mijn diepe dank aan Patrick betuigen: Jij creëerde de omgeving waarin al deze elementen konden samenkomen. Je hebt enorm veel tijd en energie gestoken in het boetseren van alle ruwe takes tot iets waar we nu allemaal trots op kunnen zijn. Je bent een held!

Ik ben een enorme mazzelpik omdat deze extreem getalenteerde muzikanten zoveel hebben gegeven bij de totstandkoming van dit prachtige album.
Woorden kunnen niet uitdrukken hoe dankbaar ik ben voor hun vertrouwen, hun tijd, hun inspanning, hun expertise en bezieling.

Ik hoop dat jij ook zult genieten van deze vrucht van echte vriendschap, net zoveel als wij genoten van het maken ervan!

Lo

Credits

Fisher King (P.Drabe/P.van Rijswijk/S. de Wolff)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Alto sax: Lo
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Trombone: Louk Boudesteijn
Backing vocals: Dri3man/Patty Gaddum/Raquel Brown
Horn arrangement: Jan van Duikeren
Vocal arrangement: Lo

Carry on (A.van Dongen/L.van Gorp)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Edwin Schimscheimer
Guitars: Arnold van Dongen/Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala

True Friends (K.Boehlee/S.Pormes)
Drums: Ton Dijkman
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Grand piano: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Alto sax: Lo
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Backing vocals: Raquel Brown/Patty Gaddum/Simone Pormes/Lo
Horn arrangement: Jan van Duikeren
Vocal arrangement: Simone Pormes/Lo

Home (P.Drabe/P.van Rijswijk/T.Boomkamp/M.Stoop)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Backing vocals: Dri3man (=Ferry van Leeuwen/Nick Bult/Lo)
Vocal arrangement: Lo

Turn the tide (K.Boehlee/S.Pormes)
Drums: Martijn Vink
Bass: Aram Kersbergen
Keyboards: Karel Boehlee
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Flute: Jan Kooper
Soprano sax: Lo
Winds arrangement: Lo

The right thing (D.van der Wal)
Drums: Arthur Lijten
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Dirk van der Wal(solo)/Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Alto sax: Lo
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Trombone: Louk Boudesteijn
Backing vocals: Dri3man
Horn arrangement: Lo
Vocal arrangement: Dri3man

Quiet moment (P.van Rijswijk/P.Drabe/L.van Gorp)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards, Organ: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Backing vocals: Patty Gaddum/Raquel Brown/Lo
Vocal arrangement: Lo

Learning (E.Schimscheimer/L.van Gorp)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Edwin Schimscheimer
Grand Piano: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Alto sax solo: Lo
Backing vocals: Dri3man
Vocal arrangement: Lo

Right to be wrong (T.Dijkman/E.van de Bovenkamp/L.van Gorp)
Drums: Ton Dijkman
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Grand piano/organ: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Alto sax solo: Lo
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Trombone: Louk Boudesteijn
Horn arrangement: Jan van Duikeren

Kingdom chill (P.Drabe)
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Backing vocals: Dri3man
Trumpet: Jan van Duikeren
Alto sax: Lo
Tenor sax: Tom Beek
Trombone: Louk Boudesteijn
Backing vocals: Dri3man
Horn arrangement: Tom Beek
Vocal arrangement: Patrick Drabe

You’re all I need (K.Boehlee/S.Pormes)
Drums: Martijn Vink
Bass: Aram Kersbergen
Keyboards: Karel Boehlee
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Flugelhorn: Jan van Duikeren
Flute: Jan Kooper
Backing vocals: Raquel Brown/Patty Gaddum/Simone Pormes/Lo
Horn arrangement: Karel Boehlee
Vocal arrangement: Simone Pormes, Lo

In another time (L.Ware/L.van Gorp) In loving memory of Leon Ware
Drums: Mark Stoop
Bass: Paddy van Rijswijk
Keyboards, organ: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Guitars: Patrick Drabe
Percussion: Sandra Sahupala
Trumpet solo: Jan van Duikeren

Produced and mixed by Patrick Drabe and Lo at Lakeside Studio, Loosdrecht, between 2013&2020. Special thanks to Lex Amrein.

Mastering by Udo Pannekeet

LYRICS

[Fisher King]

Every single time I hear you bragging ‘bout yourself

Makes me think what you were like back in the day

Nothing that you couldn’t do, left nothing undecided

Making sure that you would win in every way 

You became a wealthy man, with a view on Central Park

Right at the top where the limit is the sky

Somewhere down the road you made a terrible mistake

You forgot the words your momma used to say

‘Son, don’t ever try to bite off more than you can chew’

But you did and stepped completely in the shade

You became a Fisher King and lost your holy grail

Never looked behind to see that

Everything you’ve gained won’t fit into the jar

That I once gave you to keep your tadpoles

You know that it will crack

And burst with every single, every single lie.

Is it really worth it when you look at your reflection

On the Daily Mirror frontpage of today?

Do you think that honesty is an overrated value?

That the truth is just a thing that can be made?

I may be a simple man, but I still tell right from wrong

Just look behind and see that 

Everything you’ve gained won’t fit into the jar

I once gave you to keep your tadpoles

You know that it will crack

Every lie, every lie

In time, you will see why

Wish I was wrong

Everything you’ve gained won’t fit into the jar

That I once gave you to keep your tadpoles

You know that it will crack

with every single lie, burst with every single lie

[Carry on]

Five in the morning, alone in our bed

I’m all tangled up, in anguish unsaid

Through the window spring arives

The promise of a future’s sunlit sky

But the colors in the room are tarnished by the gloom…

Now everything’s turned grey

Even the memories we share are covered by a shade

How could I be so wrong?

My belief in you so strong?

How could the warmth I felt from you be untrue?

These things I feel cannot conceal

Our world’s torn apart, ‘cause you need a brand new start

You own my heart…

These things I’ve seen, I wish it were a dream

There is no ground, after all that’s said&done

to carry on…

Time will be kind and heal the wounds I caught while being blind

True love grows with time, but these ties take even longer to unwind

No, there ain’t no ground, after all that’s said&done

to carry on

These things I’ve seen, I wish it were a dream

There is no ground, after all that’s said&done

to carry on

These things I feel cannot conceal

Our world’s torn apart, ‘cause U need a brand new start

You own my heart

These things I’ve seen, I wish it were a dream

Oh, there is no ground, after all that’s said&done

to carry on    

To carry on

I will carry on

I’ll carry on

Have to carry on

Carry on

I must carry on

[True Friends]

Into my heart and out of the blue, I need to tell you, 

the time before you came I have been missing you

We have tried love’s dance, but we didn’t make it

Although we’ll go through life hand in hand

There’s love, there’s no new romance

It’s in you I found a true friend

There are no questions, there’ll be no lies

There’s no ambition to find what would have been if we had only tried

I’d say, we’re okay, when you’re with me, dear

Although we’ll go through life hand in hand

There’s love, there’s no new romance

In you I found a true friend

And let us speak about the life we lead

I will show you I will be there when you call

‘Cause you’ll find that friend in me, that you need

Although we’ll go through life hand in hand

There’s love, there’s no new romance, but we’re true friends

Although we’ll go through life hand in hand 

I know, you know, we understand

You understand

[Home]

Hangin’ in this hotelbar till morning turns to day

Waking up and hoping that the heartache stays away

I remember dreaming of you and I remember screaming out your name

I’m lookin’ through the window, knowing nothing stays the same

I wanna go home, 

Can somebody take me home?

Please, won’t you take me home?

I wanna go home, 

Somebody take me home

Please, won’t you take me home?

Every time I close the door, I leave my keys behind

Hoping when I come back late at night, you’ll be inside

I remember dreaming of you and I remember screaming out your name

I’m lookin’ through the window knowing nothing stays the same

I wanna go home, 

Can somebody take me home?

Please, won’t yo take me home?

I wanna go home, 

Somebody take me home

Please, won’t you take me home?

Oh, I have never felt so sorry and alone

If I could turn back time and still be coming home

Then maybe someday you’ll remember me

As the man I used to be and left behind

[solo]

I wanna go home, 

Can somebody take me home?

Please, won’t yo take me home?

I wanna go home, 

Somebody take me home

Please, won’t you take me home?

No, I won’t be coming home

All the love we had is gone

How can I just carry on?

All I live for now is gone

[Turn the tide]

My world keeps on turning ‘round,

but I’m losing track of time, when you’re right here on my mind and

right now, I feel in my life I need you next to me

And I was turning ‘round, just until I found

That I made a decision without precision

I kept turning ‘round and I was falling down

How could I give up someone who would 

give me everything I’m dreaming of?

Oh, I thougt that I was right, it’s proven I was wrong

Can I hold you tight and feel where I belong?

It’s right here in your arms, I need your loving

Longing for the chance to turn the tide

I will give my heart and treat you right

I know that you’re trying to find a new way to live your life

Without me on your mind and

Right now I fear it ain’t right for me to come this near

But I was turning ‘round

Just until I found

That I made a desicion without precision…

Oh, I thougt that I was right, it’s proven I was wrong

Can I hold you tight and feel where I belong?

It’s right here in your arms, I need your loving

Longing for the chance to turn the tide

I will give my heart and treat you right

Longing for the chance to turn the tide

I will give my heart and treat you right

Longing for the chance to turn the tide

I will give my heart and treat you right

[The Right Thing]

We got a thing going on and it feels right

I’m bound to not lose your love in the citylights

How ‘bout a life for a change of heart?

When our souls sing: “Sweet Love”, we’ll do the right thing

Living in a lonely place, 

I was getting all sad, it was written on my face

A case of love in the lost&found on a one-way ticket headed down

You spent the good times alone in peace 

Heading for the heart that you longed to please

You’ve come a long way, destination found

Be confident, enjoy the ride!

We got a thing going on and it feels right

I’m bound to not lose your love in the citylights

How ‘bout a life for a change of heart?

When our souls sing: “Sweet Love”, we’ll do the right thing

Your love is like the greatest stuff

and the sweetest kind of home I could ever think of

I’m in the mood and I can’t get enough

Never seen a girl like you around

Still got your tools baby! I’m ‘bout to bring it on

You’re built of everything good, that‘ll make us strong

You know this song called “Stand by me”

Now, I’m asking U to show me how

We got a thing going on and it feels right

I’m bound to not lose your love in the citylights

How ‘bout a life for a change of heart?

When our souls sing: “Sweet Love”, we’ll do the right thing

I never expected anything better till you showed me

Being stuck in a quest for love, facing misery

But now it’s all that I know ‘cause of you and it will be

My soul’s in touch with your heart&your mind, it’s my destiny 

We got a thing going on and it feels right

I’m bound to not lose your love in the citylights

How ‘bout a life for a change of heart?

When our souls sing: “Sweet Love”, we’ll do the right thing

[Quiet Moment]

Out here in this quiet moment

A different angle, familiar face

Silver moonshine, a distant murmur

Funny how a first impression

can be so concealing, an empty shell

A revelation, when a face becomes a window

And the glow of love finds its way to your heart

Let’s walk this path through the fire, through the rain

Open up, life will get better 

You’re safe with me

Colors through your words arise

A smile appears, a heartfelt touch

Love takes over, life has not been kind

We can turn the tide

Put your hand in mine

Let’s walk this path through the fire, through the rain

Open up, life will get better 

You’re safe with me

We’ll find our way to brighter days

Leave loneliness behind

We will grow

No more fear and no looking back

I’ve never been so sure

Let me be your home

[Instrumental]

Let’s walk this path through the fire, through the rain

Open up, life will get better  

You’re safe with me

Let’s walk this path through the fire, through the rain

Open up, life will get better  

You’re safe with me

We’ll find our way…

You’re safe with me… 

[Learning]

How come, sometimes it takes us so long, hiding and waiting,

Denying what’s deep in the heart? 

And how come, soldiering on, there’s a hunger, 

growing stronger and stronger, to let our soul breathe?

There are times, when all our fears are real

Overwhelmed by the things we feel, going through pain and ache

Our world’s turned upside down, but once the soul’s no longer bound

That’s when our heart starts learning

I know, beyond those tears, there’ll be laughter

bringing the joy that we’re after, closer each day

Oh, and I know, after the rain there’ll be sunshine

to ease the trouble in my mind.

Still, there are clouds in the way

There are times, when all our fears are real

Overwhelmed by the things we feel, going through pain and ache

Our world’s turned upside down, but when the soul’s no longer bound

Remember our heart is learning

Crying, fighting, when love is losing ground

Though somewhere inside, you know

If the heart can’t stay, there’s no easy way 

And it’s time to say goodbye

[solo]

There are times, when all our fears are real

Overwhelmed by the things we feel, going through pain and ache

When all our fears are real

Overwhelmed by the things we feel, going through pain and ache

Our world’s turned upside down, but once the soul’s no longer bound

Remember our heart is learning

[Right to be wrong]

The whole world is changing, falling apart

No truth, no religion brings peace to my heart

No use pretending to be something I’m not

The music, my soul, is all that I’ve got

Don’t ask me, to fit into your dream

Maybe I’m right, ‘cause this can’t go on

The path that we walk on is wrong

Won’t give up this fight, I tried for so long

Waiting for the truth to come along

Could it right to be wrong?

Been down through the valley, up on the hill

I’ve waded through waters, maybe I always will

I’ll just keep on searching, till I find the truth

Singing my song, what else can I do?

Don’t ask me to be part of your dream

Maybe I’m right, ‘cause this can’t go on

The path that we walk on is wrong

Won’t give up this fight, I tried for so long

Could it right to be wrong?

This insatiable hunger for attention’s a waste

All for one second of fame

Unemployed heroes, abused for someone else’s gain

Trying to start a fire without any flame…

Maybe I’m right, ‘cause this can’t go on

The path that we walk on is wrong

Won’t give up this fight, I tried for so long

Waiting for the truth to come along

Sometimes it’s right to be wrong

[Kingdom Chill]

He was cruising down the crescent

Looking slick, checking out his phone

Looking forward to meet her in the Kingdom Zone

The boys were just getting in

Tuning up just before the last call

Still digging up the old stuff

No signs on the wall

By the time he got in

He was walking, talking, chilling along the stage

Across the walls of

Kingdom Chill

It’s the land of make believe

King of the hill,

Resigning in what’s beyond he can’t conceive

He didn’t hear the song

Play it round, take it down, come on

That bridge is too far to cross

Floating along

By the time he gets out

He is walking, talking, chilling along the stage

Across the walls of

Kingdom Chill

Is the land of make-believe

King of the hill

Resigning in what’s beyond he can’t conceive

But she don’t take it no more

‘Cause he’s only passing on his own

Laws of Kingdom Chill

[solo]

Kingdom chill

King of the hill

[You’re all I need]

Trying to remember every word you’ve said

The echo starts to fade

And the truth that we felt between our hearts would last 

But now it’s just a shade

Tell me, I just can’t see

What went wrong, was it me?

Baby, you’re all I need

I can feel you’re here beside me

My imagination guides me

Through my fear and you’re here

As I walk into the room where we once slept, laughter fills my mind

And the ticking of the clock that you once bought for me

I want to stop and turn back time

Take me back to the past

How I wish it would last

You were all that I had

I can feel you here beside me

My imagination guides me through my tears

And you’re here…

[instr. bridge]

I can feel you here beside me

My imagination guides me

I can feel you here beside me

My imagination guides me

I can feel you here beside me

My imagination guides me

Through my tears and you’re here

[In Another Time]

It was short, it was quick

We were right in the heat of it

Wish this groove were here to last

Never say never

In another time, we were in love and you were all mine

In another place, we could celebrate our love face to face

Just the thought is so clear

Oh, it feels like you are here

No I won’t question faith

Never say never

In another time, we were in love and you were all mine

In another place, we could celebrate our love face to face

[solo]

Your touch, I adore

Every night, craving for more

In the end, we will soar

Reveal this hidden treasure

In another time, we were in love and you were all mine

In another place, we could celebrate our love face to face