SOLITUDES continues to be a favourite among fans of Canadian West Coast acoustic music. Because of growing demand, all tracks on the album were digitally remastered at Record Time Productions in St. John's, Newfoundland and released as a CD in 2009. This recording remains a classic, linked to the spirit of the wild wet west coast of Canada. The songs explore the theme of being alone and range from quiet folk ballads to blues to real rockers. Written at a time when the composer made his home in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, this is very much "island music," dreamy, compelling and melodic.
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SOLITUDES was recorded in the Golden Age studios in 1979-80 by Simon Garber, a Vancouver producer of great renown. Even though it is a solo album, a long list of some of the West Coast's finest musicians contributed to this gorgeous collection of original songs and instrumentals performed on a wide range of instruments, with vocals accompanied by guitar, violin, viola, bass, clarinet, saxophone, french horn, flute, alto flute, recorder, xylophone and percussion. Vintage copies of this recording are currently selling online for $35 and more. We still have some in stock and are happy to offer them at a reduced price.
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Sitting on the top of the mountain, watching the world spin by, what is it that you have lost, and what have you gained?
lyrics
SOLITUDES
When you're sitting on the top of the mountain
Watchin' the whole world spin by
And your chances have gone past
With the friends who didn't last
Is your solitude a thing to make you sigh
When the ones you used to know are too much trouble
And their problems seem like flies around your head
When nothing ever seems as real as your dreams
Do you give it up to dream instead?
I don't believe you'll find any solution
Except to share the worry and the strife
The snakes must curl their way all creation
'Til the Alabaster Mother gives you back to this life
And you're sittin' on the top of the mountain
Watching the whole world spin by
And your chances have gone past
With the ones who didn't last
Is your solitude a thing to make you sigh?
credits
from Solitudes: The Westcoast Music of Dan Rubin,
released April 28, 2009
Dan Rubin: vocals, guitar, violins, vibraphone
Rawn Mongovius: string bass (plucked)
Tom Hazlitt: string bass (bowed)
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