Comfort Songs

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track	title	listen
1.	Gone
2.	Reaching
3.	Of a Silver Night
4.	With You
5.	Alone
6.	Otherwise
7.	On That Day
8.	Why?
9.	Mixed Moments
10.	With Broken Heart
11.	Street Story
12.	Somewhere
13.	Out Towards the Islands
14.	Almost There

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Gone - I wrote this piece right after a young kitten we had taken in and soon became very attached to was diagnosed with feline leukemia. We found out she needed to be put to sleep and took her to the veterinarian in tears, then carried her home and made a little grave for her in the front yard. This melody came to me the following day; it’s meant for anyone who has lost someone or something important in their lives.

Reaching - This emotional piece is about wishing you could bring a loved one back that you know you’ll never be able to be with in the same way again; as if you are reaching out for them and calling their name, even though you know things are the way they have to be now and you must go on alone.

Alone - This is a re-recording of one of my favorite pieces on the album Nightsongs and Lullabies I did in the early 90’s. It’s a pensive mood, but also a very beautiful and personal one to me.

Why? - This song is about how the things others do or say to us can definitely hurt, and in the process make us quite upset also. It’s about being okay with feeling angry, and acknowledging that when we respect others we deserve to be treated respectfully by them also.

With Broken Heart - I’m trying here to put into music the story of how I discovered my younger brother after he had fallen off of a cement wall at age two and suffered a severe head injury. His recovery was slow and his life was never the same again; or mine since having been such a big part of how the event unfolded.

Street Story - This piece attempts to capture the endless stream of homeless people in the world today; almost as if we are driving by in slow motion viewing them as we pass…

Out Towards the Islands - This song was originally released on the album Acadia. The music and arrangement using a small choir came to me while hiking alone on the rocky coast of Maine; I was staring out at some lonely looking islands over the grey sea. I tried to capture the distant, melancholy, yet beautiful mood it evoked in me.

Almost There - This is the music I wanted for the final track on the CD. It’s about the healing process and resolution; about being nearly through the tears and close to being at peace with the challenge of getting through a very trying time.

—Jim Chappell