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Take Time
James Keith Norman →1,269 listeners1,773 plays
love songslove songvalentine's daygreat lyricssoft rock
about this album
James Keith Norman is a singer/songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He happily carries on the tradition of those singer/songwriters who influenced him. James' music embodies the warmth of Dan Fogelberg and the honesty of Jackson Browne blended with some sweet baby James (Taylor), all with a fresh sensibility that comes from living every breathing moment with having eyes wide open in 2011. He tells stories and explores moments that transcend place and tap into the common thread that runs deep within us. Whether from the perspective of father or son, lover or friend, his songs honour the good, scratch at the flawed, but never forget that both can exist simultaneously. All five songs on "Take Time" were recorded in Nashville at The Tracking Room, where everyone from Shania Twain to U2 has recorded. And James was backed on these sessions by a stellar, six-member band: Buddy Hyatt, piano and organ; Jim Hyatt, bass; Danny Parks, electric guitars; Chris Cottros, acoustic guitars; Mike Daly, steel guitar; and Wayne Killius, drums and percussion. And two of the songs -- "Ten Days" and "Today's The Day" -- also feature an amazing string quartet whose arrangements were created by Kristin Wilkinson. Kristin has also arranged and/or played on recordings by Lady Antebellum, Elton John, Brad Paisley, Train, Keith Urban, Darius Rucker, Matchbox 20, Faith Hill, 3 Doors Down, and many others. The EP was produced by Mark Riddick, and was mastered by the legendary Glenn Meadows, who has
