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All Songs written by Brandon Barnes and Michael Fair
except "Viaje Elegante" written by Michael Fair

Recorded At BB Studio-Troy, Alabama and
Mechanics Night Studio-Nashville, Tennessee

Engineered by Michael Fair and Brandon Barnes

Mixed at Mechanics Night Studio-Nashville, Tennessee

Mastered by Marty Schrabel AHA Productions-Nashville, Tennessee
marty@ahaproductions.com

MUSICIANS
Michael Fair: Flugelhorn ,Trumpet, Keyboard, Drum, String, Guitar and Bass programming on "Viaje Elegante," additional Rhodes programming on "Back For More"
Brandon Barnes: Keyboards, Bass, String, Guitar and Drum programming on all songs. Additional Percussion programming on "Viaje Elegante" vocals on "You Gotta Know"
Melanie Barnes: Vocals on " It's On You"

ART WORK
Shannon Fontaine: Photography www.shannonfontaine.com/
Dann Gunn: Cover Design, www.gunnfontaine.com

THANKS:
To everyone who purchased and enjoyed the first two C.D.'s,
"Love Me Like That" and "How Close Are We" and who come out to hear the group perform live, thank you.

- Thanks to Alecia for all your hard work and daily support.
- Thanks to Brandon Barnes for co-writing twelve great tunes for this project. Your arrangements and brilliant chord voicings make it easy for me to come up with interesting melodies.
- Thanks for the continuing support of my family. Thanks to my good friend Lynn Davis and his "rules for the road."
- Thanks to the TJBS, Marshall Karr, Steve Shapiro, Peter Woolfolk, WTVF, Gregg Lee and 89.5 WMOT, 88.1 Fisk Radio, the Upper Room with Joe Kelley, Chris Nochowicz, Smokin Sam, Tommy Baker, Robert Luke, Boston Pete, Slim Man, Al Graves, Thom King and Don Reid for your help promoting my music.
- Thanks to Denise and FairWare web design for all your work on my first web site... thanks to Shannon Fontaine and Dann Gunn for the new web site and CD art work.
- Thanks to all the musicians: Kenny Zarider, Anthony (AJ) Joyner, Erik Blue, Jody Nardone, John Billings, Russ Corvey, Teri Reid, Jen Hoeft, Brad Henderson, David (Smitty) Smith, Alana Rocklin, Karlton Taylor, Nioshi Jackson, Jerry Navaro, Tony Nagy and David Santos for playing my tunes out live for all to hear and enjoy.

There is nothing more difficult, more challenging, more frightening or more exciting for me than creating my own music and putting it out there for others to listen to and hopefully to enjoy or in some way be moved by. I am so thankful for the opportunity to do so!
- Hope this music keeps all of you coming "Back For More."

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All Songs Produced and Arranged by Brandon Barnes and Michael Fair
Recorded at BB Studios—Troy Alabama
Engineered by Brandon Barnes and Michael Fair
Mixed at BB Studios—Troy Alabama and Bigg Skyy Studio—Nashville TN
Mastered by Glenn Meadows Masterfonics—Nashville TN

Musicians
Michael Fair Flugelhorn and Trumpet
Brandon Barnes Keyboards and Programming
Tabitha Background Vocals on The Way Love Goes

Art Work
Rich Malkin Photography
Bruce Peebles Sculptures http://www.peeblessculpture.com/
Tony Young, His Image Design http://www.hisimage.com/

Thanks:
Everyone who encouraged me to do this project and helped to make it happen. Thanks to Brandon Barnes for loving the sound of the Flugelhorn as much as I do and taking the time to write and record these songs with me. I could not have done this without you. You are an amazing talent and one of the most incredible and humble musician/songwriters I have ever known. Thank you, Melanie, Kaylee, Jayden, Taytom, Baylor, and Raylen for making me feel so at home while I was there with you, and especially you Melanie for chasing Lucy all over the neighborhood! Thanks to my family, Lindsay, Mom, Cindy, James, and Dad (who is no longer with us), for all of your love and support over the years. Thank you Gary Jenkins at Bigg Skyy Entertainment for all the studio time and engineering help. Thanks to Jason Christian at Claude P. Street Music, Nashville for all your help. Thanks Bruce and Lisa Peebles and Lori Hall for your help on the shoot, and to all the guys playing these songs out with me live, Eric (Blue) Werner, Anthony (A.J.) Joyner, Steve Grossman, Tony Nagy, David (Smitty) Smith and Karlton Taylor, it is a thrill to get to do these tunes with you all. Thank you.

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All Songs Produced and Arranged by Brandon Barnes and Michael Fair
All Songs written by Brandon Barnes and Michael Fair
One Last Cry written by Brandon Barnes, Melanie Barnes, and Brian McKnight
Recorded at BB Studios—Troy Alabama
Four Chord Pileup recorded at Bigg Skyy Studio - Nashville, Tennessee
Engineered by Brandon Barnes and Michael Fair
Four Chord Pileup engineered by Randy Leago
Mixed at BB Studios—Troy Alabama
Mastered by Marty Schrabel AHA Productions—Nashville, Tennessee
marty@ahaproductions.com

Musicians
Michael Fair Flugelhorn and Trumpet
Brandon Barnes Keyboards, Guitar and Programming
 
Art Work
Rich Malkin Photography
Le Le Nilarn Model
Tony Young, Cover Design, His Image Design http://www.hisimage.com/

Thanks:
Everyone who purchased the first C.D., enjoyed it, and expressed such an interest in hearing more music. Thanks to Brandon Barnes for writing eleven great tunes with me over the last two years (as well as "One Last Cry" with Brian and Melanie) that we covered on this project. What a privilege it is to get to write and record songs with someone as accomplished and talented as you are. Thank you Brandon. Thanks to Melanie and all the children for making me feel at home when I am there with you all. Thanks to Alecia for all your help and support over the last year. Thanks to my family for all your continuing support. Thanks to Cameron Malin for passing on the title "New Shooz New Attitude." Thanks to Peter Woolfold and Robert Luke at 88.1 Fisk Radio and Greg Lee at 89.5 WMOT for giving the first C.D. so much airplay. Thanks to my good friend Lynn Davis who is always there. Thanks to Gary Jenkins for the studio time. Thanks to Cliff Richmond for giving me a reason to pick the horn back up over fifteen years ago. Thanks to Ed smith at Jazz. Thanks to Carol Batey for your boundless energy focused on promoting smooth jazz in Nashville. Thanks to Al Graves and jazz-ville.com for your support. Thanks to all the players who continue to perform these tunes out with me live. There is nothing more fun for me than to get to perform my original tunes live with great players. Thank you. I lost two very good friends this year that I want to mention. Rusty Jessup, what a pleasure it was to perform with you. You were one of the finest Tenor players that most of the world never knew. Working with you made me a much better musician. Thank you. You left us way too soon. My riding buddy Robert J. Howell, who inspired the title cut, "How Close Are We," lost his long courageous battle with cancer this year. I can't go anywhere near the Smoky Mountains without thinking of you. All of you here that I have thanked in the above paragraph have had some positive affect upon my life and as a result, have in some way helped to shape this project. Thank you...