"Heaven And Back" - warning: contains me singing!

Hi,

About 20 years ago I wrote songs... they were never really any good but in the interests of full disclosure I let Sara, my wife, hear them. Even though she has good taste in music she thought they had potential... and in a really really stupid moment a few weeks ago I said I'd re-record one for her for Valentines Day.

So... it's Valentines Day tomorrow and here it is. She's already heard it and she's over the moon with it so my mission has been accomplished.

Why am I now posting it here, I hear you ask...? Well, it's the first song I've recorded in about 20 years and I'd like some honest feedback so that if I'm ever overcome by a similar stupidity in the future I can do a better job next time!

http://soundcloud.com/purplerhapsody/heaven-and-back

Thanks in advance,
Terry.

Thanks rockinrobby - I hear these things in other people's songs but never hear them in mine... probably because I'm not used to mixing songs.

I'll bear all that in mind when I get back to the mix.

Cheers,
Terry.

song + + + 1
suggestions - - - vocals are to wet and need to come forward in the mix a hair

I LOVE that intro!  Make a whole song out of it too.  :-)

But when the guitars kick in...that's awesome!  This is a great song--I love your playing, the tune and the lyrics.  Great use of harmonies.  You've got a good voice, too.  Maybe you're not used to singing, but you've definitely got a good voice.  Don't pull this down.  It's a keeper.  Yeah, maybe the mix needs help (don't ask me!), but it's worth working on. 

Mixing is another reason to love piano solos, eh?  :-)

Hi,

Thanks everyone for taking the time to listen and comment.

@BIABDude - thanks for the +++1! 

@Wookiee - I'll give that a go. Would you suggest routing all tracks through one 'Send' reverb to make them sound as though they're in the same space?

@Janet - I thought you might like the intro! thanks for your positive comments... and yes, solo piano is so much easier to mix - but I find that even a full orchestra is easier to mix than a pop/rock song!

@mgh - thanks for the positive comments. I'm surprised that it reminds you of Elton John or Billy Joel because I don't regularly listen to them (although I think I do own a Billy Joel album it's at the back of a cupboard somewhere). 

I was planning to just leave the track as it is and utilise all your suggestions the next time I do a song but I think that because you're all so positive about the song itself I'll go back and work on the mix!

Thanks!

Cheers,
Terry.