THRESHOLD
by Cordelia Stephens
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Threshold
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I'll Find a Way
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All I'm Asking
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The Shapes of London
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Fall Slowly
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It Used To Be So Easy
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You'll Know the Words
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Fine Line
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Spring Break Up
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Blue and Green
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Night Sky
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Remember to Forget
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Long Time
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Drive
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about
Debut album by Cordelia Stephens whose voice combines power with vulnerability, and whose inventive songwriting explores the contradictions of modern life and love, with wistfulness and humor belying a darker turn of mind. Cordelia's influences range from acoustic artists such as Gillian Welch to female rock/blues singers such as Aimee Mann and Bonnie Raitt.
“The album’s title describes a step into a new musical era and arena” says artist Cordelia Stephens; “It also alludes to the themes of love and loss- to taking a leap into the unknown and to the delight of finding out what is on the other side.”
The heart of the record is found in the upbeat jams evoking the sounds of the late 60s, complete with trumpet section, in songs such as You’ll Know the Words and It Used to Be So Easy. It is an eclectic album encompassing all out rock songs such as I’ll Find a Way and Drive, with gentler British folk sounds heard in the nostalgic reflection that is The Shapes of London and in the romantic voice & cello duet Fall Slowly. The lap steel in Fine Line and slow 6/8 grove of Remember to Forget introduce a country sound- crowned by the bar room hootenanny of Spring Break Up.
Producer Riley McMahon’s skillful arrangements and electric guitar sounds and Cordelia’s distinctive voice and vision bring the album into the myriad focus of a kaleidoscope.
*********RECORD RELEASE PARTY is at The Living Room, NYC on January 11th, 2012 at 8pm **********
“The album’s title describes a step into a new musical era and arena” says artist Cordelia Stephens; “It also alludes to the themes of love and loss- to taking a leap into the unknown and to the delight of finding out what is on the other side.”
The heart of the record is found in the upbeat jams evoking the sounds of the late 60s, complete with trumpet section, in songs such as You’ll Know the Words and It Used to Be So Easy. It is an eclectic album encompassing all out rock songs such as I’ll Find a Way and Drive, with gentler British folk sounds heard in the nostalgic reflection that is The Shapes of London and in the romantic voice & cello duet Fall Slowly. The lap steel in Fine Line and slow 6/8 grove of Remember to Forget introduce a country sound- crowned by the bar room hootenanny of Spring Break Up.
Producer Riley McMahon’s skillful arrangements and electric guitar sounds and Cordelia’s distinctive voice and vision bring the album into the myriad focus of a kaleidoscope.
*********RECORD RELEASE PARTY is at The Living Room, NYC on January 11th, 2012 at 8pm **********
credits
released 11 January 2012
Produced by Riley McMahon
All songs written by Cordelia Stephens
Kevin Cordt- Trumpet
Gjilberta Lucaj-Gelaj- Cello
Tony Lauria- Piano (tracks 6 & 8) &
Accordion
Riley McMahon- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar (tracks 2,3 & 12), Piano (tracks 4 & 7), Banjo, Organ, Mellotron, Wurlitzer, Lap Steel, Glockenspiel, Background Vocals, Percussion, Arrangements of Horns, Strings & Vocals
Pemberton Roach- Bass
Pete Sinjin- Background Vocal
Cordelia Stephens- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar & Flute
Tom Patrick Stephens- Voiceover
Dylan Wissing- Drums & Percussion
Jonathan Zalben- Violin
Photographs by Circe Baumgartner
Paintings by Cordelia Stephens
Layout by Jonathan Mason
Recorded and mixed by Riley McMahon at New Warsaw Studio www.newwarsawstudio.com
Mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering
www.kevorkianmastering.com
All songs written by Cordelia Stephens
www.cordeliastephens.com
C. and P. CordeliaKS Music 2011
All rights reserved
Produced by Riley McMahon
All songs written by Cordelia Stephens
Kevin Cordt- Trumpet
Gjilberta Lucaj-Gelaj- Cello
Tony Lauria- Piano (tracks 6 & 8) &
Accordion
Riley McMahon- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar (tracks 2,3 & 12), Piano (tracks 4 & 7), Banjo, Organ, Mellotron, Wurlitzer, Lap Steel, Glockenspiel, Background Vocals, Percussion, Arrangements of Horns, Strings & Vocals
Pemberton Roach- Bass
Pete Sinjin- Background Vocal
Cordelia Stephens- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar & Flute
Tom Patrick Stephens- Voiceover
Dylan Wissing- Drums & Percussion
Jonathan Zalben- Violin
Photographs by Circe Baumgartner
Paintings by Cordelia Stephens
Layout by Jonathan Mason
Recorded and mixed by Riley McMahon at New Warsaw Studio www.newwarsawstudio.com
Mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering
www.kevorkianmastering.com
All songs written by Cordelia Stephens
www.cordeliastephens.com
C. and P. CordeliaKS Music 2011
All rights reserved
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- Track Name: Threshold
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THRESHOLD
The Sun is setting on the first day of July
And clouds of pink and blue trail ribbons through the sky
My mind is turning to the things it must decide
Not knowing, not showing
What is on the other side
You make me laugh, you make me cry so get me out of here.
You make me laugh, you make me cry my dear
The Moon is rising but it’s eighty-nine degrees
Its icy face belies the incandescent heat
My heart blows hot and cold, its hopes and fears abide
Not knowing, not showing
What is on the other side
You make me laugh, you make me cry so get me out of here
You make me laugh, you make me cry my dear.
Will I look over my shoulder
As you carry me over the threshold?
You make me laugh, you make me cry so get me out of here
You make me laugh, you make me cry my dear
You make me laugh, you make me cry so get me out of here
You make me laugh, you make me cry my dear - Track Name: I'll Find a Way
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I'LL FIND A WAY
I certainly don’t mind extending favors
You can always pay me back some time
Your gratitude comes in so many flavors
One day it’s diamonds the next day dimes
I’ll find a way (to make you love me) I’ll find a way
I’ll find a way (to make you love me) I’ll find a way
People have said you’re too hot to handle
Maybe I’ll just put you down a while
Hoping that you’ll run back guns a blazing
Ain’t nothing good boy about goodbyes
I’ll find a way (to make you love me) I’ll find a way
I’ll find a way (to make you love me) I’ll find a way
Walking around with my eyes wide open
I finally feel like I’ve recognized
What you really mean by “I’ll call you later”
I’m feeling like the consolation prize
But I’ll find a way (to make you love me) I’ll find a way
I’ll find a way (to make you love me) I’ll find a way
But I’ll find a way (to make you love me) I’ll find a way
I’ll find a way (to make you love me) I’ll find a way - Track Name: All I'm Asking
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ALL I’M ASKING
Salt glistens on the sidewalk and rubs the wounds of
heart and soul
And it melts all my footprints in the snow
Now I know that nothing’s certain and all is fair in
love and war
It’s just that I think I’ve been here before. And
All I’m asking is a question, and all I’m wanting is to hear
Where do you think that we should go from here?
With the snow so quickly melting, it’s harder to
retrace my steps
But walking on doesn’t mean that I like what’s next
And what I really want to tell you, and maybe you
already know, my
Heart’s gonna break if you choose to go
All I’m asking is a question, and all I’m wanting is to hear
Where do you think that we should go from here?
‘Cause I don’t think the time is right to hide the things we hold inside
And I hope you understand, I can only play the cards in my hand
But all I ask you is a question, so all I get to hear
Is where you think that we should go from here
I wonder if I’d told you everything, could that have
changed your mind?
I just want you to know, oh nothing, never mind
I guess I am looking for some answers, but all I
really want’s a sign
That you want to be mine - Track Name: The Shapes of London
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THE SHAPES OF LONDON
All the shapes of London form patterns in my mind
Patterns made of mixed up shapes that I'd like to realign. The
Globe is just a circle, and the Circle Line's a square
And the Elephant and Castle, well I’ve looked
But they’re not there
They’re not really there. But
I think kaleidoscopes are cool and I heard
Britannia ruled long ago.
Angels over Islington fly to the cross of Kings. And I’m
Going south on the Northern Line but all the time
I’m wondering why the
Princes killed the barons and the queen has lost her Crown while the shepherds and the bakers they’ve all made their way to town
Their way to town. But
I think kaleidoscopes are cool and I heard
Britannia ruled long ago
Gates, greens and circuses form patterns in my mind
Crescents, squares and corners wrapped in
Bows of coloured twine and
Cleopatra’s Needle threads a tapestry through time
Made of all the shapes of London my kaleidoscope
and I can realign - Track Name: Fall Slowly
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FALL SLOWLY
I think you’ve got the raw material
And I’ve got a needle and thread
I’ll sew a blanket with room for two
To rest beneath with you
We’ll fall slowly but surely, like sunsets in June
Fall slowly but surely, like hot air balloons
Like snow in the wintertime falls from above,
We'll fall slowly but surely in love
I think I’ve found, an architect’s plan
And you’ve got the bricks and the beams
Let’s dig a well, and wall by wall
We’ll build the house of our dreams
And fall slowly but surely like sunsets in June
Fall slowly but surely, like bonfire plumes
Like mist from the mountains falls from above,
We'll fall slowly but surely in love
We'll fall slowly but surely in love - Track Name: It Used To Be So Easy
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IT USED TO BE SO EASY
I’m splashing through the puddles of my ordinary muddles I’m
Trying to keep my hairdo from the rain. But I
Had a late rehearsal and now this role reversal means that
I’m the one who’s missed her cue again
It used to be so easy to meet friends and make ends meet
It used to be so easy when the world was at my feet
But my day job is a nightmare, and I know it’s going nowhere and yet
I’m refusing to admit defeat!
I’m running for the bus again I’m hoping that the dress I’m in will
Straighten out before I get to work. But
I’m not getting rich and yeah I feel that life’s a bitch
Cause fame and fortune aren’t on my list of perks
It used to be so easy to meet friends and make ends meet
It used to be so easy when the world was at my feet
But my day job is a nightmare and I know it’s going nowhere, but I
Know I’ve got to hang on ‘cause it’s all I’ve got to lean on so
I’m refusing to admit, yeah I’m refusing to admit defeat!
I’m nearly at my cubicle, I’m chewing on my cuticles
In case my boss can see I’m sneaking in. But I
Won’t attract attention if I settle for convention when
All I want is cars and cash and gin
It used to be so easy to meet friends and make ends meet
and it used to be so easy when the world was at my feet
But my day job is a nightmare and I know it’s going nowhere, but I
Know I’ve got to hang on cause it’s all I’ve got to lean on, but I’m
Bending over backwards and it feels a little awkward but I’ve
Got to get back on my back on my feet and
I’m refusing to admit defeat! - Track Name: You'll Know the Words
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YOU’LL KNOW THE WORDS
The sun is sinking, and the light goes dim and
I’ll be much closer soon to him to him to him
So, I buy a bottle. A cheap one I confess
And I hope that I can still recall my best friend’s address
I’m hoping that this song will make a difference
I’m hoping one day you’ll know the words by heart
The party’s jumping and
The music’s loud
I wonder if you’ll notice me
in this beautiful crowd
Well we talk for hours
Until you finally confess
That someone else has caught your eye
She lives at this address
I’m hoping that this song will make a difference
I hope that one day you’ll know the words by heart
The party’s over and
As I walk home
I swear the moon shines brighter than
I have ever known
And though you’re not with me
Somehow I feel complete
And I thank the Lord that he allowed
The two of us to meet
And after all this song will make a difference
I know in time it’s gonna heal my heart - Track Name: Fine Line
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FINE LINE
Look at the bright side of the Moon next time
Look at the leaves and not the gaps between
Cause I don’t think its clear to you that
Life’s a choice, so chose to see it through
And try waking up just before your alarm goes off and
Drink from the full half of your glass for once
Cause I don’t think you understand, that
Life’s a choice so live it while you can
But take a little time, take a little time, to find that fine line
Try walking down the sunny side of the street, some time and
Look at the view as you make the climb
‘Cause I don’t think you understand that
Life’s a choice so choose it while you can
But take a little time, take a little time, to find that fine line
To find that fine line
Don’t color in the dots of your polka dot dress
Come up for air next time you plumb the depths, plumb the depths
‘Cause I don’t think it’s clear to you that
Life’s a choice, so choose to see it through - Track Name: Spring Break Up
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SPRING BREAK UP
Well I thought that we’d go skiing in Colorado. Or that we’d
Take an Amtrack train up to Maine. Or that we’d
Hop on the Chinatown bus up to Boston. But I
Guess your Spring break plans weren’t the same. And darling you are my
Spring break up, yes, you’re my Spring break up and I’m
So glad that Spring break is here. The
Crocuses and daffodils will never know how much it kills me that
Spring break broke my heart this year
Well you said we should steps towards separation. That we should
Take some time out of the relationship. Yeah, while
Letting me down gently may seem kinder to you, honey. It only takes one
Step to fall off a cliff. And darling you are
My Spring break up, yes, you’re my Spring break up and I’m
So glad that Spring break is here. The crocuses and daffodils will
Never know how much it kills me that
Spring break broke my heart this year
So while kids are hunting for chocolate eggs and candy. We’re all
Enjoying the first ball games of Spring. You know
School is out and so is the Sun and I’m not going to let you steel my fun
I’m going to
Find me a new a new summer fling. ‘Cause darling you were my
Spring break up, yes, you were my Spring break up and I’m
So glad that Spring break was here, because
School is out and so is the Sun and I’m not going to let you steel my fun,
I’m going to find me a new, find me a new,
Find me a new Summer fling - Track Name: Blue and Green
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BLUE AND GREEN
Some think the world is black and white a simple
Case of wrong and right but try to
Find the line between
Because it’s blue and green
Go ask a spaceman near the stars to hold a
Mirror from a far. The Earth looks
Small and so serene
Because it’s blue and green
The books we read and the games we play
The chalkboard plans we’ll soon erase
They won’t last long, they won’t even last a day
Aliens we’ve never seen except on
Sci-fi movie screens they look like
They live right here to me
Because they’re blue and green
The books we read and the games we play
The chalkboard plans we’ll soon erase
They won’t last long, they won’t even last a day
They won’t last a day. They won’t last a day
Though it ain’t easy being green, and
Blue’s a word for a sad mood
Together they form something true
Because they’re green and blue
Because they’re green and blue
Because they’re green and blue
Because they’re green and blue
Because they’re green and blue
Because they’re green and blue - Track Name: Night Sky
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NIGHT SKY
You are my night sky and you are my daylight
You mean the world to me
I know it’s been a long time but since things went wrong I
Feel I’m all at sea
And I sing la la la la La la la la
La la la lala
You’re my horizon. You are the ground I stand on
I want you here with me
But then we’ll know in time
That was not so kind
And I sing la la la la La la la la
La la la lala
la la la la La la la la
La la la lala
You are my night sky
You are my night sky - Track Name: Remember to Forget
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REMEMBER TO FORGET
Remember to forget about me
Remember to forget about me
Please let right my wrongs, by writing them in sweet, sad songs that will
Remind you to forget about me
And I’ll remember to forget about you
I’ll remember to forget about you
My memory’s like a sieve, but I don’t think I’ll forgive myself if I
Forget to forget about you.
So throw away the photographs you keep
And drag my emails to delete
‘Cause every day we’re fading, and I’m anticipating
The day this song is obsolete
So just remember to forget me and you
Just remember to forget me and you well our
Friends say it’s the end and
I don’t think they’re going to let us forget to
Remember, to remember, to remember, to remember
To remember to forget me and you - Track Name: Long Time
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13 LONG TIME
It took a long time but the Sun is finally shining
My silver lining is coming in to view
It took a long time but my heart is finally healing the hurt is gone
And so soon it will be made new
And the stars shine bright and the
Moon is high and my
Spirit is light as dew
It took a long time but my world is finally turning
I guess I’m learning, a new point of view
It took a long time but my burden is finally lifted, the weight is gone and I knew that I’d pull through
And the stars shine bright and the
Moon is high and my
Spirit is light as dew
And I don’t think much about the troubled times back in our past and
I hope that you’ve found your peace
And the stars shine bright and the
Moon is high and your
Spirit is light as dew
Cause the stars shine bright and the
Moon is high and my
Spirit is light as dew
But it took a long time
It took a long time - Track Name: Drive
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DRIVE
Start driving in your car. Drive so far that you
Forget where you are, or who you are
Keep moving right ahead. Don’t you stop until you’re
Clear in your heart, clear in your head
Not waiting for someone to tell you where to go from here
Not waiting for nothing other than your heart to make it clear. So
Roll the windows down. Wind the seat back until
You can’t see the ground
Don’t stop until you’re there. Until then enjoy the
Breeze on your face, and in your hair
Not waiting for someone to tell you where to go from here
Not waiting for nothing other than your heart to make it clear
Step cruise control. Throw the map away and
Follow your soul, follow your soul
Drive until the sun goes down. Drive until there’s
No one but you nothing but you around
No one but you nothing but you around
Nothing but you nothing but you around
No one but you nothing but you around
No one but you
