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Micah 6:8 03:27
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Thank you for your interest in this very personal album! The songs on this collection were recorded for the most part in 2006.
The songs are in a different sequence than appeared on the original CD release. I feel happy to re sequence them as I feel a little different about the order than I originally did back then.
Starting with:
1) Thank you for Today (2017 remix) --
This song is special because of a few reasons-- The poem written by Todd Albertson was shared with me by his mom and I loved it and music was born right away.
I went to my friend Tom Shinness's home and he put on the song his cello part, harmonium, and backing vocals. I have friends who have told me that this song has really spoken to them!
When Tom passed away, over 2 years ago, I wanted to remix it so that his parts came through clearer and more present. I also decided to re sing my lead vocal. I shared this recording with Tom's daughters. I feel the message has more heart with the new mix and I decided to open this Deluxe version the album with it. I feel Tom Shinness was a gifted man and I'm blessed he is on this song!
2) There With You -- I wrote this happy tune for our daughter
Olivia for her 21st birthday. She loves music--vinyl, her friends and travel... She's a Peach--no doubt about and is soon to be a mom very soon.
3) The Talking Oak -- also written for Olivia. This song was considered for the album, but I left it off because I already had There With You on there for Olivia...I was wrong--still this is one of the better songs.
A good friend, Mark Sutherland, sent me a book called Gems Of Tennyson and marked a particular poem in this book. It had Olivia's initials and her actual name therein. I like the Byrds style to this and now thanks to this site I can have this song added.
4) It's You and Me --I wrote this song for Bernadette in March of 2005 while in Idaho, where I was playing a concert.
She often used to say to me “It’s a good thing we love each other, ‘cause in the end, it’s just you and me…” kind of a statement of empty nesting..! I went for an old rock a billy feel with a little Scotty Moore style in there—like an old Elvis tune.
I remember coming down with the worst cold ever as I was concluding that trip. I still have the demo of me trying to sing this song on a work tape. I was so hoarse and felt terrible but didn’t want to forget the song.
5) Revive Me – This song was a sincere prayer that I’d keep focused on what’s important—leaning on the Lord and hoping to express my love and devotion. I found that as I got older songs came slower and less frequent. The main thing is to keep faith.
We are in God’s hands. Restore me to that place –1st Love!
My son Ian is playing those sweet and sparse acoustic lines. Love his sense of taste .
6) Dream Again – the album’s title track… JB (Jim Baird) was a fine engineer (He co produced and engineered my Beyond Nature album) He mixed this album for me and did a great a great job.
He added such beautiful atmosphere to the mixes.
This song was inspired by a missionary friend of mine—Paul Grimsland. It’s about not giving up—but pray—instead. Letting go of the distractions and such.
7) Love Is The Reason – I wrote this song for my friends Robin and Keith and for their wedding. It’s one of the better tunes on the album, in my opinion. I played this song with Lawrence Juber at their wedding—That was special! “Real Love” !! Amen!!
8) Traveling Light – This is the only instrumental piece on Dream Again. It’s a version without the words to a song ( Your Light) I recorded on “It’s Personal” an album of Keith Moore’s poetry.
9) Micah 6:8 – One of my favorite scriptures from the book of Micah. I invited our daughter Alicia to sing with me on this and I felt she did a perfect job! The 3 voices are her, me and my Les Paul.
10) Kathy’s Song – Dedicated to my sweet sister Kathy who is 5 years older than me and the 8th child born to our mom and dad. She is so precious—well all my sisters are precious.. Can’t say enough about them.. however his song was written specifically for her and expresses my heart and love for her as her little brother. She is a sweet gal!
11) How Can I Thank You- In 1970 my eldest sister Mary Ellen led me to a personal faith in Jesus and encouraged me to live for Him. She was used in my life at the time of our mother’s tragic death from a car accident.
Over the years, she encouraged me and was always there to share from God’s Word. I loved her joy and wisdom. She was an actress and had a lovely voice. She passed a couple of years ago and she is missed. There is a grand reunion coming ~ What A Day that will be!
12) Why – I wrote this song about the social unrest around and about us today. Without getting political, all I can say is the Gospel works!
Jesus teaches us how to love, to forgive and thus being truly free.
I was looking for the proper voice to do the rap bits and the fellow I had in mind was quite busy, so I asked Ian to try it out..
It worked well for me and we got the message across—that was what was important!
13) Thank you For Today – 2006 version. I spoke of this song at the beginning. All I will say about this original version is… I was listening to a lot of Dylan at the time, and being a “sponge Phil”, I must’ve absorbed some of his vocal style. It’s truly out of character to the rest of the album. (There is a tune or two on the Uncle Duke album where I went there as well..haha)!
Anyway, this version was on the original album so here it is..
14) The Little Things (bonus track) I wrote this tune with talented guitarist and songwriter Jonathan Firey. JB mixed it but it didn’t make the final selection of songs—should have along with Talking Oak. Hindsight—20/20…
I rediscovered the charm in this piece and am delighted to include in in this collection!
15) Love Is The Reason—acoustic version.. Here the song in a simpler –more intimate mix. I made this mix in case anyone shoud want to learn it for a family or friend’s wedding.
16, 17 and 18) There with you, Revive Me and Why.. are demos of the songs that were on the original collection.
19) Redemption – a very good work of poetry by friend Todd Albertson, who also penned the words to Thank you for Today.
Problem is… after all these years, I feel the music and my performance does not equal the rest of the album in quality and I’d just as soon leave it off, but there may be someone out there who would like to see it included…so here it is. Believe it or not, Bernadette and I were at a friend’s house and they had music going and I had to put down a vocal on my laptop, so I found a very small room, a closet..and sang this vocal into the computer’s built in mic. I never re sang it properly after that.. there you have it
20 and 21) Well, speaking of being vulnerable, I’ve put my “hoarse version” demo of It’s You and Me in here as well as “less hoarse” version. It shows that desire to keep an idea alive no matter how it sounds. Hearing it all these years later make me glad I didn’t delete these two demos. Honest and Raw..
Thanks for reading my notes on Dream Again
Phil~
June 16, 2019

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released March 8, 2018

Notes
All vocals and instruments by Phil Keaggy except those credited

1 Thank You For Today
Bass, Harmonium, Cello, Tambourine, Backing Vocals – Tom Shinness
Drums – Michael Radovsky

2 There With You
Drums – Chris McHugh

3 Talking Oak (lyrics based on a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson)

4 It's You And Me
Drums – Michael Radovsky1 Dream Again
Drums – Chris McHugh

5 Revive Me
Drums – Chris McHugh
Lead Guitar – Ian Keaggy

6 Dream Again -Chris Mchugh drums

7 Love Is The Reason
Drums – Michael Radovsky
Piano – Tom Howard
Strings – Jonathon Willis

8 Traveling Light

9 Micah 6:8
Backing Vocals – Alicia Keaggy

10 Kathy's Song
Drums – Michael Radovsky

11 How Can I Thank You

12 Why
Drums – Michael Radovsky
Lead Vocals – Ian Keaggy

14 The Little Things - drums Chris McHugh..Jonathan Firey aco guitar

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Phil Keaggy - Deluxe Studio vocal albums Nashville, Tennessee

Phil Keaggy is one of the most admired guitarists in music today. A master of both electric rock and acoustic finger style, he has been honing his craft for over 50 years.
He continues to sell out concerts all over the United States, with his ever-changing style, ranging from rock-and-roll to fully orchestrated instrumental compositions.
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