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IT ALL GOES ROUND

from JAYE P. MORGAN

Written by Bernard Ignher

“Joe Gottfried (1927-1992) was the co-owner of the legendary Sound City Studios. He was a wonderful man and the very first person to offer me a job as record producer for singer/actress Jaye P. Morgan. He funded [her] album, which was in fact recorded at Sound City Studios, around 1976. I got to use all the ‘cats’ on Jaye P. Morgan, every great studio musician of that era. What I still didn’t know about producing is that it’s not just about getting great tracks from great players. This album, and the two that followed for The Keane Bros. and Bill Champlin, taught me that you have to have great song selection and that the vocal and the lyrics are also very important. I truly thought good producing was just getting great tracks; it’s not! The singer and the song are the most important things, not a smoking instrumental track. If I get all three, then I might have something like ‘I Am’.”

These words from David Foster really helped to understand why Jaye P. Morgan, despite its fantastic musicianship and killer arrangements, went nowhere commercially. The Hitman was certainly right. It has to be pointed out that time has been very kind with this record.
Foster’s first full-blown production ever saw a number of recent re-releases on cd and even vinyl by various music labels that prove the quality of his production. On the internet, several glowing reviews and comments can be found about Jaye P. Morgan, all praising the high-quality of that project.

This week’s attention goes to “It All Goes Round,” a wonderful ballad that closed the Jaye P. Morgan album.
“It All Goes Round” was written by Bernard Ignher (1945-2017), a singer/songwriter mostly remembered for another masterpiece ballad, “Everything Must Change,” that was covered by dozens of singers worldwide. “It All Goes Round” was originally sung by the amazing singer, Jon Lucien (1942-2007), on his 1976 Premonition album. Lucien’s version was more up-tempo while Foster re-worked the tune as a jazz ballad delivered by a trio of luminaries including Bill Mays on piano, Chuck Domanico (1944-2002) on bass and Steve Schaeffer on drums. Lush strings and horns were on top to embellish the track. Ms. Morgan’s vocals were good and well-executed. She wasn’t by any means a virtuoso singer, but her smoky voice worked strong on this song and throughout her album.

For those interested in the archives, there are previous reviews of more highlights from the  Jaye P. Morgan album.

 


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  • Lead Vocals: Jaye P. Morgan
  • Keyboards: David Foster
  • Acoustic Piano: Bill Mays
  • Acoustic Bass: Chuck Domanico
  • Guitar: Jay Graydon
  • Drums: Steve Schaeffer
  • Percussion: Steve Forman
  • Harmonica Solo: Les Thompson
  • Horns: Tower Of Power Horns (Stephen “Doc” Kupka, Lenny Pickett, Greg Adams, Mic Gillette, Emilio Castillo)
  • Strings Arrangement by David Foster
  • Horn Arrangement by Greg Adams
  • Produced & Arranged by David Foster

Lyrics

Some folk never win
Some folk hardly lose
But here we are
We’re all a part of all there is
And it all goes round and round

Life is like a school
Where some folk never learn the blues
But here we are
Some are wise, and some are fools
And it all goes round and round

Sailing space, gaining time
Endlessly spinning around
With each brand new day
We leave some youth behind
And it all goes round and round

Life is like a school
Where some folk never learn the blues
But here we are
Much wiser are now than we were then
And it all goes round and round

No way to turn back the time
Endlessly spinning around
With each brand new day
We leave some youth behind
And it all goes round and round

And it all goes round and round
And it all goes round and round
And it all goes round and round