I wanted to share something with my friends:??As you guys know, I just completed a CD and it just pre-released it on my website and on the record label's site. Song 3 on my CD, "MORE THAN THIS," was written by Stephen Schwartz (lyrics by Dean Pitchford). For those of you who don't know his work, Stephen Schwartz is one of the most popular and commercially successful Broadway composers of all time. He wrote "WICKED," "PIPPIN," "GODSPELL" among others as well as the music to Disney's "POCAHONTAS" and "THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME" and DreamWorks' "THE PRINCE OF EGYPT," including the Academy Award winning song, "When You Believe," recorded by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston — all amazing stuff. Dean Pitchford wrote the script and songs to both the film and Broadway production of "FOOTLOOSE," and some of the tunes in "FAME," among others. So, yeah, they're both "fairly established." ;) ??Which is why I was so amazed and proud to have the following e-mails forwarded to me from my label producer last week:?
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"Hi Lee: Just wanted to let you know I listened to the "More Than This" recording and really liked it a lot. In fact, I sent it to Dean (who wrote the lyrics), because I thought it turned out so well. Please thank Mr. Britton for me for his excellent rendition of the song, and thanks to you and John as well for the swell production. Liked his voice and a lot of the rest of the CD too -- glad you included "Run Away With Me", which is such an amazing song! xo as always, Stephen"
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In response to receiving our version of his song, Dean Pitchford wrote back to Stephen Schwartz (who forwarded it to Lee, who then forwarded it to me): ". . .Thanks for the terrific recording of "More Than This." Who's this Dwayne Britton? I like what he does with our song very much. . ."??
Yeah, that'll make one's day, huh? ;)??
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