Written shortly following the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings in April of 2013, Graham Byrne wrote the song 'Standing Tall'. Acting as a response to the many messages of doubt being thrown across the country at the time, Graham wrote 'Standing Tall' to send a message of hope for a better tomorrow. That after even the most violent of hits we take, we can all stand together as a unit and fight back;
That "No Matter How Far We Fall, Love Will Keep Us Standing Tall."
Recorded in January-April of 2014 ~ in Saint Paul, Minnesota and
Chicago, Illinois
All tracks were recorded in the McKern Studio Complex at McNally Smith College of Music in Saint Paul, Minnesota except for:
-Lead Vocals recorded in Chicago, IL
-Electric Rhythm Guitar recorded at ByrneOut Production Studios in Saint Paul, Minnesota
At first we thought we'd seen it all
When we saw the towers fall
Then we thought we'd seen the end of pain
Till a dark mind makes a dark night a monument to rage
Picture all the little boys and girls
Smiling faces, not a care in the world
Their lives are cut short like a string
When will be the end to all these things?
No matter how far we fall, love will keep us standing tall...
No matter how far we fall, love will keep us standing tall...
No matter how far we fall, love will keep us standing tall...
No matter how far we fall, love will keep us standing tall...
Everybody's running towards somebody else
New England tries their best to help
How do we deal with all these things at home?
Maybe it'll help if we have a little hope
No matter how far we fall, love will keep us standing tall...
No matter how far we fall, love will keep us standing tall...
No matter how far we fall, love will keep us standing tall...
No matter how far we fall, love will keep us standing tall...
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credits
released May 3, 2014
Words and Music Written by Graham Byrne
Produced, Engineered and Arranged by Jimmy Byrne
Musicians Featured:
Lead Vocals - Graham Byrne
Acoustic and Electric Guitars - Slayder Smet
Electric Rhythm Guitar - Jimmy Byrne
Bass Guitar - Daniel Brakke
Drums and Percussion - Chris Piette
Background Vocals - Kaytee Amaro, Anna Christy and Emily Villano
Keyboard and Piano - Clayton Kennedy
Violin - Mo Javi
Hand Claps - Trevor Blaszczak, Slayder Smet and Chris Piette
Arrangements:
Guitar arranged by Graham Byrne.
Bass Guitar arranged by Daniel Brakke.
Percussion arranged by Chris Piette and Jimmy Byrne.
Background Vocals arranged by Kaytee Amaro, Anna Christy, Emily Villano and Jimmy Byrne.
Keyboard arranged by Clayton Kennedy and Jimmy Byrne.
Violin arranged by Maurice 'Mo' Hubbard and Jimmy Byrne.
Special Thanks To:
-Andrew Henriksen for Assistant Engineering
-Evelyn Pechous for Moral Support
-Madeleine Byrne for Letting us use your noise-free room for vocal tracking.
-McNally Smith College of Music
Graham Byrne began songwriting in 2013 and has studied guitar with Jeanie Bratschie since 2007. His first single, Standing
Tall, was released in May of 2014, and his debut EP, "The Up All Night EP" is set for release very shortly. He performs quite regularly throughout Chicagoland area....more
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