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Brooklyn Boy In Paradise

by Allan Thomas

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1.
The Gift 02:52
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The Gift words & music - Allan Thomas & Randy Handley I've traveled the round world sailed the sea Looking for who knows what Lived like a king been knocked on my knees Watched the doors open and shut Played the game like a natural fool But I won when I found you. How can I just say I love you You are all I can see How can I tell you how grateful I am For the gift that you are to me The gift that you are to me Everyone's talkin' 'bout the end of the world But my world's just begun It started when you walked into my life And I'm not gonna turn and run Wanna open myself to you See where that leads us to How can I just say I love you You are all I can see How can I tell you how grateful I am For the gift that you are to me The treasure you are to me Your loving makes me humble Sometimes I lose my nerve I've got so much to tell you In only three words How can I just say I love you You are all I can see How can I tell you how grateful I am For the gift that you are to me The treasure you are to me The gift that you are to me © 1982 Black Bamboo Music - BMI Randy Handley Music - BMI
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Rock The World 04:09
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Rock The World words - Allan Thomas music - Charles Judge Feels like I'm sleepwalking Dreaming my life away Caught in the confusion And taking it so seriously Going fast but going nowhere Tear down all the walls inside me Walls that keep me from seeing what's real Burn down the walls that bind me And rock my world You read it in the paper You see it in the street Out of the blue it could happen To you or to me And just like that it's over Tear down all the walls inside me Walls that keep me from seeing what's real Burn down anything that confines me And rock my world Rock the world Rock the world Tear down these ancient walls inside me They can't help me anymore Burn down the walls that blind me And rock my world Tear down these walls around us The fear ignorance and denial Yeah break down these walls between us And we can rock this world Rock the world We can rock the world Rock the world Rock my world © 1991 - Black Bamboo Music - BMI Charles Judge Music - BMI
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Lost In Your Touch 04:09
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Lost In Your Touch words - Allan Thomas music - Michael Ruff Let our bodies do the talking Lips and fingers be our guide No second thoughts or mixed emotions No fantasy denied Free from time and mind Losing all composure I feel a river of passion And the currents too much I get swept away Lost in your touch Like a scene you see in a movie Steamy music and candlelight Making love like it's the first time Fat chance we'll forget this night Oblivion and ecstasy Coming to our senses And there's a river of passion If I let go enough I get swept away I get lost in your touch Lets not think about tomorrow or worry about the past There's nothing but this moment And the desire to make it last This river of passion This ocean of love I get swept away baby I get lost in your touch Took a long hard look at the big picture Talkin' story to my soul And I saw this thread of sadness there Just running through us all Maybe that's why I'd like to get lost in your touch Maybe that's why I wanna be lost in your touch © 1990 Black Bamboo Music - BMI Ruff Mix Music - BM!
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Fear Of Falling 04:30
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Fear Of Falling words & music - Allan Thomas & Bobby David I know you've had men you could tell what to do Where are they now They all ended up boring you You need a lover you can't control One who'll be there to catch you When you let go Of the fear of falling The fear of Falling Masquerade pretending everything's OK If someone comes too close Find a reason to just blow them away Gotta quit holding on to the pain of the past Help each other to get free at last Of the fear of falling The fear of falling We all want someone to love us put our fears to rest But it takes courage to step out over the edge Of the fear of falling The fear of falling Fear of falling The fear of falling Fear of falling © 1990 Black Bamboo Music - BMI Bobby David Music - BMI
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Troubled Times 04:23
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Troubled Times words & music - Allan Thomas Down in Africa and the Middle East Nobody Knows the meaning of peace Step out your door poverty and crime Where you go there's troubled times We're living in troubled times Noting but troubled times The inner city suburbs too Just like a plague that won't let go of you Drugs in the hood guns in school Never reach your prime living in troubled times We're living in troubled times Hard to keep hope alive Living in troubled times Wake up at night Thinking maybe it's a nightmare But in the clear morning light It's the same story We're living in troubled times Can't escape these troubled times High cost of living low paying jobs Government's a joke But no one's laughing very hard World gone mad waiting for a sign Something gotta give end these troubled times We're living in troubled times How to keep hope alive Living in troubled times Righteous religions watch us bleed Nothing's sacred but power and greed You watch the news eyes open wide Praying for a way out of these troubled times We live in troubled times Noting but troubled times Can't escape these troubled times Hard to keep hope alive Living in troubled times © 1994 Black Bamboo Music - BMI
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The Journey 03:46
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The Journey words & music - ALLAN THOMAS I’D LIKE TO GO BACK IN TIME IN MY LIFE VISIT WITH ALL MY OLD FRIENDS AND RELATIONS TALK TO THOSE I MISS ON THE JOURNEY I KNOW WE ALL HAD OUR OWN ROADS TO TRAVEL BRIEFLY MEETING BY CHANCE ALONG THE WAY WE GO IT ALONE WE GAVE IT EVERYTHING VIA CONDIOS MI AMIGO MAY YOU FIND YOUR WAY ON THE WINDING ROAD MAY WE MEET AGAIN ON THE JOURNEY YOU AND I WE HAD OUR MOMENT WHEN THE WORLD STOOD STILL BUT FOR THE WIND THE DESTINATION NEVER MATTERED WAS ALWAYS THE JOURNEY VIA CONDIOS MI AMIGO MAY YOU FIND YOUR WAY ON THE WINDING ROAD MAY WE MEET AGAIN ON THE JOURNEY WE CHOSE THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED ALWAYS HAVING TO LET GO SO WE WOUND UP GOING DOWN DIFFERENT HIGHWAYS WISH YOU WELL WHEREVER YOU GO BETTER TO HAVE LIVED AND LOVED YOU THAN NEVER LOVED YOU AT ALL VIA CONDIOS MI AMIGO MAY YOU FIND YOUR WAY ON THE WINDING ROAD AND MAY WE MEET AGAIN ON THE JOURNEY SOMEWHERE ON THE JOURNEY SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE SO MANY CROSSROADS AND STRANGE PILGRIMS ON THE WAY tuning: EADEAE © 1996 BLACK BAMBOO MUSIC - BMI
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Intimate Strangers 03:41
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Intimate Strangers words & music Allan Thomas You were a gift from the giver I was grateful from the start We filled our cup every moment Cause we knew you'd soon depart And it was sugar in the morning Sugar in the afternoon We were intimate strangers Under the spell of the moon And I found you a mysterious treasure A creature of infinite delight A source of endless pleasure Loving you felt so right Sugar in the morning Sugar in the afternoon Couple of intimate strangers On a honeymoon Some say romance is just illusion Comes and goes like the wind And I have no expectations But I'd love to see you again Sugar in the morning Sugar in the evening Sugar in the afternoon Couple of intimate strangers Under the spell of the moon I don't know if I dreamed you I don't know you at all All I know is that the way you made me feel Left me hungry for more Sugar in the morning Sugar in the afternoon We were intimate strangers A Couple of intimate strangers Two intimate strangers Under the spell of the moon © 1980 Black Bamboo Music - BMI
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Soldier Of Misfortune 05:12
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Soldier Of Misfortune words & music - Allan Thomas music - Bryan Kessler They say that in a dark time The eye begins to see And at the bottom of the abyss Comes the voice of salvation Sometimes I'm so high I'm walking on water It's like standing at the top of the world Other times I'm a lost cause In a jam I'm walking in sand A soldier of misfortune People say the way down is the way up You gotta do it wrong to get it right Well that's certainly my case Wrong time right face Too many miles and Margaritas Been two-timed double-crossed It was a sure thing but I lost I'm a soldier of misfortune A soldier soldier of misfortune My friends are a cast of characters Misfits and renegades one and all Don't know where they're going But you can tell where they been Soldier of misfortune I'm a ship on the open ocean Driftin' in the night No map or radio compass or starlight Time for a weather-check on my soul My life's a big fiasco Gotta get a grip maybe take a trip to Thailand Hookup with some sweet Mamasan I'm a soldier of misfortune A soldier soldier of misfortune © 1992 Black Bamboo Music - BMI Bryan Kessler Music - ASCAP
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Bad Behavior 03:58
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Bad Behavior words & music Allan Thomas music Zeke Zirngiebel You're minding your own business Up comes this woman this character right out of a novel She wants to know if you'll follow her Into the house of dreams She's got soft shoulders and dancing hands She's got the tools and the talent You weigh the possibilities You'll take the chance and the challenge Half the town is talking 'bout the things she do They thinks it's bad behavior You have to see if it's true You call her Julianna You like her perfume you love her chatter You don't care what anybody thinks Nor does she it doesn't matter You dig her cut-rate clothes Her nicotine patina Her disregard for rules Her spunky demeanor Half the town is talking 'bout the things you do They call it bad behavior Bad behavior But there's nothing wrong with you Julianna nobody tells you What you should or shouldn't do Julianna It's never dull she likes to keep it spicy She's got the gift of gab Especially pillow talk She dare to be different One of the notorious and few The town is talking 'bout your saucy attitude They say it's bad behavior But that doesn't phase you Just cheap talkin' 'bout the capers you get into They're convinced it's bad behavior Bad behavior Bad behavior Julianna I love your bad behavior Bad behavior © 1991 Black Bamboo Music - BMI Zeke Zirngiebel Music - BMI
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She's Starlight 04:51
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She's Starlight music by Allan Thomas words by Charles John Quarto The moon is like a skipping stone Dancing on the the sea Your kiss is like Saint Elmo's Fire Makes rainbows out of me We watched the world go churning 'round In shifts across the bay Big ships are in the water But it's the sky that sails away She's starlight now She reaches me Without me ever waking up or making believe She's starlight now she touches me Starlight starlight up my sleeve There's magic in her silence Music when she speaks Angels in her innocence Spilling secrets in the deep She's starlight now She teaches me Without me ever waking up or making believe She's starlight now she touches me Starlight Starlight up my sleeve Starlight up my sleeve She's starlight now She's starlight now © 1994 Black Bamboo Music CJQ Music - BMI
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After The Storm 04:18
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After The Storm words & music - Allan Thomas music - Bryan Kessler I opened my eyes from a night like no other Was I dreaming or is this real All around me everything in ruin Gonna take some time for things to heal After the wind and rain Nothing gonna be the same My whole world changed after the storm Take something so strong Make you feel so small Blows away your illusions in no time at all Nature gone insane Homes hammered by the hurricane And the sound of the trees breaking in two And there's nothing you can do After the wind and the rain Nothing gonna feel the same Our world changed After the storm After the damage was done We were crying in the morning sun Now its back to square one After the storm Who could ever forget it When it's everywhere you turn But life goes on you live and you learn Starting over back on line Picking up the pieces one day at a time It's bringing people together It's tearing others apart It's a blessing in disguise or a broken heart After the wind and rain Nothing gonna look the same Everybody's world changed after the storm After the danger was done We were crying in the morning sun Yes its back to square one After the storm After the driving rain what could ever be the same Life can be so strange after the storm © 1993 Black Bamboo Music - BMI Bryan Kessler Music - ASCAP
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Need Your Love 03:10
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Need Your Love words & music - Allan Thomas They say the earth could be as small As a tiny grain of sand Floating in the universe Moved by an unseen hand Well maybe so I don't know But one thing is for certain I need your love Some say that everything we see with these eyes Is nothing but illusion We're living in a fools paradise And everything is constantly changing But one thing remains the same I need your love Need your love Like a ship without a captain Like the earth without the sun I need your love Need your love I need your love Some say that absence makes the heart grow fonder But this is taking it too far I'm governed by the hand of fate and fortune But I wanna be where you are Of all the things I say and do This much I know is true I need your love Need your love I need your love I need your love © 1980 Black Bamboo Music - BMI
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Love Can Change Your World 05:14
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Love Can Change Your World words & music - Allan Thomas music - Chris Templeton Full moon rising and it's nights like this When it feels ages since the last good kiss Well its better to have had love and lost it Than never have love at all It's time to let your defenses fall I could love you if you let me Make the lonely nights a thing of the past Love can change your world if you let it Open up and let the love in Stealing glimpses of you through the store window Find myself in line buying things I just don't need And every move I make in your direction You take another tack It's two steps forward and ten steps back But I could love you if you would let me Be the one you come to on nights like this It can change your world if you let it Just open up and let the love begin Love can change your world Open up open up baby I would love you if you would let me Make these lonely nights a thing of the past It can change your whole world if you let it So open up and let my love in I could love you if you would let me Be the one who holds you times like this Love can change your world if you let it Just open up let the love begin Love can change your world It can can change your world Love can change the world Our world baby © 1989 Black Bamboo Music - BMI Chris Templeton Music - BMI
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Unlock The Heart 03:28
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Unlock The Heart words & Music - Allan Thomas I want to know you through and through Until I do I'll be after you I need to love you and be loved by you Nothing else will do What else can I do For love to start let go unlock the heart I want to see you be with you No matter what I do got to get close to you Together or apart we're just one big ole heart There's just one thing to do Let that love come through For love to start let go unlock the heart For love to start let go unlock the heart For love to start go to let go unlock the heart © 1981 Black Bamboo Music - BMI

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Brooklyn Boy In Paradise - The Unreleased Collection


The Band:

Allan Thomas - Rhythm guitar and Vocals
Bryan Kessler - Guitar
David Anderson - Guitar
Zeke Zirngiebel - Guitar
Chris Templeton - Lap Steel Guitar
Armando Compean & Dave Inamine - Bass
Michael Buono - Drums
Diane Michelle & Michael Ruff - Backing Vocals
Michael Ruff - Pete Wasner - Charles Judge -
Keyboards


Backstory:

This collection of recordings is composed of songs I wrote and recorded between 1980 and 1994 - The beginning of my Hawaii years. Most of the songs were written with co-writers. Some of the tracks were recorded in real working recording studios with actual producers, engineers, and vintage mic's and mic preamps, while others were laid down in my or my co-writers home studios with whatever recording device we happened to have.

For one reason or another these tracks never found their way onto one of my four studio album releases, but having withstood the test of years gone by, my long time producer and friend Stephen Barncard and I felt it was time they saw the light of day - and perhaps momentarily satisfy the legion of die-hard AT fans clamoring for yet another taste.

We tried to find the best versions with the least amount of generations and tinkering. Lucky for me Barncard has always been unceasingly adept at archiving mine and others recorded works.

Brooklyn Boy In Paradise is offered as a single song or full CD download, including a PDF of the artwork and liner notes for purchase with credit card or PayPal.

The audio CD and a PDF of the artwork can also be purchased through www.allanthomas.com

I have included anecdotes about how the songs came to be, as well as details about the recording sessions for those of you who might be interested.

About the recordings:

Speaking for myself regarding the recording of music, I am a much reluctant engineer of the new digital-age school, and only learned - in all my years of recording, from my first singing group demo when I was twelve, right up to 1992 or so - in the last 17 years. I was never that interested in what mic's, compressors, or pre amps the recording engineers used on my records. I didn't have a clue or even care what they used, as I really had enough to think about with leading the band, playing a solid guitar part, and performing a convincing vocal. I thought it best left up to the producer or engineer of the session to figure out what tool worked best for the job. But with the advent of affordable home digital recording rigs, and the price of buying studio time in commercial recording studios rising and becoming unaffordable, it became imperative for me to learn the medium. Instead of paying for studio time elsewhere why not invest what I could into my own rig. So that's the tack I took, and I'm glad of it. But when the shit hits the fan tech-wise, I go the the old-school recording engineers for advice and direction.

credits

released May 8, 1994

Production & Recording credits


1 - The Gift - produced & recorded by Stephen Barncard


2 - Rock The World - produced by Stephen Barncard
and Charles Judge

3 - Lost In Your Touch - produced and recorded by
Michael Ruff

4 - Fear Of Falling - produced by Bobby David


5 - Troubled Times - produced and recorded by AT


6 - The Journey - produced and recorded by AT


7 - Intimate Strangers - produced and recorded by
Stephen Barncard

8 - Soldier Of Misfortune - produced and recorded by
Bryan Kessler

9 - Bad Behavior - produced and recorded by Zeke
Zirengieble

10 - She's Starlight - produced and recorded by AT


11 - After The Storm - produced and recorded by AT &
Bryan Kessler

12 - Need Your Love - produced and recorded by
Stephen Barncard

13 - Love Can Change Your World - produced &
recorded by Bryan Kessler & Chris Templeton

14 - Unlock The Heart - produced and recorded by
Stephen Barncard


Mastered by Stephen Barncard

Photo: Lynn Shipley

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Aloha and welcome to my Bandcamp Music Store home page. Here you can listen to full-length samples of all seven Allan Thomas albums and three singles. Also to be found are credits, photos, stories and lyrics for all songs. Dig in...

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