Borrowing Memories

All tracks written, performed, produced,
recorded and mixed by Diana Robinson *

*except A Month of Mondays (lyrics by Diana Robinson and Rich Richman), Everywhere You Go (music by Bob Robinson, lyrics by Diana Robinson) and Leave Our Love Behind, guitar tracks performed by Dave Robinson.

Released March 2007


 

          This collection of original songs contains ballads, rock, folk and country tunes.

          Diana's arrangements and performances were recorded on a Macintosh Dual G5 running Cubase SX recording software, a MOTU 896HD, Stylus RMX, Fxpansion's BFD, Miroslav Philharmonic, Spectrasonics Trilogy, Garritan Jazz & Big Band VST, Waves Production Mastering Plugins, a Kurzweil K2000R, a Kurzweil K2600R, a Yamaha P120 MIDI keyboard and a Korg PadKontrol MIDI controller.


 

          Click on the song title to start the MP3 file playing.

  1.   I Can't Give You Up
    Music and lyrics by Diana Robinson
    © 2007 Robinson Music (ASCAP) 4:46

    I wrote this song for my niece Rachael to sing. I wanted to create a groove that she could really improvise over. I hope she will record it in the future. The lyrics were written to reflect her relationship with her boyfriend.

  2.   Borrowing Memories
    Music and lyrics by Diana Robinson
    © 2007 Robinson Music (ASCAP) 5:49

    The guitar, cello and flute help to create the quiet, reflective and ultimately sad mood of this song about trying to replace one's own bad memories with someone else's good ones.

  3.   (Time Keeps) Slippin' Through My Hands
    Music and lyrics by Diana Robinson
    © 2007 Robinson Music (ASCAP) 4:51

    I wanted to write a song about how I felt about getting older, watching opportunities slip away, watching a younger generation make the same mistakes my generation made, not having learned anything from us. My favorite line in the lyric is: "I'll just keep on trying to leave something that will endure."

  4.   Give Me Time
    Music and lyrics by Diana Robinson
    © 2007 Robinson Music (ASCAP) 4:43

    This optimistic love song is about asking for time to prove how strong love can be. I wanted to create a "wall of sound" sequenced background for this melody. The modulations were inspired by Jimmy Webb's book Tunesmith.

  5.   Leave Our Love Behind
    Music and lyrics by Diana Robinson
    © 2007 Robinson Music (ASCAP) 4:55

    My brother Dave Robinson plays the guitar tracks on this tune. I wrote this song about dealing with losing a love you thought would last a lifetime.

  6.   The Sushi Song (For Jon)
    Music and lyrics by Diana Robinson
    © 2007 Robinson Music (ASCAP) 3:14

    My nephew Jon and I love to eat sushi together when he comes to New York so I wrote this song for him.

  7.   Nothing But You
    Music and lyrics by Diana Robinson
    © 2007 Robinson Music (ASCAP) 3:14

    This tune started out as a series of simple guitar chords and a kick drum. I enjoyed layering the many textures of this romantic drone-like chord sequence.

  8.   You Were My Miracle
    Music and lyrics by Diana Robinson
    © 2007 Robinson Music (ASCAP) 6:27

    I wrote this little groove tune about trying to find an illusive lost love while wandering through empty streets with a broken heart. It doesn't get any sadder than that.

  9.   A Month Of Mondays
    Music by Diana Robinson
    Lyrics by Rich Richman and Diana Robinson
    © 2007 Robinson Music (ASCAP) 5:29

    Rich wrote the lyrics to this tune back in 1982. I like the premise and updated the tune this year.

  10.   You Have My Heart
    Music and lyrics by Diana Robinson
    © 2007 Robinson Music (ASCAP) 4:43

    The lyrics of this song are based on a true experience I had meeting an old flame on the corner of 57th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City. As painful as this song is it is one of my most truthful songs.

  11.   Spider Creek Road
    Music and lyrics by Diana Robinson
    © 2007 Robinson Music (ASCAP) 4:19

    This song was written for my mother (Joann Robinson). I changed the name of an actual road near Lilly Chapel, Ohio where I grew up from Possum Run Road to the more mellifluous "Spider Creek Road." The lyrics "houses in a row" is based on hearing my mother singing "little boxes made out of ticky-tacky" in my youth.

  12.   You Were There
    Music and lyrics by Diana Robinson
    © 2007 Robinson Music (ASCAP) 2:47

    I wrote this song one morning while watching the morning sun move across the parquet floor in my apartment. This songs has a pretty catchy hook.

  13.   Everywhere You Go
    Music by Bob Robinson, lyrics by Diana Robinson
    © 2007 Robinson Music (ASCAP) 2:47

    My brother Bob wrote this beautiful ballad and sent it to me. I started writing the lyrics immediately because they just flowed out. I think it is one of his most beautiful and moving tunes. Bob plays keyboards and strings on this arrangement.


 

Thanks

This CD is dedicated to my mother, Joann Robinson and to my father, Rev. Robert Robinson. Thanks to my brothers Dave Robinson in Arizona, who played fabulous guitar on Leave Our Love Behind, and Bob Robinson in Gig Harbor, Washington, who wrote the beautiful melody to Everywhere You Go. Love to my husband Jack.
 


 

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