The Shortest Day

Shosha and I recorded this a few days after Christmas with her friend Mike. It was so nice to sing with her again, and with a new song to boot. We practiced for a really long time because it was a difficult harmony for me to find. In the bridge, I did it really well one time and then it took me about 15 times to get it the same again.

We were both nursing colds and so Shosha brought a bottle of Maker's Mark to help us sing better. It was pretty raunchy stuff and didn't seem very helpful in the voice department. But it turned out useful in the nerves department. Shosha put down her track and then I put down mine....several times. It was okay, but a little off somehow. Neither of us were singing very well on our own. So we did the Beach Boys think and just laid down a live track. It did the trick. There is something to be said about those sister harmonies.

I wish I had a copy of our version of Lyle Lovett's Family Reserve. We do it so well, and we've even gotten to the point where we don't giggle in inappropriate places.