IF YOU COULD

Produced by Mick Hart and Dean Manning recorded, engineered and mixed by Jamie Maher at BFD studios, London July 2003.
Mastered by Fayney at BFD studios, London August 2003.

Mick Hart - Voice, Rhodes, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Bass
Dean Manning - Reverse/Delay Guitar FX, Nord
Jamie Maher - Drum Loop Programming

ALL LIVE TRACKS
Mick Hart - Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Wurlitzer, Lapsteel

Track 2
Recorded Solo, Live at La Pomme d'Eve, Paris 17/4/03
Tracks 3, 4 and 5
Recorded Solo, Live at 12 Bar Club, London 25/4/03
Track 6
Recorded Solo, Live at 12 Bar Club, London 10/7/03

All Songs Written By Mick Hart
© Mick Hart 2003

Mick introduces the 'If You Could' EP...

It feels so good too to be bringing something fresh recorded wise to you all also. I'd like to share some words on the new EP...

'If You Could' has always been a special favourite of mine and has been such a sweet part of this last period away from home. It has really been a standout track in all it's different formats and i felt strongly about putting down a fresh new version.

The track was going to be a remix but after entering a London studio with my buddy Dean Manning (from Leonardo's Bride) in July, it felt best to just hit it all fresh and basically re-record the whole thing whilst hanging onto some of the beautiful subtle moments from the original version. Dean helped in kind of a co-producing role and really we were just two friends in there just having fun and painting a new and better picture of something that had already been born. The new version has this very cool 70's kind of drum loop sound to it (something my drummer jerry and i had always talked about trying on it) with a lot of the similar textures from the original, as well as some beautiful haunting flavours and soundscapes that we added to kind of take it somewhere dreamy and new. Basically it has ended up sounding really really awesome and something i am very proud to share with you all.

The 5 live tracks are all very special and influential moments from the last 6 months worth of gigs o/s. Firstly 'Believe' was from a Paris show in April that featured a whole new audience of people coming along and was the first song of the night... a beautiful and memorable introduction to kind of a new beginning. 'It's Alright', 'Find the Day' and 'Goodnight' were all from a very memorable gig at the 12 Bar Club on London in February. The first two were played on a gorgeous old wurlitzer keyboard... and it felt like mellow heaven in there. 'Goodnight' was the encore and a fitting finale to one of the best gigs of the whole last year. The final track 'Time for Goodbyes' is a completely new track that i had written on my lapsteel in Paris just before i left in June. It was the first song of the night at a return 12 Bar London show just last July and was basically so new it was almost completely improvised. The feeling in that gig at that moment is something i'll not forget and the fact that we had it captured on tape is a timeless treasure and it just felt right to include this as a taste of what is to come.

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