STANDING AT THE EDGE OF LIFE - Bringing it back one more time.

You find yourself recovering from one of those blows that life delivers every once in a while. As you begin to search deep for answers, many people want to chime in to offer an opinion as to what you should do and how to resolve your issues. But, you just need time to sort it out, because underneath it all, there is a glimmer of hope.

Vocal harmonies, acoustic & electric guitars, piano and percussion are the instruments Sunup uses to deliver the message of this song.

Vocals: Garry Manuel, James "Goon" Wilson, Brian Soule, Laura Wilson

Guitars, Bass & Percussion: Garry Manuel

Piano: Brian Soule

Recording Engineer & Mastering: Marshall Manuel

It was also a joy as we enlisted the help of our good friend and Goon's sister-in-law, Laura Wilson, for the high harmonies.

Apple:: https://music.apple.com/.../standing-at-the.../1748272647

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SUNUP - Brian Soule, James “Goon” Wilson, Garry Manuel, Charlie Castilano

If you think you may have heard this song before - you might have?! It's on the Sunup, Passion & Politics record. We have a live version from the Wine Press in August 1976, broadcasted and recorded live on WCMF, Rochester, NY. The recording was not up to our usual recording standards, but we put it out there despite the issues because, there are certain moments in time that you can't get back or have captured a moment that just should not be allowed to evaporate. So, why re-record it? It always bugged me that we screwed up the timing in one spot and that Kerry's bass part was missing the clarity it should have had, through no fault of his own. Dee Carstensen added a really beautifully harmonized vocal to the song as well. We always loved the message and the harmonies. To be candid, during that period in time we were knocked out by the harmonies of a group called, Howdy Moon, which I got to interview before they played on WCMF. Valerie Carter was part of that group and after the group split up, went on to cut a couple albums under her own name, then sang back up for James Taylor for quite some time. She was a treasure. All this to give a little background to the tune. I’ve also sung the song for people going through some ultra-challenging stuff in their lives, much as I was at the time of writing the tune. We hope you fully absorb our latest rendition. ~Garry