FULL CIRCLE
1. Deep Blue Ocean from "Happy Project" (2003)- It's about escaping to
someplace beautiful with someone you love.
Deep Blue Ocean has been placed in episode #302 of the DVD
Dawson's Creek: The Complete Third Season and on Sony's
Internet Soundtrack Site For Dawson's Creek.
Lisa Meri: Vocal
Jim Sullivan: Piano and Keyboards
2. Happy from "Happy Project" (2003)- It's about being okay within yourself
despite external circumstances.
Lisa Meri: Vocal and Acoustic Guitar
Kevin Nelson: Bass
Mauricio Zottarelli: Drums
3. In The Wake Of A Restless Dream from "Happy Project" (2003)- It's about
the things we can't fix that haunt us and keep us up at night.
Lisa Meri: Vocal and Acoustic Guitar
David Porter: Electric Guitar
Jim Sullivan: Piano and Keyboards
4. Ain't No Livin' Without You* from "Out Of The Blue" (2002)- This song is
from a collaboration project I did with artist/co-writer Leah Langefeld.
It's a song about cheating.
Lisa Meri: Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Leah Langefeld: Vocals and Keyboards
David Porter: Electric Guitar
Randy Bramwell: Bass
Ed Scheer: Drums
5. Out Of The Blue* from "Out Of The Blue" (2002)- This song is from the same
collaboration project I did with artist/co-writer Leah Langefeld. It's for
my sister and brother-in-law.
Lisa Meri: Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Leah Langefeld: Vocals
Jim Sullivan: Piano
Randy Bramwell: Bass
Ed Scheer: Drums
6. With Me Anyway (for Gammy)- Released as a single to industry
professionals (2004). I wrote this song for my grandmother who struggled but lost her battle with dementia. I am especially grateful to Sato Knudsen for his
beautiful cello playing.
Lisa Meri: Vocal and Acoustic Guitar
Sato Knudsen: Cello
7. Worth The Wait from "Worth The Wait" (2003)- This was a real departure for
me. David, Jim and I decided to produce a techno/dance project. Worth The
Wait is about a single person who finds happiness with someone after
tolerating many empty, unsatisfying years of the bar scene.
Lisa Meri: Vocal
David Porter: Keyboards and Programming
Jim Sullivan: Keyboards, Programming and Synth Solo
8. The Need In Me (Remix)- Released as a single to industry professionals
(2005). Original version from "Time Will Tell"
(1999). We cleaned up most of
the instrumental and vocal tracks, tracked a new bass part, added organ, a
few effects and enhanced the mix. This song is about being in a relationship
with someone who just doesn't get it.
Lisa Meri: Vocal and Acoustic Guitar
David Porter: Electric Guitar
Jim Sullivan: Piano
Alizon Lissance: Korg CX3 Organ
John Vaillancourt: Tenor Sax
Kevin Nelson: Bass
Michael Connors: Drums
9. The Red Thread (Remix)- Released as a single to industry professionals
(2005). Original version from "Time Will Tell" (1999). We cleaned up all of
the instrumental and vocal tracks, added a few effects and enhanced the mix.
This song is about finding and creating those lines of connection that run
from your heart to someone or something else. It's about plugging into the
relationships, work, passions and causes that give our life a sense of
purpose and meaning.
Lisa Meri: Vocal, Acoustic and Electric Guitars
Jim Sullivan: Piano and Keyboards
Thomas Brinkley: Bass
All songs written by Lisa Meri
Except *written by Lisa Meri and Leah Langefeld
All songs © 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Published by Got a Get a Life Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
and Aquatarius Music Ltd. (ASCAP)
This compilation produced by David Porter and Lisa Meri
at Mix One Studios, Boston, MA
This compilation released 2006 by
Aquatarius Records, a division of Aquatarius Music Ltd.
All Rights Reserved.
All songs previously released 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
by Aquatarius Records, a division of Aquatarius Music Ltd.
All Rights Reserved.
I would like to thank all of the wonderful musicians on these various
recordings for lending their talents, energies and creative gifts to my
music. It's been an absolute privilege to work with all of you these past
few years. I would also like to thank David Porter for the wonderful hours
we've shared as friends and creative partners, A.G. at Aquatarius for giving
me the space to follow my heart and musical path and for always sticking by
me, and my wonderful family and friends for your honesty and for
putting up with many hours of rough mixes.