Houses In White

Sung by Gerry Beckley

In March of 1999 I received an audio file of Gerry Beckley's "Houses In White" from Gordon, a good friend of Gerry's. It was sent to me as a work in progress. The song was written and produced by Bobby Woods. Gerry and Bobby played all the instruments. It was recorded up in the Hollywood Hills at Heart Times Coffee Cup™ Studios on all digital equipment. The sample files are included here with the understanding that they are to be distributed freely and not to be sold.

Over the weeks that followed, Gordon sent a couple of updates showing how the song had progressed.

The recording sessions weren't always a complete success as you can see in a short video clip that Gordon sent me. You'll need a QuickTime viewer in order to see the video clip.

Gordon, Bobby, and Gerry were interested to find out what the fans thought about the song and followed several discussions on the America Fans chat folder. It was a unique opportunity to see behind the scenes of the production of a song. There may be more in the future.

I was so impressed with the song that I couldn't get it out of my head. One night I decided I needed to learn to play the song so I sat down and transcribed the lyrics and then figured out the chords. I was glad to be able to share them with all of you.

"Houses In White"

Sample 1 ()

Sample 2 ()

Final (mix 4.2) ()

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