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'Joy Mover'

by Joy Mover

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‘Home Sweet Home’ © Joy Mover, (ASCAP) LYRICS Counting the hours, counting the ways that I love you And you…know it, yes you…know how much I do Enough for a lifetime with you Spending the days, thinking of ways that I love you And you…know it; yes you…know the way I do Enough for a lifetime for two Once in a lifetime Just once in your life he’ll come along And you belong It’s once in a lifetime, just once in your life You’ll find him there, out of nowhere And it’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home Will you be there; will you always be there when I need you? Cause you…know it, yes you…know how much I do Enough for a lifetime or two Once in a lifetime Just once in your life he’ll come along And you belong It’s once in a lifetime, just once in your life You see him there, he just appears And it’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home And it’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home And it’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home
2.
Only the wind knows why
 Winds in a whisperin sky 
Listen as it passes by 
 Hissin and sighin
 Whistlin and cryin 
Hissin and sighin
 Whistlin and cryin 

 Only the wind knows why 
Winds of a wonderin sky
 Echo the moon on the tides It falls and rise
 Gets low and high
 They fall and rise
 Get low and high
 And only the wind knows why
 Yeah, only the wind know why Only the wind knows why 
Winds of a soft summer sky
 Floating a butterfly
 It flutters by
 Sweet butterfly 
It flutters by 
Sweet butterfly
 And only the wind knows why
 Yeah, only the wind knows why

 So roll down your windows and open up the door
 Which way the wind blows no one knows for sure
 Over the mountains pushin on the streams
 To follow the rainbows that color in our dreams
3.
Quiet nights of quiet stars Quiet chords from your guitar Floating on the silence that surrounds us Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams Quiet walks by quiet streams And a window that looks out on Corcovado, Oh how lovely This is where I want to be Here with you so close to me Until the final flicker of life's ember. I who was lost and lonely Believing life was only A bitter tragic joke, have found with you, The meaning of existence, oh my love
4.
There were bells on the hill But I never heard them ringing, No, I never heard them at all Till there was you. There were birds in the sky But I never saw them winging No, I never saw them at all Till there was you. And there was music, And there were wonderful roses, They tell me, In sweet fragrant meadows of dawn, and dew. There was love all around But I never heard it singing No, I never heard it at all Till there was you…
5.
When the week is over make the turn
 Light the midnight oil and let it burn Shake off those blues you had all day Turn off the news, go out and play Celebrate till dawn brings on the day Get it while you can that’s what they say Don’t have too much time to get away What does it take to have some fun? Lie on the beach, feeling the sun Dancing in the moonlight with someone 
 So little time for ourselves, Livin for somebody else Day in and out, till we’re old and grey Dance while we feel it Spin till we turn it around Day into night, work into play 
 Let’s join the party, under the moonlight We’ll dance, beneath the stars and We’ll still be burnin at midnight Celebrating our lives 
 I declare the weekend’s here to stay That’s the way I want it everyday Shake off the blues, turn off the news  You pay your dues everyday Turn off the blues with your dancin shoes Let yourself cruise through the day...
6.
If I could tell you how I feel about you If I could say exactly what I mean I’d tell you that I couldn’t be without you Your love painted a world I’d never seen 
 If I could show you how I feel about you You’d see the rainbow of how much I care The stars would shine so bright there’d be no doubt to Knowing that my love is everywhere 
 I want you to know it right now Need you to see Time to be showing you how You’re everything to me 
 Your body is my temple Your soul my sanctity All things in time do tell You’re everything to me 
 If you could know how much I care about you You’d feel it when I look into your eyes I want to tell you but I don’t know how to Let you see so you can realize 
 Thought that you’d know me by now Want you to see, somehow Hear me say it out loud You’re everything to me 
 Your body is my temple Your soul my sanctity All things in time do tell You’re everything to me 
 And even the full moon in the sky Can’t hold a candle to the light Burning inside you so bright…tonight
7.
You’ll never know how much I love you Never know how much I care When you put your arms around me I get a fever that I just can’t bare You give me… fever When you kiss me Fever when you hold me tight Fever…. in the morning Fever all through the night Sun lights up the day time Moon and stars shine through the night I light up when you call my name Cause I know you’re gonna treat me right You’re givin me fever When your near me Fever afternoon delight Fever…all morning Fever all through the night Everybody’s got the fever That is somethin you all know Fever isn’t such a new thing Fever started long time ago Romeo loved Juliet Juliet she felt the same way And when he put his arms around her He said Julie baby you’re my flame You givin me fever When were kissin Fever got a love so true Fever, I’m on fire Ain’t nothin I won’t do for you Well you may never know how much I love ya Even take my breath away And every time you get right next to me I get to burnin baby what can I say You’re givin me fever With your kisses Fever when you hold me so tight Fever …all day long, burnin up every night Trumpet Solo by Ira Sullivan Now you’ve listened to my story Here's the point that I have made Everybody get’s the fever Be it fahrenheit or centigrade You get the fever When we’re kissin Fever if you live you learn Fever…Till you sizzle What a lovely way to burn What a lovely way to burn What a lovely way to burn When you’re near me I start to burn What a lovely way to burn
8.
There was a boy A very strange enchanted boy They say he wandered very far, very far Over land and sea A little shy And sad of eye But very wise Was he And then one day A magic day he passed my way And while we spoke of many things, fools and kings This he said to me "The greatest thing You'll ever learn Is just to love And be loved In return" (instrumental interlude) The greatest thing You'll ever learn Is just to love And be loved In return
9.
‘Have You Ever Loved? Music by Joy Mover & John Paul + Lyrics by Joy Mover Have you ever loved? Have you ever needed someone? Have you ever loved? Have you felt your heart come undone? Given everything Heard the songs love sings Tell me have you ever really loved someone? Have you ever touched? Have you really let yourself go? Wanted them so much That you really lost all control Fallen in so deep That you’re losing all your sleep Tell me, have you ever really loved someone? Destino searched all the stars to find us Lit up the path behind us Finally found our way Primero it feels like the first time Our hearts dance in the same rhyme Now we awake in a brand new day Do you still believe? Do you still believe there’s someone? Who could fill the need? Is that something you’d still run from? Could you now reveal? What you truly feel Tell me, have you ever really loved someone? Destino searched all the stars to find us Lit up the path behind us Finally found our way Primero it feels like the first time Our hearts dance in the same rhyme Now we awake in a brand new day Have you ever loved? Have you ever needed someone? Have you ever loved? Have you felt your heart come undone Flown upon love’s wings To the destiny it brings Tell me, have you ever really loved someone? Do you still believe? Do you still believe there’s someone? Who could fill the need? Is that something you’d still run from? Baby can’t you see You are everything to me Could it be this endless search is done? Could it be it’s me who’s your someone?
10.
First you must look Then you can find Gotta to keep on searchin Till you get what you need All of the time Go, it’ll be fine… As the wind blows Leavin the past behind Gotta keep on movin Gotta follow your heart Follow the signs Go, enjoy the ride… 
 Head toward the sun Out of the madness These days are done Over and gone With the tide of sadness 
 Dream a dream oh Maria… Dream a dream Maria Visions you see oh Maria Where you can be Maria
 (Cause you’ve had your share of despair) Just know that I’ll always care 
 Now that you’ll go Made up your mind I will always be there But you know that the road It has to wind Go, this is your time You heard the call Echoing deep inside When you hear those voices You know that you can’t push Push them aside No place you can hide I’m here for you, Heart and in spirit Thyself be true… Listen and I know that you will hear it… 
 Dream a dream oh Maria Dream a dream Maria Visions you see oh Maria Where you can be Maria (Cause you’ve had your share of despair) Just know that I’ll always be there…. 
 This is your time, follow the signs, as the road winds, never goodbye…. See ya, Maria...
11.
LYRICS: Counting the hours, counting the ways that I love you And you…know it; yes you know how much I do Enough for a lifetime with you Enough for a lifetime with you Spending the days, thinking of ways that I love you And you…know it; yes you…know the way I do Enough for a lifetime for two Enough for a lifetime with you Once in a lifetime Just once in your life he comes along And you belong Once in a lifetime, just once in your life You find him there, out of nowhere And it’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home Will you be there; will you always be there when I need you? Cause you…know it, yes you…know how much I do Enough or a lifetime or two Enough for a lifetime with you Once in a lifetime Just once in your life he comes along And you belong Once in a lifetime, just once in your life You find him there, he just appears And it’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home sweet home It’s good to be home
12.
I used to walk around, puttin love down I never found it, seen the beauty, heard the sound The magic in a kiss, didn’t exist Wishin on a fallin star Only goes so far Never knowin, where I was goin Till you came along with a love so strong That I never knew, till there was you darlin… There were bells on a hill but I never heard them ringing, No, I never heard them at all till there was you. There were birds in the sky but I never saw them winging No, I never saw them at all till there was you. And there was music, and wonderful roses, they tell me, in sweet fragrant meadows of dawn, and dew. There was love all around but I never heard it singing No, I never heard it at all till there was you…
13.
Stars shining bright above you Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you" Birds singin in the sycamore trees Dream a little dream of me Say nighty-night and kiss me Just hold me tight and tell me you’ll miss me While I’m alone and blue as can be Dream a little dream of me Stars fading but I linger on dear Still craving your kiss I’m longing to linger till dawn dear Just saying this Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you But in your dreams whatever they be Dream a little dream of me (Instrumental break) Stars fading but I linger on dear Still craving your kiss I’m longing to linger till dawn dear Just saying this Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you But in your dreams whatever they be Dream a little dream of me, oh yeah… Dream a dream of me
14.
Have you ever loved? Have you ever needed someone? Have you ever loved? Have you felt your heart come undone? Given everything Heard the songs love sings Tell me have you ever really loved someone? 
 Have you ever touched? Have you really let yourself go? Wanted them so much That you really lost all control Fallen in so deep That you’re losing all your sleep Tell me, have you ever really loved someone? 
 Destino searched all the stars to find us Lit up the path behind us Finally found our way Primero it feels like the first time Our hearts dance in the same rhyme Now we awake in a brand new day 
 Do you still believe? Do you still believe there’s someone? Who could fill the need? Is that something you’d still run from? Could you now reveal? What you truly feel Tell me, have you ever really loved someone? 
 Destino searched all the stars to find us Lit up the path behind us Finally found our way Primero it feels like the first time Our hearts dance in the same rhyme Now we awake in a brand new day Have you ever loved? Have you ever needed someone? Have you ever loved? Have you felt your heart come undone? Flown upon love’s wings To the destiny it brings Tell me, have you ever really loved someone? 
Do you still believe? Do you still believe there’s someone? Who could fill the need? Is that something you’d still run from? Baby can’t you see You are everything to me Could it be this endless search is done? Could it be it’s me who’s your someone?

about

The journey from a deeply held dream to its realization is never easy, seldom rapid. After many long years of writing, producing and recording the music that is so very much a part of her DNA, Vocalist/Songwriter Joy Mover took her first giant step toward actualizing her lifelong musical vision with the summer of 2012 release of her self-titled debut, "Joy Mover".

To say that Joy’s roots are steeped in music is an understatement. Beginning with her great- grandfather, through her maternal and paternal grandparents and uncles, followed by her parents, brother and cousin, Joy’s family has long been populated with professional musicians and singers. Her father, Jimmy, like his father before him, is a trumpeter. He played with several big band greats of his era including Tommy Dorsey, Charlie Spivak, Horace Heidt, Ina Ray Hutton and Jerry Wald and has appeared on a number of national television shows playing his theremin, including “The Tonight Show,” “Ernie Kovaks Show” and “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” He also played the theremin background music for the horror classic “Lights Out” radio show hosted by Robert Stack. Joy’s mother, Barbara, a vocalist and actress in NYC at the time, was singing with Al Donahue’s big band when her parents first met.

Joy’s older brother, Bob Mover, a widely acclaimed saxophonist who has performed and/or toured with such jazz luminaries as Chet Baker, Charles Mingus, Jaki Bayard, Art Farmer, Kenny Barron and recently with Esperanza Spalding, has maintained a highly successful career as a solo performing artist and bandleader. Bob’s daughter, Emilie, is a singer/songwriter whose music has been featured on such popular TV shows as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Ugly Betty” and “Ghost Whisperer.” Joy’s cousin, drummer Jonathan Mover, Editor-in-Chief, “Drumhead Magazine.com,” has toured and appeared on over 300 recordings with such renowned artists as Joe Satriani, Alice Cooper, Aretha Franklin, Steve Howe, Sting, Fuel and The Tubes.

Emerging from such a creative familial environment, Joy is forging her own distinctive path on a journey to fulfilling her creative destiny. While honing her musical identity, Joy toiled in the corporate world, working in her spare time to develop her songwriting and maintain her vocal chops. As her business career progressed to greater challenges and responsibilities, Joy realized that the demands of the “day job,” which consumed significant amounts of time and extensive travel, would make it impossible to dedicate the attention necessary to manifest her primary passion as a songwriter/vocalist.

“I understood that performing/writing couldn’t be my primary pursuit if I wanted to support myself and the production/recording of my music in the studio.” Joy’s efforts gave her personal and creative autonomy unparalleled at this level. It allowed her to both express herself vocally while maintaining the integrity of her songwriting. Most of the songs on Joy Mover were created while Joy traveled for business, recording into a cassette while en route. “Music creation is a mysterious process. It’s fluid like an undercurrent running through an inner space where imagination, sound and rational thought connect and converge to ultimately become one in song.”

Joy has added a new dimension to her family’s musical legacy by revealing her own magical ability to craft and interpret her original songs, six of which see the light of day on Joy Mover. Those originals share space on the CD with her distinctive, inimitable take on such classic tunes as “Nature Boy,” “Till There Was You,” “Corcovado,” “Fever” and “Dream A Little Dream of Me.”

“My music reflects a strong respect and appreciation for great musicianship regardless of genre,” she says. “Although my jazz roots run deep, there are also threads of Latin, folk, soul and blues woven into the mix, creating a tapestry that may be considered ‘outside the norm’ in the traditional jazz world.”

Joy’s creative energy was so sparked when working on the material for this CD that she also composed a verse and updated some time-worn lyrics for the sultry “Fever” and wrote rap lyrics to introduce her funked-up rendition of “Till There Was You,” layering a thoroughly modern attitude harmoniously atop the romantic standard with no trace of discord.

That ability to transcend eras and interpretive styles is certainly one of the key elements that sets Joy apart from the multitude of talented vocalists working today. Another is her capacity for attracting incredible musical talent to assist in realizing her vision. The legendary trumpeter, flautist, saxophonist, flugelhornist and multi-Grammy© recognized Ira Sullivan (who has known Joy since her childhood) emerged to add his distinctive stylings on trumpet, alto flute and tenor sax to four tracks. Joy’s brother, Bob Mover, provides strong tenor sax support on two songs, offering up a stellar solo on “Till There Was You” and romping through “Nature Boy.”

Joy tapped the local music scene of her current hometown near Boston for several of the other players joining her on the CD. Guitarist/arranger John Paul, winner of a Billboard Song Achievement Award, New England Music Company’s Best Guitarist Award, and a spot among Jazziz Magazine’s “International Top Ten Guitarists,” takes on guitar, bass, synth and vocal duties throughout the project. Paul also arranged several tracks and co-wrote Joy’s instrumental chorus on the original “Have You Ever Loved?” Another New Englander, drummer Vinny Damaio, who has worked with such popular artists as Adam Ant, Jody Watley, Wilson Phillips and Dianna Krall, provides rhythmic support on Joy’s utterly gorgeous rendition of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Corcovado”/”Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars,” as arranged by John Paul.

Hearkening back to her days at the University of Miami’s Jazz Vocal department, Joy also makes use of a strong cadre of musicians from the South Florida musical arena, including pianist/arranger Mike Levine (Jaco Pastorious Big Band, Ed Calle); bassists Jamie Ousley (upright) and Javier Carrion (electric); saxophonist and flautist Billy Ross (James Brown, Julio Iglesias, Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme); and drummers Sammy Levine and Lee Levin (who has performed with Ricky Martin, Julio Iglesias, the Bee Gees and Jon Secada, and played on more than one thousand recordings for artists such as Christina Aguilera, Pink, Nelly Furtado, Enrique Iglesias and Kelly Clarkson). Guitarist Dan Warner (Celine Dion, Justin Timberlake, Shakira, Gloria Estefan and Enrique Iglesias) and percussionist Richard Bravo, whose work on over 800 recordings, including Ricky Martin’s MTV Unplugged and Shakira’s multi-platinum Hips Don’t Lie, has resulted in seventeen Grammy Award© Achievement Certificates, round out the stellar southeast contingent.

Joy’s decisions to combine her own striking original songs with distinctive interpretations of familiar material, and to surround herself with an assortment of players that both challenge and support her prodigious vocal talents is proof that while this eponymous CD may be her recording debut, she is an artist with a boundless career ahead of her. Joy Mover is, as veteran producer Vinnie Zummo (who is already on-board collaborating with Joy on her follow-up CD, "Insight") says, “a voice to be reckoned with.”

As timing is a major element in both music, as in life.... just a few months after the release of the album in the early winter of 2013, Joy's dad received a terminal diagnosis and that became 'the day the music died'. In fact, shortly after her father's passing, Joy lost her voice entirely for what seemed like forever, having to cancel previously scheduled interviews and other activities which required her voice- (which was everything)!!

Throughout this phase of both mourning and healing, Joy has continued to write and record new music. One of the challenges she faced was to improve the sound recording of the mixes based on feedback by some very credible sources, all saying the same thing - that her vocals needed to be more up-front and present in the mix.

While in the process of seeking out improvement-solutions, Joy was introduced to the multi-award-winning Sound Engineer, Shelly Yakus in LA, who is world-renown for his work on John Lennon's "Imagine', Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers multiple projects, Bob Seger + on the jazz-side has worked with Chick Correa+++. As it turns out, Shelly is also the co-inventor of a proprietary technology used by the major labels, called 'After-Master'. With this tool, Shelly was able to successfully bring up the vocals to a level commensurate with the best & hottest in the industry. Problem solved:-))

Joy’s decisions to combine her own striking original songs with distinctive interpretations of familiar material, and to surround herself with an assortment of players that both challenge and support her prodigious vocal talents is proof that while this eponymous CD may be her recording debut, she is an artist with a boundless career ahead of her. Joy Mover is, as veteran producer Vinnie Zummo (who is already on-board collaborating with Joy on her follow-up CD, "Insight") says, “a voice to be reckoned with.”

credits

released November 19, 2013

Joy Mover: Vocals
Ira Sullivan: Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone, Alto Flute
Bob Mover: Tenor Saxophone
John Paul: Guitars, Electric Bass, Synthesizers
Mike Levine: Piano, Synthesizers
Richard Bravo: Percussion
Lee Levin: Drums
Sammy Levine: Drums
Jamie Ousley: Upright Bass
Billy Ross: Flute
Dan Warner: Guitar
Javier Carrion: Electric Bass
Vinny Damaio: Drums

Executive Producer: Joy Mover
Produced and Arranged by: John Paul and Mike Levine
Engineered by: Javier Carrion, Mike Levine and Bob Yen
Mastered by: Bob Yen, Mike Machaby, Will McDonough and Scott Danek at MDI
After-Master by Shelly Yakus' ProMaster HD,
Photograph by: Joe Henson, NYC
Photo Hair and Make-Up: Kerry-Lou, NYC

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Listen closely. The next voice you hear will be a new one. Newer than new. A coy, edgy, imaginative voice. A shivery, fugitive voice, barely touching the notes, entering and departing the ear without leave. The voice belongs to Joy Mover. She is very different; provocative, thoughtful, interesting. To follow her in song is to exercise the mind. Her voice is always… beautiful ... more

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