I wrote this after seeing Lars and the Real Girl with Ryan Gosling, and I am totally serious! However, there are always so many elements at play in my songwriting and I tend to pull in a lot of other impressions and experiences as I write. I decided one way to share different angles of my music would be to (try) to write a post on my site about each of the songs on Taking Me Back.
Real Girls aside, in my mind, as the first track on Taking Me Back, this song is the curtain opening for the entire record. Pull up a seat, get comfortable, and listen awhile.
saraquah.com/2017/03/01/for-you-dear/
from
Taking Me Back,
released May 5, 2017
Music and lyrics by Sara Quah. All arrangements were designed and performed by the band: Sara Quah, Tony SanFilippo, Dale Griffith, Mike Gardner, and Edwin Pierce.
Sara Quah: Lead and background vocals, acoustic guitar
Tony SanFilippo: Drum set, percussion, acoustic guitar on Wallflower, vibraphone and orchestra bells on Take Me Away
Mike Gardner: Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Hammond Organ, piano
Dale Griffith: Bass guitar
Edwin Pierce: Electric guitar
Trefan Owen: Lead guitar on Physics and Wallflower
Jerry Erickson: Pedal steel guitar on Closer and Foreverness
Mitch Guth: Background vocals on Physics, 20 Steps, and Take Me Away, acoustic guitar on A Little Bit
Matt Sherrill: Vocals on Goodbye