How We Got the Name
Believe it or not, we were originally called “The Brethren.” Yep, for real. The name was more or less assigned to us by the small
A note from ed
Five Years, Off and On
Paul and I began working on these songs about 5 years ago.
The recording sessions were interrupted by vocal cord surgery (successful), Covid 19 and the demands of normal life. If you’ve enjoyed the music of GLAD, you’ll hear echoes of that sound in these recordings.
I grew up in a small town, Leesburg Virginia, that had limited cultural opportunities. But every Sunday night, New York City came into our living room via the Ed Sullivan Show. As I waited to see the rock groups that were usually held back until later in the show, I heard the music of Broadway and the great American songbook. I learned to appreciate clever lyrics, sophisticated harmonies, and interesting wide-ranging melodies. Paul and I have shared a love for this kind of music ever since we met.
These are the tunes that I have found running around in my head for the last 50 years. They are the songs I return to repeatedly. It seemed good to Paul and me to record them with fresh rhythmic underpinnings and expanded harmonic possibilities.
I want to thank Heidi, my wife of 38 years, for the encouragement to complete this project. Many thanks to Paul Langford for his amazing arrangements and to his family for hosting me, I also want to thank all the fine Chicago area musicians for their excellent work. We hope you enjoy the music.
For more of Glad’s recordings and printed music, please visit www.glad-pro.com.
Ed Nalle
A note from Paul
40 Years of Musical Impact
The sound of Ed’s voice first entered my musical world in 1982 when I was still in high school, and his musical impact on me continues to this day, some 40 years later. What a pleasure to collaborate on this iconic music from some of America’s greatest song writers, to put our own spin on it and to create yet another opportunity for the world to hear his singing.
I’d like to thank my wife Jennifer for her undying support and hospitality, to Mat Prock for his excellent engineering and mixing, and to all the Chicago musicians, my friends and colleagues, who contributed their skills showcased herein. This project has been infused with a lot of love and heart – hope you can hear that as you listen!
For more of Paul’s music, visit Paullangfordmusic.com.
Paul Langford
ENTERTAINMENT
Radio Highlights
GLAD, the First Day
It was the fall of 1972, and I was just launching into my freshman year at West Chester State (now West Chester University). That’s Philips
Buy the Album
Sunday Nights
Ed Nalle’s first solo project. With arranger and producer Paul Langford, a fellow GLAD alumnus.
$15.00
You may purchase a digital copy on the iTunes store by going here or by searching for “Langford and Nalle.”
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Coming this Spring
Sunday Nights L.A.
