Vidas (2007)

Produced by: George Koller
Executive Producer: Eliana Cuevas
Engineered and mixed by: Ron Skinner
Assistants to George Koller: Paul Benedict & Yuri Koller
Mastered by: George Seara at Phase One
Assistant to George Seara: Jeff Pelletier

All songs recorded at CBC Studio 211 on April 2nd, 3rd and 4th of 2007 except for 'Otra Noche de Menos Veinte' which was recorded on March 28th of 2006 with session producer Gordon Sheard and assistant engineer Pete Lawlor, remixed by George Koller, Ron Skinner and Eliana Cuevas.

Original songs translated by: Eliana Cuevas & Jeremy Ledbetter
Graphic Design: John Endo Greenaway
Eliana Studio photos by: Denise Grant
Eliana and Band Live photos by: Mark Hemmings
Landscape photo of the fall in Ontario by: Jeremy Ledbetter

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String Arrangement: Aaron Davis
Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
George Koller: acoustic bass
Luis Orbegoso: hand claps, guiro
Daniel Stone: cajon
Bridget Hunt: violin
Aisslinn Nosky: violin
Carol Fujino: viola
David Hetherington: cello

2- Esperanza Viva (Eliana Cuevas)

Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
George Koller: acoustic bass
Davide DiRenzo: drums
Daniel Stone: shaker
Luis Orbegoso: congas

3- Mercado de Vida (Eliana Cuevas)

Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano, background vocals
George Koller: acoustic bass
Daniel Stone: percussion, cymbals, hand claps
Luis Orbegoso: cajon, hand claps
David Hetherington: Cello

4- Inocencia (Eliana Cuevas)

Arranged by: Jeremy Ledbetter
String Arrangement: Aaron Davis
Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
George Koller: acoustic bass
Luis Orbegoso: hand claps, guiro
Daniel Stone: cymbals, chimes, crotales
Bridget Hunt: violin
Aisslinn Nosky: violin
Carol Fujino: violin
Douglas Perry: viola
David Hetherington: cello

5- Canaima (Eliana Cuevas / Jeremy Ledbetter)

Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
George Koller: acoustic bass
Daniel Stone: cajon, shakers, cymbals, percussion effects
Luis Orbegoso: congas, sticks, background vocals

6- Otra Noche de Menos Veinte (Eliana Cuevas)

Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
George Koller: acoustic bass
Daniel Stone: cajon, guira, cymbals
Luis Orbegoso: congas, bongos

7- Cualidad Sagrada (Eliana Cuevas)

Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
George Koller: acoustic bass, background vocals
Daniel Stone: cajon, shakers
Luis Orbegoso: congas, bongos

8- El Taller (Eliana Cuevas)

Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
George Koller: acoustic bass
Daniel Stone: cajon, hand claps, shakers, maracas
Luis Orbegoso: congas, hand claps, guira

9- Preludio de Alfonsina (Bass Improvisation by George Koller)

George Koller: acoustic bass

10- Alfonsina y el Mar (Ariel Ramirez y Felix Luna)

Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
George Koller: acoustic bass
Daniel Stone: maracas
Luis Orbegoso: cajon

11 - Garota de Ipanema (Jobim / Moraes)

Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
George Koller: acoustic bass
Davide DiRenzo: drums
Don Thompson: vibes
Daniel Stone: shakers
Luis Orbegoso: congas

12 - Soledad Infinita (Eliana Cuevas)

Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Jorge Miguel: acoustic guitar
George Koller: acoustic bass

Ventura, produced by Gordon Sheard

Recorded and mixed by Jeff McCulloch at Wellesley Sound Studios.
Assisted by Nathan Gawalko.

Mastered by Jeff Elliott at Reaction Studios.

Art direction, design and layout by Michael Wrycraft.

Eliana photos by Denise Grant.
All recording session photos by Jeremy Ledbetter except Louis Simão’s photo by Daniel Stone.

Lyrics and translations included in the album.
Translation of the lyrics by Eliana Cuevas and Jeremy Ledbetter.

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Arrangement: Gordon Sheard
Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
George Koller: acoustic bass
Luis Orbegoso: cajón, cowbell, bongos, quijada
Daniel Stone: Venezuelan maracas

Arrangement: Eliana Cuevas and Gordon Sheard
Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
George Koller: acoustic bass
Luis Orbegoso: congas, chekeré, caxixi, bongos
Daniel Stone: cajón, caxixi, ambient percussion

Arrangement: Eliana Cuevas, Luis Orbegoso, Gordon Sheard, Luis Simão, Jorge Miguel
Eliana Cuevas: vocals
George Koller: acoustic bass
Luis Orbegoso: cajón, cowbell, palmas (handclaps), background vocals
Daniel Stone: shaker, chekeré, palmas (handclaps), ambient percussion
Jorge Miguel: nylon-string guitar

4- Irracional (Eliana Cuevas):

Arrangement: Eliana Cuevas
Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
George Koller: acoustic bass
Luis Orbegoso: congas, bongos, quijada
Daniel Stone: shakers
Bogdan Djukic: violin

5- En Mis Sueños (Music by Gordon Sheard and Lyrics by Eliana Cuevas):

Arrangement: Gordon Sheard
Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Gordon Sheard: piano
George Koller: acoustic bass
Luis Orbegoso: congas, background vocals
Daniel Stone: shakers, ride cymbal

6- La Samba Me llama (Music by Gordon Sheard and Lyrics by Eliana Cuevas):

Arrangement: Gordon Sheard
Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Gordon Sheard: piano, surdo, tamborim, hammond organ
Louis Simão: electric bass, tamborim
Luisito Orbegoso: congas, shaker, hand tambourine
Davide di Renzo: drums

7- Un Nuevo Idioma (Music by Eliana Cuevas and Lyrics by Homero Cuevas):

Arrangement: Eliana Cuevas and Gordon Sheard
Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
George Koller: acoustic bass
Luis Orbegoso: cajón
Daniel Stone: shakers, danmo (Vietnamese temple blocks)
Gordon Sheard: synthesizer

8- Susurro Del Aire (Eliana Cuevas):

Arrangement: Eliana Cuevas and Gordon Sheard
Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
Louis Simão: acoustic bass
Luisito Orbegoso: djembe, caxixi, palmas (hand claps)
Daniel Stone: cajon, shaker, maracas, percussion effects

9- Treinta Horas (Eliana Cuevas):

Arrangement: Gordon Sheard, Eliana Cuevas and electric violins arranged by Hugh Marsh
Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Gordon Sheard: fender rhodes electric piano, accordion, pandeiro, triangle
George Koller: acoustic bass
Luis Orbegoso: conga sidestick, tantã
Daniel Stone: udu, shakers
Hugh Marsh: electric violin

10- Rompe Mi Alma (Eliana Cuevas)

Arrangement: Eliana Cuevas and Gordon Sheard
Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Luis Guerra: piano
Luis Simão: acoustic bass

Cohesion, produced by Nick "The Brownman" Ali

Engineered by Bryden Baird

Recorded at Baird Studios 231 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mixed and mastered by Nick Blagona

Mixing Asisstant to Nick Blagona: Karen Dinardo

Mixing assisted by Luisito Orbegoso and Eliana Cuevas

Mixed at Blagona No Frills Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mastered at Metalworks Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Eliana's Photos by Denise Grant

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Arrangement: Ruben Vazquez
Eliana Cuevas: Lead & backup vocals
Nick "Brownman" Ali: Trumpet
Marcus Ali: Alto Sax
Josh Brown: Trombone
Rubén Vázquez: Piano
Paco Luviano: Bass
Chendy Leon: Timbales
Luisito Orbegoso: Congas, bongó, maracas, güiro, bateria & backup vocals

4- No Es Tan Facil (salsa) (Eliana Cuevas):

Arrangement: Luisito Orbegoso
Eliana Cuevas: Lead & backup vocals
Nick "Brownman" Ali: Trumpet
Marcus Ali: Alto Sax
Josh Brown: Trombone
Rubén Vázquez: Piano
Paco Luviano: Bass
Chendy Leon: Timbales
Luisito Orbegoso: Congas, bongó, maracas, güiro & backup vocals

5- Homero (ballad) (Eliana Cuevas): Dedicated to Homero Cuevas

Eliana Cuevas: Lead & backup vocals
Nick "Brownman" Ali: Flugelhorn
Eric Boucher: Piano
Louis Simão: Bass
Davide Di Renzo: Drums
* Intro: voice clip of "little" Eliana with her father Homero Cuevas
recorded in Caracas, Venezuela on Sunday August 13th 1978.

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Title: Song for Burma (Myanmar) - RIGHT CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD (mac: option click)
Composed by: Eliana Cuevas & Jeremy Ledbetter
Eliana Cuevas: vocals
Jeremy Ledbetter: piano
Recording and mixing engineer: John Loach
Mastered by: Ron Skinner at Heading North Mastering
Recorded at Loach Studios on October 15th 2007.


LYRICS:

Song for Burma (Myanmar)
By J. Ledbetter & E. Cuevas

This is about human rights,
This is about you and me,
So we can’t pretend this isn’t happening.
It’s about the entire world,
Not about one country alone,
They were calling out to us but now
Burma’s prayers have been silenced.
Myanmar is silent.

Where have they taken them?
What have they done?
How can it be the world says nothing can be done?
Soldiers shoot at monks,
What could be more wrong?
So how can it be right the world says...
Burma you’re on your own?
Myanmar you’re on your own...

How can this happen when they say the world is watching?
I believe that we can do much more.
This is about all of us,
Not about one country alone,
They were calling out to us but now
Burma’s prayers have been silenced.
Myanmar is silent.

Where have they taken them?
What have they done?
How can it be the world says nothing can be done?
Soldiers shoot at monks,
What could be more wrong?
So how can it be right the world says...
We’ll still sell them guns?!...
These soldiers shot at monks,
They must know it’s wrong.
So now we’ll help them bring the tyrants down.
Burma you’re not alone.

This is about human rights,
This is about you and me,
I believe that we can do much more.