T R A C K O R D E R

1. A Day to Remember 3:28

2. Alpine Train Ride (duet) 3:45

3. Dandelions in the Wind 4:08

4. Air 3:45

5. Believe In Me (Starling)* 4:53

6. Bells 4:52

7. The House I Grew Up In 3:44

8. She Said Yes 4:01

9. Ebb & Flow 4:27

10. Be Someone (Starling)* 3:10

11. Letting Go/Drops Of Hope 5:34

© 2011 Magpie Recordings. All rights reserved.

A L B U M C R E D I T S

• All pieces composed & performed by Vanessa James.

• * Written by Vanessa James & Daniel James (from album ‘Public Service’ by ‘Starling’)www.starlingband.co.uk

• Produced, Recorded & Mixed by Daniel James at Peak Studios UK (South) www.peak-studios.co.uk

• Cello performance by Wayne Urquhart.www.wulfnote.co.uk

• Artwork designed & Illustrated by Vanessa James.

• Artwork digital colouring & effects by Matt Herring. www.mattherring.com

T H A N K S: John & Marina Chapman for raising me in music, Paul Wilkinson (www.paulwilkinson.co.uk) for showing me how the piano should be played; Quested monitoring (www.quested.com) for your generosity; Steinway (www.steinway.com/) for raising me on your pianos; Jonathan &

Garan Ware at 1-louder (www.1-louder.com) for the years of music making together; the ALC music dep for the years of performing; album making and touring together; Simon Dempsey

(www.diggoutcreative.com) for your web design skills to get this promoted online; Matt Herring (www.mattherring.com) for making me look good & Daniel James (www.starlingband.co.uk)

for making me sound good; to the local Waitrose for helping my cabin fever; to all the listeners around the world who have got in touch – this is for you; to The creator and to all the countries,

people, memories and experiences that have inspired me to paint on piano; you’ve all made this an enjoyable project.

‘Paintings on Piano’ is a collection of short stories told on solo piano. Composer Vanessa James used her experience in scoring for film and television to create

each piece with a story and journey in mind. Tracks such as ‘Dandelions in the Wind’ or ‘The House I Grew Up In’ infuse the listener’s imagination to re-create

their own pictures, and experience the atmosphere of each story; or simply to allow the beauty of the solo piano to carry listeners on an emotive journey.

Inspired by the pictures in her mind, Vanessa James has created eleven beautifully rich and moving musical experiences that mirror the many facets of

the human emotions. She has captured and musically retold memories and events of her life so far. ‘Paintings on Piano’ is an autobiographical piece that brings a

soundtrack to our lives.

Although it is a classical album, it also incorporates filmic and even some popular music influences. It is passionately played and features some ethereal piano

effects, solo cello, and a duet. The composer performed all the pieces as well as designing and illustrating the album artwork.

‘Paintings on Piano’ is now available on iTunes and Amazon. (June 2011).