L IN DA E D E R - I T ' S N OS ECRE T AN YMORE

L I N DA E DE RL E ON B L O CK

Piano/VocalarrangementsbyJohnNicholasISBN9781603789172

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TableofContents

ItsNoSecretAnymoreYouNeverRemindMeRomancinTheBluesHavanaWhyDoPeopleFallInLove?IGuessILoveYouThisTimeAroundLooksLikeYouStartedSomethingLittleThingsEvenNowNeverDanceViennaAnythingCanHappenOneForMyBaby

ThePlayers

LINDAEDERRecordinganewCDisoneoflifesgreatestpleasures.Tobeabletospendweeksstraightshuttingouttherealitiesoftheworld,lockingyourselfupinaroomwithyourbestandmostartisticfriends,eatingthebestandworstjunkfood,watchingideasturnintoincrediblemusicitswonderful!Itsalsoalotofwork,soattemptingitwhileIwassevenmonthspregnantwithmyfirstchildwasabitfrightening.Pregnancymademefeelvulnerable.ThatswhyIfeelevenmoregratefulfortheincrediblytalentedpeoplewhocontributedtomakethisCDwhatitis.

ToJackMurphy,amanwhoclimbsthehighestmountains,yethishumilityneverletshimenjoytheviewforverylong.Ithinkyouneedtositdownonthismountainforawhile,andtakealonglookatthelovelyviewyouhavecreated.Asalwaysitisthegreatestpleasuretosingthehonest,intelligentbeautyofyourlyrics.Donteverchangebecausewhateveryouareitworks!Amillionthankyousandthehopeofamillionmountainstocome.

Andtomyhusband,FrankWildhorn.Idontknowanyoneintheworldevenremotelylikeyou,andIcanttellyouinwordshowproudIamtobeyourwife.Buttheprofessionalsingerinme,whohassunghundredsofsongsinthelasttwentyyears,canstateundeniablythatyouareamodern-dayMozart.Yourjoyinlivingflowsintoyourmusicinwaysthatmakeitimpossiblenottohear.Ithanktheheavenswefoundeachother,andIthankthemusicformakingithappen.

COMPOSERFRANKWILDHORNOurfourthsongbookcelebratingthesongssungbyLindaonhernewAtlanticRecordingItsNoSecretAnymore!

ThissongbookisreallyacelebrationofalltheworkthathasgoneintoItsNoSecretAnymore!ItwasntlongagowhenLindaherselfcreatedagreatopportunityforJackandmeassongwriterswhenshedecidedonthekindofmusicalandlyricalvocabulariesshewantedtouse.Inherowngenerousspirit,shegentlypushedandproddedJackandmeintowritingthestyleofsongthatwehavecometolovemorethananythingelse;infact,thatstylefillsthescoresofournexttheatricalprojects,HavanaandScott&Zelda.UnderLindasauspices,wetriedtocreatethekindsofsongsthatmighthavebeenwritteninthe30sand40s,butthatwouldalsohaveatimelessqualityaboutthem.Theirappearanceinthissongbookbesidesbeinganhonorisvitaltotheirlives,aswefeelthesesongsaremeanttobeplayedandsung.Inthesepages,thesongswilltakeontheirownlives,andweonlyhopeforthemusiciansandsingerswhodiscoverthemthattheybringasmuchjoyastheyhaveforJackandmewhilewewerewritingthem.Sothankyou,CherryLane,forgivingthemthischance,andthankyoutoJakesmomforgivingthemthebestbirthanysongcouldhopefor.

LYRICISTJACKMURPHYThefirsttimeIheardLindasingIcouldntbelievemyears.BythenIhadbeeninandaroundthemusicbusinessforovertwentyyearsandhadbecomeroutinelyunderwhelmedbytalentstoutedasthenextbigthing.SowhenFrankWildhornsaid,YougottahearLinda,shesamazing,IfiledthecommentinmymentalfilingcabinetunderHforhype.ThenPeterPrimont,theCEOofmypublishingcompany,CherryLaneMusic,said,YougottahearLinda,shesamazing.Apatternwasemerging.Still,beingthecongenitalcynicthatIam,IfiledthiscommentunderMformorehype.Afterseveralmoresuchremarksfromdisparatesources,Iwenttohearheriffornootherreasonthantodebunkthemythmyself.

Backedbyasmallcombo,shewasperforminginthelittledownstairsclubofarestaurantcalledtheWestBankCafon42ndStreetinManhattan.Hervoicewaselectrifying.IrememberthinkingtomyselfthiswastheonlytimeIllgettohearthiswomansinginthisintimatesettingsoonshellbeplayingbigvenueswheretheysellyouT-shirtsandLindaEderglow-in-the-darkbraceletsonyourwayoutofSectionD,Gate45.

Lindasstyleisclassic,harkeningbacktoanerawhenthemusicscenewaspopulatedbythelikesofEllaFitzgeraldandJudyGarland,singingsongsbyDukeEllington,ColePorter,thebrothersGershwinandHaroldArleninradioterms,theJurassicPeriodandno,IaminnowaycomparingFranksandmyworktothesebenchmarksofsongwriting.Werestilllearning.Butthatsthekindofmusicshelikesanddoesbest.

AfewyearsagoIwasaskedtowritesomethingforoneofLindassongbooksthatmypublisherreleased.Ivejustre-readitandthinkitsanaptwaytoclosethesenotes:

Inaperfectworld,alyricisthearshisorherlyricssungbyaperfectsingeronewhonotonlyhitsthenotesbutreadsthelyricwithasubtletyandnuancethelyricistcouldonlyimagine.Inaperfectworld,thelyricistcandevotehisorherenergiestowritingthelyric,secureintheknowledgethatthesingerwillgivedepthtothewordsthatcantpossiblyexistontheprintedpage.Inaperfectworld,thelyricisthearshisorherwordssungbyaperfectsinger,whoalwaysmakeshimsoundsmarterandbetterthanhereallyis.Forthislyricist,LindaEderhascreatedtheperfectworld.

ItsNoSecretAnymoreWordsbyJackMurphy

MusicbyFrankWildhorn

YouNeverRemindMeWordsbyJackMurphy

MusicbyFrankWildhorn

RomancintheBluesWordsbyJackMurphy

MusicbyFrankWildhorn

HavanaWordsbyJackMurphy

MusicbyFrankWildhorn

WhyDoPeopleFallinLove?WordsbyJackMurphy

MusicbyFrankWildhorn

IGuessILoveYouWordsbyJackMurphy

MusicbyFrankWildhorn

ThisTimeAroundWordsandMusicby

FrankWildhorn

LooksLikeYouStartedSomethingWordsbyJackMurphy

MusicbyFrankWildhorn

LittleThingsWordsbyJackMurphy

MusicbyFrankWildhorn

EvenNowWordsbyJackMurphy

MusicbyFrankWildhorn

NeverDanceWordsbyJackMurphy

MusicbyFrankWildhorn

ViennaWordsandMusicby

GaryBensonandFrankWildhorn

AnythingCanHappenWordsbyJackMurphy

MusicbyFrankWildhorn

OneforMyBaby(AndOneMorefortheRoad)fromtheMotionPictureTHESKYSTHELIMIT

LyricbyJohnnyMercerMusicbyHaroldArlen

Its No Secret AnymoreYou Never Remind MeRomancin The BluesHavanaWhy Do People Fall In Love?I Guess I Love YouThis Time AroundLooks Like You Started SomethingLittle ThingsEven NowNever DanceViennaAnything Can HappenOne For My Baby