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Jim Merriliees
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Dear Jim,

Thanks for the recent submission. I must say I thoroughly enjoyed "Without A Trace" It was quite refreshing to hear this style of music again. It is just flat out good stuff so I have no
questions or thoughts about the material. All of my questions and thoughts are about what to do with the material.

I can easily see myself watching some late night talk show and them introducing a band or more so an artist with a back up band and they break into this song. Actually the style of music is more familiar to the "house band" that works the show, band for the tonight show etc.. think "Saturday Night Live"
I would turn to my wife and say, "wow, that was cool you haven't heard anything like that in a long long time really"

Once in a while a young artist like a Joss Stone would do something in this world and do pretty well with it.

I don't know if it's just the whole style being so familiar too me in general but the section with:
Catch me if you will
Save me if you can

Sounded/felt so familiar but I couldn't put my finger on it.
Sly or Prince or something, Either way that's a good thing in my book.

I liked both versions, but preferred the one sung by you. It just matched the energy of the track better. The first vocalist
reminded me of a Micky Thompson (Starship/Airplane) type vocal which actually works well in this style of song. Only this vocalist was not quite in that league and that vocal sound dates the song more than the songs original style if you know what I mean.
It's a bit 80s-ish with the high male vocal.
So I would rather here a female like a Joss Stone doing this.

This song is good enough to place on hold, but see many artist's today and who would do this style is usually always the writer

I want to place this song on hold for further evaluation.
It's not a perfect fit for the top of the charts right now, but honestly my job should be more than just finding more and more and more of the same of what is played on the top pop chart.

And also try to re-introduce the public mainly the young people to good music and musicianship, also to what & where "soul" really comes from.
A great gospel tradition & R&B. It should be "our" responsibility
to take those chances, and take action to make stuff happen.
After all we are the ones who finally decide what you hear.

Congratulations on a wonderful effort here. And a great sounding
submission. The question is "what to do with it" not what to do with it! I don't think your gonna topple the charts and win the popularity contest, but I do think you deserve a chance to be heard, and make a living with something
you can be very proud of.

Will be in touch, in the meantime feel free to submit something else. Would be interested in hearing what else you could do.

Sincerely
Mr Knowitall
Sublevel Music