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Gentle Annie (Stephen Foster Cover)

from Cleaning Out My Closet by Reuben Walton

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This is an a capella, treated piece with (at least) two recordings of me practicing this Stephen song which I was preparing for my jury during the Fall 2010. It was recorded in one of the practice rooms on the fourth floor of Durgin Hall on South Campus at UMass Lowell. It starts with my voice in monophony, then it splits off and the two recordings become out of sync with each other, at times seeming like a round. It ends with one voice singing, finishing the song.

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Thou wilt come no more, gentle Annie,
Like a flower thy spirit did depart;
Thou art gone, alas! like the many
That have bloomed in the summer of my heart.

Chorus:
Shall we never more behold thee;
Never hear thy winning voice again
When the Spring time comes, gentle Annie,
When the wild flowers are scattered o'er the plain?

We have roamed and loved mid the bowers
When thy downy cheeks were in their bloom;
Now I stand alone mid the flowers
While they mingle their perfumes o'er thy tomb.

Chorus:
Shall we never more behold thee;
Never hear thy winning voice again
When the Spring time comes, gentle Annie,
When the wild flowers are scattered o'er the plain?

Ah! the hours grow sad while I ponder
Near the silent spot where thou are laid,
And my heart bows down when I wander
By the streams and the meadows were we strayed.

Chorus:
Shall we never more behold thee;
Never hear thy winning voice again
When the Spring time comes, gentle Annie,
When the wild flowers are scattered o'er the plain?

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from Cleaning Out My Closet, released September 17, 2012
Vocals by Reuben Walton
Lyrics written by Stephen Foster
Piano by Reuben Walton
Composed by Stephen Foster
Produced by Reuben Walton
Programming by Reuben Walton
Recorded by Reuben Walton
Edited by Reuben Walton
Mixed by Reuben Walton

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Reuben Walton Falmouth, Massachusetts

Reuben Walton is a singer/songwriter and music producer based in Falmouth, MA. He is a graduate of Musicians Institute in Hollywood's Independent Artist program and their Electronic Music Production program, as well as UMass Lowell’s Music Business undergraduate program.
In 2019 he put out a self-titled EP working with producer AVLI Music and is now regularly releasing new music. ... more

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