Enjoy laid-back vibes and emotion as The Decoders and Noelle Scaggs transform the Burt Bacharach and Hal David-written tune "Walk On By" into a sound of soulful Reggae. Noelle does a great job in conveying powerful emotion in her singing of the classic, delivering a nice combination of both powerful and soothing vocal passages within her performance. The result is a song which sways with a calm rhythm and musical influence of The Caribbean and strikes with the power of soulful American songwriting.




The Decoders EPK : (An Introduction) is the first of a series of behind the scenes video blogs featuring studio footage, interviews with The Decoders and featured vocalists from Vol 1 & 2, and much more. See some behind the scenes footage of the "Walk On By" recording sessions.


BIOGRAPHY:

The Decoders are Los Angeles-based producer duo Itai Shapira (producer/engineer & studio/live musician) and Todd Simon (trumpeter/arranger for Mayer Hawthorne, TV On The Radio, The Lions, Quantic, etc.), with heavy contributions from Adam Berg (Grammy nominated producer/engineer), Quincy McCrary on keys (Mayer Hawthorne) and Blake Colie on drums (The Lions of Stones Throw Records) . They just released their first installment of modern-Jamaican Lovers Rock-inspired versions of soul classics they dug up from the vaults of the Music Sales publishing catalogue.

In this first batch, Shapira and Simon have deciphered some Earth, Wind and Fire, Minnie Riperton and even one from Ruby and the Romantics! The project is overseen by the songwriter and producer behind many of Minnie Riperton’s hits - Richard Rudolph.

The Decoders have enlisted the help of vocalists Sy Smith (Macy Gray, Foreign Exchange) original “Baby This Love I Have" songwriter and legendary producer Leon Ware (Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Maxwell), Coco Owino (of Quadron), Kevin Sandbloom and Boston Fielder (of Muthawit). Miguel Atwood Ferguson (Suite For Ma Dukes, Brainfeeder) also makes a guest appearance on the new single "Les Fleurs"

Volume 2 features guest vocalists Noelle Scaggs (of Fitz & The Tantrums), Raul Midon, Alex Isley and many more...
credits
released 16 October 2012
CREDITS:

Produced by The Decoders

Noelle Scaggs
Lead Vocals, Background Vocals & Vocal Arrangements

Itai Shapira
Bass, Guitars, Dub FX, Keys, Timpani, Additional Vocal Arrangements

Todd M. Simon
Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Dub FX, Horn Arrangements

Adam Berg
Rhodes, B3, Additional Vocal Arrangements

Tracy Wannomae
Tenor, Alto Sax, Flute

Thomas Lea
Violin, Viola

Blake Colie
Drums

Engineered by Itai Shapira and Adam Berg at Manifest Music
Additional engineering by David Burris at Manifest Music
Mixed by Adam Berg at Manifest Music
Mastered by Adam Berg at Manifest Music

Originally Written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David. Originally recorded by Dionne Warwick (1964)

Enjoy a tribute to the timeless songwriting from a groundbreaking duo of lyricists. Hal David was a renowned pop music lyricist who has left a significant impact upon music by producing hit after hit throughout the 1960s and 70s with composer Burt Bacharach, including the famous tunes "What the World Needs Now Is Love", "Walk On By" and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head". David and Bacharach were honored by President Obama as "two kings of songwriting" and were presented the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the nation's highest prize for popular music.

If there is anyone in music who can make you realize part of why songs resonate so deeply in your mind and soul after hearing them, it's the talented prolific writing duo of Bacharach and David. This tribute by Lost and Found radio focuses on their work within the genre of Soul, having penned memorable songs for a number of outstanding vocalists.

Sit back and enjoy a wealth of beautifully written tunes across multiple music genres which all relate to one another as joyful and memorable in their impact upon the listening experience.






Marty Robbins - The Story of My Life (CD, 1958)
Perry Como - Magic Moments (45, 1958)
Charlie Gracie - I Looked for You (CD, 1960)
Chuck Jackson - I Wake Up Crying (CD, 1961)
Turbans - Three Friends (Two Lovers) (CD, 1961)
Carl Dobkins, Jr. - My Heart Is an Open Book (CD, 1959; Lee Pockriss & Hal David)
Sarah Vaughan - Broken Hearted Melody (CD, 1959; Sherman Edwards & Hal David)
Joanie Sommers - Johnny Get Angry (CD, 1962; Sherman Edwards & Hal David)
Joe Brown & the Bruvvers - It Only Took a Minute (CD, 1963; Mort Garson & Hal David)
Dionne Warwick - It's Love That Really Counts (LP, 1963)
Brenda & the Tabulations - Don't Make Me Over (CD, 1970)
Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had a Heart (CD, 1964)
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Walk on By (CD, 1966)
Isley Brothers - Make It Easy on Yourself (Are You Lonely By Yourself) (CD, 1962)
Gene Pitney - Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa (CD, 1963)
Don & Juan - True Love Never Runs Smooth (CD, 1963)
Lou Johnson - Magic Potion (CD, 1963)
Tommy Hunt - I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself (CD, 1964)
Sweet Inspirations - What the World Needs Now (45, 1968)
Jackie DeShannon - Windows and Doors (CD, 1965)
Sandie Shaw - There's Always Something There to Remind Me (CD, 1964)
Evie Sands - The Love of a Boy (CD, 1966)
Rick Nelson - They Don't Give Medals to Yesterday's Heroes (LP, 1967)
Love - My Little Red Book (CD, 1966)
Tom Jones - Promise Her Anything (CD, 1966)
Greg Kihn Band - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (LP, 1980)
Dusty Springfield - The Look of Love (CD, 1967)
Dusty Springfield - In the Land of Make Believe (CD, 1969)
Dee Dee Warwick - Alfie (LP, 1967)
Astrud Gilberto - Trains and Boats and Planes (CD, 1969)
Dionne Warwick - Dream Sweet Dreamer (CD, 1969)
Al Green - Say a Little Prayer (LP, 1978)
5th Dimension - One Less Bell to Answer (CD, 1970)
B.J. Thomas - Send My Picture to Scranton, PA (CD, 1969)
Barbara Mason - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (45, 1970)



Download/Stream - Lost & Found Radio Pay Tribute To Hal David & Burt Bacharach (Part 2)



Drifters - Loneliness or Happiness (CD, 1961)
Dee Clark - You're Telling Our Secrets (CD, 1961)
Babs Tino - Forgive Me (For Giving You Such a Bad Time) (CD, 1962)
Bobby Vee - Anonymous Phone Call (CD, 1963)
Bobby Vinton - Blue on Blue (LP, 1963)
Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat (CD, 1965)
Dionne Warwick - Here I Am (LP, 1965)
Brook Benton - A House Is Not a Home (CD, 1964)
Hollies with Peter Sellers - After the Fox (CD, 1966)
Dionne Warwick - You'll Never Get to Heaven (CD, 1964)
Roy Hamilton - Reach Out for Me (CD, 1965)
Al Wilson - This Guy's in Love with You (LP, 1968)
Nancy Sinatra - Wishin' and Hopin' (CD, 1967)
Jackie DeShannon - So Long Johnny (CD, 1966)
Dionne Warwick - Do You Know the Way to San Jose (CD, 1968)
Dionne Warwick - Paper Mache (45, 1970)
Tangeers - This Empty Place (CD, 1969)
Sonny James - Only Love Can Break a Heart (LP, 1972)
Shawn Phillips - Lost Horizon (LP, 1973)
Second, other stuff:

Trammps - Hold Back the Night (CD, 1976)
Tommy Hunt - Human (CD, 1961)
Isley Brothers - Baby Don't You Do It (CD, 1966)
Bo Diddley - Crawdad (45, 1960)
The Group From Queens - Your Search Is Over (CD, 1966)
Eddie Jefferson - Some Other Time (CD, 1966)
Lou Courtney - Hey Joyce (45, 1967)
Bob Kuban - Hard to Handle (45, 1970)
Dave "Baby" Cortez - Popping Popcorn (45, 1965)
Buffalo Springfield - Rock 'N' Roll Woman (CD, 1967)
Southern Comfort - All Day Long (LP, 1970)
Los Bravos - I'm All Ears (45, 1967)
Sound Foundation - Morning Dew (45, 1969)
Cyrkle - Problem Child (CD, 1967)
Gary Walker - You Don't Love Me (45, 1966)
Secrets - Infatuation (CD, 1967)
Gene Clark - Echoes (CD, 1967)
J's with Jamie - Popsicles in Paris (45, 1964)
Louis Nye - Hi Ho, Steve-O (45, 1957)