I dedicate this CD to my daughters, the loves of my life: Allegra, Liana, and Mattea Double Song of the Year Contest Finalist songs in 2007 for I’m Falling and Is This Love mark this debut CD of a true songwriter, Paul d’Amore. These well-crafted songs take the listener through “vignettes of emotion” highlighting strong harmonically driven melodies with an emotional impact matched in the music. These are real songs in every sense of the phrase with “appealing melodies” and unique and perfectly structured harmonic rhythm. http://www.songoftheyear.com/webawards/p/pauldamore.htm Critical Song Reviews from the Song of the Year Contest: “…great sense of emotional direction with the choice of words used throughout the material. The overall structure is flawless in construction, arrangement, and delivery… Outstanding production, sound quality, and composition of the music. …the impressive melodies carried this song to triumph!” For Hearts Can’t Be Denied “…Everything about this piece worked entirely well together. The music choice, the melodies, the structure is great…making this song’s overall production perfect!” For I’m Falling “…the excitement and musicianship are well crafted and create a strong exhilarating atmosphere that transmits excellent energy…the music pushes you forward, inward, and outward, and through various layers of sounds. The full on production, solid rhythm tracks and a voice of calming and comforting experienced tone makes this very strong…” For Baby It’s You “…the music is beautifully done and directed the overall emotional impact in the right direction…The vocals, melodies, and music work together wonderfully…Every sound to the song is well composed and the musicianship demonstrates true talent.” For Coming Home “…accomplished songwriting is clearly evident…the captivating wording and pace make the composition quite appealing and connecting…the melodies set off the vocals giving the song more emotion…the overall production of this song is flawless.” For Is This Love “…This song is upbeat and embodies an inspirational message which is conveyed through the lyrics flawlessly. With the help of the music, the great energy of this song is maintained throughout. The sound is a mature mix of well-crafted hooks and energetic melodies that create a powerful musical environment. The use of upbeat tempo and crafty instrumentals bring the sonic elevation up a notch and get the listener moving. Great job all around.” For Reach For Tomorrow “…This song is very well written and brings the Christmas spirit right to the audience. The warmth and merriment in this song brought a lot of character and personality to the song. The music in this piece set the tone and mood of the song wonderfully and pulled the song together nicely. Great demonstration of musicianship. Wonderful structure, every element of the composition came together perfectly. The sound quality is flawless…Great Job!” For Spirit of Christmas I have always written music. This collection of twelve songs represents a small portion of that endless stream spanning the years 1977 to 2006. It is my hope that the harmony driven melodies of these songs place the listener in the moment as “vignettes of emotion”. A few of these songs are, in fact, from my musical, Two If By Two. Most writing, I suppose, is infused with the autobiographical, but only one of these songs is, in fact, just that. The style of the music, however, is truly personal and exposes my beliefs about what the craft of songwriting should be. I forever battle words, but not music. So while the storylines may be universal, their inspiration is music and there is nothing more personal to me than that. This particular collection represents merely the edge of all I have to show. Paul d’Amore was raised in Rome, New York. He graduated from Bucknell University with a degree in Biology and Music. After earning his MA in Music History at The State University of New York on Buffalo, he left the Ph.D. program in music history there to earn his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree. Paul practiced dentistry in Ithaca, New York for twenty-five years before taking up residence in Boulder, Colorado.