IF YOU GO AWAY (Aka: GREAT DAY) is a gospel blues song about standing at the crossroads of a relationship. Sample lyrics: “If you go away, I won’t see the sun shinin’… but if you come back, it’s gonna be a Great Day.” The instrumentation is complete with Hammond B3 Organ, backup singers and handclaps. The author would like to dedicate IF YOU GO AWAY to the memory of Levon Helm, who has provided a world of sunshine and has made many a great day for a whole lot of people over the years. We will miss him. I, Joe Gianono, the composer would like to thank Jon Montgomery for his wonderful rendition of IF YOU GO AWAY. I can’t imagine a recording experience being more effortless. We never rehearsed. I said to Jon “Let’s just try one” and after a couple of great suggestions and a few takes and edits, we were done. The entire process took no more than about 30 minutes. NOW, THAT’S A SINGER! (Thank you, Jon). I would also like to thank the 3 background vocalists: GG Storm, Kim Schmidt and especially Sandra Kilsby for her additional conceptual photography. It wouldn't be right if I didn't thank my long time friend Dave Giulietti, president of GIULIETTI/ SCHOUTEN AIA ARCHITECTS (one of America's finest architectural firms) in Portland, Oregon and his blues band, The Bleuphonk 5, for being the first band to perform IF YOU GO AWAY. Mixed and mastered by Gene Paul at G & J Audio, where Joel Kerr makes everything so easy. …. A special note of thanks to my partner, co-producer and friend for many years, Richie F. S. Addeo at Addeo/ Gianono Productions whose faith, musical support and knowledge of the “body electric”, Kundalini, Taoism, Schopenhauer, Jung, Nietzsche, Einstein, Mann, among other things has contributed greatly to this effort and keeps the Yin and Yang going strong during the Year of the Dragon.