God's Counting on Me, God's Counting on You
God's Counting on Me, God's Counting on You (Single) is a 2012 single by Pete Seeger featuring Lorre Wyatt & Friends, produced and arranged by Richard Barone and Matthew Billy, and released by Billy Barone Productions. Originally recorded in 2010 aboard the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, the song was written immediately after that year's massive BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The spill is referenced in the lyrics. It was Seeger's final single release.
| "God's Counting on Me, God's Counting on You (Single)" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Pete Seeger feat. Lorre Wyatt & Friends | |
| Released | November 6, 2012 |
| Recorded | Aboard the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater sailing from Beacon, NY. Additional instrumentation recorded at Shelter Island Sound, New York City. |
| Genre | Folk |
| Length | 4:51 |
| Label | Billy Barone Productions. Available on iTunes.[1] |
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Seeger and Lorre Wyatt |
| Producer(s) | Richard Barone & Matthew Billy |
The recording session was filmed live aboard the Sloop, while sailing up and down the Hudson River. The music video, directed by Damien Drake, can be viewed on YouTube:[2] It is one of the few, in not only music video sanctioned and planned with Seeger and filmed especially to accompany one of his songs. The single is available for download on iTunes, Amazon.com, and all digital retailers.
The song and video were released on Election Day, November 6, 2012.
Track listing
- God's Counting on Me, God's Counting on You (Single)
Personnel
- Written by Pete Seeger and Lorre Wyatt
- Produced by Richard Barone and Matthew Billy
- Pete Seeger – lead vocals and banjo
- Lorre Wyatt – vocals and acoustic guitar
- Richard Barone – background vocals, acoustic guitar, producer
- Matthew Billy – harmonica, engineer, producer
- Deni Bonet – violin
- Steve Holley (Wings) – drums, percussion
- Tim Luntzel – bass
- Terre Roche - featured backing vocals
- Janice Pendarvis - featured backing vocals
Chorus – crew and passengers aboard the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater including Roland Mousaa and Princess Wow; Studio chorus: Janice Pendarvis, Candy John Carr, Jane Cole, Terre Roche, Emilie Cardinaux, Jeremy Rainer, Steve Holley, Deni Bonet, and The Outer Child Choir.
References
Sources
- Seeger, Pete, Pete Seeger music, Facebook.
- Seeger, Pete, Pete Seeger official (channel), YouTube.