ALWAYS OLD FRIENDS (3:34)

Always Old Friends (3:34)

Contact:
Dana Cooper - (615) 438-3262
danacoopermusic@gmail.com

Management & Booking : Corinne Tames, corinne@blueskiesmgmt.com

Songwriters, Publishing & PRO:
Dana Cooper / Dog Eared Music / Bluewater Music
Robert Weingartz / The Broken Poem/ BMI

ISRC:USBAE2196381

Release Date: 02/22/2022

Produced by: Robert Weingartz, Dave Coleman and Dana Cooper

"When my dear friend Robert Weingartz shared with me his inspiration for a song called 'You Can’t Make Old Friends' I was immediately intrigued. As we worked together bouncing different lyric ideas, melodic and rhythmic approaches back and forth the song began taking on new life. Based on our own friendship Robert and I came to the conclusion that our song had now become 'Always Old Friends'.

Haven’t we all met a complete stranger and felt an immediate kinship as if we had been friends all our lives? And haven’t most of us lost such a friend only to carry their memory through the rest of our days?

When I formed another immediate friendship with the multi-talented Dave Coleman he and I decided to record my next project together. The message of 'Always Old Friends' became our centerpiece as we built the track with Dave playing electric guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards. The addition of Jonell Mosser and David Starr on vocals brought even more soul and meaning to the song. Robert Weingartz leant his considerable expertise and production skills to the final arrangement and mixing of the track. The uplifting result is a testament to the depth of what friendship and dedication can accomplish.

Every time I sing this song I think of the enormous loss suffered all around this world in the last year and a half. All those friends waiting for us where the song never ends." ~ Dana Cooper

"'Always Old Friends' was a song that I have been wanting to write for many years. I was looking for just the right singer / songwriter as a writing partner, a 'troubadour of the people'. Someone that could both write the song with me, and then share it with the world. A unique talent, an artist with a lifetime of true, real-world experience, a troubadour extraordinaire that could deliver a simple story so powerful, so truly soul-touching that it compels everyone that hears it to stop and think of at least one old friend or family member… if only for a moment. That vision for this song was realized with my uber-talented brother of the pen, Dana Cooper. My hope is that after listening to this song, this story told, people will walk away with a smile on their face and a tear of joy in their eye." ~ Robert Weingartz

Musicians:
Dana Cooper: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Dave Coleman: Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboard
Jonell Mosser, David Starr : Vocals