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Happy Here

by Suzie Vinnick

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Believe in Yourself Written by: Tom Wilson/Stephen Fearing/Suzie Vinnick Careless love, never been so unkind No matter how hard I try, I’ll never be you I was younger then, feeling the years go by Blowing through all the times I tried to live up to you Believe in yourself, believe in yourself Believe in yourself when you’ve got nothing Careless love, learning to turn the page Watching myself come of age in these changing times I’ve been down there, haven’t we all before Every lost generation runs wild Mama said don’t you talk to strangers They can put your faith in danger Play the numbers and walk the line Believe in yourself Well Mama never had to eat off the street Sleep alone with the shoes on her feet I look at my reflection and say Believe in yourself In yourself, believe in yourself Believe in yourself, believe in yourself Believe in yourself when you’ve got nothing Careless love
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ere Suzie Vinnick - Happy Here ADD TO CART BUY ON ITUNES 1. Believe in Yourself – 3:55 2. Looking for a Kiss – 3:36 3. Happy Here – 3:40 4. My Kind of Loneliness – 5:39 5. Back on My Feet – 3:03 6. Prison of Shame – 3:32 7. Steal a Piece – 3:50 8. Butterflies and Sunflowers – 4:04 9. Little One – 4:28 10. I’m Still Looking For You – 3:52 11. One More Day – 4:16 12. Fear’s Talking – 3:51 13. Red Headed Miracle – 2:06 14. Star Fall – 2:53 Production Credits: Produced by: Stephen Fearing Recorded at: The Cottage by Nik Tjelios Additional recording by: Scott Merritt at The Cottage Jeff Bird at Ty Tyrfu, Guelph, Ontario Strings recorded by James Paul at Rogue Studios, Toronto, Ontario Denis Keldie at Iona Studios, Toronto, Ontario David Travers Smith at Found Sound, Toronto, Ontario Kevin Fox at: Sonus Productions, Toronto, Ontario Greg Leisz recorded by: Craig Parker Adams at Winslow Ct. Studio, Los Angeles, California Mixed by: Scott Merritt and Stephen Fearing at The Cottage Mastered by: John Whynot at the Palm Door, Los Angeles, California Rentals courtesy of: Casa Wroxton Art direction, design, layout by: A Man Called Wrycraft Photography by: Kevin Kelly Assisted by: Jane McMichael Makeup by: Kelly Jackson Hair by: Catherine Huang Believe in Yourself Written by: Tom Wilson/Stephen Fearing/Suzie Vinnick Careless love, never been so unkind No matter how hard I try, I’ll never be you I was younger then, feeling the years go by Blowing through all the times I tried to live up to you Believe in yourself, believe in yourself Believe in yourself when you’ve got nothing Careless love, learning to turn the page Watching myself come of age in these changing times I’ve been down there, haven’t we all before Every lost generation runs wild Mama said don’t you talk to strangers They can put your faith in danger Play the numbers and walk the line Believe in yourself Well Mama never had to eat off the street Sleep alone with the shoes on her feet I look at my reflection and say Believe in yourself In yourself, believe in yourself Believe in yourself, believe in yourself Believe in yourself when you’ve got nothing Careless love Musicians: SV – Vocal, backing vocals Stephen Fearing – acoustic and electric guitars, faux timpani, backing vocals John Dymond – bass Gary Craig – drums, percussion Denis Keldie – Hammond organ Vicki Fraser – backing vocals Karen Graves – violin Kathryn Sugden – violin Johann Lotter – viola Kevin Fox – cello Strings arranged by Kevin Fox Back to top Looking for a Kiss Written by: Tom Wilson/Stephen Fearing/Suzie Vinnick Well it’s cold outside What did you expect from Canada So I’m walking home Maybe I’ll end up at your front door I’m looking for a kiss from you I’m looking for a kiss from you You’re sweet and you shine like chrome I’m looking for a kiss on my way back home Its closing time All the taxi drivers know me by name I’m one sheet going, and two sheets gone I’d never say that you’re to blame Just another fool under the moonlight Trying to light a fire on this winter night I’m looking for a kiss from you I’m looking for a kiss, a kiss from you You’re sweet and you shine like chrome I’m looking for a kiss on my way back home I’m looking for a kiss on my way back home I’m looking for a kiss
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Happy Here 03:39
Happy Here Written by: Suzie Vinnick/Stephen Fearing In the dark of night, you can taste the breeze Hear the ocean sighing, there’s silver through the trees Every leaf defined in shadows on the ground All my senses sharpened Like the blade of night has found me here I am happy here The moon was full tonight, high above the trees Through the dark and light, the path it shows to me As if to say that what I’m feeling isn’t what it seems Safe within your arms but running in my dreams And time, time laughs at me ‘Cause I’m happy here, am I happy here? ‘Cause I’m happy here, am I happy here? When the morning comes in the eastern sky And the stars go down, and the night birds fly I’m walking out of darkness as I step out of the frame You’re halfway in my heart but I’m halfway on the train Like a song, sung and gone
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My Kind of Loneliness Written by: Suzie Vinnick/Geordie Millar It was bittersweet tonight seeing you sparkle and glow On our moonlit sail across the waters of Loneliness Row Effervescence in the black of the ocean Made my heart skip across the water like a little stone So light and alive Then slowly sank to the bottom as I sailed home alone My kind of loneliness Is the kind that loves the nighttime open sky Shooting stars fill it full when they pass by I like to go sailing at night My heart always gets tangled in the lines There’s this deep dark hole that pulls me in So I just float there, staring at the stars in the sky The waves pull me out, my eye catches a gleam Is that little stone still sinking? Or can it rise up in the starlight Carried with the current for wings My kind of loneliness Is the kind that loves the night-time open sky Shooting stars fill it full There’s a bridge that needs to be built I’ll be stranded on this island There’s a bridge that needs to be built My kind of loneliness holds hope too tightly A magnet, blood in the water She likes to sail at night, all alone Her heart always gets tangled in the lines Tangled in the lines My kind of loneliness Is the kind that loves the night time open sky Shooting stars fill it full when they pass by When they pass by, shooting stars fill it full
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Back on My Feet Written by: Michael Johnston/Josh Finlayson/Suzie Vinnick I’m giving you all my business Doing the best I can You’re doing the same to make it Back and forth, you understand Money we won’t be spending Places we can’t afford We’re like a downtown building Beautiful and unexplored Always trying to split the difference Anyway to make ends meet Lift me up from destitution Pull myself back on my feet Here’s something to make you happy We don’t have to start again ‘Cause nobody’s getting younger New beginnings never end One day you’ll find, one day out of time Always trying to split the difference Anyway to make ends meet Find the path to restitution Pull myself back on my feet
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Prison of Shame Written by: Suzie Vinnick I spent the last week in a prison of shame Even the warden knows my name The guards shake their heads in heavy blame My eyes are begging for freedom I know my crime, I know it was wrong I can carry the ball, but the chain’s so long And it’s not too often that I fall My only visitor has been regret There are 3 words that could save me 3 words that hold the key 3 little words that could save me Please forgive me, please forgive me Musicians:
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Steal a Piece Written by: Suzie Vinnick There’s a policeman on the corner I’m going to do it when he can’t see I’m gonna steal a piece of your heart And hide it here I liked the way you told me stories I liked the way you talked to me So I’m gonna steal a piece of your heart And hide it here I know it’s wrong to want to steal things But it feels so right when you’re with me I’ll just take a tiny little piece I’d like to steal a piece of your heart I’d like to carry it with me I’m gonna steal a piece of your heart And hide it here Searching for safety in the wrong place Searching for safety in your arms Searching for safety in the wrong place In your arms I’d like to steal a piece of your heart I’d like to carry it with me Searching for safety in the wrong place Maybe you’ll catch me…
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Butterflies and Sunflowers Written by: Suzie Vinnick/Sharon Caissie/Stephen Fearing Butterflies and sunflowers All those beautiful things Hear the cry of the blackbird calling She sure knows how to sing High in the sky wings pass me by Flying home before night On their way to my dreams and what I see Is the kind of love that a simple heart brings When I lie down in my big brass bed And the night brings the sweet smell of rain The way that my baby shakes that thing ‘Cause he’s so happy to see me again And when I don’t know where I belong And I can’t see where I’m going It’s just one long line on an endless road But it leads me to a new day rising
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Little One 04:27
Little One Written by: Suzie Vinnick/Geordie Millar Oh Little One, when you come home, I will rejoice Oh Little One, I’ll be so glad To hold you if only for a moment To see the eyes of my own Hear the sweet, sweet voice of a little one full grown The flesh and blood I loved so alive I’ve never lost the love that I felt so long ago I have come to a place where my roots run wild And I wonder and I long for a connection When I see you I will feel so complete When I see you if only for a moment So if you hear the song in my heart Silently sung to the stars I pray we will someday again meet, I pray we will I pray we will And I will hold you, if only for a moment my sweet
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I’m Still Looking for You Written by: Suzie Vinnick/Stephen Fearing/Josh Finlayson/Michael Johnston In every bright eye, in every smile I’m still looking for you In the favor of time, from the kindliest souls I’m still looking for you I’m claiming them all, threading the whole I’m still looking for you When you’re so far away You can’t repair what’s broken And the memories are starting to fade ‘Cause I’m building on the cornerstone Knowing that I’m not alone anymore Walk a mile in my shoes, through the eyes of a child I’m still looking for you Every step of the way, every trial I’m still looking for you Is there more than the hearts left behind Is there more than the love that we find When you’re so far away You can’t repair what’s broken And the memories are starting to fade ‘Cause I’m building on the cornerstone Knowing that I’m not alone anymore Taking the halves and mending the whole
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One More Day 04:18
One More Day Written by: Tom Wilson, Stephen Fearing & Suzie Vinnick Came along without a care and now Why do I even try, is there anything left to say Cut me down, I cut you loose, baby I loved you from the start, I didn’t have to try You’re a hard man to lose, but I can tell you why I can’t waste my time cryin’ So you should go your own way You can blame it all on me baby I can’t wait one more day You were just a star that landed At the edge of my backyard I just watched you glow I never tried to pick you up or own you I let you light my way Now I have to let you go You’re a hard man to lose, but I can tell you why Every Saturday night needs a Sunday morning When the sun comes up You’ll turn and try to kiss me, will you miss me I can’t waste my time cryin’ So you should go your own way You can blame it all on me baby I can’t wait one more day
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Fear’s Talking Written by: Suzie Vinnick/Debra Alexander I’m having my doubts; don’t think I can stay Don’t know how to tell you face to face I’ll steal through the darkness, find somewhere to hide I’ll slip from your side; you’ll sleep through the night I don’t like goodbyes Fear has me broken, I hope you can see It’s hard not to listen, when it’s talkin’ to me My steps on the walk; my breath in the air I hope you believe me; I still care I’m fighting a whisper that’s starting to scream Tells me I’m weak, unworthy and cheap It’s tough to compete So afraid to drag my heart through Thorns and brambles, I get all tangled I don’t want to be alone; I don’t want to be alone Fear has me broken, please help me believe I don’t have to listen, when it’s talkin’ to me
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Red Headed Miracle Written by: Suzie Vinnick Instrumental
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Star Fall 02:53
Star Fall Written by: Suzie Vinnick The stars fell like raindrops When the clouds sailed away Leaving them no net to land in I reached into the night and caught me a handful They were shining and shimmering on my skin Stars sizes of butterflies, pennies and bees Bounced off the rooftops and covered the streets Their glitter and glow lasted only a moment Then the stars melted away Nightfalls like these don’t come all the time When the stars tumble down with such grace from the sky And I feel so lucky that I got to catch ‘em I just reached out my hand in the blink of an eye The stars fell like raindrops When the clouds sailed away Leaving them no net to land in I reached into the night and caught me a handful Then the stars melted away

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THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR
September 25, 2008
Review by Graham Rockingham

Suzie Vinnick
Album: Happy Here
Label: Independent
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Suzie Vinnick's star should shine as bright as Bonnie Raitt's, but instead she's some kind of hidden jewel among Canadian singer-songwriters. On her third solo album, Stephen Fearing produces an all-star crew of Toronto-Hamilton roots musicians including Kevin Breit (Norah Jones), Denis Keldie, Paul Reddick, Jessie O'Brien, Gary Craig and John Dymond. Hamilton's Tom Wilson gets three writing credits.



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Suzie Vinnick
Happy Here
By Kerry Doole

Toronto, ON-based Vinnick is something of a roots music Renaissance woman. An award-winning blues bassist, she is also a highly accomplished singer-songwriter. Her solo work jumps genre barriers with the ease of an Olympic Hurdles gold medallist, as shown on Happy Here. She’s equally at home in folk, blues, pop and country, and has come up with her best work yet. Big creative assists go to producer Stephen Fearing and a formidable cast of co-writers that includes Fearing, his Blackie comrade Tom Wilson, Josh Finlayson (Skydiggers) and Michael Johnson. The A-list of musicians includes Gary Craig, John Dymond, Kevin Breit (Norah Jones), Dennis Keldie and Kevin Fox (Sarah Slean). Horns and strings are frequently used to create a lush and full sound, though the latter occasionally seem excessive. Sometimes less can be more, as on album highlight “Prison Of Shame,” a powerful ballad featuring Breit’s simmering guitar, Fox’s rich cello and Vinnick on piano. An obvious reference point on cuts like “Looking For A Kiss” and “One More Day” (another highlight) would be Bonnie Raitt. Vinnick has often placed high in international songwriting competitions and her dedication to craft has paid off with the high calibre of compositions here. Check it out. You’ll be happy here. (Independent)

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released October 8, 2008

Production Credits:

Produced by: Stephen Fearing
Recorded at: The Cottage by Nik Tjelios
Additional recording by:
Scott Merritt at The Cottage
Jeff Bird at Ty Tyrfu, Guelph, Ontario
Strings recorded by James Paul at Rogue Studios, Toronto, Ontario
Denis Keldie at Iona Studios, Toronto, Ontario
David Travers Smith at Found Sound, Toronto, Ontario
Kevin Fox at: Sonus Productions, Toronto, Ontario
Greg Leisz recorded by: Craig Parker Adams at Winslow Ct. Studio, Los Angeles, California
Mixed by: Scott Merritt and Stephen Fearing at The Cottage
Mastered by: John Whynot at the Palm Door, Los Angeles, California
Rentals courtesy of: Casa Wroxton
Art direction, design, layout by: A Man Called Wrycraft
Photography by: Kevin Kelly
Assisted by: Jane McMichael
Makeup by: Kelly Jackson
Hair by: Catherine Huang

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Suzie Vinnick Toronto, Ontario

A Saskatoon native transplanted to the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada, Suzie Vinnick is the proud owner of a gorgeous voice, impressive guitar and bass chops and an engagingly candid performance style. Suzie has won 10 Maple Blues Awards, 1 Canadian Folk Music Award and is a 3X Juno Nominee. She has also twice won the International Songwriting Competition – Blues Category. ... more

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