Five Songs was my first venture into the world of Independent Music Production.

It was recorded live-to-two-track analogue tape on July 7, 1982 at Reelization Studios in Rye, NH.

Norm Thibeault was the owner of the studio and the recording engineer.

The guitar I played was my Ovation “Legend,” a sunburst, six-string acoustic.

Five Songs was released on cassette tape, with the “B” side left blank.

Track 1: “What Your Love”

What Your Love

Do you know, can you see
What your love does for me?

Do you know, can you see
What your love does for me?

You’re the light that fills my eyes,
You’re my day to day.
You’re the stuff that gets me high 
And all I need to take.
You’re the answer that I use 
When I don’t know why.
You’re the strength that pulls me through
Ev’ry single time.

Oh, do you know, can you see
What your love does for me?

You’re the music to my song
The picture for my frame.
You’re the switch that turns me on
When I’ve been too tame.
You’re the cause that stands behind
All the things I do,
You’re the one I hoped I’d find
When my dreams came true.

Do you know, can you see
What your love does for me?

What your love does for me?

What your love does for me?

Track 2: “Soft Serenade”

Soft Serenade

Soft serenade, try to ease my mind
Pick me up, lay me down slowly.
I’m a wastin’ time hopin’ that you
Will come on through that door, but
Someday I’m a going to see that a
Things don’t work that well for me
And when I do, I hope that I won’t 
Still be wanting just to have you near.

Hey there, minstrel man
Your lonesome band has hit a chord that’s
Been on my mind for quite some time
Just hope I never use it.
I don’t want to sing no song like 
“She is goin’” or “It’s gone,” ‘cause
When it comes right down to facts
I much prefer her smile to these sad songs.

Well, all those snowflake dancers sure do make me smile a lot.
But when they’re runnin’ down the road 
And all that’s left is that cold breeze to chill my lonesome bones,
I want to have her home.

Soft serenade, try to ease my mind
Pick me up, lay me down slowly.
I’m a wastin’ time hopin’ that you
Will come on through that door, but
Someday I’m a going to see that a
Things don’t work that well for me
And when I do, I hope that I won’t 
Still be wanting just to have you near.

Track 3: “Singin’ In The Dark”

Singin’ In The Dark

When I kissed you goodbye this morning
I wasn’t thinking about tonight.
How was I to know that being alone wouldn’t
Still fit me right.
I guess I figured that since I’d done it before
I could always do it again.
But this ain’t what I remember
And it’s sure not what I’d planned.

So here I am, singing in the dark
Without you here to hear,
I’m just singing in the dark
Trying to shake these fears
That there’s something gonna happen and you won’t be back
Even though you crossed your heart
And I’ll be sitting here all the rest of my days just
Singing in the dark.

When I drove on home this evening
I had everything all planned.
Gonna listen to the stereo all night long
Play all my records that you can’t stand.
But when I opened the door, stepped inside
And everything stayed right still,
Well, I knew that whatever I was gonna do
It could never break your spell.

So here I am, singing in the dark
Without you here to hear,
I’m just singing in the dark
Trying to shake these fears
That there’s something gonna happen and you won’t be back
Even though you crossed your heart
And I’ll be sitting here all the rest of my days just
Singing in the dark.

Track 4: “Tell You Very Simply (Wedding Song)”

Tell You Very Simply (Wedding Song)

What can I say to you that I haven’t said before?
Can I get those same old words to mean a little something more?
Well, what more could I ever want to do
Than tell you very simply that I love you?

I don’t think I need to say all the things I feel.
But if I should begin to try, that’s all you’d ever hear.
And besides, there’s more than one way I can use
To tell you more than simply that I love you.

Well, I never could have come so far with anyone but you.
So, listen while I tell you that I love you.

Track 5: “Rainy Day”

Rainy Day

The morning rain is pouring all around me, running
Off my nose and down my back.
It soaks my shoes, it wets my face
And it brings a little sunshine back.

‘Cause it’s just another rainy day
Pouring down like sunshine
Making rainbows in the morning sky
It’s just making the day shine.

An evening shower came to town today
And it left the empty streets all glistening.
Reflecting headlights and all of those neon signs
Aw the rain always leaves me listening.

‘Cause it’s just another rainy day
Oh, and it’s pouring down like sunshine
Making rainbows in the morning sky
It’s just making the day shine.

The rainy afternoons come to me now and then,
They do not cause a shower.
Whoa, no no no. 
They show me things I never thought I’d see,
They keep me high for hours.

‘Cause it’s just another, whoa ho ho, rainy day
Oh, and it’s pouring down just like sunshine, oh, no no no,
It’s making rainbows in the morning sky
It’s just making the day shine
Just like it was sunshine.

All songs – words & music – and performances – guitar & vocals – are Copyright 1982 Eric F. Sinclair.