twists & turns - Friday April 13th 2012

The album is released digitally this coming Friday, April 13th! It will be available on iTunes, where you can already get my latest single "Big Little Things", the album's opening track!

A big thank you (yet again...) to Paulo Miranda, this time for... the album cover photo! Tusen Takk!

Ottar Langåsdalen did the lettering, cheers to him.

To mark the realease I'll be playing at Cafe Mono in downtown Oslo on Tuesday April 17th, hope to see some of you there! (Facebook event link)

As a CD edition is not yet agreed on, here's full info and thanks regarding "twists & turns":

01. BIG LITTLE THINGS*

02. FARE THEE WELL

03. THE LOVE I USED TO LOVE

04. TWISTS & TURNS

05. DRIFTING, DRIFTING

06. MOMENT

07. LAST DAY IN LONDON

08. PLEASE BABY DON'T

09. THE DEVIL THAT YOU KNOW

All music and lyrics by DD Peartree.

DD Peartree sang, played acoustic & electric guitar, and percussions | Helder Gonçalves played bass | António Santa Clara played drums | Hector Teixeira played piano, keyboards and accordeon | Martin Uvgard played harmonica | Argénis Nunes played accordeon | David Martins played keyboards | Petra Pais sang | Luís Ferreira played electric & slide guitar | Francisco Silva sang and played acoustic guitar | Margarida Faria played viola | Tiago Azevedo played Cello | Marta Lajoso played Violin | Marius Johansen played pedal steel guitar* | Fredrick Kaasa sang and played bass* | Jan Birger Akerhaugen played electric guitar* | Markus Matland played piano* | Jostein Gohli played drums*

All tracks produced and recorded by Paulo Miranda, assisted at different times by Margarida Faria, Cristina Faria and Paulo Ferraz | except * produced and recorded by Marius Kristiansen

All tracks recorded at Paulo Ferraz Studio (Funchal, PT) and AMP Studio (Viana do Castelo, PT) | except * recorded at Sparkle Sound Studio (Sofiemyr, NO)

Mastered by Paulo Miranda and Margarida Faria at AMP Studio (Viana do Castelo, PT) | except * mastered by Marius Kristiansen at Sparkle Sound Studios (Sofiemyr, NO)

To all of You - Family, Friends, Fans – in Portugal, Ireland, England, Norway - that kept me going over the last 5 years with your love, belief, friendship, unselfish kindness and good taste in music... I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Cheers for the constructive criticism, the hugs, the words, the sofas, the food, the alcohol, the lifts, and all the big helpful helping hands along the way! See you all soon, I hope there's more to come!

All my love and thanks to Ivo, Geraldine and Gabriella, my beacons.

Special thanks to António “Toninho” Gomes, John White, Lawrence White and José “Joe” Sousa.

Appreciation to Bjørn, John and all the Meteor Management family, Juan Pestana & all my Warm Up Cafe family, Jorge Barbosa, Carlos Pestana & all at Antena 3 Madeira, Ivânia Cristina & all at Radio Clube Madeira, “Guru” Paulo Miranda, Zé Valdeira, Nobody's Bizness, Old Jerusalem, Tânia Ribeiro & all at Super FM, Henrique Amaro, Best Rock FM, Antena 3, Jorge Bizarro, Radio Nova. Many thanks also to the dozens of fantastic musicians that have become part of my music, playing my songs, joining me on stages and in studios, everywhere.

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