Bill McGarvey Discography of CDs

Bill McGarvey music CDs Track Listing of songs: Stay; Tell Your Mother; 5 O'Clock Hero; Now; Jericho Smile; Look What You've Done to Me; Settle Down (Ballad of the Cornfed Beauty); You Do It All Yourself; Hang On; That's What You Get; Standing Next to Gloria Steinem; Outside the Lines; I Hear Voices;

Bill McGarvey CD discography Before releasing his first solo cd, Bill McGarvey ( billmcgarvey ) was the lead singer and co-songwriter for Valentine Smith, a quintet from NYC that he formed with his songwriting partner, Stephen Dima in the mid-1990s. An explosive live act, Valentine Smith was a rock band that relied on acoustic guitars, violins and drums. Their sound was a combination of 60s folk rock and classic pop song craft updated for the new millennium. The band released three albums between 1994-1999, including Back on Earth (1994), Putting in the Peacetime Hours (1996) and Valentine Smith (1999). During those five years they received support and tremendous airplay on over 300 radio stations across the United States (charting on CMJ in 1994). They toured extensively and garnered an incredible amount of critical praise from the New York Times, Washington Post, CMJ, the New Yorker and Billboard Magazine (among others). Their music also appeared on network television shows and independent films. In the mid-90s Billboard Magazine honored Valentine Smith's single "Katie's a No-Show" as the only independent song on their "Best of" list. After the band's break-up in 2000, McGarvey began working on his first solo album, Tell Your Mother, which was released in 2003. All songs written by Stephen Dima, Bill McGarvey. Recorded at Right Track and Skyline Studios, New York; Water Music Studio, Hoboken, New Jersey; Stardust Studio, Montclair, New Jersey. Producers: James Maestro, Stephen Dima, Bill McGarvey (tracks 1, 3); Patrick Dillet, Paul Angelli, Stephen Dima, Bill McGarvey (track 2); James Maestro (tracks 4-5). Engineers: John Herman (tracks 1, 3-5); Patrick Dillet, Paul Angelli (track 2); Stephen Dima, Bill McGarvey (track 6). Valentine Smith: Bill McGarvey (vocals), Stephen Dima (guitar), Lorenza Ponce (violin), Brad Finkel (bass), Wilbur Jones (drums). Additional personnel: Helen Hooke (violin), Jane Scarpantoni (cello).

Bill McGarvey albums Recorded at Studio 900, New York, New York. Personnel: Paul Angelli, Patrick Dillett (recorder). Audio Mixers: Paul Angelli; Patrick Dillett. Recording information: New York, NY. Photographer: Danny Clinch. Valentine Smith: Bill McGarvey (vocals); Stephen Dima (guitar, piano, organ, background vocals); Kimberly Nordling (violin, flute, background vocals); Brad Finkel (bass); Joey Cassata (drums, percussion). Additional Personnel: Claudia Chopek (violin); Michele Prizio, Jane Scarpantoni (cello); John Berry (trumpet, flugelhorn).