The LOVE Album

This debut solo album, a powerful synergy of rock, pop and R&B for the soul, is now available. Produced and engineered by Donny Thompson, featuring performances by Jonah Koslen, Mark Avsec, Cy Sulak, Paul Wolf Christensen, Roger Hatfield, Giovanni Mastro, Donny Thompson, Tom Work, Westside Steve Simmons, Bill March, Billy Sullivan, Rich Spina, Van Eidom, Alan Geene,, Scott Alan, Tommy Rich, Rodney Psyka, Rik Williger, Sasha, Mary Flint and more.

LOVE is just what it says: music about love -- many kinds of love. Romantic/erotic, universal, familial, friendly, and spiritual. The music on LOVE aspires to trace an evolution from the egocentric, through the anthropocentric through the world-centric to "love-centric" itself. It stems from the major influences of artists like Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan, Michael McDonald, The Beatles, Jellyfish and many more, through a variety of genres and styles, including rock, pop, and R&B.

Full Album Credits

Produced, engineered/recorded and mixed by Donny Thompson
Arrangements by Donny Thompson and Terry Fairfax
“Holy” produced, arranged and mixed by Mark Avsec
“Love In Action” produced by Donny Thompson and Giovanni Mastro
Mastered by: Thomas Bethel at Acoustik Musik, Ltd.
Album Package Design by: thedesignstudio™
Cover Art: “Unity” by John Monson, www.johnmonsonart.com

Terry Fairfax: piano, keyboards, lead and backing vocals
Donny Thompson: guitars, drums, bass, keyboards, percussion, many, many vocals and pretty much everything not listed here elsewhere – when in doubt, it’s Donny
Giovanni Mastro: guitars on tracks 3 and 5; bass, drums and vocals on track 5
Paul Wolf Christensen: saxophone on track 4; EWI synth solo on track 5; vocals on track 10
Bill March: bass on track 4
Roger Hatfield: saxophone on track 10
Jonah Koslen: vocals on track 10
Rich Spina: vocals on track 10
Billy Sullivan: vocals on track 10
Westside Steve Simmons: vocals on track 10
Cy Sulak: guitar on track 1
Van Eidom: drums on track 1
Rik Williger: organ on track 1
Mary Flint: vocals on track 7
Mark Avsec: keyboards on track 8
Alan Greene: guitar on track 8
Rodney Psyka: percussion on track 8
Sasha: vocals on track 8
Marco Primeau: additional engineering on track 7
Control room acoustic treatment: Brien Holcombe (buildthisroom.com)

This album was recorded and mixed entirely on Samplitude Pro X Suite - 32/64 Bit Digital Multitrack Recording/Mixing Platform. Many thanks to Tim Dolbear of Magix/Sequoia/Samplitude, North America.

This album was mixed using minimal amounts of Audio Compression/Limiting, in order to preserve as much of the musical dynamic range as possible. The international L.U.F.S. Perceived Volume Standard was the primary form of loudness measurement implemented and adhered to.

Recorded and Mixed at A.I.R. Productions, New Franklin, OH
December 2013 - August 2015

Love Lifted Me
Terry: lead and backing vocals, piano
Van Eidom: drums
Cy Sulak: lead guitar
Rik Williger: organ
Donny Thompson: bass, percussion, keys, guitars, a capella vocals, everything else

Oughta Be In Heaven
Terry: lead and backing vocals, piano
Tom Work: guitar solo
Bill March: bass
Donny Thompson: drums, organ, guitars, everything else

Still See You
Terry: lead and backing vocals
Giovanni Mastro: lead guitar
Donny Thompson: drums, bass, guitars, backing vocals, everything else

Compassion
Terry: lead and backing vocals, piano, keys
Paul Wolf Christensen: soprano saxophone
Donny Thompson: drums, bass, guitar, backing vocals, everything else

Love In Action
Produced by Giovanni Mastro and Donny Thompson
Terry: lead vocal
Gio Mastro: guitars, drums, bass, backing vocals
Paul Wolf Christensen: EWI wind synth solo
Donny Thompson: bass, drums, guitars, backing vocals, everything else

Nights Are Forever
Terry: lead and backing vocals
Mary Flint: backing vocals
Donny Thompson: bass, drums, guitars, keys, backing vocals, everything else

This Longing
Terry: lead vocal, piano, string arrangement
Donny: additional arrangement
Marco Primeau: additional engineering on string and piano tracks

Holy
Produced and arranged by Mark Avsec
Terry: lead and backing vocals
Mark Avsec: piano, keys
Alan Greene: guitar
Rodney Psyka: percussion
Scott Alan: bass
Tommy Rich: drums
Backing vocals: Sasha, Donnie Iris

I Never Cry
Terry: lead and backing vocals, piano, keys
Donny Thompson: bass, drums, guitars, keys, backing vocals, everything else

Love Is The Answer
Terry: lead and backing vocals, piano, keys
Roger Hatfield: soprano saxophone
Jonah Koslen: vocals
Westside Steve Simmons: vocals
Giovanni Mastro: guitars
Paul Wolf Christensen: vocals
Rich Spina: vocals
Billy Sullivan: vocals
Donny Thompson: bass, drums, guitars, keys, vocals, everything else

Thank You

Donny Thompson
Let’s be clear: this album is at least as much a Donny Thompson album as it is a Terry Fairfax album. I’m so lucky that I happened to ask Donny to produce and engineer this project. Without him, it probably wouldn’t have happened at all, and it certainly wouldn’t be nearly what it is. Donny Thompson made this record. I’m glad to have worked on it with him.

Thank you SO, SO much for helping us make this music:
Joyce McBrayer
Patrick Walker
Mary Flint
Dennis Jones
Chuck Culver
Mary Ann Culver
Dave Umaña
Richard Shirey
Al Wilson
Alex Lin
Randy Fairfax
Kevin Fairfax
Don & Deb Friedrichsen
Jeff & Tammy Orr
Barb & Danny Mazza
Dave Cardarelli
Scott Semester
Holly Dibona
John McLean
Terri Weisser
Barb Clapperton
Maureen Davis
Paul Caimi
Lisa Holl
Debbie Frye
Phil Stumpo
Corina Gaffney
Robert Ruman
Steven Duensing
Lynda Essman
Don Young
Maria Work
Tom Hollingsworth
Tim Dolbear (Samplitude)
Paul Hudson (IK Multimedia)
Mark Bruhn (Sweetwater)
John Monson (johnmonsonart.com)
Thomas Bethel (Acoustik Musik, Ltd.)
Charlotte Mescher
Cathy Galinis
Clara Wood
Jon Case
Frances Simenson
Dennis Jones
Chris Bialuski , Kyle Gushue, Marco Primeau, Brien Holcombe, and the rest of the gang at Recording.org
Amanda Bitter
\Nathan West
Susan Thompson
Slate Digital ( slatedigital.com)
IK Multimedia/T-Racks ( IKMultimedia.com)
Brien Holcombe (buildthisroom.com)