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April Releases

Posted on Saturday April 06, 2019

With the CALLERLAB convention right around the corner, we're bringing out our April releases at the start of the month: a new singing call, a Red Boot re-release, and three new patters...

• RIV 904 - Talk Is Cheap (vocal by Isao Nakajima, Kumi Takahashi and Elite's Mitchell Osawa, with harmony by Kumi)
• RIV 905 - Secret Love (female vocal by Linda Rawlinson; the male vocal by Brent Mawdsley wasn't ready at time of release but will be coming)
• RIV 906 - Night In The City (Patter)
• RIV 907 - The Winner (Patter)
• RIV 908 - Snicker Doodle (Patter)

In addition, RIV 445 - Love In The Country is getting a new female version in key C (both instrumental and vocal) by Linda Rawlinson. Contact Bob Elling directly if you've already purchased RIV 445 and would like the new tracks.

As always, be sure to visit our friends at ESP and Silver Sounds!

March Releases

Posted on Thursday March 21, 2019

Our March releases include three new patters and three singing calls, two of which are from the classic Red Boot library:

• RIV 903 - Beyond The Border (Patter)
• RIV 902 - Jogger, The (Patter)
• RIV 901 - Quiet Place, A (Patter)
• RIV 900 - Dance The Two Step (Vocal by ESP's Elmer Sheffield, formerly RBS 1259)
• RIV 899 - Ain't Love A Good Thing (Vocal by ESP's Elmer Sheffield, formerly RB 163)
• RIV 898 - Looking Out My Back Door (Vocal by Noriko Shinogaya, Kumi Takahashi and Elite Records' Mitchell Osawa, with harmony by Kumi)

Take a moment to listen to "Ain't Love A Good Thing" — this isn't just a re-release of an old Red Boot tune. The rhythm track has been enhanced, and it really snaps!

As always, be sure to visit our friends at ESP and Silver Sounds!

Galway Town

Posted on Tuesday March 05, 2019

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, Krista Baird has contributed a female version (with key changed to A) of RIV 591 - Dear Old Galway Town, to accompany Jack O'Leary's original vocal. Check it out at www.riverboat.com/records/allmp3.php#RIV591 -- and, as always, if you've already purchased RIV 591 and would like the new vocal and re-keyed instrumental tracks, contact Bob Elling directly.

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UPDATE 2019-03-12:
We've added two more female versions to already-released songs, and we've also identified the keys on the vocals and instrumentals for those songs:

• RIV 582 - Amazing
  Nelda Eaton adds a female vocal in key A to Bob Farnell's original in key F.
• RIV 1025 - I Just Called To Say I Love You (part of our 2018 Autumn package)
  Krista Baird adds a female vocal in key F to Dan Nordbye's originals in keys G and F#.

Check out the samples on our website...

www.riverboat.com/records/allmp3.php#RIV582
www.riverboat.com/records/packages.php#RIV1025

...and remember to contact Bob if you've already bought one of the titles and would like to get the new tracks.

February Releases

Posted on Sunday February 24, 2019

With only a few days left in February, we're kind of squeaking in right under the wire with our February releases. We've got three new patters, a new singer and two re-releases from the classic Red Boot library:

• RIV 897 - Heart Over Mind (Vocal by Tac Ozaki, Mitchell Osawa, Kumi Takahashi, with harmony by Kumi)
• RIV 896 - All Of Me (Vocal by Lawrence Johnstone)
• RIV 895 - You Belong To Me (Vocal and harmony by Brent Mawdsley)
• RIV 894 - Mountain Home (Patter)
• RIV 893 - Greener Grass (Patter)
• RIV 892 - Sipping Wine (Patter)

Also, with St. Patrick's Day coming up, be sure and look at the Irish songs suggested on our Themes page. We have over a dozen, including both patters and singing calls.

As always, be sure to visit our friends at ESP and Silver Sounds!

2019 Winter Gold Mini-Package

Posted on Sunday January 27, 2019

We've been waiting for the pieces of our 2019 Winter Gold mini-package to come together, and it's now ready for release! There are 9 singing calls and a brand new patter for you. As with our other mini-packages, you can either purchase the full package for one price (in this case, $50), or individual titles for $10 each.

• RIV 1040 - Flowers In Your Hair (Vocal by ESP's Elmer Sheffield)
• RIV 1041 - T'Smidje (Separate male and female vocals by Hannah Tennenbaum and New-Beat's Nils Trottmann, )
• RIV 1042 - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Separate male and female vocals by Nelda Eaton and Blue Star's Ken Bower)
• RIV 1043 - Great Balls Of Fire (Separate male and female vocals by Dan Nordbye, Nelda Eaton)
• RIV 1044 - I'm Not Over You (Vocal by Isao Nakajima, Kumi Takahashi and Elite's Mitchell Osawa)
• RIV 1045 - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes (Vocal and harmony by Brent Mawdsley)
• RIV 1046 - Just Pretend (Vocal by Brent Mawdsley)
• RIV 1047 - Lord Have Mercy On A Country Boy (Vocal by Hunter Keller)
• RIV 1048 - Downside Up (Patter)
• RIV 1049 - Boys Are Back In Town, The (Vocal by Linda Rawlinson)

The lyrics for T'Smidje are given in German, so be sure to study Nils' vocal for pronunciation!

Lots of great songs here -- be sure to check them out on our website's Packages page!