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With a flair for versatility and a skill of diversity, Elisa Fiorillo, currently known as E. J. Dease, is a singer who can perform with anyone. At sixteen, she won the National Junior Star Search competition. She has performed with legendary talents such as Prince, Belinda Carlisle, David Cassidy and Savage Garden. Now, E.J. Dease is breaking out with her style of country music, releasing her first single “I know” nationwide on OneWest Music.
In 2002, Chuck Murphy, CEO of OneWest Music, began working with E.J. Dease to create a new sound for E. J. that would be a blend of both pop and traditional country. Co-writing and producing her debut country CD was no small feat given the history of producers she had worked with in the past. Murphy enlisted Jeff Silverman as a co-producer on half of this 13-song CD which ensured a unique and dynamic country music sound that is sure to impress even the youngest of country fans.
With vocals which resonate like Martina McBride and Reba McIntyre “Light That Shines” the new release by E.J. Dease will connects with a larger teenage audience, which has been long desired by Music Row in Nashville.
"I Know" opens up the CD up-tempo note setting the bar for energy and emotion. The song is about a person who is wising they could get the love back in a tired relationship and it lets the listener experience that the vocals are the emphasis of E J Dease. The track is co-written by Chuck Murphy, Jeff Silverman and Debra Lyn.
"Lost and Found" was co-written by Chuck Murphy and E.J. Dease. A hidden giant, this track is about a woman that has been hearing the same thing from the same guy too long. The track has all the elements: harmonic vocals, slide guitar, delicate fiddle background and driving instrumentation to make “Lost and Found” the centerpiece of the CD.
"Light That Shines." This track is the most "country sounding" and up-beat track on the CD. This track, which is about having a higher power to help you find your way through the darker times in life is the uplifting namesake of the CD and is powerful enough for radio airplay. This song was co-written by Chuck Murphy and David Gonzalez
“Forgive Me” is a beautiful, heartfelt country ballad that talks about the love found and then lost. E.J. Dease sings this song with strength and love that we can all understand, relate to and connect. Her graceful vocals and lush harmonies ease the pain when she talks about what love failed to bring. This track is written by Chuck Murphy
“How Many Times” cleverly delves into descriptions of the intangibility of love. Dease sings, “It’s like the rain that falls at night. You know it’s there, just out of sight. The wind will blow it through the trees. You know it’s wet, you know it’s real”. The lines explore love’s elusiveness, while contending that love is indeed a definite, and sometimes, the only way to find it again is to leave behind a relationship that offers everything but. This track is written by Chuck Murphy
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United chief Gill hails Glazers' ownership
| David Gill feels Malcolm Glazer's decision to scale down his ambitious business plan is proof Manchester United's new owner has listened to pre-takeover concerns. As Red Devils chief executive prior to the American's £790million buy-out last summer, Gill authorised the release of at least three statements warning Glazer his plans for the club were too aggressive. The warnings did not put Glazer off and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner subsequently surprised many observers by opting to keep Gill in post and allowing him to control day-to-day operations at Old Trafford. However, it now transpires Gill's cautionary words have had a major effect, with Glazer revising the business plan most financial experts agreed was impossible to attain, a view which led to fears amongst supporters about the club's owner's ability to pay off the massive debt required to complete the takeover. 'We did have concerns and we now have in place the business plan which was in place when they took over,' Gill told BBC Radio Five Live. 'They (the Glazer family) have demonstrated a willingness to listen to us. We had concerns and we articulated them publicly, as we had to do. 'We are going to do a new, long-term business plan. The debt is serviceable and with the stadium expansion and the sponsorship deals, we believe we are in good shape.' Privately, sources close to the Glazer camp insist the business plan was always a `moveable feast', while a refinancing of the £275million borrowed from hedge funds to complete the deal is `conceivable'. Having not been allowed by Gill to conduct a full examination of United's accounts prior to the takeover, there were bound to be some assumptions made, while the unexpected loss of the Vodafone shirt deal forced a hasty rethink of their plans to overhaul the club's sponsorship plans. 'Assumptions have to be changed and modified all the time,' added the source. 'What has happened at Wembley is a prime example of that - and that situation has a knock-on effect at Manchester United.' The two most recent delays to the Wembley construction project means that Old Trafford will now host five England games it would not normally have expected to; the pre-World Cup friendlies against Hungary and Jamaica, two autumn Euro 2008 qualifiers against Andorra and Macedonia, plus a friendly in the middle of August. While the details of Glazer's running of the club continue to be debated, they have pointed out that on the issue which matters most to United fans, funding Sir Alex Ferguson's squad, they have delivered. The purchases of Edwin van der Sar, Park Ji-sung, Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra have all been sanctioned and while the search goes on for a key midfielder to replace departed skipper Roy Keane, the Glazer camp insist the cash for a reinforcement is there, as it has been since the start of the current campaign. 'The Glazers' business plan clearly allows for investment in the product - the team,' said Gill. 'They share the vision we have as a club and want to be the best football club in the world; on and off the field. 'Manchester United has a very rosy future.' |