At a Glance

Mood: Bittersweet in all the right ways.

Ingredients: Ocean air, cello, two beautiful voices and a California red sunset that never quite faded.

Full Story

Long before San Diego became home, it became inspiration.

I wrote Sometime while visiting here years before I packed up my life and moved west. I was sitting on the balcony of the Surfer Beach Hotel in Pacific Beach watching the red sun disappear into the Pacific.

Funny how certain places refuse to let go of you.

Even now, whenever I walk or jog past that hotel, I still glance up at that same balcony.

The song is still sitting there.

As far as voices go, Samuel Donovan makes his first appearance on Chapters, while Kathleen Delaney takes a lead spot as well. It’s only fitting as she helped shape my musical confidence decades ago back in Brooklyn.

Those kinds of people never really leave your story.

When Sam and Kathleen sing together, it feels less like a duet and more like two old friends finishing each other's sentences.

Chris Johnson returns, this time trading Hammond organ for a beautifully expressive cello performance. I warned you earlier...I have some incredibly talented friends.

Some songs take you someplace.

This one always takes me home. Both homes- Brooklyn and San Diego.