Stranded (Sunset Mix)

from The Word by Robert James

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Stranded (Sunset Mix) 2020’s Friday Night would have scored big if we had decided to release double vinyl. Just two songs scored in the top ten. But add another five songs if you’re going for top twenty. Nice run. There are quite a few elements that make up our stats. We take things like release dates into account as well. It’s had a longer shelf life. To date, this song takes top honours for most downloads. This happens to be the song that closes out Side A of our vinyl release. Grab a beverage and I’ll flip over the album and get things set up for you. On to Side B. Other versions of this song: Stranded

lyrics

Stranded on a rock
Miles from the shore
Marooned at sea - paddle's out of reach
Now it's gonna storm

Behind your wall
Cracks will show
Fresh lick of paint - all's new again
Pray nobody knows … tell me …

Why'd they go and leave you stranded, baby
With half a heart -
Abandoned here and stranded, baby
With half a heart

Stranded on a rock
Afraid of falling down
Water's icy cold - it's treacherous below
The sharks are all around — yeah, yeah —
My, my … my, my …

Well, you’re not sure what you hear
And you're not sure what you see
Swimming with the sharks is not where you want to be
Swimming with the sharks is not where you want to be
C’mon, tell me …

Why'd they go and leave you stranded, baby
With half a heart -
Abandoned here and stranded, baby
With half a heart

Why'd they go and leave you stranded, baby
With half a heart -
Abandoned here and stranded, baby
With half a heart

Why'd they go and leave you stranded ...

Why'd they go and leave you stranded, baby
With half a heart -
Abandoned here and stranded, baby
With half a heart — tell me —

Why'd they go and leave you stranded, baby
With half a heart
Abandoned here and stranded, baby
With half a heart

Half a heart, yeah … baby, half a heart
Half a heart, yeah … baby, half a heart

Why’d they go and leave you stranded …

Lyrics & Music (c)2020 Robert James
Angry Lion Publishing SOCAN/ASCAP
A division of Horace Media 2020

credits

from The Word, released October 6, 2022
RJ: Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Acoustic Piano
Dizzy: Bass Guitar
Rhett Black: Drums & Percussion
Beaverdell Humes: Keyboards & String Arrangements
Backing Vocals courtesy of CandyLand Glee:
(RJ, Astrid, Beaverdell & Rhett) Sadly we couldn’t get
Rhett to help out on handclaps. Says he’s doing enough already.

Cakes, cookies, sweets & treats: Sugar Mountain Confectionary
"Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain" (they paid me to say that ...)
Coffees and Teas: Tiff’s Teaze & Coffee
Additional Beverages: Around The Mulberry Bush

Rhett Black & Beaverdell Humes appear courtesy of
Meet The Blacks and HOH Records.
A division of Horace Media 2022
Dizzy appears courtesy of Sunset Recording
Special Thanks to Hollis Kinglan and HOH Records
Art Direction and Cover Design: Hirografix
Special Thanks to Mark, Don & Mal @Hirografix
Original Cover Photo: The Stavely Collection

Recorded @CandyLand Recorders. Wetaskiwin, Canada
Additional Recordings: Sunset Recording. Las Vegas, USA
Engineered and Mixed by C.M. Sadler
Assistant Engineer: RJ
Produced by Robert James for The Kingsway Group
A division of Horace Media 2022
Assistant Producer: C.M. Sadler

A very special thank-you to Sunset Recording's Mobile Unit
"We bring Las Vegas to you" ... they certainly did. Boy, howdy.
Lyrics reprinted by permission. Angry Lion Publishing.
This recording HOH Records 2022