Dan’s First Solo Album, Turnaround (released 2020)
About Turnaround
A few years ago I realized that I was listening to less music than I used to. I am constantly on the lookout for new music, but I find that only a small number of musicians are still making the music I want to hear. So I wrote 12 songs that I wanted to hear, recorded and professionally produced them with a bright young producer, Christopher Harrison (Pet Shop Boys, Pentatonix).
I spent 15 years playing music and helping artists produce their records, working with Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Blue Oyster Cult and others. I spent the next 15 years studying how music works in the brains of musicians and their listeners. I shared my findings — and my songs — with musician friends, like Rodney Crowell, Victor Wooten, Rosanne Cash, Paul Simon, Stephen Stills, and Joni Mitchell. They helped me to draw out some connections, musical and poetic, that I hadn't seen before. And they loved my songs, encouraging me to release them. The result is my new album, songs that explore the range of human experience — Turnaround, named after a song I co-wrote with Beatle George Harrison.
songs EP
Produced and Arranged by Christopher Given Harrison.
Engineered and mixed by Christopher Given Harrison and Daniel Levitin.
Mastered by Michael Romanowski.
Musicians:
Daniel Levitin: Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
Christopher Given Harrison: Keyboards, Programming, Background Vocals, Additional Rhythm Guitar
Rachel Bearer: Background Vocals
Special guests:
Elliott Randall, Lead guitar, “Just A Memory”
Victor Wooten, Bass, “Turnaround”
Andy Fraga, Jr., Drums, “Turnaround”
Steve Bailey, Bass, “The Heather Song”
Given Harrison, Mandolin, “The Heather Song”
Julie Rogers, Violin, “I'll Be Seeing You”
Ed Littlefield, Jr., (Courtesy Marley’s Ghost) Pedal Steel, “Dance With You”