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Shakedown Singing Call Catalog

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SD 357 Don't Stop
This 1977 Fleetwood Mac tune was penned by the late Christine McVie after her breakup from the band's bassist, John McVie. From the band's wildly successful Rumours album, it reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October of 1977. McVie felt that even though the breakup of her eight-year marriage was truly negative, she believed she should look forward to new and brighter days ahead. Indeed, she and McVie continued to play together with the band until her passing in late 2022. The singing call mimics the style and feel of the original. Pat Carnathan's MIDI tracks blended well with Jimmy Mac's trademark guitar licks. Pat sang the lead vocal and Jimmy Mac laid down the backup vocals.
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SD 301 Never Be The Same
Written and released by Christopher Cross in 1980, this song was a major success for the new artist whose self-titled debut album won a Grammy Award. The singing call was arranged by Pat Carnathan who also played keyboards. Jim MacDonald provided the beautiful guitar work and Pat sang the vocal. In 2022, we went back into the studio and Jim MacDonald added some truly beautiful background vocals that added a wonderful new dimension to the song.
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SD 356 This Night Won't Last Forever
This tune, penned by Bill LaBounty and Roy Freeland was originally recorded in 1978 and reached number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100. Michael Johnson's version made it to number 19 in 1979, Moe Bandy topped out at number 49 in 1989, but Sawyer Brown had the most success with the song, reaching number 6 in 1997. This is a classic cry-in-your-beer country tune. The singer's having a rough night at a party after a breakup, but he knows the night won't last forever and he can go home and be alone with his misery. Once again, Pat Carnathan and Jim MacDonald teamed up to produce the MIDI work and Jim played guitars on the singing call. Jim MacDonald and Andilyn Ziegler provided the butter-smooth backup vocals.
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SD 355 Money - That's What I Want
The title of this song is "Money (That's What I Want)" and was originally released in 1959 by Barret Strong. Since then it's been covered many times by everyone from the Beatles to The Flying Lizards, and various artists in between. Ronnie Milsap included it on his 1986 album, Lost in the Fifties Tonight, and it's in that style this singing call was recorded. It's a fun, rhythm and blues number that will have the crowd singing along with the backup vocalists. Pat Carnathan and Jim MacDonald did the MIDI work and Jim played guitars and sang some background vocals, but the wonderful female backups were sung by Andilyn Ziegler. She sang all three female parts, and was a consummate professional in the studio. You'll hear more of her in the future!
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SD 354 Whiskey Ain't Workin'
Written by Ronny Scaife and Marty Stuart and recorded by Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart, this song was released in 1991 and made it to #2 on the Billboard Country Music Chart. The song laments that the singer needs a woman because "The whiskey ain't workin' anymore." It's a straight-ahead country swing chart that works wonderfully as a duet or you can sing it solo. Pat Carnathan and Hunter Keller clearly had a great time singing the song over Pat Carnathan and Jim MacDonald's music.
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SD 353 She's Taken A Shine
This sweet country love song was penned by Greg Barnhill and Richard Bach and released by John Berry in 1996. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song tells a story about a girl named Rosie who began to blossom when a man named Jessie started to frequent her diner. The song was produced by Pat Carnathan, who charted the singing call and played keyboards. The amazing Jim MacDonald added not only multiple guitar tracks, but some butter-smooth background vocals to augment the stunning lead vocal by Hunter Keller.
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SD 352 Roll The Dice
It's no secret that the owner-producer of Shakedown Records, Pat Carnathan, is a huge Ronnie Milsap fan. This tune is the seventh Milsap tune to make it into the Shakedown catalog. This song was never released as a single, but it was track six on the album "Stranger Things Have Happened". Pat's always loved this song, but it needed something to really make the song stand out? And it was Mike Haworth's background vocals once again. Another production out of the Bedroom Studios in Menifee, this song features a MIDI arrangement and keyboards by Pat Carnathan, with guitar work and engineering by Jim MacDonald. It's a hard-core rhythm-and-blues country rocker that's sure to rock the house!
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SD 351 My Baby's Got Good Timing
This 1984 tune from the late Dan Seals peaked at #2 and was the second single from his album, San Antonio. It's got a catchy lyrical hook, and callers will find it very easy to sing. As usual, Shakedown flat-out nailed the original song, and stunning background vocals by Mike Haworth really set this song apart. There's a key change at the closer, and all but the band's rhythm section backs out for the first 32 beats giving the caller a great opportunity to sing along with Mike's backups. Recorded at the Bedroom Studios in Menifee, California, the MIDI arrangement and keyboards are the work of Pat Carnathan. Jim MacDonald's guitar and engineering make this a showpiece tune.
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SD 350 Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight
Another tip of the hat to the late Eddie Rabbitt, this country shuffle was written by the songwriting team of David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt and Even Stevens and released in 1981. The songs starts with some spooky background vocals, and the lyrics imply that 'love' is sneaking around in the dark attempting to steal someone's heart. As always, Mike Haworth's spot-on vocals enrich the tune while arranger, keyboardist and producer Pat Carnathan sings the lead. Jim "Jimmy Mac" MacDonald's guitar work is, as usual, amazing, but it's his engineering work that makes this new Shakedown tune truly remarkable.
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SD 349 I Think About You
This 1996 single by country artist Collin Raye peaked at #3 on the Billboard List of Hot Country Songs. Written by Don Schlitz, Steve Seskin and Julian Williams, the singer is reminded of his young daughter any time he sees a woman being treated with disrespect. It's a powerful song; anyone who's raised a daughter can easily relate to the message. The singing call was arranged and the MIDI instruments played by producer Pat Carnathan, who also sang the lead vocal. Mike Haworth lent his extensive vocal talents to the backup vocals. The amazing Jim "Jimmy Mac"' MacDonald not only played all the guitar parts, but he engineered and mixed the song as well.
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SD 348 On My Way
From the 2003 Disney animated feature, Brother Bear, comes this happy song written and performed by Phil Collins. Though never released as a single, the song is featured prominently in the movie as the bear cub Koda joyfully sings about going to new places, meeting new friends, and sleeping under the stars. While the voice actor for Koda, Jeremy Suarez, sings the tune initially, it's also sung by Phil Collins later on in the film. Pat Carnathan played the keyboard parts on this singing call and Jim MacDonald performed some truly amazing guitar work. During the closer, Mike Haworth plays banjo. The always-wonderful Hunter Keller sang the lead for us on this tune.
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SD 347 You Can't Run From Love
This classic by the late Eddie Rabbitt was released in 1983. Written by Eddie Rabbitt and his frequent collaborators Even Stevens and David Malloy, it was his twelfth number-one single and spent thirteen weeks on the country charts. The singing call features an arrangement and keyboards by Pat Carnathan and guitars by Jim MacDonald. Hunter Keller provides a luscious harmony, and the tune is sold both with and without the background vocal.
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SD 346 Pink Cadillac
Bruce Springsteen's 1984 classic was released as the B-side of the "Dancing in the Dark" record. Though it stayed on the charts for 14 weeks and peaked at #27, the song is a staple of The Boss' concerts and one of the most frequently requested tunes. This singing call is based on the cover by the band Southern Pacific and it combines the straight-ahead rock of the original with a little bit of southern rock. Pat Carnathan arranged the tune and lent his keyboard skills while Jim MacDonald played several guitar parts and Ty Barnes played the drums. The singing call comes with a music track as well as a second track featuring amazing backup vocals by Mike Haworth, Shauna Kaaria and Vic Kaaria.
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SD 343 Life In The Fast Lane
This classic by the Eagles was recorded in 1976. Based on a riff invented by Joe Walsh, the song tells of a couple taking their fast-living lifestyle to dangerous excesses. Despite only reaching number 11 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100, the song has displayed incredible staying power. It's been covered by a number of acts, including Rascal Flatts, Garth Brooks and Williams Riley. Pat Carnathan and Jim MacDonald recorded the singing call in 2001, but the song stayed on the shelf for years while Pat sought a mechanical release to put the tune up for sale. Permission was obtained and now you can enjoy the song, too. Pat wrote the score and played the keyboard parts and Jimmy Mac did a spectacular job on the guitars as well as the background vocals. The package contains the music, music with background vocals, and Pat calling and singing with the background vocals.
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SD 345 I Love A Rainy Night
Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens and David Malloy wrote this song and it was featured on Rabbitt's 1980 album, Horizons. Eddie Rabbitt died in 1998, but this song, speaking of a man's fondness for a rainy evening and the promise of a new, sunny day is an enduring favorite. Not only reaching the number one spot on Billboard's Hot Country Singles, it succeeded Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Songs. This was the last time back-to-back country songs reached the #1 spot on this chart. The tune was Rabbitt's eighth of seventeen chart-topping tunes. The singing call was arranged by Pat Carnathan and was a staple of the Shakedown Band. Pat played keyboards, Jim MacDonald played guitars and Ty Barnes played drums. You'll hear luscious harmonies from Vic Kaaria and Mike Haworth and you'll receive the instrumental track both with harmonies and without harmonies.
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SD 344 Kansas City Lights
This Steve Wariner classic was released in 1982 and peaked at #15 on the country charts. With the United States fighting wars on several fronts the song has experienced a resurgence in popularity as it speaks about a service member longing for the lights of home. Behind Hunter Keller's lead vocal you'll hear Pat Carnathan's keyboards, Jim MacDonald's multiple guitars and Ty Barnes on the drums. Mike Haworth and Shauna Kaaria provide background vocals that can also be found on a supplemental instrumental track.
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SD 342 You'll Be In My Heart
"You'll be in My Heart" was featured near the beginning of Disney's 1999 animated feature film "Tarzan". The first few bars are sung by Glenn Close as Kala, Tarzan's adopted gorilla mother, and segueing nicely into the voice of Phil Collins. The Phil Collins song held the #1 position on the adult contemporary charts for nineteen weeks. Pat Carnathan recorded this square dance singing call in 2003 but was unable to secure a mechanical license to distribute the song until 2014. Featuring Pat's keyboards and MIDI arrangement along with Jim MacDonald's guitars this beautiful song is voiced by Hunter Keller.
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SD 341 Movin' On
This rock tune by Bad Company on their eponymous 1974 album was written by Mike Ralphs. Shakedown Records presents this square dance version arranged by Vic Kaaria, with Pat Carnathan on keyboards, Jim MacDonald on guitars and Ty Barnes on drums. Wonderful vocal harmonies provided by Mike Haworth. This singing call package features three versions: Instrumental, Instrumental with Backups, and Instrumental with Lead and Backups.
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SD 340 Don't You Know How Much I Love You
This classic Ronnie Milsap song, written by Michael Stewart and Dan Williams was released in 1983 on Milsap's "Keyed Up" album. It held the number-one spot for one week and was his twenty-third number one country hit. The singing call was arranged by Pat Carnathan who also played the keyboards and sang the lead vocal. Jim MacDonald played several guitar parts and Ty Barnes covered the drums. The lush background vocals were sung by Mike Haworth and Vic Kaaria. This song comes with three versions: The instrumental, the instrumental with backup vocals, and the instrumental with lead and backups.
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SD 329 On Broadway
The Drifters are the most widely-accepted artists on this song, though it's been covered a number of times by several artists. Written in 1963, the tune featured a young Phil Spector on the guitar. Fast forward to 1978 and George Benson's guitar-infused version hit number seven on the charts and earned him a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance. "On Broadway" was released as a singing call in 1980 on Rhythm Records with Bobby Baier singing the vocal on a Wade Driver-produced tune. This singing call emulates the distinctive style of George Benson. Featuring and arrangement and keyboards by Pat Carnathan, guitars by Jim MacDonald and drums by Ty Barnes, hold on to your hat for a screaming key change going to into the closer!
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SD 328 Stranger In My House
Throughout the eighties Ronnie Milsap made extensive use of songs written by Mike Reid. This tune, originally released in 1983, peaked at number 5 on the country charts. A major station in Denver, Colorado refused to air it, believing it to be too similar to a Led Zeppelin song. This lost airplay likely prevented the song form reaching number one. The singing call features an arrangement and keyboards by Pat Carnathan, guitars by Jim MacDonald and drums by Ty Barnes. The vocal is provided by Hunter Keller from Billings, Montana.
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SD 327 Twist and Shout
This song is often associated with The Beatles, though this Phil Medley and Bert Berns-penned tune was originally released by the Top Notes as well as the Isley Brothers. The song enjoyed some minor success, but when the Beatles recorded the tune on their album, Please Please Me in 1963 and released it in 1964 it spent a great deal of time at #1 and was the only million-selling Beatles cover song. John Lennon was sick with a sore throat and barely made it through the recording, but the raucous, dynamic performance made the song the timeless classic that it is.
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SD 325 Rock n Me
Written and recorded by Steve Miller with The Steve Miller Band, this song reached #1 on the charts in 1976. The singing call features an arrangement, keyboards and vocal by Pat Carnathan with Jim MacDonald on guitars. Charlie Robertson sang the lead vocal, with himself, Vic Kaaria and Pat Carnathan singing backups. An extra "music" version is provided which includes the backup vocals.
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SD 324 Jet Airliner
Paul Pena wrote this song and it was recorded by The Steve Miller Band in 1977 for their album Book of Dreams. The single reached #8 on the charts. The singing call features and arrangement, keyboards and vocal by Pat Carnathan, with Jim MacDonald on guitar. Backup vocals were recorded by Pat, Charlie Robertson and Vic Kaaria. A second "music" mix is provided which includes backup vocals.
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SD 323 Say You Love Me
This song was written by singer Christine McVie for the group Fleetwood Mac's eponymous 1975 album. The song reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remains one of their best known songs, with the album selling 4.5 million copies. The singing call features an arrangement by Pat Carnathan, who played keyboards and sang the vocal. Jim MacDonald played guitars.
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SD 322 Billy, Don't Be A Hero
This song was written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander and originally released in 1974 by Paper Lace. It enjoyed success in the United Kingdom and they had plans to release it in the United States, but Bob Donaldson and the Heywoods beat them to it. Since it was released in 1974 it is often considered an anti-Vietnam War song, but it was written about the American Civil War. The singing call features Pat Carnathan's MIDI arrangement and keyboards, drums by Ty Barnes and guitars by Jim MacDonald. Pat sang the vocal along with Jimmy Mac's smooth backups.
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SD 321 I Need You
Paul Carrack, Nick Lowe and Martin Belmont wrote this song and it was recorded by the magical duet of Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville on her 1989 album, "Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind". This album put Ronstadt back on the top of the charts, although interestingly, the album was taken out of print in 2009 — Twenty years after its release. The singing call features Pat Carnathan's arrangement, keyboard and vocals and Jim MacDonald's guitars.
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SD 320 Everywhere
Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie wrote this song for the band's 1987 album "Tango in the Night". The song reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary Chart. The singing call was arranged by Pat Carnathan who also played the keyboards and Jim MacDonald played guitars. Charlie Robertson sang the vocal.
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SD 319 California Girls
Brian Wilson and Mike Love of The Beach Boys wrote and recorded this song in 1965. An immensely popular tune, it's been covered by the likes of Gretchen Wilson, David Lee Roth and many others — Including the Chipmunks! When the National Square Dance Convention came back to California (Long Beach) in 2009, the organizers again tapped Pat Carnathan years ahead of time to write a singing call to promote the event. "California Girls" debuted in front of thousands of square dancers at the National Square Dance Convention in Portland, Oregon and was very successful. Pat Carnathan arranged the tune and played the keyboards and Jim MacDonald played the guitars. Vic Kaaria sang the vocal. In early 2022 Pat had Jim MacDonald add some spectacular backup vocals to the song.
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SD 318 Soul Man
This 1967 song was written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter and first successful as a hit single by soul duo Sam & Dave. The Blues Brothers played the song on Saturday Night Live in 1978 and later released it as a single in 1979. In 2002 Charlie Robertson pitched the song to Pat Carnathan, but Pat declined because he didn't believe he was "funky enough". In 2005 Pat relented and apparently found his funky side. His arrangement and keyboards along with Jim MacDonald's guitars and Charlie's vocal propelled this singing call to record sales for Shakedown Records in 2005.
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SD 317 Perfidia
"Perfidia" is a Spanish word meaning "perfidy", or faithless; usually used in reference to a cheating lover. It was written by Alberto Domínguez about love and betrayal. The English lyrics we were written by Milton Leeds. The song was published in 1939 and became a hit for Xavier Cugat in 1940. The song has been covered many times, our singing call is based on the Linda Ronstadt version used "The Mambo Kings". Vic Kaaria wrote the arrangement using Pat Carnathan's keyboards and Jim MacDonald's guitars. Vic sang the vocal.
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SD 315 Spooky
"Spooky" was originally an instrumental song written by Mike Shapiro and Harry Middlebrooks, Jr. It first hit the charts as an instrumental in 1967. The Classics IV guitarist James Cobb and producer Buddy Buie added lyrics in 1968 and the song reached #3 on the charts. In 1979 the Atlanta Rhythm Section covered the tune and that's the version upon which the singing call is based. It features and arrangement and vocal by Vic Kaaria. Pat Carnathan played the keyboards and Jim MacDonald played guitars. Have fun with this tune at your next Halloween-themed dance!
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SD 314 Say You'll Be Mine
Christopher wrote and recorded this song in 1979 and his self-titled album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1981. The singing call is an upbeat rocker with a key change in the closer. The vocal, arrangement and keyboards were done by Pat Carnathan and Jim MacDonald played guitars.
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SD 313 I Want to Grow Old With You
Near the beginning of the move "The Wedding Singer", Drew Barrymore's character ("Julia") tells Adam Sandler's character ("Robbie") that she saw herself marrying some with whom she could grow old. Well, Robbie falls for Julia even though she's engaged to someone else. Near the end of the movie, Robbie professes his love for Julia in the form of a short song entitled "Grow Old With You". The song was written by Adam Sandler and Tom Herlihy and it's very short. So short, in fact, that there weren't enough lyrics for Pat Carnathan to turn the tune into a singing call. Pat arranged the singing call, played keyboards and sang the vocal and Jim MacDonald played guitars. Pat wrote some humorous lyrics to use during the closer — But use caution; especially if the round dance cuer is bigger than you are!
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SD 312 Year of the Cat
This song, inspired by the movie Casablanca and written by Al Stewart and Peter Wood features a haunting major seventh piano riff. It tells a story of a tourist in an exotic port who meets a local girl and ends up missing his tour bus. Released from Scotsman Al Stewart's 1976 "Year of the Cat' album, the song it peaked at #8. The singing call was arranged by Pat Carnathan, who sang the vocal and played keyboards. Jim MacDonald played all the guitar tracks, including the eerie electric guitar riffs heard throughout.
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SD 311 It's Already Taken
This Rhonda Fleming and Alan Gorrie-penned song comes from Ronnie Milsap's 1985 "Greatest Hits Volume 2" album. In the song, the narrator tells a girl that she can have anything she wants, but his heart is "...already taken". The singing call was arranged by Pat Carnathan, who played keyboards and sang the vocal. Jim MacDonald played guitars.
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SD 310 Betty's Got A Bass Boat
This 1996 Pam Tillis song tells a story about a girl who couldn't seem to find a date. So she went out and bought a bass boat and a pickup truck and "...things are lookin' up". A country-rock storytelling ballad, this is a real crowd pleaser. Vic Kaaria pitched the singing call idea to Pat Carnathan, but the tune sat on the shelf for quite a while before it was released by Shakedown in 2003. Pat arranged the music and played keyboards with Jim MacDonald on guitars and Evan Marshall on fiddle.
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SD 309 There's No Gettin' Over Me
Iconic music legend Ronnie Milsap recorded this song on the album of the same name in 1981. While a huge #1 hit on the country music charts, it also crossed over into the Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at #5. Written by Walt Aldridge and Tom Brasfield, the song propelled Milsap to the top of the country charts where his music spent a great deal of time occupying the top of the charts. The singing call is Pat Carnathan's arrangement, keyboards and vocal with Jim MacDonald's guitars.
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SD 308 Follow Me
Uncle Kracker released this Matthew Shafer and Mike Bradford-penned tune in 2001. It reached #5 on the charts. This simple singing call features an arrangement and keyboards by Pat Carnathan with Jim MacDonald playing guitars. A second instrumental version of the song is included with Andy Allemao singing backup harmonies.
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SD 307 Do It Again
Steely Dan members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen wrote this song and released it on their debut album Can't Buy A Thrill in 1972. It reached #6 on the charts in 1973. The singing call features Pat Carnathan's arrangement and keyboards with Jim MacDonald's guitars.
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SD 306 Come Along
The 2001 National Square Dance Convention was held in Anaheim, California. Pat Carnathan was asked to provide a song that would promote square dancing. "Come Along" is the result. It has a rather long intro, but if you don't like it you can certainly edit it out. The lyrics and music work well for promotional and demonstration dances. The country-rock beat works well and is popular with dancers and spectators alike. In addition to writing the original song, Pat arranged the music, played keyboards and sang the vocal while Jim MacDonald played guitars.
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SD 305 Goodbye Song, The
Anyone with young children in the house will likely recognize this song, usually played at the end of every episode of Disney's "Bear in the Big Blue House". The show for over ten years between 1997 and 2007. This tune is a real crowd-pleaser and it is a wonderful tune to use to close a dance. The singing call concept was provided by Charlie Robertson and Pat Carnathan did the arrangement, keyboards and vocals. Jim MacDonald played guitars.
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SD 304 Cold Outside
"Cold Outside" was written by Dennis Knutson, Monty Byron, David Neuhouser, Max Reese of the Bakersfield band Big House in 1997, where the song reached #30 on the charts. A straight-ahead country rocker, this singing call features a concept by Vic Kaaria with Pat Carnathan's arrangement and keyboards, Jim MacDonald's guitars and Evan Marshall's fiddle. Pat sang the vocal.
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SD 303 Close to You
Karen Carpenter sang this song for The Carpenters when this song was released in May of 1970. The Burt Bacharach and Hal David-penned tune had appeared on Dionne Warwick's album "Make Way for Dionne Warwick" in 1965. It's an iconic love song that's been used a number of times in films and television — Frequently on The Simpsons! The singing call features an arrangement by Pat Carnathan, who played the keyboards and Jim MacDonald played the guitars. David Mee sang the vocal.
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SD 302 Smooth
Rob Thomas and Itaal Shur wrote this song and it was released by Carlos Santana with Rob singing the lead vocal in June of 1999, spending 12 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Charts. The singing call faithfully reproduces the feel of the original song using Pat Carnathan's arrangement and keyboards and Jim MacDonald's guitars. Charlie Robertson provides the vocal.
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SD 252 More
"More" is a film score written by Riz Ortolani and Nino Oliviero for the 1962 film Mondo Cane (A Dog's World). Originally composed as an instrumental, lyrics were later written by Marcello Ciorciolini, and then adapted into English by Norman Newell. The song has been covered by a great many artists over the years, and it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 36th Academy Awards in 1963. This beautiful singing call was arranged by Pat Carnathan who also played keyboards with Jim MacDonald playing guitars. Vic Kaaria sang the vocal.
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SD 251 Still In Love With You
This song was written and recorded by Travis Tritt and released on the album "The Restless Kind" in 1996. The narrator talks about all the things his girl does to hurt him, but in the end he's still in love with her. This is an up-tempo, high-energy boom-chuck singing call featuring an arrangement and keyboards by Pat Carnathan, Jim MacDonald on guitars with Evan Marshall's fiddle. Tim Pepper sings the vocal.
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SD 250 Vacation
This song was released in 1986 by Alabama and written by lead singer Randy Owen. An up-tempo boom-chuck square dance, this singing call features Pat Carnathan's arrangement and keyboards with Jim MacDonald on guitars and Evan Marshall on fiddle. Bronc Wise sang lead and Pat sang backups.
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SD 248 Blues Are Comin' Over to Your House, The
Written by Don Cook and Kix Brooks, this song was released on Shenandoah's album "Under the Kudzu" in 1993 and talks about a man whose girl left him, but now he's seen her new man at Louie's bar with another girl. The singing call is a country swinger, featuring Pat Carnathan's arrangement and keyboards, Jim MacDonald's guitars, Bronc Wise's electric guitar and Jay Leach on steel guitar. Vic Kaaria sang backup vocal.
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SD 247 No News
This song was released as the second single from Lonetstar's self-titled debut album in 1995 and reached the top of the charts in 1996. It was written by Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin and Mark D. Sanders, and talks of a man who whose girl has left him and he'd rather hear "a bad excuse" than "No News". The singing call features an arrangement, music and keyboards by Pat Carnathan, guitars by Jim MacDonald and Evan Marshall on fiddle. Pat Carnathan sang lead while he and Vic Kaaria sang backups.
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SD 246 I'll Follow the Sun
Released in 1964 by The Beatles with Paul McCartney singing lead vocal, this ballad was written by McCartney and John Lennon and was a single from the album "Beatles for Sale". The singing call features and arrangement by Vic Kaaria, keyboards and music by Pat Carnathan, with acoustic and electric guitars by Jim MacDonald. Vic Kaaria sang the lead vocal while Mike Seastrom of Rhythm Records sang the harmony.
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SD 245 That Girl's Been Spyin' On Me
This song was written by Tom Shapiro and Max T. Barnes, and recorded by Billy Dean. The song peaked at #4 on the chart in 1996. It talks about a man whose girl is so perfect for him he's certain she must be "spyin'" on him. This country-rock singing call features Pat Carnathan's keyboards and arrangement, Jim MacDonald's screaming guitars and Evan Marshall's fiddle. Mike Seastrom was in the studio during the recording of this tune and liked it so much the Shakedown staff invited him to record it. Listen to the very end of the vocal version for an editorial comment Mike made while the microphone was still live in the booth.
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SD 244 I Think About It All the Time
This John Berry song was released from his album "Standing on the Edge" in 1995 and was written by Billy Livsey and Don Schlitz, reaching #4 on the Billboard chart. The Shakedown singing call has Pat Carnathan on keyboards, Jim MacDonald on guitars and Dennis Young singing the vocal.
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SD 243 Something Stupid
This song was written by C. Carson Parks and originally recorded in 1966 by Parks and his wife Gail Foote, as "Carson and Gaile". A version recorded by Frank Sinatra and his daughter, Nancy Sinatra is probably most widely known. The singing call is based on a cover by The Mavericks with Trisha Yearwood. It features Pat Carnathan's keyboards and arrangement, Jim MacDonald's guitars and Jay Leach on pedal steel guitar. Tim Pepper sang the vocal with Vic Kaaria on harmony.
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SD 242 Brandy
Who can resist this story about a lonely barmaid who falls in love with a sailor who never returns to port? This song was written by Elliot Lurie of the Looking Glass, the band who released the song in May of 1972. The singing call was arranged by Bronc Wise and Pat Carnathan. Bronc played electric guitar, Pat played keyboards and Jim MacDonald played acoustic guitar.
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SD 240 You Better Think Twice
In this song, a guy is warning a girl to stay away from a guy before she gets her heart broken. The song, written by Vince Gill and Reed Nielsen, was released in 1995 by Vince Gill from his "When Love Finds You" album and reached #2 on the charts. The singing call features Pat Carnathan's arrangement and keyboards and Jim MacDonald's guitars. Michael Kellogg provided lead vocal and backups while Vic Kaaria sang backup.
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SD 239 Darned If I Don't
Written by Dean Dillon and Ronnie Dunn, this song was released by Shenandoah on their 1994 album "In the Vicinity of the Heart". It peaked at #4 in the United States and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1995. The singing call features Pat Carnathan's keyboards and arrangement with Jim MacDonald on guitars and Evan Marshall on fiddle. David Mee sings the vocal.
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SD 238 They're Playin' Our Song
This song was released in 1995 on Atlantic Records by Neal McCoy. The singing call features and arrangement & Keyboards by Pat Carnathan, Guitar by Jim MacDonald and pedal steel by Steven Findley
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SD 237 Bobbie Ann Mason
This Mark D. Sanders-penned song was released by Rick Trevino on May 1st, 1995 and reached #6 on the charts. The singing call has Jim MacDonald playing guitar, Steven Finley playing pedal steel guitar and Evan Marshall playing fiddle to Pat Carnathan's keyboard arrangement. Tim Pepper sang lead and Vic Kaaria sang backup.
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SD 236 She Don't Know She's Beautiful
Written by Paul Harrison and Bob McDill and released February 9th of 1993, this song was recorded by Sammy Kershaw from his "Haunted Heart" album. It was a #1 hit for the artist in the United States and Canada. The singing call was arranged by Pat Carnathan who also played keyboards, with Jim MacDonald on guitars and Evan Marshall playing the fiddle. Backup vocals came from David Mee, Tim Pepper, Vic Kaaria, and Jim MacDonald. The song was a huge hit for Shakedown Records.
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SD 235 For A Change
Originally recorded in 1995 by Neal McCoy, it was the first single from his album "You Gotta Love That". The song reached #3 on the charts in March of 1995. The song features Jim MacDonald on guitar, Pat Carnathan on keyboards and Vic Kaaria's vocal.
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SD 234 Sweet Home Alabama
The original song by Lynyrd Skynyrd from their second album, Second Helping, reached #8 on the US charts in 1974. Ironically, none of the three writers of the song were originally from Alabama. Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington were both born in Jacksonville, Florida. Ed King was from Glendale, California. The singing call was arranged by Bronc Wise, who also played guitar along with Jim MacDonald. Pat Carnathan added the MIDI arrangement and keyboards.
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SD 233 Moondance
This is the title song from Van Morrison's 1970 album, though it wasn't released as a single until 1977. It remains the most popular song played at his concerts. Jim MacDonald and Pat Carnathan are the featured musicians on the singing call and Vic Kaaria provided the vocal.
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SD 232 Shut Up And Kiss Me
Written and recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter, this song earned her a Grammy in 1995 for Best Female Vocal Performance. The singing call was arranged by Pat Carnathan and featured his keyboard work and vocals and Jim MacDonald's blistering guitars. Shakedown Records produced the song on a shoestring budget and was wildly popular when released in 1995.
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SD 231 Wish I Didn't Know Now
This song was written and recorded by Toby Keith. Spending twenty weeks on the Billboard Country chart, it peaked at #2 in 1994. The singing call features musicians Jim MacDonald on guitars, Steve Finley on steel guitar, Pat Carnathan's arrangement and keyboards and David Mee singing the lead vocal and harmony.
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SD 230 Leap Of Faith
This song was written and recorded by Lionel Cartwright. It was his first #1 hit on the Billboard Country chart in September of 1991. It's a love song; asking your lover to simply take a leap of faith even though you might not know what lies ahead. Pat Carnathan arranged the music and played keyboards, Jim MacDonald played guitars, Dennis Young sang the vocals and Vic Kaaria provided harmony.
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SD 229 Big Wheels in the Moonlight
"Big Wheels in the Moonlight" was co-written and recorded by Dan Seals. From the1988 album "Rage On", it peaked at #1. The lyrics speak of a man growing up in a small town but yearning to hit the open road in a big rig. The square dance features beautiful acoustic and electric guitar work and backup vocals by Jim MacDonald, with Pat Carnathan on keyboards and lead vocals.
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SD 228 Heartache Tonight
This song was written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger and J. D. Souther, and recorded by the Eagles, who won a Grammy for the single. The track was included on their album The Long Run and released as a single in 1979. It reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in November of 1979. The square dance features the music of Jim MacDonald and Pat Carnathan with Tim Pepper's vocals.
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SD 227 What A Wonderful World
"Wonderful World" (sometimes referred to as "(What a) Wonderful World" is a soul song that was written in the late 1950s by soul music pioneer Sam Cooke, along with songwriters Lou Adler and brass great Herb Alpert. Sam Cooke recorded and released his version in 1959. Herman's Hermits had major hit with an up-tempo version of the song in the mid-1960s; they considered it homage to Cooke after his death. The lyrics are about a man who claims to have little knowledge of history, algebra, French, etc. but knows for certain he loves his girl. On the singing call you can enjoy Jim MacDonald's guitars, Pat Carnathan's keyboards and Michael Kellogg's vocals.
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SD 226 My Kind of Girl
Released in late November of 1994 by Colin Raye, "My Kind of Girl" reached #1 on the Billboard Country chart in February of 1995. On the singing call you can hear Jim MacDonald's blistering hot electric guitar played to Pat Carnathan's keyboard and MIDI arrangement. Vic Kaaria (pronounced like "Carry") sang the vocal.
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SD 225 Why Didn't I Think of That
This song was released in June of 1993 by Doug Stone. It talks about a man who didn't treat his lady right and now must watch another man treat her right. This singing call was the first Shakedown tune recorded at Jimmy Mac Productions, featuring Jim MacDonald's acoustic and electric guitars and Pat Carnathan's keyboards. Tim Pepper sang the vocal.
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SD 224 Your Blue Heart
This 1991 hit by the late Dan Seals was released as a single, with the flip side "Sweet Little Shoe" from the album "Walking the Wire". Pat Carnathan wrote the square dance arrangement and played keyboards and MIDI instruments. Evan Marshall provided the fiddle and Larry David played harmonica. David Mee sang the vocal.
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SD 223 Christmas Song, The
The Nat King Cole Trio first recorded the song early in 1946. The classic Christmas song was written in 1944 by vocalist Mel Tormé and Bob Wells. Although Nat King Cole re-recorded the tune in 1953 and 1961, each time with more orchestral accompaniment, the 1946 original was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The square dance music was arranged and produced on D&R Records by Steve Russell and used with permission by Shakedown Records. Don McWhirter does the vocals.
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SD 222 Darlene
"Darlene" was written in 1988 by Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, and Ricky Ray Rector and recorded by T. Graham Brown. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart and it was T. Graham Brown's last number one hit. Music for the singing call was arranged and produced, and the vocal sung by, Pat Carnathan.
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SD 220 That's Life
"That's Life" was written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon for Frank Sinatra, and released on his 1966 album of the same name. A major success for Sinatra, the song was a number-four hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached number one on the Easy Listening chart for three weeks in late 1966 and early 1967. U2's Bono sung the tune on the score of the 2002 film The Good Thief. Video game aficionados will find the Sinatra version on Tony Hawk's Underground 2. The square dance music was arranged and produced by Steve Russell on D&R Records and used with permission by Shakedown. Pat Carnathan provides the vocal. A no melody track is included as well.
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SD 219 Neon Moon
"Neon Moon", by the megastar duo Brooks & Dunn, was released as the third single from their debut album, Brand New Man. It was their third consecutive Number One single on the country charts. The singing call was arranged and performed by Pat Carnathan.
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SD 218 South of the Border
"South of the Border" is a popular song penned by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr in 1939 for the film of the same name starring Gene Autry. Like many popular tunes, it's been covered a number of times; including Frank Sinatra, Patsy Cline and Gene Autry.
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SD 216 Why Don't You Spend The Night
"Why Don't You Spend the Night" is a 1980 single written by Bob McDill and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. It was Ronnie Milsap's fourteenth number one on the country chart, and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart. Pat Carnathan arranged the music on this singing call, with Dennis Young on lead vocal and Vic Kaaria singing harmony.
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SD 215 Pass It On Down
"Pass It On Down" was recorded by the country group Alabama. It was the lead-off single to their 1990 album of the same name. It's a message song that talks about conserving the world's natural resources in order to have something left for generations to come. Pat Carnathan is the vocalist on the singing call.
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SD 214 Basin Street Blues
"Basin Street Blues" is a Dixieland written by Spencer Williams in 1926 and made famous in a recording by Louis Armstrong in 1928. Don McWhirter's vocal is featured on this singing call.
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SD 213 Don't Make a Liar Out of Me
Country singer T. Graham Brown released this son on October 17th, 1990. It speaks of a man who is hearing about his girl's cheating via the grapevine. Despite the lyrics, this is a peppy, up-tempo tune that can really rock a crowd. Tim Pepper recorded the vocal on the square dance version.
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SD 211 Anything Goes
This song was written by Cole Porter for his musical Anything Goes in 1934. Its lyrics speak humorously of gossip and life in general during the Great Depression. The song has been covered many times, notably by Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. The opening scene of "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" features Kate Capshaw belting out the tune in a combination of Mandarin Chinese and English!
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SD 210 Woman In Love, A
Recorded by Ronnie Milsap in 1989, this song was featured on his album Stranger Things Have Happened and reached Number One on the country music charts.
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SD 209 Crawdad
What can be said about this crazy song? The imitable Lee Schmidt made this his signature song for nearly fifty years. Known as "The Crawdad Man", Lee could whip a crowd into a frenzy with his vocals and onstage antics. The original song has been covered many times, by Burl Ives, Andy Griffith, Harry Belafonte and others.
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SD 208 Break Her Heart or Mine
Written by Don Reid and Harold Reid, this song was originally recorded by Gene Watson. David Mee provided the vocals on the square dance singing call.
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SD 207 Blaze of Glory
Released in 1981 by Kenny Rogers on his "Share Your Love" album, this peppy singing call features a key change for the closer.
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SD 205 Fiddle In the Band
This song was written by Murray Kellum and Dan Mitchell, and recorded by Alabama as the third single from the band's fifth album, Roll On, and that October, it became the group's 14th consecutive number-one single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
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SD 203 Blue Blue Day
This singing call is based on a #1 hit recorded by Don Gibson in 1958. A true classic that has been covered by other artists including Roy Orbison.
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SD 202 It Don't Mean A Thing
Composed by Duke Ellington in 1931, this peppy Dixieland-style tune will bring smiles of recognition to your crowd.
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SD 200 One More Night
"One More Night" is based on a song originally recorded by John Schneider — Yes, the original "Bo Duke" of "The Dukes of Hazzard". This singing call is the first release from Shakedown Records, released October 5th of 1988.
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SD 249 Spring Break / Baroque Hoedown (Patter) A sideB side cartAdd To Cart ($10.00)
SD 241 Shake It Up (Patter)
"Shake It Up" is a patter written by Pat Carnathan who also played keyboards. Jim MacDonald and Bronc Wise traded guitar licks for a peppy patter. On the flip side, you'll hear Bronc calling some challenging A1 for two couples.
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SD 217 Allee Hoedown / Big Bird Hoedown (Patter) A sideB side cartAdd To Cart ($10.00)
SD 212 Hod Rod Cadillac / Rosie Hoedown (Patter) A sideB side cartAdd To Cart ($10.00)
SD 206 Shakedown Special / Axel F Hoedown (Patter) A sideB side cartAdd To Cart ($10.00)
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