Peter Calamatta Goes Country 2017
From a musical viewpoint, country music emphasised first of all the story, then the voice, and last the arrangement. It was a secular music, devoted to personal, domestic or collective issues, but largely set in a secular universe. It was rational to the extent that its characters were trying to make sense of their life and their surroundings.
The term country music gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to the earlier term hillbilly music; it came to encompass Western music, which evolved parallel to hillbilly music from similar roots, in the mid-20th century. The term country music is used today to describe many styles and subgenres.
Peter Calamatta – The story of my life 1
Peter Calamatta – Crystal Chandeliers 2
Peter Calamatta – Coward of the country 3
Peter Calamatta – Heartaches by the number 4
Peter Calamatta – Is anybody going to San Antoine 5
Peter Calamatta – Your cheating heart 7
Peter Calamatta – She believes in me 8
Peter Calamatta – Vertical Expression 9
Peter Calamatta – He`ll have to go 10
Peter Calamatta – Kiss an angel good morning 11
Peter Calamatta – On one hand 12
Peter Calamatta – Just call me lonesome 13
Peter Calamatta – I want to dance with you 14
Peter Calamatta – The bottle let me down 15
Peter Calamatta – Am i losing you 16
Peter Calamatta – Take these chains from my heart 17
Peter Calamatta – Guitar and Cadillacs 19
Peter Calamatta – All i have to offer you is me 21
Peter Calamatta – Where do i put her memory 22
Country music had a profound impact on the American subconscious: it provided the American nation with an identity. Pop music (as performed in theatres, as published by Tin Pan Alley) was largely a European invention, so much so that European stars touring the USA were invariably given a royal welcome and billed as the “real thing”. But country music was American: and only American: its performers were American, its audience was American. its stories were American, its “sound ” was American. Americans could enjoy pop music on Broadway, but they could not identify with it the same way that they could identify with the hillbillies and the cowboys. The sound of country music embodied the history of the USA, it represented its genome. As it developed from the 1920s to the 1960s, it simply continued to emphasise that “American” element, progressively removing the European elements: it sounded less and less like the English ballads and the Irish dances that originated it, and more and more like something completely new.
Songs of The Spirit 2016
Recording 3 CD of spiritually uplifting songs was not just a wish brewing along with other CDs I have already done. It was a necessity. I dedicated my previous CDs to my family: my wife, my children and my friends and to young lovers, This left me with an obligation that I could not ignore. To dedicate a CD to our love for God, the Superior Being and Jesus Christ.
I did not want to just record a bunch of gospel songs. This has been done by many other artists before me. I wanted to choose a selection of songs that weave in the spiritual aspect of living with the reality of life. Songs which have changed people`s vision of life and songs, which in some cases have actually saved lives. The music of these songs is truly magical, but it is the lyrics that give the message that life without faith IS empty, materialistic and, almost, not worth living.
Peter Calamatta – God will make a way 6
Peter Calamatta – Bridge over troubled water 7
Peter Calamatta – The power of your love 8
Peter Calamatta – His hand in mine 9
Peter Calamatta – Tears in heaven 10
Peter Calamatta – Because he lives 11
Peter Calamatta – Heal the world 12
Peter Calamatta – Why me Lord 13
Peter Calamatta – Let it be 14
Peter Calamatta – One day at a time sweet Jesus 15
Peter Calamatta – What the world needs now 16
Peter Calamatta – Where have all the flowers gone 17
Peter Calamatta – What a friend we have in Jesus 18
Peter Calamatta – My sweet Lord 19
Peter Calamatta – Sounds of silence 20
The songs I chose are immortal. We need to listen to these songs occasionally, irrespective of what state of mind we are in. The lyrics and the melodies will help us sort our thoughts and attitude towards life and above all encourage us to help others less fortunate than ourselves. The messages are, for the most part, very positive. However, even the sad ones will help us live out our sorrows and look forward to peace in our minds on this earth and beyond.
While recording these tunes I felt a great upheaval in my own self I cannot really explain the emotion felt when one enters into the context of a song and makes the feeling his own. Something truly magical will happen to you if you listen carefully to these tunes and I am certain that your lives will be much better for it.
Hello, Young Lovers 2015
Not many of you will have heard, or perhaps remember, Matt Monro, the British singer who had the most melodic voice in the industry. Frank Sinatra, the man with whom he was so often compared, said of Monro after Matt died of cancer, “If I had to choose three of the finest male vocalists in the singing business, Matt would be one of them. His pitch was right on the nose, his word enunciations letter-perfect, his understanding of a song through”.
Peter Calamatta – Heloo, young lovers 2
Peter Calamatta – Portrait of my love 3
Peter Calamatta – Answear me, my love 5
Peter Calamatta – With these hands 7
Peter Calamatta – From Rusia with love 8
Peter Calamatta – Here, there and everywhere 9
Peter Calamatta – Speak softly love 10
Peter Calamatta – My kind of girl 11
Peter Calamatta – There`s a kind of hush 12
Peter Calamatta – The shadow of your smile 13
Peter Calamatta – Music to watch girls by 14
Peter Calamatta – September song 15
Peter Calamatta – Walk away 16
Peter Calamatta – Autumn leaves 17
Peter Calamatta – You don`t have to say you love me 18
Peter Calamatta – Didn`t we 19
Peter Calamatta – You light up my life 20
Peter Calamatta – Time after time 21
Peter Calamatta – Wednesday`s child 22
Peter Calamatta – Why not now 23
Peter Calamatta – If i never sing another song 24
Since my early days, I admired Matt for his clear renditions of love songs, sometimes borrowing other singers hits, and making them his own. He did this beautiful with songs of the Beatles such as “Yesterday” and “Here There and Everywhere”. Knocking the same Beatles off the charts with his interpretation of their own song. I had the pleasure of meeting him personally at a concert, held in Malta in the early 70s, at the, then famous, Verdala Hotel. We exchange warm handshakes and he gave a memorable live concert that stayed with my inner self all my life.
When I started singing, age 72, I had a secret wish, that, if all went well I would dedicate an entire CD to Matt Monro and his most popular songs. This CD is that wish come true. I named the CD “Hello, Young Lovers” because his songs were mostly about love and because of this, helped to foster true love amongst lovers. Matt Monro died young, aged 54, from liver cancer but his songs live on and are still amongst the favorite that young lovers whispers in each others ears.
22 Love Songs 2014
These 22 romantic songs will span a period of time covering seven decades starting from the 1940s to this day. The songs were made famous by several of the greatest singers which the world has ever heard. These include Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Andy Williams, The Platters, Bobby Darin, Matt Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Engelbert Humperdink, Ray Charles, The Bee Gees and today`s king of croon, Michael Buble.
Peter Calamatta – Unforgettable 1
Peter Calamatta – Everybody loves somebody sometime 2
Peter Calamatta – For the good time 3
Peter Calamatta – You make me feel so young 5
Peter Calamatta – Release me 6
Peter Calamatta – Strangers in the Night 7
Peter Calamatta – To love somebody 8
Peter Calamatta – When i fall in love 9
Peter Calamatta – Send me the pillow that you dream on 10
Peter Calamatta – Something 13
Peter Calamatta – Nevertheless I`m in love with you 14
Peter Calamatta – The way you look tonight 15
Peter Calamatta – Softly as I leave you 16
Peter Calamatta – Something stupid 17
Peter Calamatta – I can`t stop loving you 18
Peter Calamatta – Wonderful tonight 19
Peter Calamatta – Have i told you lately that i love you 20
I hope that through the 22 tunes that I chose to sing for you the truth about real love and also unrequited love will come out loud and clear. Human beings in spite of their God-given intelligence cannot live without love. Love coming from family, friends, partners, pets, nature and all that is around us. It is no wonder, therefore, that the majority of songs written, in all languages, have Loved as their theme and inspiration.
That`s what love is all about!
Your Favourite Christmas songs 2013
Indeed after the resounding success of My Life in Song, I thought that I would never have the courage to set foot in a recording studio again. However, the insistence of many close friends and family made me rethink my position. I needed to create a valid reason for facing the microphone and challenge my vocal chords. My mind registered a blank for many weeks until one-day l heard a selection of Christmas Songs by Rod Stewart and Michael Bublé. I will be the first to admit that I have never been an avid participant in Christmas Carolling. However, when I saw what these musical greats could do with old tunes that had become a bit rusty I said to myself, “Why not me?
Peter Calamatta – It`s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 1
Peter Calamatta – Have yourself a Merry Christmas 2
Peter Calamatta – White Christmas 3
Peter Calamatta – Silent Night 4
Peter Calamatta – I`ll be home fo Christmas 5
Peter Calamatta – Blue Christmas 6
Peter Calamatta – Santa Claus is comming to town 7
Peter Calamatta – What child is this 8
Peter Calamatta – Winter wonderland 9
Peter Calamatta – Santa baby 10
Peter Calamatta – Amazing Grace 11
Peter Calamatta – Mary`s boy child 12
Peter Calamatta – Let is snow 13
Peter Calamatta – The Christmas song Chestnuts 14
Peter Calamatta – We three kings 15
Peter Calamatta – Silver bells 16
Had I known what I was in for, I would probably have changed my mind at the very start. Finding good backing tracks for these songs was well neigh impossible. However, with the wizardry of Elton Zarb, my recording engineer and the coaxing of my voice coach, Ruth Casingena, we managed this Herculean vocal task. The support of Fr Hilary and the artistry of designer Maria DeGabriele put the cherry on the ‘disc’ and my second CD, at age ‘72, was born. Put your minds at rest there will NOT be a third but in the meantime enjoy and celebrate the “Greatest Story Ever Told” by singing along to these 18 memorable Christmas Songs.
My Life in Song 2012
My singing career practically started and ended in one day when I took part in a singing competition at the “Chalet” in Sliema, at the time Malta 5 most popular opera open-air music venue. The year was 1957 and Vinny Vella, one of Malta’s top musicians, was playing and organizing a singing contest at the “Chalet”. My success was short lived because this COMING OUT did not meet the approval of our parents for whom the future could only be found in STUDYlNG, STUDYING and more STUDYING… This explains why I had to wait till l reached the venerable age of 71 to make my COMEBACK!
Peter Calamatta – Blueberry Hill 1
Peter Calamatta – Love letters in the sand 2
Peter Calamatta – That`s amore 3
Peter Calamatta – Save the last dance for me 4
Peter Calamatta – Quando quando quando 5
Peter Calamatta – I left my heart in San Francisco 7
Peter Calamatta – Blue spanish eyes 8
Peter Calamatta – Unchained melody 9
Peter Calamatta – You`ll never walk alone 10
Peter Calamatta – What a wonderful world 11
Peter Calamatta – That`s life 12
Peter Calamatta – Oh my Papa 13
Peter Calamatta – If tomorrow never comes 14
At the venerable age of 71, I was encouraged by my cousin Maymay`s husband, Stan Azzopardi, (a professional musician) from Melbourne, Australia, to record some songs he heard me sing while driving in my car. He immediately offered to record the backing tracks for me.
Singing has always been my dream, but way back when I was in my teens it was not considered as a serious and responsible proposition. Recently I saw the movie THE BUCKET LIST with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. It is the story of two terminally ill, old men who write up a wish list, before they kick the bucket. This bucket list included things they always had wanted to do, but never did. Mine includes the recording of a CD with my favorite songs.