Hello! I hope you're enjoying the weekend. This is the first of a series of posts called "Behind the Songs" that will include a brief discussion of my songwriting process behind the music on my CD, "The Byron Taylor Songbook." The first song I'll discuss is "Livin' Without Your Love." This is the oldest song on the album because I wrote it when I was 14. Back then, I had a band and after rehearsal on the way home, I heard this bass line that jumped in my head and would not leave! I turned to my brother and said, "We have to get home right away! I have this song in my head!" So once we got home, I sang the bass line in my tape recorder and about 30 minutes later, I wrote the whole song! When my brother suggested that I re-record it for this latest project (and I'm so glad he did!), I went to the recording studio and recorded all the basic tracks myself and kept that lead vocal I did in one take (it wasn't my initial intention but I liked the vocal so much, I decided to keep it). Later, I scored the trumpet parts that were eventually played by the terrific Eganam Segbefia. David Dallon, my longtime friend, played and improvised those magnificent sax solos. Daryl Serrano, another longtime friend played the live drums. And last but not least, my brother, Lonnie sang the second lead vocal and background vocals with me. So there you have it! I hope you enjoyed reading!:) BKT