In case you missed it, the 35th anniversary version of David T. Clydesdale’s The Day He Wore My Crown is now available on our website. A lot has changed in the world since its initial release in 1981 (less parachute pants, leg warmers, and perms just to name a few). However, the songs in The Day He Wore My Crown have proven to be timeless and transferrable into a digital format. Here are the top reasons we’re so excited to offer this re-release:
- The original recordings are preserved with today’s digital mixing technology
- David T. Clydesdale. Need we say more?
- A completely re-inputted songbook utilizing today’s modern notation software
- We had one chance of transferring the tapes into a digital format and it worked!
- You and your choir can be a part of the amazing journey that these songs have been on
- The sound is bigger than ever
- The hair however is not bigger than ever meaning choir members can now see their choir director
- A new generation can experience these classic songs
- An awesome lineup of songwriters — The Gaithers, Dottie Rambo, Dallas Holm, Lanny Wolfe, Michael W. Smith, Lari Goss, and more
- SATB rehearsal tracks leave no voice part behind
- Every song is incredible (really this is 12 reasons but we decided to squeeze it into one)
- And they include voices of the original singers like Steve Green and Sandi Patty before they were stars
- You can start a The Day He Wore My Crown hashtag on social media and watch it trend throughout the Easter season #TheDayHeHeardMyChoir
- We now offer audio stem files
- Split-track accompaniment CDs will make rehearsals a snap
- The people singing it won’t have mullets
- You can listen to the audio previews virtually anywhere without having to cart around a huge boombox
- If anybody is singing with a mullet, they’ll probably be considered “cool” and a trendsetter
- The same goes for anybody listening to the songs with their boom box
- As a matter of fact, maybe we should all grow mullets and listen to The Day He Wore My Crown on boom boxes
- Or not and say we did
- You can be a part of the rich history of 35 years of people who have sung this monumental collection of songs
- The orchestrations will make you want to pick up playing an orchestral instrument (if you don’t already)
- You can enjoy singing the songs knowing that the crimped hair trend has passed
- David T. Clydesdale’s foreword at the beginning of the new book that offers a glimpse at the genesis of this project
- You can now practice the songs with helpful lyric videos
- The orchestrations are timeless and the lyrics ring just as true as they did 35 years ago
- Cell phones are now smaller than your choral book (but that doesn’t mean you should text and sing)
- No more shoulder pads mean more room for the choir to move around
- The ability to listen to full-length samples of the songs online if you need any more convincing
- The congregation can now live-tweet the choir’s performance
- If your friends and family aren’t able to come to your performance, they can Skype or Facetime in so they don’t miss a moment
- You can also post songs from the performance on YouTube and maybe even go viral
- Less hairspray in the lungs will hopefully allow your sopranos to hit the high notes easier
- Christ wears the crown for now and eternity and that alone is worth getting excited about