HOLIDAY BONUS!
FREE DAVID LASLEY CD

PLUS PACKAGE PRICE OFFERS SAVINGS
ON DAVID'S DEMOS, DEMOS VOL. 2 AND
SOLIDERS ON MOON CDs

NEW FEATURED SONG
LOOKING FOR LOVE ON BROADWAY

Great Gift Idea for the Holidays:

Purchase any of David's CDs between now and December 31,
and you'll receive his EXPECTATIONS OF LOVE recording FREE!

Just order HERE
(put "HOLIDAY" in the Special Instructions field),
and your free EXPECTATIONS OF LOVE CD will be included with your shipment!

Also, be sure to check out this great deal: 

Get David's DEMOS two-CD set

(regularly $38 for US shipping)
and
EITHER
DEMOS VOL. 2

OR
SOLDIERS ON THE MOON

(both regularly $21 for US shipping),

for just $50 INCLUDING shipping
(a $9 savings!!)

(Prices slightly higher for shipping outside the US)

Plus, through December 31, you'll also get EXPECTATIONS OF LOVE free! 

(Be sure to put "HOLIDAY"
in the Special Instructions field to receive this Expectations bonus)

Read more about each of these CDs HERE.

Listen to sound samples HERE.

We have limited quantities of DEMOS,
so visit our CONTACT/SHOP page and order now!

Visit our SOUNDS page to hear David's cover of James Taylor's
"Looking For Love on Broadway,"
our current Featured Song,
which is on his MISSIN' TWENTY GRAND album.

To order any of David's recordings, visit our CONTACT/SHOP page.

DAVID'S BACKGROUND VOCALS
FEATURED ON NEW JAMES TAYLOR COVERS CD!

David is part of the "Band of Legends" that's featured on James Taylor's new Covers CD, out September 30.  Among the tracks are "Why Baby Why," "Seminole Wind," "Not Fade Away," "Summertime Blues," "On Broadway" and more.

Click on image below to order from Amazon. 

Also, visit our CONTACT/SHOP page to check out David's solo recordings!

NEW LOWER PRICE
FOR DAVID'S EXPECTATIONS OF LOVE CD!

Check out the new, lower price for David's EXPECTATIONS OF LOVE CD!  It's just $14.00 INCLUDING SHIPPING/HANDLING ($16 for shipping to Canada/Mexico, $19 for international shipping). 

Visit our CONTACT/SHOP page to buy it now!

For more about the CD, including David's comments on each track, links to reviews and sounds, credits and more, visit our EXPECTATIONS OF LOVE page.

P.S.  Thanks for the great response to our recent introduction of MP3s from David's RAINDANCE album!

DAVID'S RAINDANCE ALBUM
AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME!

"AFTERGLOW" FROM RAINDANCE
IS FEATURED SONG ON OUR SOUNDS PAGE

In response to many, many requests over the years, David's RAINDANCE album is now available digitally for the first time.  You can download MP3s of all ten tracks, or any that you want, for just 99 cents each. 

RAINDANCE, produced by Don Was and issued in 1984, was a follow up to David's critically acclaimed MISSIN’ TWENTY GRAND.  Unlike Twenty Grand, which features more organic music from piano and electric/acoustic bass and guitar, RAINDANCE's sound is far more in the techno-pop vein.  The use of synthesizers, an Emulator, and a Fairlight -- as well as the inclusion of a Lasley-esque rap number -- put RAINDANCE well ahead of its time.  One critic wrote, "The strength of this album comes from Lasley's..... sense of harmony and poetry."  The recording -- particularly "Saved By Love" and "Where Does That Boy Hang Out?" -- was a big hit in Europe, making the list of Britain’s The Face magazine’s Top 20 albums of 1984 along with Prince’s Purple Rain and Madonna’s Like a Virgin. 

To listen to excerpts and to download the songs, visit our CONTACT/SHOP page.

For more information about RAINDANCE, including album photos and a list of tracks, click HERE.

Listen to David's "Afterglow" from RAINDANCE as the Featured Song on our SOUNDS page.

Here are his comments on the song, which he wrote in 1983:

"Afterglow" was one of the last songs written for Raindance.  I got the idea as I was sitting at my acoustic piano in my office at Almo.  I had been going through sort of a writer's block, and the pressure was definitely on for a follow up to Missin' Twenty Grand.  I wrote and demo'd quite a few songs that I loved that were maybe a little too "artsy" or personal for the A&R people at EMI to understand.  It was a strange time in the business because in the years between 1982 and 1984, MTV and VH1 had gotten huge, and you needed to have a video as well as a hit single.  I had written two songs that I especially loved called "Don't Leave Me Behind with My Blue Jeans On" and "Life Is Not A Paul Strand Photograph."  They were passed over by EMI, and songs like "Johnny, Where Did Your Girlfriend Go" were chosen instead, so I was happy when they approved "Afterglow" because it was at least not as "bubblegum" as "Johnny" was but not as heavy as "Don't Leave Me Behind."  I wrote "Afterglow" in just one sitting and demo'd it quickly, and I was pretty sure that it was something the record label would approve for the album. 

Remember, you can download this and other songs from RAINDANCE HERE.

Thanks for your interest in David's work!

NEW ASK DAVID ANSWERS!

JAMES TAYLOR SUMMER TOUR

DAVID'S EMAIL LIST

David has answered more ASK DAVID questions, including some about singing with James Taylor, his work with other artists such as Nick Kamen, session singing, and more.  

If you have a music-related question for David, feel free to use the form on the ASK DAVID page!

David joins the "James Taylor and his Band of Legends" (pictured above) tour this summer, and he recently recorded background vocals for James' upcoming album of covers.  See James Taylor's OFFICIAL SITE for a video about the session, more photos, and info about the album and tour.  Click HERE for tour dates and locations.

We have moved DavidLasley.com to a new web host, and as a result of their strict anti-spam policy, they require that you confirm that you want to be subscribed to our  email list.

Many of you have received the email opt-in request (for which you MUST click on the link in the email to confirm), but if you have not received this email, or if you simply want to be on David's web site email list, please click HERE to subscribe. 

Just put your email in the "Mailng List" box and click the "Subscribe" button. PLEASE NOTE that you will then receive an email requesting confirmation, and YOU MUST CLICK ON THE LINK INSIDE THIS EMAIL in order for your address to be added to our list.  Check your junk/spam filter if you don't get the confirm email.

For questions or problems, please email  davidlasley.com-list [at] davidlasley {dot] com.

Thanks for your interest in David's work!

NEW FEATURED SONG

AMAZON.COM OFFERS DOWNLOADS
OF TWO OF DAVID'S RARITIES,
"One Fine Day" and "Merry Go Round"!

An alternate take of "Warm as the Wind" that is featured as a bonus cut
on the 2000 re-release of David's SOLDIERS ON THE MOON album is currently the Featured Song on our SOUNDS page.  

To order any of David's recordings, visit our CONTACT/SHOP page.

Now you can download two early rare recordings by David, "One Fine Day" and
"Merry Go Round," at Amazon.com.  Just click HERE!

Visit our SOLO DISCOGRAPHY page to learn more about these songs.

DOWNLOAD SONGS FROM
DAVID’S EXPECTATIONS OF LOVE ALBUM!

Now you can download songs from David's EXPECTATIONS OF LOVE album via Snocap.  It's really easy -- just click HERE!

To order any of David's recordings, visit our CONTACT/SHOP page.

NEW FEATURED SONG

An early version of David's "Afterglow" from his DEMOS VOL. 2 album is currently the Featured Song on our SOUNDS page.  "Afterglow" was later recorded again for David's RAINDANCE album, and you can hear an excerpt from that version under the RAINDANCE section on the SOUNDS page.

To order any of David's recordings, visit our CONTACT/SHOP page.

DAVID'S "I AIN'T GONNA LET YOU BREAK MY HEART AGAIN" 
RECORDED BY RISING STAR LOUISE SETARA 

Rising star Louise Setara's debut CD, Still Waters, features "I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again" written by David and his sister, Julie.  One reviewer described the album by saying, "Louise may be a teenager, but she’s always been musically mature, and on Still Waters, the 18-year-old singer demonstrates a range and emotional depth that belies her youth, collaborating with such musical icons as Seal and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, while skillfully tackling covers from songwriting icons such as Bruce Springsteen (“If I Should Fall”) and Bob Dylan (“Make You Feel My Love”)."

It's available from AMAZON.COM

"I Ain't Gonna Let You Break My Heart Again" was also recorded by Bonnie Raitt for her celebrated Nick of Time album, also available from AMAZON.COM

You can listen to excerpts from Setara's and Raitt's versions of this song by taking the links above.

Visit our SOUNDS page to listen to the current Featured Song, "Where is Charlie and Joanne," from David's critically acclaimed MISSIN' TWENTY GRAND album. 

Performing behind David's lead and background vocals for this song (which he wrote) are Willie Wilcox on drums and celeste; David Benoit on piano; Chuck Cochran on guitar; Osamu Kitajima on acoustic guitar; Dave Williams on upright bass; Jody Linscott on bells, spirit stick and leaves; and strings arranged and conducted by Nick De Caro.

To order any of David's recordings, visit our CONTACT/SHOP page.

An insightful interview with David by Robin Renee is featured in the 2007 Songwriter's Market book, available from Amazon.com.  The other artist interviewed in the same "Business of Songwriting" section is Brian Wilson. 

Check out a Rehearsals.com video with David singing backgrounds for James Taylor's "Go Tell It On the Mountain."

In other James Taylor-related news, Squibnocket, a 1993 tour rehearsal on Martha's Vineyard, has been released on DVD.  It's available from Amazon.com.

Happy New Year from David!