Buddah Records: Was the ultimate bubblegum label . It was the home to 1910 Fruit Gum Company, Neil Sedaka , Paul Anka, Abraham's Children, Ohio Express , Shadows of Knight, David Cassidy, and an endless list of others. The founding member of Buddah was a visionary man named Neil Bogart. Abraham's Children first met Neil, when he was invited to attend a showcase of the band, in Toronto, Canada. GAS Records , the Children's Canadian label , had set up this elaborate concert showcase in the premier hotel, Inn On The Park , Neil was flown in with around 15 other major US labels. The Children were on tour at the time and flew in especially for this gig. Upon their arrival they were greeted by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra which performed two songs with the Children . Although the Children had been smooshed and entertained by many of the record companies represented, The Children and it's management team decide to sign with Buddah Records and Neil Bogart . The first single was "Goodbye Farewell" a pop song penned by Jimi B. This would be the introduction of the band to the USA. They would eventually release two more singles "Thank You" which was played on American Bandstand's rate a record and Won!! and "Gypsy" would hit # 75 on the Cashbox chart and top 100 in Billboard. Today Buddha Records is back spelled differently and providing some of the catalog that they were once so famous for.

Winning Side: 1975 United Artists Records - Words & Music by Jimi Bertucci This would be the first single that Jimi B would release under the production band name ANGEL (pre-US band), since leaving Abraham's Children. His style had taken a directional change. Using sax and featuring backing vocals by Cathy Young and Beverly D'Angelo. It also featured some great players, including Duane Ford on keys, The song had an R&B feel; although it was tight and had a strong hook, radio play was limited, because of the word ("queer" is apparently worth censoring at this point in time). His reference at the end of the song, "Hey Jack, You ain't got nothin' on me now, boy," alluded to a management contract dispute. Recorded at Eastern Sound Toronto Canada. Engineered by Ken Freisen

Some Things Last Forever - 2005 BNO - Words & Music by Jimi Bertucci - Some Things Last Forever Jimi's poetic flair for writing love songs comes shining through in Some Things Last Forever. Anyone and everyone who has ever fallen in love will relate to this one. As one of the most requested tunes by fans attending the band's concerts......... " Leonardo and Van Gogh would sacrifice I know and kings would give up thrones to be with you " WOW. Abraham's Children finally decided to add it as a regular to their live show set list. Smart move on their part!

Goddess Of Nature: 1974 United Artists Records - Words & Music by Jimi B & Paul Gross - This song was inspired by the Herbal Essence Shampoo girl, a animated character. When Jimi first saw the character, he mentioned how pretty even a cartoon can be. He started writing the song and introduced it to Paul Gross, their producer. Paul quickly fell in love with the song and idea. He would help Jimi finish the song. It became a hit in many markets and was also on K'TEL'S Music Power 22 original hits. Get the re-mastered version on the Best Of Abraham's Children. Some great strings by D. Van De Pitte. Recorded at Manta Sound Toronto, Canada. Lee DeCarlo engineer.

Burning Love: 1975 United Artists Records - Words & Music by Jimi B. Having the freedom to produce music must be a great way to spend your time. This is from the second production band that Jimi put together, called Space Patrol. I'm surprised that this super pop song didn't fly up the charts. It has all the ingredients of what a good hit record sounds like. It received enough attention that Jimi had to put a live band together for performances. The band would do one tour in Eastern Canada, during the summer. Graham Greene would be the sound engineer. Mark Bajona played lead guitar, Chris Bennett on rhythm guitar, and Chet Paszkowski on drums, and Jimi Bertucci on bass and keyboards. Recorded at Eastern Sound Toronto Canada. Engineered by Ken Freisen

Children's Song 1972 From the Time album. Words & Music by Jimi Bertucci. When composing songs it is sometimes difficult to decide what is a good topic and a not so good a topic. Children's Song is one of those that really grows on you. The elaborate strings and that nice touch of the French horn at the end is juicy. The harmonies by Ron, Brian and Jimi are hot. These guys new what they were doing in the studio and live. I thought this was one of the best tracks on the album. " No listening to the clock ringing in the morning."

It's Good It's Funky But It's White - 1976 Words & Music by Jimi Bertucci. Another qurky song that got the attention of many radio stations but few would take a risk and play it. Jimi has a lot of balls when taking chances with his writing. The good thing was that United Records gave him carte blanc when it came to producing and writing. The interesting thing about this track was that they decide to make the B side instrumental with a sax doing the melody. Moses Hazan ripped a great sax solo on this as well as some fine keyboards. This track features movie star Beverly D'Angelo and Cathy Young on backing vocals. Chet Pazskowski on drums, Mark Bajona on guitar Jimi on bass and vocals. Engineered by Ken Freisen known for his work with Gordon Lightfoot, Elton John and many others. Produced by Jimi Bertucci. Recorded at Eastern Sound, Toronto, Canada.

Call My Number - 1980 Words & Music by Jimi Bertucci. I love this song. Inspired by tinsel town and one of his lady friends that moved to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. He would often get phone calls from her as she attended hollywood bashes and get ripped out of her head. The phone number in the song was actually Jimi's home number. Recorded at Cottingham Sound in Toronto, Canada. Featured Rob Guseve on keys, John Chirowski on bass, Peter Follett on guitars, Craig Brian on drums. Engineered by Tom Atom produced by Jimi Bertucci

Subway 9 1997: BNO - Words & Music by Jimi Bertucci Recorded at Eis Cafe Studios in Long Beach, California. I love this song. When we asked Jimi what the song was about he explained. " My uncle Nazzarano worked for the (TTC) Toronto Transit. He would tell me all these stories about the characters that would ride the trains late at nigh. At time he would be aware of some of those people that were indecisive about life and new that some of them would try and jump. Although his English was not that great he managed to talk many of them out of jumping." One of the lyrical lines in the song says. Fellini would be proud of this circus underground." Jimi was very familiar with riding the tube. If you missed the last train number 9 you were screwed. Features Mike Cherney on guitars, Dave Valdez on Drums, Robert Hoelting on keys and backing vocals, Jimi Bertucci bass, acoustic guitar and vocals.

New York Lights 1981: BNO - Words & Music by Jimi B - This song was part of the A.& M. session. Jimi decided he did not want this to be on he album. The studio was filled with animated fun and the ripping lead guitar break by BB Gabor is classic. The song was inspired while Jimi lived in New York. The dance scene was starting to happen and clubs like studio 54, The Red Parrot and The Green Lantern were hot. The backing vocals on this track are awesome Jimi and BB had a great blend together. Prakash John adds a funky perspectrive with his fat bass, somewhat like his famous bass line on Lou Reeds Take A Walk On The Wild Side. Recorded at Masters Workshop Toronto Canada. Engineered by Steve Vaughan, George Semkiw. Asst. engineer Paul Massey.

Hot Love 1972: Gas Records - Words & Music by Paul Gross - This was one of the first songs that Paul brought to the band. We gave a listen and I can speak for all.....we were not that impressed with the song. We asked Paul to leave the song with us and we would try different things with it. We worked on the song and we realized what the song was missing was the groove. That's when we tried an off beat....let's explain this. Instead of coming down on the beat we would play on the AND...something like one AND, the bass would follow playing off. We then added a Leslie to the guitar, now that was trippy. We approached Paul with this new arrangement and he was thrilled. We recorded the song as "Captain Midnites Dirty Feat" and if you want to know the story behind that name click on the name. This was the bands first single. It was released after an appearance at Toronto's Center Island concert where 30,000 people attended. The sleeve to the single was a picture of the Island concert with a crowd scene on the front and the Fab 4 on the back....it was a great concept, the flip side was "Take Care Of Business". Recorded at RCA Studios. George Semkiw engineer

Goodbye Farewell 1972: Gas Records - Words & Music by Jimi B- Goodbye Farewell was written in the studio. I was waiting for everyone to get ready, when I started on this groove, which ultimately became the intro that you hear at the beginning of the song. The president of Gas Records was in the control room and asked over the talk back.."what is that Jimi" I responded "just something I'm working on." "I like it , finish it a we 'll record it today" I wrote some words, I really didn't have to think very hard for these lyrics.. The song Goodbye Farewell was born. We recorded it that day, mixed it the next day and three days later they had it pressed and released. A few months later the song was released on Buddha Records in the USA and we were told that Neil Bogart really liked the band. The song became a hit more in Canada and is still being played today. This was Abraham's Children's first hit. Recorded at RCA Studios - George Semkiw - Engineer ,- George Graves Mastering.

Thank You 1973: Gas Records - Words & Music by Jimi Bertucci & Ron Bartley - 1973 The band would release two singles. This was the song that introduced the band to that big string sound (pre ELO) ,,,,Arranged by David Van De Pitte a talented arranger and musician. Thank You would solidify the band as a bubble gum chew. The melody and hook of the song was followed by large strings. The song gained even more attention for the band and now the radio stations were feeling comfortable with this pop band. Thank You was also released on Buddha in the USA and Polydor in Europe . A thrill I remember to this day, was receiving a post card from a friend of mine that was visiting Germany and in her card she writes..."Jimi I can't believe that I'm listening to Thank You on the radio as I'm doing 90 on the Auto baun..... Love Helena". Recorded at RCA Studios - George Semkiw - Engineer - Paul Gross - Producer.

Roll Over Rover 1979: BNO Words & Music by Jimi Bertucci This is a rock nroll song to be desired. Recorded at Phase One Stuidios in Toronto, Canada. When we recorded this song it started off as just a song, half way into into we realized this is hot. Once again we there were no overdubs just basic tracks. Although the song was never released we decided to add it to the 30 cd. This kick ass song was always a hit when we played it live. It features Danny Smith on drums, Laurie DelGrande on guitar, Jimi Bertucci on bass and Ron Bartley on guitar. Jimi singing lead and Laurie doing back up vocals. We had intended to finish the song and have it ready for an LP but it never happened. " You're aplaid skirt bitch, you moan when you start to itch"

Wickless Dynamite 1981: A&M Records - Words & Music by Jimi B - Not too many writers will attempt to compose a waltz and get away with it...unless you're Billy Joel, Strauss, or Jimi B. His second single taken from the self-titled album, this is about flirting with danger and imprisoned emotions. The 3/4 timing of the song carries itself with the traditional feel of a waltz, and the poetic lyrics are profound, yet not. The train tracks are real, and were the back drop for Jimi when he lived in The Annex of Toronto, Canada. When Jimi gave Rob Guseve the chord chart for the song he quickly caught on. Recorded at Masters Workshop Toronto Canada

Maybe Tomorrow 1981 - BNO.Words & Music by Jimi Bertucci There were two versions of this song recorded. The first one was recorded at Phase One Studio with Laurie Del Grande, Dan Smith and Ron Bartley. The band was still called The Police. After Jimi decided to go solo he would record this song with a new arrangement at Cottingham Sound. The lineup included veterans Rob Gueseve on keys, Gary Craig on drums, Peter Follett on guitars and John Chirowski on bass. Behind the board was the talented Tom Atom. The original recording appears on the 30 cd by AC. Although the production was never finished they decided to use the raw recording anyway.

 I Wasn't Searching - Eccentricity CDs & Records S102507 - When I hear a song that excites me I want to SHOUT it out to the world. I do a tremendous amount of music surfing and I can honestly say I have songs coming out of my sunglasses....This song vibrates the inner boundries of reality. "I was an island so far away" simple volcanic expression of lost love. This is a painting of sculpted hard words that attach themselves to the cells of your soul. Do we listen to messages of tormented ambiquity.....or has society become accustom to drive thrus. This is a sit down stand up song. Kant Geattalon

 Golden Bells 2004 - BNO Words & Music by Jimi Bertucci - When listening to songs there are two factors that can result in whether you like the song or not. The first is the melody and the second is the lyrics. In opening my ears to Golden Bells I was not clear as to my natural instincts I have for so long been accustom to...does this mean I don't like the composition, actually far from it. It tells me to listen again and again. That in itself can be more valid than just hearing the song to determine that it's an ok song. Golden Bells is haunting melodically and lyrically, well it's Jimi Bertucci's way of telling us that hope can still ring in our lives if we want it to.

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