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The Art of Writing Great Lyrics Paperback – May 1, 2001
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- Print length224 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherAllworth
- Publication dateMay 1, 2001
- Dimensions6 x 6.1 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101581150938
- ISBN-13978-1581150933
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- Publisher : Allworth; 1st edition (May 1, 2001)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1581150938
- ISBN-13 : 978-1581150933
- Item Weight : 15.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 6.1 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #765,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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37 Songs/McJames Music and 37 Records are proud to announce their continuing partnership with Pamela Phillips Oland....Lyricist, Grammy-nominated writer and one of the industry's most versatile, prolific and successful lyricists.
With hundreds of artist cuts and TV & film usage credits accumulated over more than 25 years as a successful songwriter, Pamela has become the go-to lyricist composers, directors, artists and music supervisors look to for the precise kind of lyric they need.
Currently focusing on project co-writes, creating 12 songs with sultry Argentinean star Karen Souza, collaborating with rock artist writer Chad Petree from Shiny Toy Guns, penning the song "Perfection Reflection" with Ryan Lawhon of the hot new electronic indie pop act White Apple Tree, writing Celtic songs with award winning Americana folk artist Cathy-Anne McClintock, and securing two songs for 13-year old Britain's Got Talent sensation, Charlie Green, including "My First Love" and his debut album's title song, "A Friend Like You" - and more.
To further showcase her versatility, Pamela, along with composer Tom Harriman, have co-written story, music and lyrics for a large-scale stage musical based on the Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominated film "Soldier of Orange," slated to open October 30, 2010 in Holland. Directed by Theu Boermanns and produced by Robin deLevita and Fred Boot, it is the story of Dutch war hero Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, his bravery and daring in setting up Contact Holland for exiled Queen Wilhelmena. Pamela has recently been invited by writer Sarah Miles deLevita and multi-Grammy winning composer John Ewbank to join their creative team as co-lyricist for a new original world-class musical Mad Alice.
Another of Pamela's recent projects was a children's album which she co-wrote with Red Grammer called “Be-Bop Your Best!” and nominated for a Grammy for “Best Musical Album for Kids” She and Tom Harriman also recently created the album "Van Gogh by vanEck" in cooperation with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Her film (30 plus) and TV (50 plus) credits include the closing song in Disney's 102 Dalmatians, the coming of age film Jimmy and Judy, the life story of Selena, Eddie Murray's Coming To America, Sopranos, J*A*G, Dexter, Melrose Place, Thirtysomething, and more.
Whether pop or rock, rhythm & blues, or country, Pamela has written with and for some of the best talent in the world including Aretha Franklin, Berlin, Whitney Houston, Peabo Bryson, the Whispers, Selena, Frank Sinatra, Isaac Hayes, Tower of Power, Brian Wilson (Beach Boys), Dan Seals, Anne Murray, Lou Rawls, Richard Carpenter, The Jacksons, Paul Overstreet, the Spinners, and on and on.
The author of two must-have books on Songwriting, “The Art of Writing Great Lyrics” and “The Art of Writing Love Songs,” Pamela has been invited to conduct seminars on writing lyrics around the U.S.A., and from the Gold Coast of Australia to Copenhagen, Denmark. She also recently completed writing her first novel.
She is a lyrical chamæleon who defies categorization. Pamela Phillips Oland knows her stuff AND....she wrote the books on it.
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Later chapters deal with the challenges posed by collaboration, strategies to deal with criticism, and the music business.
This book is primarily for the commercial lyricist, not the musician or the artist who writes for self-expression. Ms. Oland is of the opinion that a lyricist shouldn't write too much from personal experience, and that a commercial song should make the audience feel good because "no one wants a loser." But some of the most sincere music, which ended up being "commercial," was written out of angst (Alanis, Nirvana). Oland's term for this kind of music is "living room hits." (In her defense, she does state that when an artist writes this type of song for himself, the song may become a hit.)
Ms. Oland also mentions that she is a much stronger lyricist than melodist, and although she does mention using "dummy melodies," musician-lyricists might find a different method than Ms. Oland's.
However, this book does include much wisdom and helpful information culled from years of experience.
Dear Pamela,
Many months ago I ordered your book, The Art of Writing Great Lyrics, and you so kindly
sent me an autographed copy (very exciting). I started reading it right away and not only reading,
but studying it intently. Your information on artistic expression excited me, but your detailed instructions
on the technical aspects of writing a song put me to work.
I have always wanted to write a song and I have written song-like material before, but I never understood
the discipline behind songwriting until I read your book. It was a lot harder than I expected. I could not adapt
previously written material into a song. It just didn't fit. So I decided that I would have to start from scratch.
So I did. A subject presented itself that touched my heart intensely and following your instructions
and with a lot of hard work I produced something that was really satisfying to me. Not knowing quite what
to do with my song, I entered a songwriting contest. I received an Honorable Mention
and that was very nice to hear.
I wanted to say a very special thank you to you for providing me with the information and the inspiration to
go ahead and do something that I have always wanted to do. This entire process has been very exciting for me.
I will feel thrilled about it for a very long time. The Art of Writing Great Lyrics is really true to its title. Thank you for
sharing your expertise and your passion.
Best regards,
Maria
David Snyder