You Just Can't Smile It Away

by Chico Freeman feat: Yatron

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In March 2020, I caught the last flight out of Moscow before the borders closed due to Covid-19 with no way of getting back to the U.S. Locked down in Europe and self-quarantined in isolation, I watched events around the world unfold. Wanting to contribute in some way, I reached out to my musical family online to do something to help heal and inspire. Bill Withers' song “You Just Can’t Smile It Away” seemed perfect. It is a compellingly simple version, recorded online using new technology, with me playing saxophone, vocals by Yatron in Texas, keyboards by Jeremy Mage in Switzerland, synths by Jan Pulsford in London and mixed at Mothership Studios by Merlyn Bruce in the UK., resulting in my first release on Efficacy Recordings.

Proceeds will be donated to Chicago Hopes for Kids: www.chicagohopesforkids.org

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You Just Can't Smile It Away
by Bill Withers

You just can't smile it away
It's more than passion
Oh! It's love, and I've heard some people say
They've seen love move mountains

You just can't laugh it away
It's too deep inside your feelings
Oh! It's love not just some game you can play
For a laugh then go on your way

Let's sit and talk it over
And work it out
I love you so
Can't we just talk it over
And see what we can do?

Can't we just talk it over
And work it out
I love you so
Can't we just talk it over
And see what we can do?

You just can't pass it away
Like some silly fashion
Oh! It's love, and I've heard some people say
They've seen love move mountains
Oh! It's love, and I've heard some people say
They've seen love move mountains

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released July 28, 2020
Chico Freeman - Tenor Sax
Yatron - Vocals
Jeremy Mage - Keyboards
Jan Pulsford - Synths
Mixed at Mothership Studios by Merlyn Bruce
Released on Efficacy Recordings
Photo by © Thrassos Irinis

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Chico Freeman New York, New York

Heralded as one of the most important saxophonists of our time, composer and producer, Chico Freeman has perfected an immediately recognizable approach to music and composition, blending what he has experienced from his past and providing fluidity into a future of infinite musical possibilities. ... more

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