12 Have a Little Faith
(John Hiatt)
Goh Nakamura
My sister’s friends asked me to record this John Hiatt song for the first dance of their wedding. I recorded it in about a day in my parent’s house. My sister Aya (who is also the background voice on the +/- cover) sang the harmonies and “have a little faith” refrains near the end. I originally looped my voice in falsetto at the end to try and emulate a choir.
After listening to it a few times, I realized that I needed a professional singer to get that “heavenly” sound. I called my girlfriend Yumi Thomas, an amazing singer, and looped her about 30 times! It really made the track!
Then, I listened to it and danced to it with her- to make sure it would work for a wedding dance. It did!
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i love it Goh, it’s amazing… i listened to it a ton of times already, can’t get enough of it!
Comment by leanne 05.16.05 @ 1:07 pmHi there, I am trying to track down Yumi Thomas! Sounds like you date her…..could you put me in touch with her? I curated a show at Varnish Gallery a couple years ago and I am doing a project that could use her voice possibly.
thanks….Sue Li Jue (dancer/choreographer)
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