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Smile Please

from Jazzm​é​rica by Alexa Weber Morales

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Smile Please By Stevie Wonder
Black Bull Music/Jobete Music (ASCAP)
Coro/pregón by Alexa Weber Morales

Wayne Wallace does a brilliant salsa arrangement of the 1973 classic from Fulfillingness’ First Finale. Orlando Torriente and Edgardo Cambón sing coro, and John Santos plays timbales and percussion. Alexa likes to tell the funny story of how she translated and recorded a Spanish version of Wonder's lyrics, but was turned down by EMI when she belatedly requested permission to use the literal translation. Apparently the lawyer who manages his catalog comes down from his Swiss chateau once a year and rejects all requests. So Alexa had to go back to the studio and re-record the beginning of the song in English. Lesson learned!

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Smile Please
By Stevie Wonder
Spanish coro/pregón by Alexa Weber Morales

Coro (3x): Tu sonrisa tan bonita ilumina como el sol
Coro (5x): Dame, dame, dame tu sonrisa

Pregones:

Ilumíname, ilumínate, ilumínanos
Olvida tus pesares

Si tu mal tiene remedio ¿para qué te apuras?
¡La vida es para vivir!

Fondos agotados, permisos negados, deseos frustrados
Sonríe—superarás todos

Injusticia, avaricia, codicia, violencia—
Enfréntalo todo como si fueras Mona Lisa

Salte de este laberinto
Sigue tu curso, ve a donde vas
Con positividad lo lograrás

credits

from Jazzm​é​rica, released October 5, 2004
Alexa Weber Morales, vocals
Wayne Wallace, trombone
Murray Low, piano
Michael Spiro, congas, percussion
John Santos, timbales, percussion
David Belove, electric bass
Louis Fasman, John Worley, trumpets
Edgardo Cambón, Orlando Torriente, vocals

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Alexa Weber Morales Oakland, California

Since 2004, Oakland, Calif.-based multilingual (French, Spanish, Portuguese, English) songwriter Alexa Weber Morales has made 10 studio recordings, including 2 solo albums and a solo EP, From Me To Yule. In 2010, her vocals graced the Grammy-nominated latin jazz album Bien! Bien! In 2011, Alexa made her first all-original, fan-funded album, I Wanna Work For You. She loves to gig! ... more

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