Album Notes

Joe Calderone has been writing and performing music for over twenty five years. A self-schooled singer-songwriter-guitarist, Joe has performed in various clubs and venues in the New York Metropolitan area. He is a member of both the Songwriters Guild of America and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Among his many accomplishments, Joe is a 5-time winner in the American Song Festival.

It Took A While, Joe's first cd, has been a long time coming. It features songs heavily focused on love relationships that offer straightforward lyrics, catchy melodies and some fine solid bottom. Together, these components achieve in expressing the emotions that Joe is attempting to convey. Emotions of joy, sadness, gratitude and optimism that practically all of us have experienced.

Accompanied by some excellent fellow musicians, Joe sings plays 12 string acoustic guitar and keyboards. This cd does have its mellow moments, but on the whole it is uplifting to the spirits. It rocks in a real smooth manner.