This piece was composed by Kirk Livingston. On this recording, Leokāne Pryor performs lead vocals, bass, baritone, and first tenor parts, while Kirk Livingston sings the second tenor part. Kirk originally introduced this song to a professional a cappella quartet known as ‘Johnny Vocal’, which featured four male vocalists, including Brad Hopper as the baritone, and Tom Tucker (Bass). In the early ‘90s we entered an a cappella competition called "The Harmony Sweepstakes" and won best original song with "Why Can't We Be in Love".
The lyrics so poignantly tell of the heartbreak of breaking up with a lover, but it was the melody that touched my emotions. I added my harmonies to the arrangement and recorded the song in 1995 after leaving a five-year relationship.
The track was part of my jingle “demo tape” and it literally existed on a cassette tape!
15 years later, in 2008, I re-recorded this song, as a "Hawaiianized" version on my second Hawaiian album release, Home Malanai. That version included Hawaiian instruments, but I still added the lush vocal arrangement of the original a cappella version. Home Malanai was picked up by the Mountain Apple Company, Hawaii’s leading record label, which truly launched my career! This is the eighth song on my new album, Vintage A Cappella, and is only available for download here, on my website.
This piece was composed by Kirk Livingston. On this recording, Leokāne Pryor performs lead vocals, bass, baritone, and first tenor parts, while Kirk Livingston sings the second tenor part. Kirk originally introduced this song to a professional a cappella quartet known as ‘Johnny Vocal’, which featured four male vocalists, including Brad Hopper as the baritone, and Tom Tucker (Bass). In the early ‘90s we entered an a cappella competition called "The Harmony Sweepstakes" and won best original song with "Why Can't We Be in Love".
The lyrics so poignantly tell of the heartbreak of breaking up with a lover, but it was the melody that touched my emotions. I added my harmonies to the arrangement and recorded the song in 1995 after leaving a five-year relationship.
The track was part of my jingle “demo tape” and it literally existed on a cassette tape!
15 years later, in 2008, I re-recorded this song, as a "Hawaiianized" version on my second Hawaiian album release, Home Malanai. That version included Hawaiian instruments, but I still added the lush vocal arrangement of the original a cappella version. Home Malanai was picked up by the Mountain Apple Company, Hawaii’s leading record label, which truly launched my career! This is the eighth song on my new album, Vintage A Cappella, and is only available for download here, on my website.
