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Heart Wide Open

by Reno Gabriel

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1.
I’ve always preferred living free and reckless Some say it’s wrong, but it made me strong I know at times I’ve been a little selfish Still I don’t mind, got more of that inside But dig a little deeper and I’ll tell you what you’ll find A rebel soul that acts so cold that’s all for show There’s so much more to me than you can see So when you’re sad and things look bad girl don’t get mad ’Cause I’ll be here whenever you’re in need With my HEART WIDE OPEN I used to be a cheater and a charmer So full of lies, like a devil in disguise But you showed up with love that pierced my armor And shook my walls, then made them fall So anytime you want me all you have to do is call A rebel soul that acts so cold that’s all for show There’s so much more to me than you can see So when you’re sad and things look bad girl don’t get mad ’Cause I’ll be here whenever you’re in need With my HEART WIDE OPEN Yeah I was mean and I caused pain But now I’ve seen that love can make you change My rebel soul has been so cold but all for show And now I’m sure that you’ve cured me of greed So when you’re sad and things look bad girl don’t get mad ’Cause I’ll be here whenever you’re in need With my HEART WIDE OPEN
2.
Decided we would make a change and went our separate ways I packed my bag and hailed a cab and left you yesterday And now I’m trying to let go and let the good times roll I’m heading out but there’s still doubt and where we’ll end up I don’t know But baby once we’ve found there’s something more Then maybe we’ll be better than before It’s 2 A.M. and I’m still wide awake and my heart aches But I’m not sure what road will lead me home where I belong And all I wanna see is you right now Someday you’ll be with me again somehow DON’T SAY GOODBYE So darling how’s it where you are now that we’re far apart I miss the times when you were mine and we loved from the heart Oh love I know it may look bad but don’t you worry ’bout that The time was wrong so we moved on but don’t you feel that we’ll come back But in my dreams you’re all that I can see Yeah baby I know that means you’re all I’ll ever need It’s 2 AM and I’m still wide awake and my heart aches But now I’m sure all roads will lead me home where I belong And all I wanna see is you right now Someday you’ll be with me again somehow DON’T SAY GOODBYE It’s 2 AM and I’m still wide awake and my heart aches But now I’m sure all roads will lead me home where I belong And all I wanna see is you right now Someday you’ll be with me again somehow DON’T SAY GOODBYE
3.
New Ways 03:24
I’ve got a lonely path to go, yet untraveled I don’t know what the future holds for me And even though it may be rough, I won’t give up on all my dreams and what I planned to see Just like a pioneer, I keep moving yeah I keep moving further, keep moving on NEW WAYS, always going forward ’cause new days will come and go by but today the future’s in our hands so let’s save the next generations place with these NEW WAYS Right now I’m feeling kinda lost, my feet keep hurting so I’m kneeling down and fold my hands to pray But even in the coldest nights, the stars keep shining and somehow I know they’ll guide me home one day Just like a pioneer, I keep moving yeah I keep moving further, keep moving on NEW WAYS, always going forward ’cause new days will come and go by but today the future’s in our hands so let’s save the next generations place with these NEW WAYS NEW WAYS, always going forward ’cause new days will come and go by but today the future’s in our hands so let’s save the next generations place with these NEW WAYS
4.
Believe 03:47
There’s a silver lining behind every cloud Even if you’re lost and in your darkest hour – BELIEVE When you’re wide awake in the middle of the night Don’t toss and turn or be concerned about the little things in life Feel his light down deep inside We were born to live and we’ll never die Eternal bliss waits in the sky There’s a better place than you or I can see Just BELIEVE Monday morning and you’ve already had enough Don’t worry boy, don’t worry girl, go on and don’t give up – BELIEVE Even when the world and everything seems fake We know he’s watching over us and every step we take Just have faith, don’t be afraid We were born to live and we’ll never die Eternal bliss waits in the sky There’s a better place than you or I can see Just BELIEVE We were born to live eternal lives And after this our souls will rise There’s a bigger plan than you or I can see Just BELIEVE
5.
Mine Tonight 03:38
Look at us lying here, I know it feels so weird but I don’t care you’re soft and sweet and wearing nothing but my sheets And though we know it isn’t love, I guess there’s still enough for us to share and that’s okay, live for today Making memories that last as both our hearts surrender but once the moment’s passed, how much will we remember? Tomorrow you’ll be gone and I’ll get on with my life but that’s all right, you’re MINE TONIGHT For me it’s times like these that make me still believe in silly things like you and me, but you’re so far out of my league And you don’t even know my name, for you it’s just a game you always win but like they say, live for today Making memories that last as both our hearts surrender but once the moment’s passed, how much will we remember? Tomorrow you’ll be gone and I’ll get on with my life but that’s all right, you’re MINE TONIGHT Though that night was years ago I still can’t forget And sometimes it feels as though we’re right back in my bed Making memories that last as both our hearts surrender but once the moment passed, how much did you remember? The next day you were gone and I got on with my life but baby right now I wish you were MINE TONIGHT
6.
Muddy boots with cut-off jeans or salmon shorts with two bare feet just to be clear, that’s how we do it ’round here A friday night on a dropped tailgate with sweet-iced-tea and good ol’ Strait sure leads to more, so what are you waiting for C’mon baby hop in we’ll share this four by four Let’s drive ’round town and find us a little spot where you can shake your butt and gimme all you got It sure sounds good to stay here all night long and blow the speakers up ’cause this is how we roll IF ONLY IN A COUNTRY SONG And as we’re in my beat up truck your favorite Sam Hunt song comes up Oh girl I bet that’s as good as it can get So slide on closer ’cause babe we ain’t done yet Let’s drive ’round town and find us a little spot where you can shake your butt and gimme all you got It sure sounds good to stay here all night long and blow the speakers up ’cause this is how we roll IF ONLY IN A COUNTRY SONG And then I’d bring out my guitar as we’re laying underneath that stars But actually life’s not a song but if it was, tell me would it be wrong… …to drive ’round town and find us a little spot where you can shake your butt and gimme all you got It sure sounds good to stay here all night long and blow the speakers up ’cause this is how we roll IF ONLY IN A COUNTRY SONG
7.
It was a Friday night in late July when you walked in this room and I fell like a fool You were the girl next door with sky blue eyes and I was just some guy trying to play it cool But like chasing rainbows, I’m wasting time I know I’ll never get the chance to call you mine Well I’ve been staring into space and laying awake in bed ’cause every time I see her face I picture yours instead And though this dream may not come true I’ll always feel the way I do, like I do now I’m CRAZY FOR YOU, CRAZY FOR YOU Oh ain’t it funny how some people share their lives while deep inside their love’s a long time gone? And I remember well that I was sure I’d wait and keep my faith until the right one came along But how could I’ve known there’s so much more when good enough was all I ever settled for? Well I’ve been staring into space and laying awake in bed ’cause every time I see her face I picture yours instead And though this dream may not come true I’ll always feel the way I do, like I do now I’m CRAZY FOR YOU, CRAZY FOR YOU It was a Friday night in late July when you changed my mind and changed my life
8.
We’re hanging out all the time but you’re still so blind I wish that somehow you could see Just look in my eyes and you’ll realize That I’m the one you need The first time I saw you here you were with some other man As I walked by you said „hello“ then asked me „what’s your name“ Right then my mouth got dry and I could barely speak And though I tried to reply you’d took the breath from me If you could read my mind We’re hanging out all the time but you’re still so blind I wish that somehow you could see Just look in my eyes and you’ll realize That I’m the one you nee dIt could be me, IT SHOULD BE ME Fast forward to right now and it’s just like before I still can’t say just how I feel, oh what am I waiting for? You’re driving me insane but I’m not giving up I know someday I’ll find a way to tell you I’m in love If you could read my mind We’re hanging out all the time but you’re still so blind I wish that somehow you could see Just look in my eyes and you’ll realize That I’m the one you need But then on one magic night sparks start to fly and suddenly you’re kissing me Then you say when it’s right you’ll share someone’s life and you know who it will be It could be me, IT SHOULD BE ME We’re hanging out all the time but you’re not so blind ’cause now I know you finally see You looked in my eyes and realized that I’m the one you need Now we’re together every day, you blow me away and you say that I’ve set you free So I stand by your picket fence watching you dance if only you could see what I can see, you would love me I’m right for you, IT SHOULD BE ME
9.
Summer nights that seemed endless can you recall all of our well wasted time We were young, wild and reckless and there was nothing but each other on our minds How I wish we could kiss again would it still feel as real as then Do you remember that 20-dollar-diamond-ring I still have the box you used to keep it in Do you remember the letters that we used to write or walking down the beach beneath that moonlit sky on SUMMER NIGHTS When people talked we’d never listen our perfect little world was free from pain And what we shared is what I’m missing because a memory won’t ever be the same How I wish we could kiss again would it still feel as real as then Do you remember that 20-dollar-diamond-ring I still have the box you used to keep it in Do you remember the letters that we used to write or walking down the beach beneath that moonlit sky on SUMMER NIGHTS I lost myself in sweet surrender all through June, July and August our love thrived But then one day in late September you just left and something deep inside me died But I remember that 20-dollar-diamond-ring I still have the box and lots of little things Yeah I remember the crazy stuff we used to write and making love on the beach beneath that moonlit sky on SUMMER NIGHTS
10.
This Time 04:14
It’s cold and dark in here since the day you slammed that door and left me alone and on my own ever since I’ve drowned my pain in whiskey Oh girl I never thought you’d leave but one day you did indeed You were the only one for me still all I need It might have been a winding road but I’m waiting here for you until the day you return home Let’s leave the past right in the past let’s start again and give our all to make it last THIS TIME And after all these years don’t you think to let this go would be a waste? Give us another try ’cause what we had can never be replaced Yeah what if we were meant to be would you let it slip away And what if you were made for me shouldn’t you stay? It might have been a winding road but I’m waiting here for you until the day you return home Let’s leave the past right in the past let’s start again and give our all to make it last THIS TIME It might have been a winding road but I’m waiting here for you until the day you return home Let’s leave the past right in the past let’s start again and give our all to make it last THIS TIME

about

Reno Gabriel is the epitome of good storytelling and modern, authentic country pop.

These qualities are also the essence of his enormously successful debut “Heart Wide Open”. The story of this record, however, sounds almost too good to be true.

Although he had years of experience as a musician, the young singer was an unknown quantity when he contacted the producer Reto Burrell in the faint hope of a collaboration. The young songwriter could hardly have dreamed that this would result in an entire album, recorded by top Nashville session musicians, who have played on gold records and worked with greats like Keith Urban, Garth Brooks and Carrie Underwood.

And so, one of the first and most authentic country pop albums from Switzerland was created in just two short years. The songs are straightforward, the stories well told, the hooks large. Despite a dose of help from Nashville and the experienced producer Reto Burrell at the helm, this brilliant debut is largely due to the qualities of Reno Gabriel. He is a forceful songwriter and authentic artist. And, who knows? Before long, he may also be a Swiss country music export.

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released September 15, 2017

Reno Gabriel: Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
Reto Burrell: Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
Chris Rodriguez: Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Ganjo, Backing Vocals
Chad Jeffers: Dobro
Dan Needham: Drums, Percussion
Andy Schnellmann: Bass
Thomas Kull: B3, Piano, Keyboard, Accordion
Liz Schneeberger: Fiddle

Produced by Reto Burrell
Mixed at Soma Studios by David Hofmann
Mastered at MasterMix by Hank Williams
Design & Photography by ultragrafis

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