In 2024, MI5 Records announced that President Ted Mason had signed Dan and Jesse Russell to a label deal with Universal Music Group, effectively reviving Fingerprint Records with worldwide distribution and marketing support. Partnering with MI5/UMG offers us the opportunity to release music globally.
Since the limited release of my 2017 record, 'Feel The Echoes,' at their request, we have remixed, resequenced, remastered, and retitled this album. UMG is treating 'Echoes' as a new release, and we anticipate reaching a much larger audience worldwide.
If this label relationship shows promise, I have another project in the works, and we will consider collaborating with other artists. 'Echoes' is scheduled for an 'official' release in June of 2024.
Echoes Words and Music by Dan Russell and Jesse Mark Russell
You say, “I don’t know anymore.”
I say, “You’re right.”
You say, “I don’t care anymore.”
Together we must fight.
When the sun comes up again
And we feel it warm our skin
Let’s do our best not to pretend
Till we meet our end.
There’s no love like those younger days.
We feel the echoes still today.
From some place way beyond the stars.
We feel the echoes
Feel the echoes
You say you feel so all alone,
Let me hold you tonight.
Take my hand, we’ll make it through
Lockstep for this life.
There’s no love like those younger days.
We feel the echoes still today.
From some place way beyond the stars.
We feel the echoes
Feel the echoes
When the sun comes up again
And we feel it warm our skin
Let’s do our best not to pretend
Till we meet our end.
There’s no love like those younger days.
We feel the echoes still today.
From some place way beyond the stars.
We feel the echoes
Feel the echoes
Love Words and Music by Dan Russell
In the moonlight.
In your lover’s voice.
The silhouette unfolds,
As the ground grows cold
You hear the same thing,
You fear the same thing.
In the Autumn wind,
When dry colors burn.
The skeletons dance,
Beneath the dark skyline.
Is it Love you’re looking for?
In the thunder clouds,
Mountains of rain to fall.
In the twisting wind,
You hear the name that’s called.
You hear the same thing,
You fear the same thing.
Is it love you’re looking for?
Is it love, love, love,
Love you’re looking for?
In a child’s eyes.
In every lover’s voice.
In a baby’s cry.
We’ve really got no choice.
We’ve really got no choice.
Is it love you’re looking for?
Is it love, love, love,
Love you’re looking for?
It’s in my child’s eyes.
It’s in my mother’s voice.
And when I take your hand.
We’ve really got no choice.
Is it love you’re looking for?
Is it love, love, love,
Love you’re looking for?
Guns Words and Music by Dan Russell
Not so idle threats, take place behind those steel doors.
Intimidation to escalation, the likelihood of a holy war.
Politicians getting nervous, TV ratings soar.
Any day now, any day now, history repeats its worst mistake.
Before the guns we must fight, convince ourselves it’s not right.
Before the guns we must claim, the call to love and not to blame.
The call to love and not to blame, before the guns.
Before the guns, before the guns.
We must fight.
Before the guns, before the guns
It’s not right.
The echoes of the mothers, who lost their sons and daughters.
All the speeches and new monuments, pay tribute to their slaughter.
And in the end it’s all the same. We’ve got denial and we act real brave.
We bow our heads to amazing grace. The president says “God bless this place.”
Before the guns we must fight, convince ourselves it’s not right.
Before the guns we must claim, the call to love and not to blame.
The call to love and not to blame, before the guns..
Before the guns, before the guns.
We must fight.
Before the guns, before the guns.
It’s not right.
Will the earth hold up?
Will the sea turn red with blood?
Will the air grow bitter from a single blast?
Not so idle threats, take place behind those steel doors.
Intimidation to escalation, the likelihood of a bloody war.
Politicians getting nervous, TV ratings soar.
Any day now, any day now, history repeats its worst mistake.
History repeats its worst mistake.
Before the guns we must fight, convince ourselves it’s not right.
Before the guns we must claim, the call to love and not to blame.
The call to love and not to blame, before the guns.
Before the guns, before the guns.
We must fight.
Before the guns, before the guns.
It’s not right.
It’s not right.
We must fight.
It’s not right.
We must fight.
So Naïve Words and Music by Dan Russell
He has hope for the hopeless, in this dying place.
He doesn’t do what he’s been told, when he’s told to look the other way.
He gets so close to their hurt, you know he feels their pain.
He has a vision for the future, calls it paradise.
He sees the planet healed and whole,
Like from the other side.
He won’t deny the evil force, he says for now it has its place.
Believes the end will show us all, love has won this race.
How can he, how can he
How can he believe like that?
How can he, how can he
God, he’s so naive.
He sees the goos in every man no matter what’s passed.
He has patience and he understands.
He’s so sincere when he holds your broken hand.
Looks you in the eyes, and gives you this smile, like he knows some secret plan.
How can he, how can he
How can he believe like that?
How can he, how can he
God, he’s so naive.
How can he believe like that,
How can he believe?
He holds out for the liars, he knows what they mean.
He shares his food with the helpless, he likes the way they eat.
He says “this place ain’t so bad.” Loves the way we all laugh.
Opens his arms oh so wide, says “if you could see yourselves.”
How can he believe like that,
How can he believe?
He has hope for the hopeless, in this dying place.
He has a vision for the future, calls it paradise.
He sees the good in every man, no matter how bad.
He holds out for the liars,
He knows what we mean.
How can he believe like that,
How can he believe?
Somewhere Words and Music by Dan Russell
You came from somewhere, you came to me.
You came from somewhere, helped me believe.
I went far away where no one could reach me.
Sifted through the voices to find one who could teach me.
Flattery and spies, confusion and lies.
I gave up so many good things,
My reasons to try.
You came from somewhere, you came to me.
You came from somewhere, helped me believe.
You know I walked in circles,
I crossed all my lines.
I gave in to temptation, to see if I was alive.
I saw the beauty grow old and die.
I had to surrender my reasons to try.
You came from somewhere, you came to me.
You came from somewhere, helped me believe.
I went far away where no one could reach me.
Sifted through the voices to find one who could teach me.
Flattery and spies, confusion and lies.
I gave up so many good things,
My reasons to try.
You came from somewhere, you came to me.
You came from somewhere, helped me believe.
Somewhere, I believe
Somewhere, I believe
All I Want Is You Words and Music by Dan Russell
It could be love, it could be hate.
What’s the difference if all you feel is pain?
It could be hope, might be a lie.
A broken heart makes you wanna die.
It could be rain coming don cold as ice.
It’s been like this for so many nights.
To go to sleep you’ve got to calm your mind
And drift away somewhere else in time.
Is there really anywhere else in time?
All I want, all I want
All I want is you.
We pray for peace and march proud into war,
Driven by fear we can’t seem to control.
Afraid to love, afraid to yield.
What is this demon we all conceal?
There is no truce, our nature is to doubt.
Is our heart cursed to live without?
But yet this spark that reminds us all,
Our should responds to some distant call.
Does anyone hear that distant call?
All I want, all I want
All I want is you.
Somebody told me something that must have made me this way.
Said life's just a circle from birth to your grave.
Feared I might believe that,
Sensed it from time to time.
You kept my should from breaking,
From losing my mind.
All I want, all I want
All I want is you.
You’re all I want, you’re all I want.
All I want is you.
Be Mine Words and Music by Dan Russell
I wanna go where the sun doesn’t burn my skin.
I wanna go where the water is pure and I’m welcomed in.
Where the words are not lies.
Where my soul can unwind.
No promises, no fear to fight.
I wanna go where my heart won’t shatter and break.
I wanna go where the love that we give, it won’t fade.
Where dreams won’t be laughed at,
Every heart can be healed.
Where nobody is, nobody’s fool.
I could dream about this for the rest of my life,
Or just close my eyes, and let you be mine
Let you be mine, hold you closely.
Your body next to mine, so closely.
I wanna go where the night doesn’t fill us with fear.
I wanna go where the hungry are met with food.
Where the naive are not raped,
And every human’s embraced.
Look you in the eyes, and I find grace.
I could dream about this for the rest of my life,
Or just close my eyes, and let you be mine
Let you be mine, hold you closely.
Your body next to mine, so closely.
Let you be mine, hold you closely.
Your body next to mine, so closely.
Don’t Let Us Fall Words and Music by Dan Russell
Do you feel the pain I’m feeling?
You say you cry these tears with me.
Do you hear the words they’re saying?
The kind of truth you don’t want to believe.
Do you see the things we’re seeing?
Tell me, what does it look like to you?
Most of this world is constantly bleeding,
Hoping and praying that you’ll come through.
Oh no, Don’t let us fall,
Let us fall away.
Oh no, don’t let us go,
Let us go, Insane.
Do you hear my heart beating?
Do you feel it pounding in my chest?
Who sets these cold winds blowing
Through my bones and through my soul?
Oh no, Don’t let us fall,
Let us fall away.
Oh no, don’t let us go,
Let us go, Insane.
When we start to slip, will you break our fall?
We’re always out of control,
How do we hear your call?
When we feel alone, will you hold us close?
Take away this fear,
And bring us all the way back home.
Oh no, Don’t let us fall,
Let us fall away.
Oh no, don’t let us go,
Let us go, Insane.
When we pray, “Our Father in heaven,”
Please show us that you’re not that far.
The dark nights sometimes so endless,
We need new hope, like a shining star
Like a shining star
Like a shining star
Tomorrow Words and Music by Dan Russell
Will I sneak around for the rest of my life?
Lie to you, lie to myself?
What’s the matter with the cards I hold?
I’m so scared if the truth be known.
Maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight
There’ll be no more sorrow,
There’ll be no more fright.
All I ever wanted was to set my world on fire.
I had vision, I had desire.
Waited too long, took life for granted.
My open doors, don’t know why I slammed them.
Maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight
There’ll be no more sorrow,
There’ll be no more fright.
We can walk on water
We can touch the stars.
No one will be faulted,
We can be who we are.
We can be who we are.
Never wanted to go to prison.
Never thought I’d be serving time.
I learned some lessons as I grew older,
Guilt and fear are my iron bars.
It stands to reason if we all wear out,
So few are certain, so many in doubt.
We stay distracted and grow disconnected.
Prefer the lies and the truth is rejected.
The truth is rejected.
Rejected.
Rejected.
Maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight
There’ll be no more sorrow,
There’ll be no more fright.
We can walk on water, we can touch the stars.
No one will be faulted,
We can be who we are.
We can be who we are.
Tomorrow,Tonight.
Tomorrow,Tonight.
Rescued Words and Music by Dan Russell
Only in our inner space can we ever find true grace.
All are lost, to be found, we are loved.
Drifting through our outer space, searching for that one true face.
Wandering, then home at last, we are loved.
You rescued me,
Broke the curse that covered me.
You rescued me,
Broke the curse that covered me.
Fear to lose what we don’t have, believing even good is bad.
Morning sun dissolves the night, we are loved.
Washed with tears we cannot help, cleanse our hearts inside out.
Bring us through with healing grace, we are loved.
You rescued me,
Broke the curse that covered me.
You rescued me,
Broke the curse that covered me.
If I have any chance,
It’s your love, it’s your love that rescues me.
If I have any chance,
It’s your love, it’s your love that rescues me.
Only in our inner space can we ever find true grace.
All are lost, to be found, we are loved.
Everyone a refugee, hoping for delivery.
Day by day and night by night, we are loved.
If I have any chance,
It’s your love, it’s your love that rescues me.
If I have any chance,
It’s your love, it’s your love that rescues me.
You rescued me,
Broke the curse that covered me.
You rescued me,
Broke the curse that covered me.
You rescued me,
Broke the curse that covered me.
If I have any chance,
It’s your love, It’s your love,
That rescues me.
I Just Wanna Get Warm Words and Music by Mark Heard
The mouths of the best poets,
Speak but a few words,
And then lay down
Stone cold in forgotten fields.
Life goes on in this ant farm town,
Cold to the lifeblood underfoot.
All talk and no touch,
And I just wanna be real
I just wanna be real
The colors here are monochrome.
Studies in one shade of grey.
the good times and the hard times,
cut from the same grey cloth.
All the fire that crackle here,
Consume but do not burn.
All light and no heat,
And I just wanna get warm
I just wanna get warm.
The days they rattle past me,
Like a tunnel round a train.
Landscapes and heartaches,
I don’t know what I feel.
All I know is my condition
Is worse than I can tell.
The small talk and the slow burns,
And I just wanna be healed.
I just wanna get well.
I just wanna get warm.
There are things I should remember,
But I have forgotten how.
I’m all tied up with no time,
Trying to do too much.
And the thoughts that I’ve avoided
Are the ones I need right now
Like a warm wind and love’s hand,
I just wanna be touched.
I just wanna be touched.
I just wanna be real.
I just wanna get well.
I just wanna be healed.
I just wanna get warm.
Credits
Echoes Remix Produced by Jesse Mark Russell
01) Echoes
Performed by
Dan Russell - Vocals, Acoustic
Jesse Mark Russell - Drums, Bass, Programming
Michael J. Pritzl - Guitars, Keys, Programing, Vocals
Words & Music by Dan Russell and Jesse Mark Russell
Produced by Jesse Mark Russell
Co-Produced by Michael J. Pritzl
Co-Produced by Free Hallas
Mixed & Mastered by Free Hallas
Engineered by Michael J. Pritzl
Additional Engineering by Jesse Mark Russell
Recorded at Fingerprint Studios - Merrimac, MA
Recorded at Nowhere, CA Studios - Beverly, MA
02) Love
Performed by
Dan Russell - Vocals, Acoustic
Jesse Mark Russell - Drums, Bass, Vocals, Programming
Michael J. Pritzl - Guitars, Keys, Programing
Words & Music by Dan Russell
Additional Music by Michael J. Pritzl
Produced by Jesse Mark Russell
Co-Produced by Michael J. Pritzl
Co-Produced by Free Hallas
Mixed & Mastered by Free Hallas
Engineered by Michael J. Pritzl
Additional Engineering by Jesse Mark Russell
Recorded at Fingerprint Studios - Merrimac, MA
Recorded at Nowhere, CA Studios - Beverly, MA
03) The Guns
Performed by
Dan Russell - Vocals, Guitar
Jesse Mark Russell - Drums, Bass
Michael J. Pritzl - Guitars
Words and Music by Dan Russell
Produced by Michael J. Pritzl
Co-Produced by Jesse Mark Russell
Mastered by Free Hallas
Mixed & Engineered by Michael J. Pritzl
Additional Engineering by Jesse Mark Russell
Recorded at Fingerprint Studios - Merrimac, MA
Recorded at Nowhere, CA Studios - Beverly, MA
04) So Naive
Performed by
Dan Russell - Vocals, Acoustic
Jesse Mark Russell - Drums, Bass
Michael J. Pritzl - Guitars, Keys
Rachel Taylor - Additional vocals
Ramona Silver - Additional vocals
Words and Music by Dan Russell
Additional Music by Michael J. Pritzl
Produced by Michael J. Pritzl
Co-Produced by Jesse Mark Russell
Mastered by Free Hallas
Mixed & Engineered by Michael J. Pritzl
Additional Engineering by Jesse Mark Russell
Recorded at Fingerprint Studios - Merrimac, MA
Recorded at Nowhere, CA Studios - Beverly, MA
Additional Recording by Kevin Billingslea and Darren Elder at Halo Studios - Windham, ME
05) Somewhere
Performed by
Dan Russell - Vocals, Acoustic
Jesse Mark Russell - Drums, Bass, Programming
Michael J. Pritzl - Guitars, Keys, Programming
Rachel Taylor - Additional vocals
Ramona Silver - Additional vocals
Words and Music by Dan Russell
Produced by Jesse Mark Russell
Co-Produced by Michael J. Pritzl
Co-Produced by Free Hallas
Mixed & Mastered by Free Hallas
Engineered by Michael J. Pritzl
Additional Engineering by Jesse Mark Russell
Recorded at Fingerprint Studios - Merrimac, MA
Recorded at Nowhere, CA Studios - Beverly, MA
06) All I Want Is You
Performed by
Dan Russell - Vocals, Acoustic
Jesse Mark Russell - Drums, Bass
Michael J. Pritzl - Guitars
Words and Music by Dan Russell
Produced by Jesse Mark Russell
Co-Produced by Michael J. Pritzl
Co-Produced by Free Hallas
Mixed & Mastered by Free Hallas
Engineered by Michael J. Pritzl
Additional Engineering by Jesse Mark Russell
Recorded at Fingerprint Studios - Merrimac, MA
Recorded at Nowhere, CA Studios - Beverly, MA
07) Be Mine
Performed by
Dan Russell - Vocals, Acoustic
Jesse Mark Russell - Drums, Bass, Programming
Michael J. Pritzl - Guitars, Keys, Programming
Words and Music by Dan Russell
Produced by Michael J. Pritzl
Co-Produced by Jesse Mark Russell
Mastered by Free Hallas
Mixed & Engineered by Michael J. Pritzl
Additional Engineering by Jesse Mark Russell
Recorded at Fingerprint Studios - Merrimac, MA
Recorded at Nowhere, CA Studios - Beverly, MA
08) Don’t Let Us Fall
Performed by
Dan Russell - Vocals, Acoustic
Jesse Mark Russell - Drums, Bass, Programming
Michael J. Pritzl - Guitars, Keys, Programming
Rachel Taylor - Additional vocals
Ramona Silver - Additional vocals
Words and Music by Dan Russell
Produced by Michael J. Pritzl
Co-Produced by Jesse Mark Russell
Mastered by Free Hallas
Mixed & Engineered by Michael J. Pritzl
Additional Engineering by Jesse Mark Russell
Recorded at Fingerprint Studios - Merrimac, MA
Recorded at Nowhere, CA Studios - Beverly, MA
09) Tomorrow
Performed by
Dan Russell - Vocals
Jesse Mark Russell - Drums, Bass
Michael J. Pritzl - Guitars
Words and Music by Dan Russell
Produced by Jesse Mark Russell
Co-Produced by Michael J. Pritzl
Co-Produced by Free Hallas
Mixed & Mastered by Free Hallas
Engineered by Michael J. Pritzl
Additional Engineering by Jesse Mark Russell
Recorded at Fingerprint Studios - Merrimac, MA
Recorded at Nowhere, CA Studios - Beverly, MA
10) Rescued
Performed by
Dan Russell - Vocals, Acoustic
Jesse Mark Russell - Drums, Bass, Programming
Michael J. Pritzl - Guitars, Keys, Programing
Rachel Taylor - Additional vocals
Ramona Silver - Additional vocals
Words and Music by Dan Russell
Additional Music by Michael Pritzl
Produced by Jesse Mark Russell
Co-Produced by Michael J. Pritzl
Co-Produced by Free Hallas
Mixed & Mastered by Free Hallas
Engineered by Michael J. Pritzl
Additional Engineering by Jesse Mark Russell
Recorded at Fingerprint Studios - Merrimac, MA
Recorded at Nowhere, CA Studios - Beverly, MA
11) I Just Wanna Get Warm (Bonus Track)
Performed by
Dan Russell - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic
Fergus Marsh - Chapman Stick
Kevin Brett - Guitar
Michael Slovakian - Drums
Dan Cutrona - Pedal Steel
Joel Russell - Additional vocals
Words and Music by Mark Heard
Arraignment by Dan Russell and Fergus Marsh
Produced by Dan Russell and Fergus Marsh
Mixed by Jim Scott
Recorded in 1994 in Toronto Canada
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