MY STAR (01/18/2011)
Thank you to my incredible patrons of the art (patrons of MY art) who made this record possible! ~ Marina:)

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1.       You Make Me Beautiful  3:38

2.       Thursday Song  4:01

3.       Blue for You  3:29

4.       My Star  4:00

5.       Killing My Dream  3:56

6.       Don’t Cry  5:08

7.       Unbalanced  3:13

8.       Weight of the World  4:04

9.       Tonkaya Ryabina / Тонкая Рябина  1:44

10.   Magical Christmas  3:22

All songs written by Marina Verenikina & Nick Baker.
“Don’t Cry” written by Saul Hudson, Izzy Stradlin, W. Axl Rose & Duff McKagan; “Tonkaya Ryabina” is a Russian traditional song.

Produced by Guy Erez
 

www.MarinaV.com           © 2010 Marina V & Nick Baker. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.

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             AWESOME MUSICIANS ON THIS RECORD:

Guy Erez – bass, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, programming, keyboards
Shai Shaashua - engineering, programming
Ryan Hoyle – drums on “Weight of the World” and “Unbalanced”
Dorian Crozier – drums on “You Make Me Beautiful”
Nick Baker – percussion
Bruce Kulick – guest guitars on “Killing My Dream”
Ben Eisen – guest bass on “You Make Me Beautiful”
Shannon Hurley – additional keys on “You Make Me Beautiful”
Marina V – vocals and piano
Snapping/laughing/talking on “Magical Christmas”: Nick, Guy, Shai & Marina.
Good times & Russian chocolates were had by all J

Produced & mixed by Guy Erez  (1,2,7,8  mixed by Brian Yaskulka).

 

Mastered by Reuben Cohen for Lurssen Mastering.

Artwork & design: Jim Aiken.

Photography: Don Adkins.

All songs written by Marina G. Verenikina & Nick Baker.
“Don’t Cry” written by Saul Hudson, Izzy Stradlin, W. Axl Rose & Duff McKagan; 
“Tonkaya Ryabina” is a Russian traditional song. 

Published by Somo Music (SESAC) and Crazy Apples Worldwide (ASCAP).
“Killing My Dream”, "Unbalanced" & “Magical Christmas” published by Crazy Apples Worldwide (ASCAP).
“Don’t Cry” published by Black Frog Music c/o Universal Polygram Intl and Guns n’ Roses Music c/o Sussman & Associates

Many many many thanks to every sweet person who worked so hard on this album and who made it possible – you are my angels!!!! Extra special thanks goes out to the associate producer, Frank "Doc" Bettag, as well as to David Krebs, to our families and to my amazing patrons of the arts (komrades):

Mila Rozanova and Carmen Video, Alan Roche, Alan Claypool, Eric Pang, Bill Curry, Derek & Nicole Herr, John Schahfer, Laurent Testud, Anita Murphy-Sanchez & Joseph Sanchez, Nuno Esteves, Todd Mitchell, Erik Eason, Don & Joelle Adkins, Roman Smith, Jean-Fabrice Mas, Michael Clifford, Arlene Regos, Sue & Rich, Kakuma, Holly Averyt, Robert, Heather (Doc) McAlister, Mark Gardner, Dwaine, Leo Amorosi, Tom Wolan & Emily Mathews, Bill Adler, Joseph Tarango, Eugene Z, Phil Irwin, Raymond J Steiner, Scott Bird, Larry Hart, Eric Lallier, Glenn Bakke, Nancy Wilburn, Nusi Dekker, Jason Bouzane, Sean B's dad, Bob Mutascio, Mike & Tiffany, NOVA Dad, Tashia Hinchliffe & Patrick Mejia, Bob Sanderlin, Randy and Heidi, Ron and Nancy, Phil (philfromphilly), Dev Mutha, Stephen Carson, Scott R. Wright, JoAnn Arnold, Barry and Susan from New Jersey, Brian Wilson Photography, Ray, Bob & Nancy, Andrew Shkeda and Mariya Veremeychuk, Chris Doney, Todd Stark, Hollie Satterfield, Chris Norris, Hal Dalton, Andy Sweeney, Ron and Christy Hodge, William Stelzer, Kevin Jackson, Scot Kleinman, Kristen & Simeon Bethke, Richard Hawkins, Rio, Vu Pham, Kelly Andrews, Skip & Shari, Jeff "the chocolate boy" Axelrod, Fuad, Michael Domingo Photography, Jim Bertrand, John Lockie, Brent Kashiwagi, Mason Fong, Randy B, Dan & Donna VonLanken, Michael Palmer, Cecilia Levi, Jorn & Louise Dakin, Irena Belenky, Luke McQuillan, Tomás Fernandez-Calvo, Russel Fujii, James Sulahian, Malcolm Singer, Jeff, Carolyn & Nicolai, Ilya Miroshnichenko, Lawrence Wright, Michael Monccayo, Julienne Davison, Greg Aziz, Ella Makarkina , Martin Woulfe, Kevin Bone, Daniel Bellerose, Philip David Morgan, Leslie Davidson, Jim Rhyan, Jeff Richter, Emily Reiss, Steven Swimmer, Cathy Brown, Rich Ropes, Kristin Dormuth, MWM, Eddie Roosenmaallen , Frank Albrecht, Nick Cheas, The MacQuarrie family, Michelle Pincus, Winifred Adams, Lisa Barber , Linda Klibanow, Elliot & Keri Gee, Sonya Elena, Alex Rozdymakha, Michael John, Andrew Russet, Jagila Minso, Dave Herrington, Paul Franco, Cary Lynn Rutledge, Maarten Avontuur, Jerry Lin, Bill C, Donn C Martin, Stephan Volz, Marcia Baker, Lorenzo Fare, Howard Jones.

 

Thank you!!! No words can describe how humbled I am by all of your love, your support and your incredible generosity. A big Russian-American hug, see you at the shows!!

Marina :)

YOU MAKE ME BEAUTIFUL

I can’t help hearing the lies

I can’t help letting them inside

These words have gotten me low
and got me high

You stand and guard at my door

Allowing me to be more than what they say

Allowing me to be strong and live my way

You make me beautiful

Believing in me

You make me beautiful

And deep within I find the best side of myself

I know no one else

Makes me feel beautiful like you

My dreams are never too wild

My words are never laughed off or brushed aside

You make me feel like a star
that’s not outshined

You make me beautiful

Believing in me

You make me beautiful

And deep within I find the best side of myself

I know no one else

Makes me feel beautiful…

Beautiful

And deep within I find the best side of myself

I know nobody else

Makes me feel beautiful like you

THURSDAY SONG

Say what’s on your mind
Don’t worry about consequence

Don’t worry about time

Say what’s in your soul

Tell me your everything

I want to know

I won’t turn my back on you

Won’t turn my back on you

I’ll listen carefully, I’ll listen carefully

And I will be

I will be

I will be here for you

Here for me

Stand, stand by me now

You’ll be my hero

Don’t worry about how

Let, let it all go

Don’t hang on to anything

Don’t do it for show

I won’t turn my back on you

Won’t turn my back on you

I’ll make you proud of me

You’ll be so proud of me

I will be

I will be

I will be here for you

Here for me

BLUE FOR YOU

What am I supposed to do

What am I supposed to do

If all I feel is, all I feel is blue, blue, blue

How am I supposed to feel, tell me,

What am I supposed to do

If all I want is, all I want is you, you, you

It’s you, and no one else, no one else

Can set my soul on fire

You can see right through my layers

And you get me so high

I can’t stand, I can’t take

A minute without you

I can’t sleep and I can’t fake

The way my body aches for you

What am I supposed to do

What am I supposed to do

If all I see is, all I feel is blue, blue, blue

It’s you, and no one else, no one else

Can set my soul on fire

You can see right through my layers

And you get me so high

I can’t stand, I can’t take

A minute without you

I can’t sleep and I can’t fake

The way my body aches for you

What am I supposed to do

What am I supposed to do

If all I want is, all I want is you

MY STAR

Flames, they die

And candles flicker

It rains, it shines

The pace, it quickens

And you and I

We just don’t speak enough

Days are weeks, and weeks are months

Friends may leave, but don’t give up

One will always be there when it’s dark

You’ll see that

when the sun goes down

I’ll be there if you fall

My star, most beautiful of all

Flowers bloom, and flowers wither

Winter snow becomes a river

And you and I are blowing in the wind wildly

But when the sun goes down

I’ll be there if you fall

My star, most beautiful of all

Flames, they die

And candles flicker

It rains, it shines

The pace, it quickens

And you and I will find there’s light enough, you’ll see that

when the sun goes down

I’ll be there if you fall

My star, most beautiful of all

KILLING MY DREAM

Never thought that I could break in two

but you have shown me

You have always told me I could count on you

but where did you go?

I’m dreaming of yesterday

dreams won’t hold me down

as you push me away

Am I really alone

right next to you?

or am I chasing a ghost

of what I once thought was true?

Don’t worry, everything’s fine with me

I won’t let on that you’re killing my dream

Killing my dream

Never thought that I could hurt so much

but you have shown me

you have always told me I should play it tough

but how can I pretend?

I’m dreaming of yesterday

Oh, I know the truth

Still too scared to be brave

Am I really alone

right next to you?

or am I chasing a ghost

of what I once thought was true?

Don’t worry, everything’s fine with me

I won’t let on that you’re killing my dream

Killing my dream

So now it’s done, tell me

does it make you feel right

To be the one to break me down inside?

DON’T CRY
written by Saul Hudson, Izzy Stradlin, W. Axl Rose & Duff McKagan;

Black Frog Music c/o Universal Polygram Intl and Guns n’ Roses Music c/o Sussman & Associates

Talk to me softly

There is something in your eyes

Don't hang your head in sorrow

And please don't cry

I know how you feel inside

I've been there before

Something is changing inside you

And don't you know

Don't you cry tonight

I still love you baby

Don't you cry tonight

Don't you cry tonight

There's a heaven above you baby

And don't you cry tonight

Give me a whisper

And give me a sign

Give me a kiss before you

tell me goodbye

Don't you take it so hard now

And please don't take it so bad

I'll still be thinking of you

And the times we had

REPEAT CHORUS

And please remember that I never lied

And please remember how I felt inside now honey

You gotta make it your own way

But you'll be alright now sugar

You'll feel better tomorrow

Come the morning light now baby

And don't you cry tonight

UNBALANCED

On days like this

I can find no rest

And I’m wandering without purpose

I can’t concentrate

I stay up late

I forget about my coffee

And I wanna know why I’m lying here

and my mind is racing..

I gotta find some peace

Make sense of all of this

Find myself in this madness

I need no escape

Just want to understand

Why I feel so unbalanced

I just want to know why

I need some help

But I don’t know where

I don’t know which rock to turn over

So I ask my mom

I ask my friends

But they’re more screwed up than I am

And I wanna know why I’m stressing here

And my mind is breaking

REPEAT CHORUS

And I wanna know why I’m really here

And everything I do, does it matter, does it mean a thing?

I need a magic key

To help unlock this power buried deep inside of me...

And I am lying here

And my soul is bleeding

WEIGHT OF THE WORLD

I walk around and watch the people pass me by

I often wonder what they’re hiding there, behind those smiles

Cause eyes don’t lie

Why, why do we feel we’re all alone

In this universe, squeezing soul blood from a stone

God, I’m so alone, we’re both alone

No one ever understands

The way you’re feeling

No one ever shares their pain

It’s just too revealing

So we keep it all to ourselves

Always stuck in our shells

When we could lift

The weight of the world

Stop. Stop what you’re doing, look around

Look into their eyes, maybe a part of you is found in there

And maybe you’ll sleep tight

No one ever understands

The way you’re feeling

No one ever shares their pain

It’s just too revealing

So we keep it all to ourselves

Always stuck in our shells

When we could lift

The weight of the world

No matter where you may be tonight,

You’re not alone, no, you’re not alone…

No one ever understands

The way you’re feeling

No one ever shares their pain

It’s just too revealing

So we keep it all to ourselves

Always stuck in our shells

When we could, we could lift

The weight of the world

TONKAYA RYABINA

Russian traditional

Что стоишь, качаясь
Тонкая рябина
Головой склоняясь
До самого тына

А через дорогу
За рекой широкой
Так же одиноко
Дуб стоит высокий

“Как бы мне, рябине
К дубу перебраться
Я б тогда не стала
Гнуться да качаться”

Но нельзя рябине
К дубу перебраться
Знать, судьба такая
Век одной качаться

MAGICAL CHRISTMAS

I wish for you a magical Christmas this year

I wish for you a magical Christmas this year

Put your worries aside

And take a sleigh ride with friends

Let your spirit take flight

Until you’re a child again…

I wish for you a magical Christmas this year

I wish for you a magical Christmas this year

Find the magic inside you

There’s nothing to hide from here

Let the joy of the season

Take over the reason now

I wish for you a magical Christmas this year

I wish for you a magical Christmas this year