A Hundred Thousand Questions
I have a hundred thousand questions
For the world, my friend, and you
‘Bout industrial revolution
And air pollution, what can we do
If we carry on like this
And if we cannot make it end
If we continue this befouling
Overheating will be the trend
Overwrought and overwhelmed
I often lay awake at night
If we don’t take action now
Mass extinction will be our plight
Tomorrow brings another day
And I will struggle through
I’ll persist in finding promise
A guiding light to hold on to
I will open up my eyes
To see the love and all that’s good
The changes and renewal
The people, the sisterhood
Their honesty, their passion
Their courage and their zeal
Give me back my faith
And causes me to heal
Look at all that power
That one man or woman has
All those little groups of people
Have so much pizzazz
Trust the force within you
Nothing is too strange
Believe that it can happen
Know that things can change
I have a hundred thousand questions
For the world, my friend, and you
‘Bout how we can make changes
For this Earth that you love too
Flugel solo: Libbe Oosterman
Recorded at Wedgeview Studios and Studio Silvester June 2020
From A to B
October 2021
All Music and Lyrics: Ellen Pels
Except “Spring” and “Note Dame” Music: Ellen Pels and Tony Hoyting,
Lyrics: Ellen Pels
Arrangements: Ellen Pels en Tony Hoyting
Studiotechnique: Erik Spanjers
Mastering: Silvia Vermeulen
Production: Ellen Pels
Album Artwork: Roy Verhaag Studio Rrook
Recorded at Studio Moskou, Studio Silvester, Wedgeview Studios, Odeon Theatre Zwolle, and Wisseloord Studios
Ellen Pels Band:
Lead vocals: Ellen Pels
Piano, Fender Rhodes,
Keyboard, Vibraphone: Tony Hoyting
Acoustic and Electric guitar: Klaas-Jelmer Sixma
Bassguitar and Double Bass: Pieter Althuis
Drums: Joost Visser
Percussion: Gijs Anders van Straalen
Saxophone: Tibor Elferink
Trumpet and Flugelhorn: Libbe Oosterman
Trombone: Arend Huisman
Backing Vocals: Inze Meijer, Florens Eykemans, Mousmé Brocaar, Ellen Pels
Red Limo String Quartet:
Jonas Pap, Camilla van der Kooij, Dirk Feller, Sietse van Gorkom
Stageband Jazz Orchestra:
Trumpets:
Libbe Oosterman
Johan Boekema
Esther Fernandez Mata
Bas van den Broek
Jaap de Vries
Trombones:
Pavel Shcherbakov
Arend Huisman
Enne Feenstra
Gosse van den Berg
Saxophones and Flutes:
Steven Sluiter
Jan Schoemaker
Sander Baan
Richard Borchers
Bert Brandsma
Rythm:
Imre Kruis (drums)
Marco Kerver (double bass and bassguitar)
Thomas Hilbrandie (guitar)
Tony Hoyting (piano)
