Eye of the Storm
Eye of the Storm (Live at Wisseloord Studios with the Stageband Jazz Orchestra)
I am standing in the eye of the storm
While the world around me rages
I am standing in the eye of the storm
As I have done for many ages
My feet rooted in the ground
My head held high
Feeling the love that surrounds me
While I watch the rubble fly
I am standing in the eye of the storm
As I watch the anger
Feel the loathing and the hate
I see the colours fading
As I watch me fight my fate
The self-fulfilling prophecy
Created by my mind
Seems to be reflected
In the future of mankind
I am standing in the eye of the storm
While the world around me rages
I am standing in the eye of the storm
As I have done for many ages
My feet rooted in the ground
My head held high
Feeling the love that surrounds me
While I watch the rubble fly
I am standing in the eye of the storm
Will I allow this feeling
To bring me to my knees
Or shall I resist it
And feel a sense of peace
What are my choices
Which way can I go
Will I choose fear and sorrow
Or let my love flow
I see the illness spreading
The sickness and the malice
Poor people are starving
Unheeded by the palace
The Kings, the Queens
The Presidents
The Emperors as well
Require some explaining
At the gates of hell
I am standing in the eye of the storm
While the world around me rages
I am standing in the eye of the storm
As I have done for many ages
My feet rooted in the ground
My head held high
Feeling the love that surrounds me
While I watch the rubble fly
I am standing in the eye of the storm
Featuring: Stageband Jazz Orchestra
Trumpet solo: Jaap de Vries
Recorded at Wisseloord Studios April 2021
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)
