Message
I am making notes
For the girl I used to be
Knowing she’ll be scared
Of what she is to see
She’ll need to know she’s strong enough
To carry what will come
She needs to have tenacity
And know she won’t succumb
You’re strong enough
You’re tough enough
You’ll see
You’re good enough
Robust enough
You’ll see
You’re wise enough
You’re kind enough
You’ll see
You’re cool enough
Gracious enough
You’ll see
If only I had understood
If only I had known
When turmoil raged and ruled
How much courage I have shown
If I could send my younger self
A message back through space
Of gumption, spirit and of grit
Many worries I’d erase
You’re strong enough
You’re tough enough
You’ll see
You’re good enough
Robust enough
You’ll see
You’re wise enough
You’re kind enough
You’ll see
You’re cool enough
Gracious enough
You’ll see
Guitar solo: Klaas-Jelmer Sixma
Recorded at Studio Moskou and Studio Silvester April 2021
From A to B
Oktober 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
Tekst en Muziek: Ellen Pels
Studiotechniek: Erik Spanjers
Mastering: Silvia Vermeulen
Productie: Ellen Pels
Opgenomen in Studio Silvester
Lead Vocals: Ellen Pels
Gitaar: Elton Joseph
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)
