As I was a fan and collector of singles (Vinyl, but also CD-Singles later, only that they were a little rare) and maxi singles, I wanted to not only release “After The Rain” as a sole song. The nice thing on singles and especially maxis was, that – sometimes – you either got some great B-Side songs (that seldomly even were better than the A-Side) or remixes/alternative versions of the original song.
For the release of “After The Rain”, I also wanted to add an alternative version, the “Original” version. When composing and arranging the song, originally it was only sung by myself, and instead of Derek’s Synth-Solo, there was a very soulful guitar solo.
So today, Alain Schneble – my former bandmate from Second Reign – came to Mack Music Studios to record his guitar solo for the original version. Alain, Mack and I had a great time and it was almost like in the old days when we recorded the debut album for Second Reign.
Alain Schneble recording the guitar solo for the original version of “After The Rain”
