New album “Songs from Nashville” out now!

Stanley M. Erdreich Jr., is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. After a successful career spanning 60 years in international banking, venture capital, real estate and appointments under three presidential administrations for work involving matters of the Pacific Basin he finally retired and set his sights on creative adventures, at the ripe young age of 86!  
Stanley has always had a creative mind, beginning with writing poetry in college, then short stories and screenwriting followed over the years.  He published a book of poetry as a COVID project (Swallow Path) asking his grandchildren to each select a poem and provide an illustration. These creative endeavors led to country song writing.  “My incentive to write country music came from my Alabama upbringing and the boredom of COVID. Being near Muscle Shoals and Nashville made that genre of music even more "close to home" for me. Also, having published a book of poetry, I found that songs and poetry were so similar. All I had to do was . . . make these songs rhyme.”

Some of those songs were recorded in Nashville in July 2022 by a Grammy award winning music producer. The songs can be found on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and most other streaming platforms.

Behind the scenes footage of the recording of "Songs for Nashville" at Rockhouse Studios in Nashville.

SO MANY MILES

‘BEEN OUT ON THIS ROAD, WAY TOO LONG

SMOKY BARS AND SEXY WOMEN, JUST PLAYIN’ ONE MORE SONG

MY OLD GUITAR, IS BENDING SAD,

TRYIN’ TO FIND THE ONLY LOVE THAT I HAVE EVER HAD

ONCE SHE SAID “IT’S OVER”, SHE WALKED ON OUT THE DOOR

I’M SITTIN’ IN THIS MOTEL ROOM, LIKE EVERY TIME BEFORE

WON’T SOMEBODY HELP ME PLEASE . . . MAKE THIS SONG RHYME

I’VE BEEN STUCK OUT ON THIS HIGHWAY, FOR SUCH A LONG TIME

SO MANY MILES GONE BY

BUT NO ONE CAN SAY, I DIDN’T EVEN TRY

THE LIFE I LED WAS LONESOME, AND MY SINS I COULDN’T HIDE

NEVER FOUND THE PERFECT WOMAN BUT I AIN’T NO PERFECT MAN

SOME MIGHT SAY “THAT AIN’T A CRIME”

BUT THAT’S JUST WHO I AM

ONCE SHE SAID “IT’S OVER”, SHE WALKED ON OUT THE DOOR

NOW I’M SITTIN’ IN THIS MOTEL ROOM, LIKE EVERY TIME BEFORE

WON’T SOMEBODY HELP ME PLEASE . . . TO MAKE THIS SONG RHYME

BEEN STUCK OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, FOR SUCH A LONG TIME

SO MANY MILES GONE BY

YEAH, ONCE SHE SAID “IT’S OVER”, SHE WALKED ON OUT THE DOOR

YES, I’M SITTIN’ IN THIS MOTEL ROOM, LIKE EVERY TIME BEFORE

WON’T SOMEBODY HELP ME PLEASE . . . TO MAKE THIS SONG RHYME

I BEEN STUCK OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, FOR SUCH A LONG TIME

SO MANY MILES GONE BY

OOOH

SO MANY MILES GONE BY

LYRICS WRITTEN BY STANLEY ERDREICH JR.

Produced by: John Heithhaus and Kevin McKendree @Rockhouse Studios,

Franklin, TN, July 2022

Drums - Lynn Williams

Bass - John Heithhaus

Guitars - Gary Gladson

and Kevin McKendree

Vocal - Rick Huckaby

YOU AND ME

I TOOK EVERYTHING I WANTED IN MY LIFE

DIDN’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT NO ONE

NOT EVEN MY WIFE

MMMM, FILLED MY EMPTY HOUSE WITH FANCY THINGS

BUT NONE OF THAT DON’T MEAN A THING

‘CAUSE I’D RATHER HAVE A YOU AND ME

TELL ME, WHAT I NEED TO DO

I GOTTA SIXMONTH OLD AND A DRAGON TATTOO

I’M PLAYIN’ A GIG IN A HONKY-TONK BAR

TONIGHT I’M PROBABLY SLEEPIN’ IN MY CAR

HOPIN’ MY HISTORY, WON’T REPEAT NO MORE

PLEASE TELL ME NOW,

AND SET ME FREE

I’M NOT THE MAN I WANT TO BE

I’D RATHER HAVE A YOU AND ME

I DIDN’T KNOW MUCH,

JUST TIRED OF BEIN’ TOO YOUNG

SO I TOOK MY GUITAR AND THEM SAD SONGS THAT I SUNG

BIG CITY BOUND THOUGHT I HAD TO BE

AROUND THE BEND WAS TOO HARD TO SEE

YOU KNOW I’D RATHER JUST HAVE

A YOU AND ME

MY FAIRWEATHER FRIENDS

ALWAYS ROUND MY DOOR

DRAGGIN’ ME TO PARTIES

AND TOO MUCH MORE

AND ALL THIS RUNNIN’ AROUND,

IS GONNA PUT ME IN THE GROUND

PLEASE TELL ME NOW, AND SET ME FREE

I’M NOT THE MAN THAT I WANT TO BE

I’D RATHER HAVE A YOU AND ME

LET ME TELL YA AGAIN

I’D RATHER HAVE A YOU AND ME

MMM, I’D RATHER HAVE A YOU AND ME

LYRICS WRITTEN BY STANLEY ERDREICH JR.

Produced by: John Heithhaus and Kevin McKendree @Rockhouse Studios,

Franklin, TN, July 2022

Drums - Lynn Williams

Bass - Kevin McKendree

Guitars - Gary Gladson & Kevin McKendree

Pedal Steel Guitar - James Pennebaker

Vocal - Emil Justain

SING ME A LOVE STORY

IS THERE A BETTER STORY THAN LOVE?

‘CAUSE IF THERE IS, I’LL SURELY LISTEN TO IT

YOU CAN BE LUCKY IN LOVE

I KNOW ..... ‘CAUSE, I’VE BEEN THROUGH IT

HE NEVER TOLD ME I’M BAD

DIDN’T HAVE TO CONFIDE THAT HE WAS SAD

I’M SO LUCKY IN LOVE

AND THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO IT

I NEVER THOUGHT THAT HE MIGHT BE

THE ONE AND ONLY FOR ME

BUT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK

HE FINALLY DID AGREE

LIVING ALL THESE YEARS

FAR MORE LAUGHTER THAN WITH TEARS

THE SIMPLE LIFE THAT WE’VE SHARED

AND THE SWEET JOYS THAT WE’VE TASTED

YOU CAN BE LUCKY IN LOVE

I KNOW ..... ‘CAUSE, I’VE BEEN THROUGH IT

BRIDGE

AND WHEN MY TIME IS DONE, HE WILL BE THE ONLY ONE

WHO ALWAYS MAKES ME SMILE

AND I WANT MY KIDS TO KNOW, THERE’S NO BETTER WAY TO GROW

AS LOVERS AND FRIENDS TO THE VERY END

IS THERE A BETTER STORY THAN LOVE?

‘CAUSE IF THERE IS, I’LL SURELY LISTEN TO IT

CHORUS

YOU CAN BE LUCKY IN LOVE

YOU CAN THANK THE STARS ABOVE

WELL, YOU CAN BE LUCKY IN LOVE

I KNOW, ‘CAUSE I’VE BEEN THROUGH IT

MMMM, I’VE BEEN THROUGH IT

LYRICS WRITTEN BY STANLEY ERDREICH JR.

Produced by: John Heithhaus and Kevin McKendree @Rockhouse Studios,

Franklin, TN, July 2022

Drums - Lynn Williams

Bass - John Heithaus

Fiddle - James Pennebaker

Guitars - Gary Gladson

and Kevin McKendree

Vocal - Nalani Rothrock