…with a silent “h”
…with a silent “h”
Record Label: Ummamum Music
Release date: February 14, 2025
This album was previously released in 2023 under the title When Love Overtakes. The audio has been improved for this release. Though the music is designed to be used for weddings, commitment services, vow renewals, or anniversaries, it is suitable for everyday listening as well.
The original Wedding Day EP, released in 2011, included only tracks 3, 4, 7, and 10 of this album. A few lines of the lyrics in track 3, “Wedding Day,” were rewritten and re-recorded in 2016; the new version appears on this album.
The 2011 release was created especially for our son, Joe Petitt, and his wife, Elizabeth, for their wedding. They asked me to write a song for the lighting of the unity candle; I wrote “When Love Overtakes” and was then inspired to write “Wedding Day” and “Father’s Prayer.” I had written “Groom’s Bridal March” some years earlier and decided to include it as well. That song became the processional for the wedding, and “Father’s Prayer” was played for the first dance at the reception.
The opening piece, “Fanfare Medley,” is the first Kharlie M song ever to be entirely instrumental. It has a convincing regal feel to it, despite its being done entirely on the computer. “Bright Happy Day” is a bouncy, celebratory song. “The Commitment Waltz” has a country feel to it, while “Husband and Wife,” also in waltz time, leans more toward classical. “I Love You Truly” and “Always” are both traditional wedding songs.
Tracks #2 and #3 are in reverse order compared to the original 2023 release, to help the album flow more smoothly.
(Links go to lyrics pages with full-length audio tracks)
Total Playing Time 32:29