Updated: 06/24/06

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CDs Available by David Carter

Coming soon, TURN OF EVENTS

TURN OF EVENTS, contains 13 songs which which were not written, but lived. " A journey I had traveled that started in a good place and ended in a better place and a better man for having made the journey."   "When I sat down to put this project together I had an odd mix of songs.  I was trying to find a context in which they all related to each other.  I realized the connection between these songs was that they were moments, feelings and experiences that had been my life over a period of time which was the wonderful yet also most unusual period of my life.  I realized what made this whole project so special was that all the songs stemmed from the same source of inspiration.  It was quite a TURN OF EVENTS.  This is the CD that is going to put David Carter "on the map" as a prolific, polished songwriter.  This CD is truly David Carter's "coming out" as a songwriter and recording artist.  True to his recording concept which entitled, TWO HANDS ARE ENOUGH, David's second CD.  David does all the songwriting, instrumentation, arrangements, recording, production from his own depth of talent.   "When I write a song, I hear it all in my head as it is written.  The only way I can accurately create the song as I hear it in my head is to do all the instrumentation myself."

Songs & Smaples from TURN OF EVENTS (MP3):
"Let's Sleep Naked Tonight," "Lying Here With You," "She Love's Him For What He Is (Hates Him For What He's Not)," "The Swing In My Backyard," "Broken Hearts & Broken Bottles," "This Time It's Going To Last Forever," "I Used To Be A Cowboy," "When I Look In Your Eyes,"  "Where Do We Go From Here?," "Even Though Your Gone," "Paper Plates," "Same Lesson," "When All Is Said and Done."
The songs are of many different styles from Funky R&B, to deep gutted "dark reality" blues, deep heart felt love songs, light-hearted country rock feel, silly imagination songs to simple shared emotions and experiences we have all felt or lived one time or another.  David's songwriting has always been very open, honest and sincere.

LIVE AT LOWELL'S, 01/21/03
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This CD began as a "demo CD" requested by a potential employer.  David had no intention of making this disc available to the public.  However, quality of the recording convinced him to make this CD available on a limited order basis.  This CD truly shows the versatility of David's talent as a performer, going from Johnny Cash to Dave Mathews and his uncanny ability to sound very much like the artists whom he is covering on a particualar song.  If you would like to obtain a copy of this CD, contact David in e-mail by clicking on the picture of the CD cover above for details.

Songs & Samples from LIVE @ LOWELL'S, 01/21/03 (MP3):
"Babylon," / "Pirate Looks At Forty" / "Ring of Fire" / "Flake" / "The Joker" / "Lay Around The Shanty" / "Take It Easy" / "Crash" / "I Used To Be A Cowboy" / "Friend of the Devil" / "Hotel California" / "Who'll Stop The Rain" / "Barely Breathing" / "No Such Thing" / "Southern Cross" / "Into The Mystic" / "#41" /  "All In One" download of above MP3 files

TWO HANDS ARE ENOUGH
(This CD is only available in digital download format at the present time.   Click the CD picture to buy Two Hands Are Enough through iTunes)

Twenty of David's original songs, seventy-two minutes of music. Two Hands Are Enough truly reveals the depth of his songwriting talents and is the CD which got the attention of music critics and their appreciation for David's talents as a songwriter, lamenting David with such quotes as: "If Virginia Beach were to name a songwriter laureate, no doubt it would be homegrown David Carter." - Victoria Hecht, Editor, Virginia Beach Sun Newspaper;   "Youthful and simple, Carter is a storyteller... his autobiographical lyrics show the common ground many of us share." - Eric Worden, Port Folio Weekly;  "If every entity or area needs a spokesperson, David Carter would be a prime candidate for Virginia Beach. The entire disc has a local flavor to it with references to the 15th street fishing pier, Ocean Eddie's and having the girl of your dreams on the handle bar of your beach cruiser." - Jack W. Waddell, Flash Magazine;   "I played it at home and as soon as Carter's rich, lyrical voice began, it was like a night out on Colley Avenue, or perhaps sitting on an ocean front deck watching the waves roll in." - Sam Martinette, Norfolk Compass Newspaper;  "Singer-songwriter David Carter is one of the friendliest, most laid-back people in the Hampton Roads music community. Whether he's singing confessional heart break mode or engaging in Buffett style breeziness, Carter makes enjoyable music." - Sam MacDonald, Daily Press Newspaper;  "Maybe She's Right,' 'Cucumber Cucumber Boat,' 'Fish,' 'Champagne, 'Somewhere Under This Moon' and others read like pages from his life. They all tell a tale of places he's been, people he's known and emotions he's felt." - Jaqueline Ross, Richmond Music Journal.

Songs & Samples from TWO HANDS ARE ENOUGH (MP3)  You can buy these songs individually for 89 cents each at Rhapsody.com
" Missing You Tonight" / "Maybe She's Right" / "Fish" / "Somewhere Under This Moon"  / "Champagne" / "Here We Go Again" / "Last Star" / "Cucumber Boat" / "Elisia" / "Cayo Queso (Key West)" / "Time Slips Away" / "Pack It Up" / "Proposal" / "Peace Within" / "Mother Goose (Is Gettin' Kinda' loose)" / "Ladies Of My Life" (studio version) / "Island Republic" (studio version) / "Santi Claus" / "Thinking of You"

A WARM SUMMER NIGHT
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This is David's first recording released on CD.   It was recorded live on the rooftop of the ISLAND REPUBLIC on the Virginia Beach oceanfront, where David was the regular performer for 12 years. This is a very relaxing performance and collection of songs.    During a performance in Wilmington, NC, David was told by an UNCW student that they had nicknamed the CD "Songs To Get Laid By."  Although, some of the songs on this CD are also on LIVE @ LOWELL'S, 01/21/03 the performances are of much different nature between the two live CDs.  LIVE @ LOWELL'S, 01/21/03 is what might be called a "power acoustic" performance, energy driven.   A WARM SUMMER NIGHT reflects an airy mood of friends sitting on the beach with a guitar starring at the stars and the ocean, while sipping their favorite tropical beverage.   This is basically a cover song CD, with the exception of four of David's original compositions.

Songs & Samples from A WARM SUMMER NIGHT (MP3)
CAROLINA IN MY MIND / CHANGING CHANNELS / LADIES OF MY LIFE / HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY / IF I HAD A BOAT / OPERATOR / PIRATE LOOKS AT FORTY / PENCIL-THIN MUSTACHE / ISLAND REPUBLIC / GRAPEFRUIT JUICY-FRUIT / SOMETHING IN THE WAY SHE MOVES / SHANTY / CAYO QUESO / MOTHER GOOSE IS GETTING LOOSE / BROWN EYED GIRL / INTO THE MYSTIC

Contact information:
David Carter, c/o Mid-Atlantic Records
P.O. Box 4025, Virginia Beach, VA 23454-0025   (757) 581-6480
e-mail: midatlanticmusic@aol.com
Copyright 1996-2005, David R. Carter, Sr

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