The Son of Hannah (Live from Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, 7/5/2019)
from Standing Under Bright Lights (Live from Festival International De Jazz De Montréal) by Alex Henry Foster
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“Standing Under Bright Lights” [Deluxe Collector Boxset]
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album“Standing Under Bright Lights” is a live album, featuring the entirety of Alex Henry Foster’s first concert at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal on July 5, 2019. It includes the live rendition of every song from his album “Windows in the Sky”, performed by an 11-piece band.
Limited and collector edition translucent orange vinyls
Printed and crafted at The Fabrik, Alex Henry Foster’s own creative atelier.
Includes:
- 3 translucent orange LPs
- Signed and numbered limited edition of 500
- 3 hand-printed silkscreen jackets
- 3 hand-printed silkscreen inner sleeves
- 3 silkscreen poster (size 12” x 12” (W x L))
- 1 handcrafted lyrics notebook
- 1 hand-printed silkscreen slipmat
- 1 hand-printed silkscreen canvas
- 1 hand-printed silkscreen box
- 3 buttons
- 1 digital download card
- Digital download link
Track Listing:
SIDE A
- The Pain That Bonds (The Beginning Is the End) (8:49)
- Winter Is Coming In (11:19)
SIDE B
- Shadows of Our Evening Tides (19:25)
SIDE C
- The Hunter (By the Seaside Window) (21:18)
SIDE D
- Snowflakes in July (14:32)
SIDE E
- Summertime Departures (Sometimes I Dream) (12:55)
SIDE F
- Lavender Sky (6:25)
- The Love That Moves (The End Is Beginning) (8:27)
About “Standing Under Bright Lights”
Standing Under Bright Lights takes place approximately 6 months after the release of Alex Henry Foster's phenomenal first solo album Windows in the Sky, that not only debuted at number 3 on the Canadian top 200, right behind Imagine Dragons and Muse, but that also stayed on the top 40 for a year after its initial release, scoring a nomination for best album of the year in Canada while being internationally acclaimed and added to several best albums shortlists all over the world.
The concert was to be a one-off happening, a homage to Foster's late father, who had died almost 5 years prior, almost to the day of the event. It would consist of the entire album Windows in the Sky, re-invented for the occasion as an 11-piece band set to perform along a movie projection produced by Foster. Also based on Foster's vision, award-winning light engineer Pascal Boily created a unique scenic installation, offering an immersive universe where music, movie projections, and light co-existed. Alex wanted for the public to be invited to dwell on the moment rather than have the sensation of attending a concert.
Includes unlimited streaming of Standing Under Bright Lights (Live from Festival International De Jazz De Montréal) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... moreSold Out
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“Standing Under Bright Lights” [Triple LP Vinyl - Widespine - Smoke Orange]
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album“Standing Under Bright Lights” is a live album, featuring the entirety of Alex Henry Foster’s first concert at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal on July 5, 2019. It includes the live rendition of every song from his album “Windows in the Sky”, performed by an 11-piece band.
Limited and collector edition smoke orange vinyls
Printed and crafted at The Fabrik, Alex Henry Foster’s own creative atelier.
Includes:
- 3 smoke orange LPs
- 1 widespine jacket
- 3 inner sleeves
- 1 digital download card
- Digital download link
Track Listing:
SIDE A
- The Pain That Bonds (The Beginning Is the End) (8:49)
- Winter Is Coming In (11:19)
SIDE B
- Shadows of Our Evening Tides (19:25)
SIDE C
- The Hunter (By the Seaside Window) (21:18)
SIDE D
- Snowflakes in July (14:32)
SIDE E
- Summertime Departures (Sometimes I Dream) (12:55)
SIDE F
- Lavender Sky (6:25)
- The Love That Moves (The End Is Beginning) (8:27)
About “Standing Under Bright Lights”
Standing Under Bright Lights takes place approximately 6 months after the release of Alex Henry Foster's phenomenal first solo album Windows in the Sky, that not only debuted at number 3 on the Canadian top 200, right behind Imagine Dragons and Muse, but that also stayed on the top 40 for a year after its initial release, scoring a nomination for best album of the year in Canada while being internationally acclaimed and added to several best albums shortlists all over the world.
The concert was to be a one-off happening, a homage to Foster's late father, who had died almost 5 years prior, almost to the day of the event. It would consist of the entire album Windows in the Sky, re-invented for the occasion as an 11-piece band set to perform along a movie projection produced by Foster. Also based on Foster's vision, award-winning light engineer Pascal Boily created a unique scenic installation, offering an immersive universe where music, movie projections, and light co-existed. Alex wanted for the public to be invited to dwell on the moment rather than have the sensation of attending a concert.
Includes unlimited streaming of Standing Under Bright Lights (Live from Festival International De Jazz De Montréal) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... moreSold Out
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album“Standing Under Bright Lights” is a live album, featuring the entirety of Alex Henry Foster’s first concert at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal on July 5, 2019. It includes the live rendition of every song from his album “Windows in the Sky”, performed by an 11-piece band.
Includes:
- 2 CDs
- 1 DVD
- 4-page booklet
- 1 digital download card
- Digital download link
Track Listing:
DISC 1
- The Son of Hannah (8:41)
- The Pain That Bonds (The Beginning Is the End) (8:49)
- Winter Is Coming In (11:19)
- Shadows of Our Evening Tides (19:25)
- The Hunter (By the Seaside Window) (21:18)
DISC 2
- Snowflakes in July (14:32)
- Summertime Departures (Sometimes I Dream) (12:55)
- Lavender Sky (6:25)
- The Love That Moves (The End Is Beginning) (8:27)
Additional Material
- Winter Is Coming In (Upper Room Studio Rehearsal) (14:25)
- Summertime Departures (Upper Room Studio Rehearsal) (14:08)
DVD
Live From Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (2:05:01)
Immersion Sky (A Visual Journey by Alex Henry Foster) (1:01:15)
About “Standing Under Bright Lights”
Standing Under Bright Lights takes place approximately 6 months after the release of Alex Henry Foster's phenomenal first solo album Windows in the Sky, that not only debuted at number 3 on the Canadian top 200, right behind Imagine Dragons and Muse, but that also stayed on the top 40 for a year after its initial release, scoring a nomination for best album of the year in Canada while being internationally acclaimed and added to several best albums shortlists all over the world.
The concert was to be a one-off happening, a homage to Foster's late father, who had died almost 5 years prior, almost to the day of the event. It would consist of the entire album Windows in the Sky, re-invented for the occasion as an 11-piece band set to perform along a movie projection produced by Foster. Also based on Foster's vision, award-winning light engineer Pascal Boily created a unique scenic installation, offering an immersive universe where music, movie projections, and light co-existed. Alex wanted for the public to be invited to dwell on the moment rather than have the sensation of attending a concert.
Includes unlimited streaming of Standing Under Bright Lights (Live from Festival International De Jazz De Montréal) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... moreships out within 7 days$25 USD or more
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lyrics
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Why do you look so sad, why don’t you eat
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Am I not more to you than a thousand sons
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Why do you look so sad, why don’t you smile
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Am I not more to you than a craving heart
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Why do you look so sad, why don’t you smile
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Am I not more to you than a thousand sons
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Why do you look so sad, why don’t you eat
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Am I not more to you than a craving heart
But I am blind, I am a son of Eli
No words to confess my sadness in whispers divine
No mercy, no future for me
My bloodline is dry
I’m a son of Eli
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Don’t let your sorrows cover your soul with a darkness that deep
Oh Hannah, your prayer has been heard
Your joy will return in great splendor
The speechless will sing
And the hopeless will shine
Oh Hannah, why don’t you smile
Why don’t you smile
Born in 1951, gone by 2014
He leaves behind
A brother, a sister, a wife and a child
Friends and memories
He didn’t cry, a man of faith
Therefore he lived awaiting to die
He loved Jesus Christ but religion he despised
He lived in bright daylight
Had compassion for those kneeling in bleakness
He never was much of a dreamer
But a lighthouse for so many others
He left me with nothing
No words, no direction to set myself in
But he gave me everything I’ve ever needed
As far as the sun...
Taught me to feed a spirit of my own
To carry my voice beyond morning views
And to leave the past behind
My father
Windows in the sky
And forever he lives now
Why do you look so sad, why don’t you eat
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Am I not more to you than a thousand sons
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Why do you look so sad, why don’t you smile
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Am I not more to you than a craving heart
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Why do you look so sad, why don’t you smile
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Am I not more to you than a thousand sons
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Why do you look so sad, why don’t you eat
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Am I not more to you than a craving heart
But I am blind, I am a son of Eli
No words to confess my sadness in whispers divine
No mercy, no future for me
My bloodline is dry
I’m a son of Eli
Oh Hannah, why do you weep
Don’t let your sorrows cover your soul with a darkness that deep
Oh Hannah, your prayer has been heard
Your joy will return in great splendor
The speechless will sing
And the hopeless will shine
Oh Hannah, why don’t you smile
Why don’t you smile
Born in 1951, gone by 2014
He leaves behind
A brother, a sister, a wife and a child
Friends and memories
He didn’t cry, a man of faith
Therefore he lived awaiting to die
He loved Jesus Christ but religion he despised
He lived in bright daylight
Had compassion for those kneeling in bleakness
He never was much of a dreamer
But a lighthouse for so many others
He left me with nothing
No words, no direction to set myself in
But he gave me everything I’ve ever needed
As far as the sun...
Taught me to feed a spirit of my own
To carry my voice beyond morning views
And to leave the past behind
My father
Windows in the sky
And forever he lives now
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from Standing Under Bright Lights (Live from Festival International De Jazz De Montréal),
released April 16, 2021
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Alex Henry Foster Montreal, Québec
Alex Henry Foster (AHF) is a Canadian musician, singer, producer, and composer, best known as the frontman of Juno Awards
nominee band Your Favorite Enemies.
In November 2018, Foster released a first solo album "Windows in the Sky”.
In April 2021, he released his live album and film “Standing Under Bright Lights”, featuring his first concert at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal.
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May 25Weinheim, Germany
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May 30Siegen, Germany
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May 30Augsburg, Germany
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Jun 15Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Jul 13Katowice, Poland
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Jul 19Loreley, Germany
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Jul 24Tübingen, Germany
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Jul 25Herzberg, Germany
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Jul 27Cologne, Germany
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