This EP was one of the shining accomplishments of our time in college together! Produced by a friend of mine who owned I-POP Records, where I was a member of the development team. I-POP stood for Integrity within POPular Music. In my honest opinion, this cut was way ahead of its time and a ridiculously good mix. Pardon the scratches at the end - taken from a much-played CD. 

from the John Maragos EP "I Belong to You" (I-POP Records)
© 2001 J. Maragos
Composed, Produced, and Performed by: John Maragos
Additional Feature Vocals: Darcie Nicole
Engineered by: John Maragos and Francois-Paul Aiche
Mixed by: John Maragos

I fell asleep last night
Watching you in the moonlght
And every breath and every move you made
It's carved into my mind
I could paint ya anytime
Like a thief in the night mmhm yeah
You stole my heart and took it forever

CHORUS:
WALK WITH ME through this life
Our two hearts will make it right
Take my hand and we'll do this together
WALK WITH ME through this life
Our two souls will share the light
And every day and every night
We'll be together
We'll be together

I fell asleep last night
Watching you in the moonlight
And every twist and every turn you made
If I could write a book
It would be How Sweet You Look
And when I kiss your lips mhmmm yeah
You catch my soul and keep it forever
CHORUS

Bridge
The way you like to compromise
The beating heart inside your eyes
The way you lay your head down to rest
The way your eyelids drift to sleep
The way your teardrops touch my cheek
And when I kiss your lips I feel your heartbeat
CHORUS

We'll be we'll be we'll be together baby
We'll be we'll be we'll be together baby

Shared with permission from the copyright holder.

Walk with Me: John Maragos feat. Darcie Nicole (2001)

Light it Up © 2013 Tolbert/Nicole/Diaz-Rua (ASCAP)

Vocal basics recorded at Porter Sound Lab, Medford, MA and engineered by Tony Porter
Music composed and produced by Jesse Jaeo Tolbert and Nathaniel Diaz-Rua
Lyrics and melody composed and performed by: Darcie Nicole
Produced, engineered and mixed by Jesse Jaeo Tolbert

All rights reserved.

Light it Up! Remix feat. Darcie Nicole (cowrite w. JesseJaeo Tolbert/Nathaniel Diaz-Rua)

Inspired by my friend Kwatice - thank you for sharing your story with me, homegirl! Her story led to me writing this song.

© 2012 Darcie Nicole (ASCAP)

Arranged by: Velvet Stylus
Vocal Arrangement: Darcie Nicole
Vocals: Darcie Nicole and Larry Watson
Keyboards: James Auburn Tootle
Bass: Jay Prokorym
Drums: Tony Porter
Guitar: Josh Witmer

Recorded at: Barefoot Studios, Brighton, MA and Digital Bear, Cambridge, MA
Engineered and Mixed by: Tony Porter (Larry Watson's vocals engineered by Jordan Tishler and the Digital Bear staff)

LYRICS:

Haven't seen you in awhile and I miss you
Wanna see the smile that makes me wanna kiss you
Runnin' here runnin' there doin' what we gotta do
I just wanna hold you

Makin' time for your mama and I know that's right
I respect that part of your life
But get it together cuz sooner or later you
Gonna have to take care of a wife!

Gotta put things right and put the right things first
A man's got to do he's got to do A MAN'S WORK
Better make your choices now before it really hurts
A man's got to do he's got to do A MAN'S WORK

Givin' time to your family true true true
But according to you I am part of your family too
If we don't get things right between me and you
How we gonna make it through?

Gotta put things right and put the right things first
A man's got to do he's got to do A MAN'S WORK
Better make your choices now before it really hurts
A man's got to do he's got to do A MAN'S WORK

I'm hearing everything you're sayin'
And I feel what your feelin' baby I really do
Now it's my plan to give you everything I can
Cuz it doesn't feel like work loving you
And it's this man's work
To take good care of you
And it's this man's work to see I do
And it's this man's work to see it through
Cuz it doesn't feel like work loving you
It doesn't feel like work loving you

Baby I hear you and baby I believe you and I
I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt
Baby I hear you and baby I believe you
I know we can work it out
Cuz it doesn't feel like work no it doesn't feel like work
No it doesn't feel like work lovin' you
No it doesn't feel like work no it doesn't feel like work
No it doesn't feel like work lovin' you
And it's this one's work to take good care of you
And it's this one's work to see it through
(Gotta put things right and put the right things first...)
(And/no it doesn't feel like work lovin' you...)

A Man's Work: Darcie Nicole feat. Velvet Stylus and Larry Watson #SCiamOTHER

© 2014 all rights reserved. 
Darcie Nicole 

I saw you for the first time 
Wrapped in light
I didn't know who you'd become to me
But something felt right

Easy and effortless 
An unbreakable tie
If only it were so easy
To make you mine

How can I go into someone else's arms
When I know yours hold me so right?
How can I live inside someone else's arms
When I been waiting for yours all my life?

The more you speak
The more I want to hear
The closer you get 
The more I want you near

I cannot calculate 
The gift you give my soul
Daily you elevate me
And make me feel whole 

How can I go into someone else's arms
When I know yours hold me so right?
How can I live inside someone else's arms
When I been waiting for yours all my life?
 
I've tried to live in logic and rationalize
But being sensible makes no good sense to me
My soul will abide the look in your eyes
That says you want to take care of me
I know you want to take good care of me
With every breath you breathe new life in me 

How can I go into someone else's arms
When I know yours hold me so right?
How can I live inside someone else's arms
When I been waiting for yours all my life?

How can I go into someone else's arms
When I know yours hold me so right?
How can I live inside someone else's arms
When I been waiting for yours all my life?

I'll stay I never ever ever want to leave
Baby I'll stay I never ever ever want to leave 
I'll stay I never ever ever want to leave
Baby I'll stay I never ever ever want to leave 

How Can I Go RAW MELODY ©2014 Darcie Nicole (ASCAP) - one take straight thru

COVERING
 © 2014 Nicole/Tolbert (ASCAP)

No one knows what we know
No one goes where we go
They will never find us
In this place

No one knows what we know 
No one goes where we go
They will never find us
In our sacred space 

Standing under the COVERING
Of what we create
Our whole world takes shape beneath
What heaven illuminates


No one knows what we know 
No one goes where we go
They will never find us
In our sacred space

No one knows what we know
No one goes where we go
They will never chase us
From this holy place  


Unlock the mystery
We need no words when we speak
Our souls touch the deepest part
Of what alone we cannot reach


No one knows what we know 
No one goes where we go
They will never find us
In our sacred space

No one knows what we know
No one goes where we go
They will never chase us
From this holy place

Produced by Jesse Jaeo Tolbert. Engineered by Tony Porter
Photo by Robin Lippay

Covering

Baby 
It's like I'm held up
It's like every step it's easier to walk 
I feel held up
It's what you do and what you say when you talk

Baby I don't how I knew to follow that intuition
It's like my soul was driven by an inner mission
That gave me vision to know what to do 
When I saw you and I had to go outside myself

But I feel like I am held up
Every step I take it's easier to walk
And it's nothing earth shattering
Quite simple really
It's what you do and what say when you talk
Oh oh 

Your words move inside my words like a record groove
And it's polished and preserved over time
And I never thought that it feel so easy
Feel so peaceful
Feel so light and yet so high

I feel like I am held up
Every step I take it's easier to walk
And it's nothing earth shattering
Quite simple in theory really
It's just what you do and the things you say when you talk
Baby it's what you do and it's what you say when you talk

You have whispered things that my soul has known for all time
Every argument I had with those trying to tell me
"What you want is too hard to find" 
And I wrestled with myself and I pushed out every wall
Believing you were somewhere
And you're right there
And you care

I feel like I am held up
And every step feels easier to walk
It's nothing seemingly earth shattering really
It's simple so simple so simple but so complex
It's just just the things you do and what you say when you talk

Easier to Walk scratch vocal - one straight take - writing lyrics as I went

Raw vocal (lyrics might edit some later) recorded with a cough -forgive how I sound lol 

Pieces - raw demo vocal #SCiamOTHER

This is a project I oversaw and sang on! Thanks to Derek and his manager Josh Jones for bringing me in on this!

Performed by Derek Thompkins featuring Velvet Stylus
©2012 Derek Thompkins
Arrangement: Velvet Stylus
Vocal Arrangement: Darcie Nicole 
Keyboards: James Auburn (Tootle)
Guitar: Josh Witmer
Bass: Jay Prokorym
Drums: Tony Porter
Background Vocals: Darcie Nicole, Julia Simone, and Derek Thompkins

Lead Vocals Recorded at: The Halo; Windham, ME
Instrumentation and Background Vocals Recorded at: Taylor Barefoot Studios; Brighton, MA

Executive Producer: Josh Jones
Produced by: Darcie Nicole
Engineered and Edited by: Tony Porter and Jonathan Wyman
Mixed by: Tony Porter

Shared with permission.

New!! Derek Thompins w/ Velvet Stylus - All the Things that Lovers Do

Recorded organically with my backing band Velvet Stylus.

A fictional account inspired by the story of a friend of mine who had a stuck up, disreputable woman ditch him after flirting with him all night long - so I wrote this from a GOOD woman's vantage point :) 

 ©2002 Nicole/Tootle (ASCAP) 
Keys: James Auburn Tootle / Bass: Jay Prokorym / Drums and Engineering: Tony Porter

LYRICS: (all rights reserved) 

For a long time I've heard you talk 
Seen you smile 
Can't believe you're here tonight 
Always too shy to make a move 
No sooner than I was ready to 
She appeared

Prechorus 1 
She whispers softly in your ear 
Swallowing defeat I try to fight my fear 

CHORUS 
Baby I am such a/I don't wanna be the fool 
I/Who lost out on you (baby)
I'm so shy 
I let you pass me by 

The music draws you closer and it's obvious 
That you and she have built a rapport 
Her winsome smile calls you to embrace her 
I crumble and nearly cry 

Prechorus 2 
I know that I have lost my 
Chance to say 
My first hello 
CHORUS 

Bridge 
Oh I see the heat is up 
And the temperature's rising 
She's got another plan on her mind 
No she ain't the type 
Who's used to takin' no for an answer 
Yet you seem so reserved 
You draw back hesitant baby 
Not sure how to proceed 
And I hate to think that you would take a chance on someone 
Like this

Two o'clock baby
Them lights come on 
The needle drops just one last time 
She gazes and contemplates 
Looks like she can hardly wait 
To learn what's behind those eyes! 

Prechorus 3 
But when the last song is over 
She walks out without 
So much as goodnight 

CHORUS 2 
You know she breaks every rule 
Entices and deceives you 
Anything but shy 
She says that to all the guys 
I'd never do that to you 
Never desert, never hurt you 
I'm so shy 
But now's my chance to try 
I don't wanna be the fool 
G-d don't let me be the fool no 
I won't be the fool 
Who lost out on you 

Darcie w/ Velvet Stylus - Won't Be the Fool Live in Studio "won't be the fool who lost out on you"

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R&B, Organic Soul, Pop and more - Songwriter, Vocalist, and Vocal Arranger

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