A hard hitting rock song about moving on and starting new , great opening riff , melodies

Think About it

An acoustic-infused, pop-folk production from 1992 with captivating melodies, introspective lyrics and layers of organic strings, pianos, guitars, percussion.

"The man's music and words dovetail into a seamless, interesting intelligent whole." Jim Beal - San Antonio Express News

"...a lyrically though-provoking, musically masterful album"
Mike Hood - SA Current

“Ed’s music is from the heart, as well as brain gravy for the mind” Pat Jones - SA News


Tumble Down

Original Composition by Spirits of the Night/Laredo TX; Recorded in San Antonio, TX mid 1980's

Spirits Of The Night - Sweet Talk

BORDER TOWN is a collection of songs written in the vein of classic 70’s/80's singer/songwriter albums. Though the individual songs are each a story within themselves, the whole of the record is designed to evoke an overall experience to the listener. BORDER TOWN truly belongs to and written for an audience who appreciates the vinyl experience - a collection to take with you on your journey. To simply push play … and go.  Side one of the album begins with the upbeat top-down convertible song "Raining" describing an impromptu summer backroads drive with a beautiful girl ... to anywhere. Ending with the title track "Border Town" on side two -, a reflective song about growing up in the small Texas 'town at the end of the road'.

To fully realize the vision of BORDER TOWN, Ed looked no further than his long-time friends and Grammy award winning producers Michael and Ron Morales.  Michael himself being a very successful Top 40 Polygram recording artist and co-writer of the song "Raining". Musicians on the record included Michael and Ron Morales - along with Emilio and Diego Navaira of “The Last Bandoleros” .

Border Town

The original release of You Call My Name recorded in 1990 at Edit Point Studio.  This version was recorded by members of various San Antonio bands including The Secret, The Maxx, Panic Local and Manic Shuffle.  Though recorded as a single, this was (inexplicably) never released.  Master tapes were thought lost until a version was found on cassette and converted to digital and then mastered.

You Call My Name was was later recorded and released in 2013 on Ed Morales' BORDER TOWN album.

Though in different keys, tempos and production approaches, each version holds a unique style for their respective times. I love them both. 

For those who've asked about this earlier version ... here you go.  My best ... Ed Morales

Ed Morales - Songs In Vault

You Call My Name

You Call My Name (unreleased single 1990)

THE ROAD TRAVELED

Somewhere along his decades long musical pathway — possibly while on the road or hanging in the air between his various homes in Nashville, Austin or San Antonio, Texas singer/ songwriter Ed Morales caught a vision for his own brand of guitar-based alternative pop. He has taken expressive acoustic and electric guitar, and imbued it with an emotional, plaintive vocal quality that seems to aim for a transparency with the listener.

Gifted in the art of live performance, his musicality, harmony and emotional range point back to earlier influences — Harrison, Dylan, Browne and Henley. Yet his thoughtful arrangements prove elusive to those that might simply file his work under rock or pop. This is an art-infused collection reminiscent of the classic singer/songwriters - it makes for a memorable live show, and for great ‘headphone music’. The secret is in the simplicity. It is precisely here where the listener connects to the music.

Ed Morales is no stranger to the music world having fronted no less than four bands in the past decades and has had successful solo releases as well. The fruits of his songwriting have received praise and recommendation from noted names such as: Billboard, CMJ, and Cross Rhythms; his works have merited rotation on stations from California to Massachusetts, from the Americas to Europe and the rest of the world.

Ed’s simple songs portray a seemingly complex beauty and linger — close to the heart — inviting listeners to come in and share. His lyrics paint a picture of the man who has emerged on the other side of a long journey. The unmistakably spiritual lyrics are not easily forgotten and call his audience toward personal reflection — a talent hard to come by in today’s disposable world.

Ed has not merely restyled classic forms of music for a new generation — he explains, rather, that his heart has gone through a re-generation and the music speaks of a changed life.



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