From: musicdish@gmail.com   
      
   It is hard for one to be able to imagine the separation from home and family   
   one must feel serving our country in strange and hostile places like   
   Afghanistan and Iraq. La Canada-Flintridge-based songwriter Alfred G. Shaheen   
   II recently released two    
   singles evoking the longing for home and joy of reuniting with those special   
   in our lives.   
      
   "The Pieces of My Life" is a poignant pop ballad on how home can call us back   
   after a long time away. With lyrics such as "In my mind I’ve gone back in   
   time/ Where I’ve tried to find memory lane/ Lost inside is a past that’s   
   died/ Only broken    
   pieces remain," the song touches on the pain of separation especially felt by   
   those serving our country. The dreamy country-pop song "A Country Lullaby" on   
   the other hand reminds us of the joy of family, with music and lyrics that   
   transport the listener    
   to the transcendent beauty of drifting off to sleep to the sight of loved ones.   
      
   Said Alfred Shaheen, "While the verse and bridge of 'The Pieces of My Life'   
   were written in 1988, the music of the chorus and the lyrics were written in   
   2010. Immediately after the balance of this song came to me, I remember how I   
   was deeply struck by    
   the thought of our servicemen and women overseas, and the effect the meaning   
   of this song might have on them. Of course, the lyrics of 'A Country Lullaby'   
   represent the very loved ones to whom they long to return."   
      
   In honor of our servicemen and women and their families, Alfred Shaheen will   
   donate 25% of the profits from digital download sales and streams of "The   
   Pieces of My Life" to various top-rated Veterans' organizations like Wounded   
   Warriors Family Support,    
   Southeastern Guide Dogs and Homes for Our Troops.   
      
   Uploaded to online radio service Jango in the final days of 2017, the song   
   quickly started garnering fans, landing both songs on the platforms Top 100   
   PopScore. Both, the "The Pieces of My Life" and “A Country Lullaby”   
   feature the soulful voice of    
   Scottie Mitchell. The songs can be found on all major music services,   
   including Spotify, iTunes and CDBaby.   
   https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/AlfredShaheen   
   http://open.spotify.com/user/fsres/playlist/5InPPHlYeavknzvDFtsRzL   
      
   Source: http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=202093   
      
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